Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
W. S, C, HAS
FINE MATERIAL

PULLMAN, Sept. 14.--Coach Bender
is busy these days figuring out the
of his football team this fall.
He says:
"The Washington state College will
have a new team to great extent this
year, and am not sure what it will do.
1 do not want to claim lot of things
and then fall down on them, so will
say we have a good nucleus for team
and expect lot of good new material
in school to fill the depleted ranks.
1--WE lose five good men of last
years team. Thayer, a 200-pound
tackle: Shorty" Stewart, a 200
pound center; Hartzeck. a 200-pound
guard, from Olympia, and Miner, an
end will be back. Ex-Captain Gold
worthy will be in school, but It Is not
expected he will play.
81 like the new football rules, be-
cause they give more chances to a YER
satile team and more latitude for the
ingenuity of a coach. They open up
the game and make it more interesting
to the spectators. The light men are
given a chance, too. We want heavy
men, all right, but they are not so es-
sential as they used to be.
1.-THE new game requires more indi-
vidUal skill on the part of the players
and greater field generalship to fathom
the onside kicks, forward passes, crisis
crosses and other unexpected things
that may be tried. 1t is not so hard
on the players as the Rugby game,
either. In Rugby there is no rest from
the start of a half to its end. That
means a lot of running, and the sus-
tanned strain is very hard on the heart,
In Rugby they wait for no one. In our
football there is a breathing spell after
each down, and time Is taken out for
every injury. Our men get few more
bruises, but they are not as bad as
that strain on the heart.
washington state went through the
season last year without a score being
made against her, and claimed the
disputed championship with the Uni
versity of Oregon. She will meet Ore
gon at Eugene this year. Manager
Lillegren has worked hard to get q
game with the University of Washing
ton this year, but has been unsuccess-
full. We hope to have an annual con-
test with the university hereafter.
Plenty of Material.
Hardy our star fullback two years
ago, will be in college this fall. He il
good punter. We get two good mer
from Spokane High school, L. Soldiers
and Marsten, captain of the High
school last year Tweed the big GEN.
ter of the Bla team, is coming, too
Hahn, our punter and place kicker
will be back at guard, while WeXlel
will probably play regularly at center
Bryan Fancher and Pedicord are pros
pective quarterbacks. Cave and Buck
sub last year, will fight it out FOL
one half and Captain Nissen will play
the other. Montgomery and Crane arr
both fullbacks of good quality. Nc
Croskey is a promising halfback, and
Miller and Ferris play well at tackle
and guard.
Selser and White, the second team
ends of last year, may break into tn
varsity this year. Much is expected
also, of the linus brothers, an end ant
tackle / shall try to develop the for
ward pass more this year. 1t does no
go well on a muddy field, but on DIR!
ground it is winner. 1 plan to US
it for 80 and 40 yard throws, insteat
the short ones of last year.
1--WE will play Cheney Normal, Spo
kane High School and the Blair Bust
ness College and the University
Montana at Pullman; Idaho at Mos
COW, Oregon at Eugene, o. A. G.
Pullman, and end the season wit
Whitman at Walla Walla, Thanksgiy
ing day."