Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
DENVER TEAM
WORKS HARD
coLoRADoANS GETTING IN FORM
FOR ST. VINcENT's
Sawdust on Field Likely to Be Great
Handicap to Fasteners, as They
Are Light-Ask That Grid
iron Be Cleaned

Coach Koehler is working hard train
ing his bunch of University of Denver
football players at Fiesta park, but the
visiting team is in bad condition for its
game with st. Vincent's college next
Saturday.
Many of Derver's best men are crippled,
and Coach Koeh,er himself says that he
expects his team to win against the locals
only through their innate grit, nerve
and speed
Since they started from Denver eight
days ago, the Denver contingent has
suffered numerous mishaps. In the first
place, Hardine first noticed pain in his
head while the train was going TO Salt
Lake City. Before they got there he was
so Ill that Koehler had to put in a sub
left tackle. Hardine was rushed 10
the California hospital as soon as the
Denverites arrived at $3.50 o'clock last
Monday morning, but the abscess in his
left inner ear has grown so serious that
it is not likely the star tackle can play.
Among the other good players who have
been placed out of commission are An
drew, regular quarter; Cohen, regular
ha.f-back; and the substitutes, Curtis
for the line position; Seymour, for end
or half; and Henning first sub for left
half.
Coach Koehler says that three of his
half-backs have been disabled during the
season, and he is in difficult way for
this important position.
Following is the prospective lineup of
Denver for next Saturday: Renick, left
end; Brewster, left tackle; Green, left
guard; Ashby, center; Pruter, right
guard; Dere, right tackle; TAFT. right
end; Bartels, quarter; Owens, left half;
full no ri oh
Grounds Bad
Denver has a legitimate kick coming
on the condition of the Fiesta park
grounds, which are covered with two
inches of heavy sawdust, making fast
work for a light team impossible.
Light men cannot run in all that deep
rubbish and to compel Denver to push
in it against a heavier team like the
St. Vincents is simply murder
The Denver team weighed before spec
tators yesterday, and it can be stated
with absolute authority that the visitors
average only 155 pounds. Captain Ashby,
at center, is the only man who ap-
proaches 200 pounds.
Denver will have to depend mostly on
open work in Saturdays game, being too
light for straight pushing, and there are
no men in the visitors back field to tear
up the line.
Brusse is one of the cleverest kickers in
the west. and has averaged forty yards
this season, making two successful place
kicks the only two times he had chance
to try, once against Colorado university
and the second time against the Univer-
sity of Utah in last Saturdays game.
Following is the experience of each
man: Renick who is the fastest man on
the team, three years; Brewster second
year; Green, first year; Ashley, fourth
year; Pruter, second year; Dere TAFT and
Bartels, first year; Owens fourth year;
Brusse, second year; Wiley, fourth year.
Since their arrival the Denver players
have been hammered through the follow
ing routine by Coach Koehler; rise at $3.50
o'clock; breakfast between and 1880;
dressed in football togs by 8; leave the
Hollenbeck hotel at $3.50; walk to Fiesta
park; practice until 70; run back briskly
to the hotel and lunch at l o'clock.
The visitors have spent the afternoons
in sightseeing. Tuesday they went to
Long Beach. and yesterday afternoon
they swan in the Ocean park surf being
stiff. in order to take out the soreness
and timber up.
Outside of the badly crippled condition
of the team Koehler does not fear any
more misfortunes, and 1t Is not likely
any of the boys will get stale before Sat
urday.
All of them have felt the change from
mile-high Denver, and although koehler
has rule that every man must be In bed
by 10 o'clock he has had little difhculty
in enforcing 1t, as the Denverites feel the
low altitude and heavy air and begin to
yawn before dinner, so that most OF them
voluntarily go to the feathers by
o. clock.
This morning will be the last practice
hat the Denver team will take before
the game with st. Vincent's college.
Ed Galley. the old football player, viii
umpire. and either Bill Trager or Gray
will referee.