Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-11
tFARMERs" ARE PLANNING
TO RETAIN THE BFlIT

rho following football notes nom
the current number of the Roundup, :
the clever little weekly issued at the
Agricultural college shed more or less
light on the territorial football sit
uation:
The college has held the territorial
championship for "a number OF years
and in order to keep up this record
there must be two good teams out for
practice. the one 10 keep the other IN
shape for the big games. With Red
ding. Ames and Weddell in the back
field, and Fraker. Stoneking, Elliott
and Carrera in the line. he coaches
are expecting to develop The fastest
team the college has cVer had.
Among the new men are Martin
Kelly. Of Hillsboro. who has played
two years at the Military institute az
Roswell; Olaf Windsor, who has
played on the Santa Re city team, and
the only man for several years who
was successful In scoring against the
strong aggregation from the govern
ment Indian school. and Atkinson, the
husky, hcfty recruit from EstanCla.
There are others who nave not played
/ before. hut are likely Go make y otd
men fight hard for their positions. As
soon as the football manager Is elect
ed negotiations will be entered into
with the SAINTS Fe Indians. the Albu-
uucruue Indians. the Las Vegas nor
NAL. the University at Albuquerque,
the school of Mines. the New Mex
leo military institute, tho FL Paso
Athletics and possibly the A. and VI.
college Of Texas and the University
of Arizona.
The greatest %diffhuity that has been
met with in arranging games with the
( military Institute. the University OF
( Arizona and teams farther away than
El Paso and Albuquerque has been
the matter Of railroad expense. Prac-
ticaily the only way TO solve the prob
lem would be 10 arrange for a series
OF games to be ,playcd In Albuquerque
with the teams from the north. and
series In Ell Paso with the southern
land western teams, these two cities be-
ing the two most central points in
their sections. There will be "A great
difficulty In arranging such a schcd-
ule, but the effort Is TO be made. Such
an arrangement might be more easily
brought about if the football season
was extended. as has been suggested.
A communication has been recciN-
ed from the university suggesting tina
the football season begin a month
later this year, and that. instead Of
lclOsing on Thanksgiving day. as east
ern teams do. thc final game be play
ed during the Christmas holidays. n
this plan were carried out practice
would begin a month later. and the
men would escape the intense heat ~
the early part Of September. There
would follow at least two months Of
good football weather The heat
alone Keeps many students from COM
ing out for practice N ID Is known
THAT a large number begin "A couple
Of weeks later every season on ace
count Of their Studies. city teams
Iarc usually organized about the first
of November and by the time they
are in shape for a game the collegiate
teams can secure no game with them.
However. the delay Of a month in
starting practice might put a damper
on the enthusiasm az the students of
the schools and might operate To les
sen the number Of candidates for tho
teams. Nevertheless, the plan b.
worthy 81 Investigation.
Captain Reddiug reports that new
football suits viii soon be ordered.
Two new balls have been received and
are being used in practice.