Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16
BIC SQUAD READY At IOWA
Thirty Of Last Years Players VIII
Be Back.
FOUR TEAMS ARE ASSURED
Coach Grimth VIII Take veterans d
Camp on Iowa River 20 Prepare
for strenuOus season
Ahead. a

IOWA I Ia Aus. lS-NSpeClelJ-
with thirty members of last years foot
ball squad anxious to return to school for
the opening of practice. the state Uni
versity of lowe faces one Of the most sue
oessful foot ball seasons in its history. The
schedule this year has four western state
universities and three Iowa colleges, be-
sides the alumni game. making a total of
eight games, five Of which will be played
upon Iowa field.
Coach Cstlin and Assistant Coach Grit
fifth expect to have at least four full
teams practicing on Iowa field at the open
ing of the foot ball practice, which is Sep
TENDER 81. This will mark a new era in
foot ball at the university, as last year
only two teams we're practicing at any
one time. Among the old men who will be
back for early practice are Hastings, Con-
nor, Seidel, Gross, stutsman, Hazard. Han
Ion, Carberry, Kirk and Collins. Besides
these will be Hyland, Coburn, Thomas,
Klein, Comfy, Jacobs, Wallace and a large
number of others.
Comfy Out for Center.
Hastings Of Spencer. Ia, VINO has been
holding down the center position for the
last two years, will not have a cinch again
this season. Comfy of Iowa Falls will be
a strong pponent for the position. he
played good ball last year on the freshman
team. Abrams of Oskaloosa and Coburn
Of Marcus will also try out for center.
Seidel of Mason City, who made Won Hook
Of Illinois pull down his colors in the TIi-
nois game last year, viii be back in the
game. Fat" has been working on a farm
all summer, and writes that he is in the
brown of condition. Gross Of Dubuque
will be back, and Stutsman, who intended
to go to the Pacific coast to school, has
been induced to remain. These three men
trying out for tackle, together with Bell
OF Washington and Macdonald Of Des
Moines' will make competition warm for
that position. Peck Hazard, the stocky
little full back, who played such good ball
last season, will probably be shifted to
end this year.
Thomas Of Ottumwa, a member of last
years freshman team, Carberry, who
played end last season, and Hanlon, who
was unable to play last season because OF
an operation for appendicitis, will all try
Tor end. Mix Hyland of Des Moines will
De expected to be one of the strong men
OF the team. He will be tried out for
Quarterback and should he prove too heavy
for that position he will be placed at half.
Hyland is a strong player and no doubt
will prove to be one of the best men on
the team. Bruggeman of Davenport. and
Stewart of Des Moines, who played quarter
last year, will be tried out again. Car
berry, the last years end, will also be
tried at quarter, as will Wallace OF Des
Moines, Brockman and Gittinger.
CaDtain Kirk at Half.
Captain Kirk will play at his old posi-
tion as half. Kirk is working during the
summer ana writes that he is all ready for
the heavy seasons work. Jacobs will also
be a candidate for, that position. Collins.
who was unable to play last year on ac-
count Of a change in course, will be able
to play during the coming season, and II IL
expected that he will be tried at full. Be-
sides these men there are Weeks, Meyers.
Conner, Krull, Whaley and Herman, ell
strong men. who will be reserved for the
line. p Together with this large number OF
prominent candidates there are many who
have not written. The coming season will
be a big one.
Games will be played with Missouri, nli-
nois and Morningside, away from Iowa
field. and games will be played with Kan
sas, Nebraska, Drake, Coe and the alumni
at home. The Kansas game will be the
last. while the alumni game will be the
first followed by the game with Coe. The
game with Drake Is scheduled for Novem-
Der H.
Coach catlin at the present time is in
Wisconsin and will be Joined shortly by
Assistant Coach Griffin, They will remain
there for some time, returning to the uni
versity in time to join the camp, which
will be held north of Iowa City on the
Iowa river. Each member of the foot ball
squad who goes on this trip will pay his
share OF the expenses and thus the rules
OF the conference will not be ~infringed
upon.