The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-25
P|GSK|N SOON TO
FLY AGAIN ON
LOCAL GR|D|R0N
Newark High School Already Be-
ginning to Consider Chances
in Football This Year.

The good, old football time is draw
ing near again, and In a few weeks the
heroes of the moleskin will be out, try
ing for "tlle team at the various col
leges and schools in this vicinity. OF
course, it will be some time before any
of the pupils in the nearby educational
institutions will do any real work along
tains are getting busy looking up the
material for this years football %elevens,
and the managers are getting busy
booking games with the various school
teams. The coaches, too, are not idle;
most of them are busy planning new
plays and arranging for the early train
ing and practise.
1ne scnooipoys got thoroughly accus-
toned to the new football rules and new
style of play last season. During the COM
ing season football among tho ttigh School
elevens promises to be as lively as ever.
More trick plays vii undoubtedly be used,
and much skill and Judgment VIII be re-
quired in the new open style of play. The
sport has become more attractive TO the
! spectator under the new rules. and more
boys will try for the various positions on
! the various teams. Parents have witnessed
the sport and there are not so many
yetoes as has been the case in former
~
years.
Prospects for a strong and capable foot
ball team to represent the Newark Hign
School on the gridiron this season are quite
bright. Judging from. the men OF last
years eleven who will return to school
this fall, and the material LETT over from
the second team of last fall, the warriors
who will chase the pigskin this year wear
Ing the blue and white of the local High
School will be light and fast
An exceptionally large field OF candi'
/ IataG frpn1 which m nick n Newark lllEn
School football team Is expected TO Lurr
out because many of the freshmen Were
kept from trying for the baseball nine lasl
spring by the two-session plan, whlch mas
made them eager to represent the scnooI
In some other line of sport.
Lee Waring, who coached the local Ehgl
School eleven so well last fall, may De
named as coach again this year. Warinf
took hold of the team rather late In tn,
season last year and labored hard anc
long trying. to correct the faults OF tn
In talking of last years team the othel
day. Lee mentioned to a friend thai ~
believed the Newark High boys would hay'
High School eleven had It not been TO
the hard game with the Princeton fresh
man eleven early In the season. Som'
Of the players did not recover from inquire!
, received until after the close or the sea
son.
will be the date of the first game for thu
local High School lads, Manager Alfre.
Baum expects to land Bloomfield Higl
School as an opener for either n o
these dates. Walter Edsall, last year
star end. who was the all-scholastic cholc'
for the position. will captain the team TN
year and will either play end or hairnack
Rittenhouse, who worked at end consider
ably last year. will again try for IN
position this fall. NAT" Currier, Juliu
Smith and George Kane will also be candi
dates for the wings. Currier may ~
worked in Mt halfback, as the graduation
OF Moy and Alverson. and the departure
OF Richards. leaves the back field the on
big if of the team. Pearce VIII mos
likely be back for one of the halves, Will
Gibson, Rachlin, Rich and Brown. OF las
years second SQUAD, Will make good DID
for the other two vacancies behlnd IN
line. futile will he at quarter again, lhu
Gray, OF last wears second team. promise
q warm battle for him.. Pier. the "snh'
quarter and end. has graduated. so Tnttie
with two years experience and the recon
Of being the best mar on the HeId las
fail to run back punts. Is quite sure OF
placc on the team either at quarter or end
Frank Schooner. the big all-scholasti
centre. will undoubtedly again WORRY nj
Corners and rivals. Arthur and Iahr'skf
will he at his side as guards. with Boot
and Railev to make them hustle. Cannnhel
and In shkowitz viii find Hawthorn. Kusle
Talbot and Hefnrichs working hard 10
their old positions at tackle. There ar
several dark horses TO he heard from also
While the team will be lisht. the speei
which Coach Ice Warning df he has charg
az the sonad) will ret out OF them WI
probably make up for the lack of bcrtt