The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-20
FOOTBALL CAPTAINS,
Many Colleges Have Chosen
Leaders For 1909 EIevens.
PAGE TO LEAD CHICAGO.

Maroon's Speedy End Was Elected on
Train After Wisconsin Game-Sies-
ling to Head Tisers-coy Yale's Pilot.
Resnier Browns Captain.
Several of the big football teams
have chosen their captains for 1909,
while a number of others are little
late in selecting their leaders. In most
cases the big teams will lose the ma
iority Of the 1908 stars, and they wish
to weigh the merits of the men re-
manning before making the important
selection.
Pat Page, generally considered the
best end that ever played on Univer-
sity of Chicago football team, was
elected captain of the 1909 maroon
eleven in the private car of the ma
rooms on the way back from Madison
after the Wisconsin game. The selec-
ton Of the little right end was not
only unanimous, but spontaneous.
Counting the votes was joke.
This was Pages second year Of var
sity football, but it may also be said
to have been only his second season
of experience in the game, as the prep
bCnODl ITOHl "uiCH he Cdnc, Lewis LII
| stitute, has not been represented by
football team for a number Of years.
Page developed in two seasons of play.
When the hero came to the Midway
three years ago he had only the train
ing of some vacant lot football and
generally was raw material. He did
not lack, however In physique, nerve
or stiffness, and Stage saw imme-
diately that he had a man who might
be developed, just as the maroon
coach made from green material such
players as Shaker and Bezdek.
All Page needed was experience, and
after one season on the varsity team
he blossomed into an end whom many
critics hold to be the greatest that
ever played on a western gridiron--at
least the best Stage has had in his
many years of coaching at the Mid
way. There seems to be no other end
in the west this year who classes with
him.
Page is the greatest all around ath-
lete Stage has. He is not only a star
in football. but is the star pitcher of
the conference colleges and star
basket ball player, one Of the best on
the Chicago national collegiate cham
pionship team last winter. He is also
q champion five mile runner.
The new captain is five feet seven
inches In height and weighs 149
pounds. He was born and always has
lived in Chicago.
Edward Harris Coy, for two years
fullback on the Yale varsity eleven,
has been selected to lead Yale next
season. Coy is New Haven boy,
and he is the first New Haven boy to
be elected captain in over twenty five
years, the only other one having been
Walter Camp, who was captain in 1878
| and 1879. The election was by no
means unanimous, Stephen H. Philbin
Of New York receiving several votes.
The friends Of Coy forced an early
election SO that 1t could not be fixed
the way 1t has been in some of the
past years. After the choice, which
nounced the election was made unani-
| nous. Captain Elect Coy is one Of
| the most brilliant and sensational
players Yale has had in many years.
He is twenty years old, the youngest
| captain ever chosen.
Rudolph c. Siegling Of Charleston,
| s. c., is to head the Princeton foot
| ball team next season. Siegling is
| junior and has played left tackle two
! years. He is six feet tall and weighs
2O3 pounds.
Adrian Edward Regnier Of Doyches-
ter. Mass, has been elected captain
Of next years varsity football team at
Brown university. He plays right end
on the team and is also a member of
the baseball and basket ball teams,
being captain of the latter.
Dickinson's football team has hon.
ored Frank Mount Pleasant, the IA
nous Indian quarter and halfback and
all around athlete. by electing him cap,
tain of the football eleven. Mount
Pleasant prepared for Dickinson COL
lege by two years study at Carlisle.