Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-09-24
DEPEND ON NEW MEN
Something About the New Coach
Few OF the Old Men Back.
ST. Cyr to Return.
CHAPEL ELECTED CAPTAIN.
Much New Apparatus in Cym.-Cirl:
Have New Room.-Miss Bruske
To Start New System.

With the opening of the college al.
ways comes the question "What are we
going to do in athletics?" This year
the question is still more puzzling Oh
account of the scarcity of old men for
the various positions OH the different
teams, the loss of Jesse T.. Harper as
coach and the lack of husky 'freshies. y
To offset these disadvantages we have
our new coach, Ira f. Carrithers, who
comes highly recommended from the
University of Illinois, where he was a
student for four years, having played
on both football and baseball teams as
well as being track man of repute, his
speciality being the weight events. He
was captain of the football eleven for
one year and is also well recommended
by former Coach Harper both as a man
and athlete as we'll as student.
Our first impression of him has more
than filed all expectation and recon-
Hall and have charge of the boys as
dean in that department.
OF last years football team, only
Capt. Byron Chapel, elected to succeed
Hugh Ferguson who will not return, his
brother, Theron, last years center and
Marshall, the all Michigan guard for
the past season, are on hand. Marshall
will not compete in any intercollegiate
games, but he has very willingly offer
ed his services for the coming season in
whatever capacity he may be called up
on and already has been out In togs
coaching some of the new men.
From the reserves of last season, the
coach has several promising candidates
for the first team in Robt. Cook, full
back; Won Thurn, tackle; Kefgen, end; (;
Dearing, end; Fraker and r. Campbell,
quarter tackle. Several good men from
but are not eligible such as Will Ewing
Lester Won Thurn and Hooper. A
number of the older students who here
tofore had not appeared in football suits
on Davis Field but who have very gen.
erously offered their services and the
new men are rapidly getting the Alma
spirit and are putting it to good advant-
age by making q hard try for the team.
Among the most likely are Clark, half
back, from Tecumseh, Lyons, tackle,
Higbee, end, Hamilton, backfield and
Dickinson, line.
The coach had the Squad kicking,
catching punts, throwing the ball and
charging all week. No hard work has
been done, however, as he intends put
ting them in shape gradually. Signal
practice will start next week as we'll as
quiz classes on rules and plays.
The football schedule is not complete
4 yet but the following games have been
booked.
Ypsilanti at Ypsilanti, Oct. 10.
Physical Culture School, Battle
Greek at Battle Greek, Oct. II.
d. A. @. at Detroit, Oct "a.
Open at Alma, Oct. 81.
Open at Alma, Nov. Z.
Olivet at Alma, Nov. IL.
NJ. A. O. at Alma, Nov. 21.
The past week the baseball men have
been practicing both on the Campus and
Davis Field and a number of new men
are showing up we'll OF last
years champions only Johnny Johnson,
Roy Campbell. Phillips and Brown, re-
serve catcher, have returned. Dearing,
left fielder of the 1907 champs, has re-
turned and will help greatly in building
up another championship team. Enough
good men will be ready in the spring to
make a strong bid for the cup,
which if captured again will belong to
the college.
Coach Carrithers is baseball man of
no little experience and already has
been making plans for some fail prac-
fipa with ha =, arv man and ip6aIdar.