Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-12

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team Of some strength it will not be an
easy matter to ascertain whether they ara
likely to be as successful on the gridiron
thls year as they were last.
Glenn Warner. who coaches the redskins,
deplored the fact last fail that he would
lose 50 many good youngsters by ,gradua-
material upon which he can draw. There
are more and more active Indians who
seldom found one OF them who will not
take a place on the football squad II he
seems ,,1s to have the strength and ability.
ling school where the original Americans
lare instructed at the expense Of Uncle
Sam takes to football as naturally as
continent was discovered 1t may be that
| the Indians. had some game like football!
| which fascinated the young fellows OF
| those days.
Old Dartmouth Strong.
Dartmouth is certain to make fine
showing again this year. Although the
lAeel. team mas iost some goou players W
! graduallon IT mas retained others. IL has
! ooUu material upon winch to draw and
the success which the teatn has enjoyed
| III the past has nled the men OF the col
llege with the right spirit and with an
IDEA that Dartmouth " pound TO push its
IWay toward the top In the great fan sport.
| Dartmouth's captain. Clark robin, Is one
LOT the finest guards seen on the 1ootpall
1 field ~ years. ne was well emitted 70 the
inonors or being placed at the mead or the
| team and is uerlaln SHINE The loot
bail gridlroh this year.
! Ihe season Tor the Army and Navy
elevsns VIII be muCn the same as last
year. TIRE Navy has not taken on 50
lniucn OF Il scnedule as II mad IN l90S. The
/ prayers We're worked TOO hard last season.
III the hnal game against West Point tney
lsnoWed II.
i Inc army has three hard games. Two
oil them are with ale and Harvard and
the otner ID with the Navy. The Navy
scneduie is even lighter. The .,Middies"
i wll pay game IN the last OF OCTOBER
4 with princeton and the remainder OF the
contests are made Wy with teams when
Wlti give Annapolis ABUNDANT practice ana
no. ~ inuch severe work.
west PoInt VIII 80 on the field this year
4 with great deal Ut material which won
Hast seaoou and with Fuilen as captain.
me ".Middies" have lost some OF their
l Stlil il Is Il difficult matter TO get any
line either OF these teams Until the
Z Hery end or the preliminary season owing
. 10 une fact that they seldom lack for
Z material and that their strength is re-
Iselved Tor the hnal test between tnem-
Selves
Inlersectional football will be more COM
mon this year than IL was last fall, and in
euaition 70 The game between the Uni
. there will pe game between Cornell and
: lCnicago, Michisan and syracuse at Ann
1 -ArDor, and Illinois and syracuse at the
: STADIUM or the latter institution.
BY the way, the Syracuse eleven is not
Ito be overlooked among those teams Of
4 the present season which are presumed TO
d
!. lot of young men for the eleven this year
= land they Will not lack for expert coach-
I. ing on methods which are of recent de-
a lyelopment.
{ Our In Ann Arbor. although losing some
/ OF last years stars. Yost VIII have eight
! mnnd, the Detroit quarter back, will be
: on hand to run the team. Brennan al
Z centre Ranney and Linthicum at ends,
! Benbrook, Primeau and Riley for guards,
: lWiil furnish experienced line material
! right half.
This fail Yost will have far different
u outlook than last, with veterans, some
entirely new material. strong schedule.
z Including two really big games, Mime.
y sofa and Pennsylvania; training table
K and, as the university does not open until
n October 8. plenty of time for preliminary
7 work. The action OF the faculty has been
4 favorable instead of adverse to athletics.
u which WIN help, while the student body.
= which has stood Loyalty by Yost through
$ out the successive defeats, will do It's
s share toward retrieving the fallen records
II of the past few years.