The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-18

u II eth baseball nearing thc
"a "a 4 final stages OF the sca-
EF&f son. the attention of the
y followers Of athletics VIII
shortly turn 10 football From all sec
tions of the country come reports oil
the increased interest in the strenuous
srIdlron game and predictions that the
coming season viii surely be one ol
the groutost tho game ever enjoyed.
Active preparations are already DC,
ing made for tho start. Captains ana
coaches the country over are seeking
rho most available mon from among
whom thcy must select the clcVchs
which VIII uphold the college coiors,
While the official date fixed by inc
conference is Sept 20. there has pccn
plenty OF work already In back 10.
punting and summer resort trsinihs
stunts to harden the muscles ana
strengthen the breathing apparatus LOT
the hard work soon TO come.
Yulo players have been ordered TO
report Sept. 20. a week later thah
usual The delayed date has oeen
chosen because OF faculty wishes ana
mn unusually long spring practice, at
which details of preliminary work
wcro mastered Head Coach Howard
.l0nRS
university. where ho was head coach
last year.
All the prominent candidates for
mis- .vcnr's Harvard football eleven
have received Invitations from their
cnp,nin. Hum Fish TO join him at his
homo at IrvIugton- on the Hudson nnd
thcrc proparc for the coming reason.
Light practice Will be INDUCED In, and
will he rigged up
Practice at Cornell VIII start Sept.
ze but many of the candidates for the
tcam Will report at ithaca before that
date The fcld coaches VIII Include
former Captain walder, four years on
the varsity: Barney O'Rourkc. who
wos graduated last June after four
wears as guard and tackle; Dan Reed
and Bunny" Larkin.
II was the original intention OF the
PENNSYLVANIA football management to
havo n few OF the back field candidates
GO down TO Island Heights, where DR..
Al milford ono OF the coaches. has II
cottage. md under his direction begin
tho seasons work there. But these
nlons hoyc not been contaminated by
reason of failure TO secure exclusive
uso of the drIn grounds OF tho Wana-
malSor corps This Is the best plot oil
ground at Island Heights for football
purposes. although the Penn manage
mont may decide to have Tow men
report there and take practice en- an-
other field.
In order to mako an carly start with
the football practice for the season oil
1903 the members OF tho Naval acad-
omy sound WIN relinquish over q week
of their scaniy leave and report 10
lieutenant Frank d. Bcrrien. head
coach. Sept 20.
The Navy loses six OF the eleven
regulars and somc of the best suosti-
tutcs In order TO win from tho Army
team this season Il must spring sur
prise Ike that given by the Wesi
Pointers last year, when their situa-
ton at the beginning of the season
was similar TO that at Annapolis this
wear This year It is the Army which
Inns the veteran team, having suffered
few losses by graduation. with all
chances against them the Navy boys
will 20 to work with great spirit anc
determination and do not for mo-
mcnt conccde that Annapolis Is not II
the fight this year,
Cridiron Prospects In West.
Football prospects in the west amont
the 'ble four" colleges arc cXcecdlnGi!