University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-04
NEW MEN OUT AND
COACH IS PLEASED
Wilder, Johnson, Brown, Nc
Gee and Others to
Strengthen the Line.
.'MORELIKEFOOTBALLNOW"
Hollenback Comments on
More Men-Hard Work
From Now On.
"'MoRELIKEFooTBALLNoW"

well, this begins to look something
like real football team today" said
Coach William Hollenback yesterday
afternoon after practice of nearly
three hours. IF we can get all these
new men eligible things will look more
favorable for the Tigers
The chief reason for the coaoh's
hopeful outlook after the discouraging
game of last Friday was the number
of likely candidates for the team who
appeared on the field yesterday for the
first time. From present indications
the line will be considerably strength
ened before the season has advanced.
much further. Ewart Johnson, who
made such a remarkable success at
tackle last year on the Missouri Val
ley Championship team, took out suit
yesterday and was given a chance in
scrimmage to win his old position.
Johnson weighs IT'S pounds, is hard,
consistent player, and follows the ball
better than any man now in the line.
Wilder Is Out, Too.
A. B. Wilder, of st. Louis, who was
kept out of the game last year by i'll
ness part of the time, was in suit
yesterday for the first time this year.
Wilder played fullback on the Tiger
team last year and the year before.
He weighs 1875 pounds and is little
more than six feet tall. Wilder lacks
three hours of being eligible. but it
is thought that his delayed work can
be made up soon. His presence
should be help to the Tigers, as a
heavy, plunging backfielder who can
"hit the line" is badly needed.
Walter R. Barnes of Kansas City, a
man who has had three years exper-
fence as guard on the Tiger squad,
also Showed up" yesterday for his
first workout of this season. Barnes
weighs 1870 pounds. MCGEE, tackle on
last years freshman team, and num-
Der of men who have never played
the game here before were added to
the squad. Among the new men are
Rizer, 1870 pounds; Tapp, 200 pounds,
w. H. Orr, $50; and Landon, IT'S. Lam
don, who is nearly six and half feet
tall, is brother of Jim" Landon,
whose fame as football Tiger is still
heard of here on the campus. nAll
these new men are candidates for po-
sitions in the line.
James Pixlee, who won his M last
lyear playing end for the Tigers, says
that he hopes to be back in the game
before long. Pixlee's father objects
to his son playing this year because
he believes it takes too much time
from studies. "Pix" is eligible and
hopes to persuade his father to let
him try for the team. Nothing has
been heard from Idler or Curtis, the
only men of last years team now in
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field is unexplained. Dexter, the half
back who has been crippled for some
time with bad ankle, was put in
scrimmage again last night and hurt
over, so that he will be out of the
game for some time longer. NOVEL;,
substitute fullback,> will also be out
of the game for several days. He is
troubled with boils.
Its Hard Work All the Time.
| The coach certainly made good his
assertion that the Tigers would be
given plenty of work from now on at
the practice last night. The squad
was started to work about half past
three and kept at it until the six
o'clock whistle blew. 1t was not play
at all, it was simply work-hard work
and plenty of it. The Tigers were
kept at high speed through the whole
practice on the muddy field yester-
day.
Some new plays were given them,
the usual training stunts" were en-