Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-09
: Three Good Football Men
.',tasl!! |! ~ Graduation. !!
Ralph epeds sMahaney and 1ldd
: ID Be- Missed This Year.
Prospects Of Star Back FIsId--BIe
cqloEsd Full Back.

: :1ese year is approaching the thoughts
of those interested in football are
turning toward the Colby team and
they are figuring on the chances for
a good eleven. The men are expected
Ito. arrive early next week when they
will be taken to Snow camp for ten
days. This will give the coaches a
chance to size up the men and to give
them a little preliminary coaching
without being interfered with by out
4 1t ~ believed that all of the 1909
televen will return to college with the
exception Of Ralph Good. Mahaney and
Tidd, who were lost by graduation.
OF the three the one who will be
missed the most is Good. There is a
surplus of line material at the college.
or. at least there was last fall. which
with what is expected in the incoming
class. will give the coaches but little
trouble in forming a line.
Back Of the line the prospects Of a
star back field are good With Welch,
Roy Good, Vail and Bagnell all back.
the freshmen candidates will have to
bestle to make the team. 1t has beer
reported that Colby has secured a
star from a Massachusetts fitting
school, who IL lie lives up to the repu-
tatiops which, has preceded him into
Milne. win have no difficulty in get
ting q. place. He is Leo Cousens. the
|. NJ cNdN6 full back of the Somer-
W{ik high eleven whose work last fall
was the feature of the games in which
his team played. He is big. rugged
boy and can run well with the ball,
while as a line bucker it is claimed
that he has no superior. on any prep
school team in New England 1t is
also rumored that a star quarter back
is coming to Colby from the northern
part Of New York state. This new
conner will have to go some if he makes
the position over WEIGH.
:. The new rules are bone of conten-
tion among the football experts. some
claiming that they will make football
better game than ever while Others
- allege that they will ruin the game
and take all the interest from it. The
Yale authorities are said to be op-
posed to the new rules and it is said
that one of the colleges leading ex-
perts on the game says that the rules
will not last through the season
TlcHu w Illc OIu SOI HCll ploS Ni
who has been coaching the Carlisle
Indians for several years says that the
rules will improve the game in every
way. However 1t may he. all agree
that the rules as now constituted make
II almost impossible for a small man to
play the position of quarterback. the
place where we were wont to see, al
- sp9st invariably. the smallest man or
the team. The new rules which allow
direct passing to any man in the back
field make it possible for a heavy mar
to play the position as he can run OF
buck the line without passing the ball
to one Of the other backs. This in it
self will make Welch valuable man
for Colby this fall. as he is a power
Tul man and will develop into good
line plunger.
Another valuable man who was in
college year ago but did not play
is keppel. the old Brown line man
Keppel was barred last year because
Of the one year rule. Although he was
barred from the college games he
played in several of the preliminary
games and was a tower of strength in
the line. Hamilton, who has been out
NJ college for almost year will re
turn and this takes care of the center
position. Captain Rogers is working
hard to turn out good team and al
though last years was considered q
star eleven, it Is believed that this
years will be even better.
Harry S. McDevitt. Dartmouth 06.
who has coached the team for two
years will have charge of this depart
ment again this year. He will prob
ably be assisted by Ralph Good. who
Is coming to- Coburn as athletic in
structor. 81. -.