Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL.
Season Opens October mt West Poin,
Good Team Expected

Vermonts football gladIators began to
assemble Tuesday for the seasons worl,
and in the afternoon the first practice
was held on the campus under the dircC-
ton of Captain Daley. Not much was
done beyond The liubering UP Of the seven
or eight candidates who appeared, but to-
day Coach Slavin Is expected and with his
appearance work will begin in earnest.
The outlook this year Is better than last.
Only two men OF last years team were
lost by graduation and with the large
number of new men, both freshmen and
upper classmen who have announced
their intention OF going into the game, h
bunch of II winners should be selected
The men who were at work Tuesday
were, In addition to Captain Daley and
Pike of last year, Mcintosh captain of
last years team; Gldden and Works, who
are freshmen; Could who was a candi-
date last year but dropped ont owing to
injuries: and Smith, who shows signs of
developing into remarkable pur.cr. re
was given a ball this summer and put in
a large amount of practice in this line
at his home The men who are expected
to show up to-day for practice for the
first time this season are Walker, Buck
miller Donahue and Stevens, all Of whom
are we'll known TO local football enthus-
asts.
To the best of the knowledge Of the
management. the following candidates
will be out on the field for practice in a
few days: Full back. Whalen of last
years team; Works. freshman Iiurl
Chicago. and Donald, who formerly play
ed on Colby
For halfback: Mcintosh, Smith, Seton
and Zwick of last years squad; Glidden
freshman from Montpelier Seminary.
and Currier and Williams.
For quarterback: O'Brlen and Stevens
of last years squad, and Halstein of
base ball fame.
Ends: Daley, Pike, Pattee and Logan
of last year: Mayo OF Gushing Academy
O'Brien OF Hebron Seminary. who made
the all-scholastic football team of Maine
Douglass, Soule and Knight.
Centers: Walker OF last year and Rich
ardson Of Goddard Seminary.
Guards: Waterman of last year; Drew
Of westbrook Seminary, the champions
of Maine and Van Dyke.
Tackles: Squires and Buckmiller OF las
y
Rawson Of Stanton Military ACADEMY
Lovejoy and Berry
The large number of candidates will af-
| ford an opportunity for the first team tC
get in sufficient practice against another
| team in preparation for the more import
ant games. a new feature of the coach
Ing this year Will be the use of graduate.
| who have made their marks In former
years. They will be asked to help on
| In the coaching for the different position!
and before the games. A committee OF
the alumni has already been appointed tC
| secure the services of some OF them,
The preliminary practice will be held OF
| the campus, but as soon as the real wOrl
| comes on and things settle down in earn
| est all work will be done on Centennia
| Field A considerable amount of secre
practice will be held. as o, some occa
| sions last year it was suspected that tn
opposing team had the signals and an ad
vance knowledge of the plays
| The seasons schedule follows:
! October West Point at West Point.
| October ll-Clarkson School of Technol
, ogy at Burlington.
October l4-St Lawrence University a
Burlington.
October 21-University of Maine a
| Orono.
| October 2S-Dartmouth at Hanover.
| November 4-Norwich at burlington.
| November 1l-Syracuse NJ Syracuse,
| November 18-Brown at Providence.
| November 25-Class game.