Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-09-26
FOOT BALL PROSPECTS
Brightest In Many Years. Line Is
Experienced
BAY CITY BOYS LOOK GOOD.


Alma college has never had such
brilliant foot ball prospects as she
has this year. Neither has Alma
ever had twenty men on one squad
with as much natural and trained foot
ball ability as is found i'll the bunch
which is now trying out for places.
Besides the eight veterans who re-
ported for practice the first week one
more has been added to the list.
ole" An 'erson Of the champion
ship team of 1910 is out in suit and
looks good to repeat his good play
ing.
The appearance of "Ole" has solv-
ed the problem of picking out one
guard and leaves but one line posi-
ton open, that of the other guard.
For this place VanDuzen, Porter, A.
Johnson, Mcintyre, Austin and Yer
ex are all looming up as strong posi-
blities with the last mentioned hav-
ing a shade more chance because Of
weight, experience and aggressive
ness Porter met with rather UNI
0rtunate accident which will keep
him out of the game for week or
ten days. This injury hurts the
team to some extent, for he was de-
veloping into a very good punter, al
though it is his first year in foot ball
Two other men who are showing
up particularly we'll are Beshgetoor
and Blaisdel Both are greatly han.
dicapped by their lack of weight
but by their speed and scrap are mdk>
ing a very favorable impression.
But one backfeld veteran has re-
turned to college. For each of the
open places at least three new men
are working, SO that no gloom can,
be furnished because of the scarcity
of material for those jobs. W.
Scultz and his brother Harry stand
forth as the most promising halls
which we have had for many day.
Both are heavy and fast and besides
are handy with the forward pass and
much is expected of them in our big
games. Bill" is deadly tackler
and strong on defense. Goetz and
Henling who hail from the same
town, Bay City, are both heady play
ers and either would make splen-
did fullback. Henning comes with
reputation as an exceptional line
plunger and pnnter.
With men of such caliber trying
out for places in the backfeld it
doesn't look very much as though
that part of the machine would fail
in its duty. And the same might be
said as to the quarterback job. Both
Wood and Vogt are fine field generals
and have natural aptitude for car
rying the ball Wood because of his
experience in high school and one
year on the college team, has a slight
advantage over the lighter man, but
Nogt II. .kes up for his lack of avoir-
dupois by his inclination to outsprint
his opponents and by his skill in re-
ceiving a forward pass so that it
would nor be strange to see him play
ing on one of the extreme outposts
of the line He tackles with unerring
sureness and would cover punts we'll
There are several other men who
art strong players but whose only
fault is their liability to embarrass
the scales, and but for that fact
would be due to make the team. A
years seasoning will make them val
liable men next football season.
One noticeable feature of the prac-
tice this week has been the harmony
between the players and the conf
dence which the coach and men have
in each other. The results of this
spirit are always reflected in the work
of tbs team and does much to make
a winning eleven There is no reason
in the world why Alma should not
win the intercollegiate championship
for we have a team second TO none
among state colleges.