University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-09
AGAINST FRESHMEN
WITH AMES LINEUP
Practice Game for Varsity
Squad on Rollins Field
This Afternoon.
TRY ROLLA SATURDAY
From Now On All Practice
Will be Aimed Against
Iowa Aggies.
TRY ROLLA SATURDAY

least, for the choice of men to be used
in the lineup against Ames probably
will be finally settled.
The Varsity cripple list" which for
while included almost all of the
team has now been reduced to two
Pixley and McWilliams are at present
the only men who are not in the game
The lineup as started this after
noon is: Gallagher, center; Hastings
and Kemper. guards: Barton and
Groves. tackles: Wilson and Mills,
ends: Lake. quarter; LeAIire and
Knobel. halves and Mills, full.
Thatcher and Clay are being used as
substitutes i'm the line and Turley and
Wiggans in the back field.
The team showed fight in yesterday
afternoons practice and the best de-
fensive work of the year was exhibit
ted. Wiggans at half played a good,
scrappy game and carried the ball for
some good gains. Turley showed
good form in his kicking and made
several pretty returns on punts.
1t was not the Varsity against the
scrubs in the game yesterday after
noon but really a fight between two
Varsity teams. These were picked to
be as evenly matched as possible and
several shifts were made. to keep
things evened up. The back field of
the Varsity was kept together the en-
tire time. however. 1t was made up
of Lake. LeAIire, Knobel and Shepard.
Gallagher. Thatcher. and Hastings
who started with the Varsity seemed
lacking in aggressiveness and before
the finish were shifted to the substi-
tute team. They were replaced in the
Varsity line by Clay, kemper, and
BreSSler.
The lineup this afternoon is prac-
tically the same as will be used
against Ames including, Thatcher,
Clay. McWilliams, Virgins and Pix
ley.
The Ames team is reported to be
the best this year that has ever been
turned out from that school. Nine
of the last years team are in the
lineup this year. Last year Ames won
the Iowa state championship by de-
feating Iowa University 13 to 0. Ames
also had valid claims on the Missouri
Valley championship not having been
defeated by valley team and tieing
with Nebraska which had the same
record. In the game with Minnesota
this year the GOphers were unable to
make a touchdown against them.
Ames lost good man in the Mime
sofa game when Burge a halfback
broke his arm. Burge practically won
the game with Missouri last year by
long kick. The game with Ames
will be played week from Saturday.
The contest with ROlla scheduled to
be played next Saturday will be the
first real test which the Tigers have
encountered this year. The teams
met so far have all been light and
there has been no chance to get any
line on just what our material is
really worth. Last year was the first
real defeat which Rolla has had at
the hands of the Tigers. Usually the
team is one of the best of the early
season with heavy men and plenty
of fight.
Almost an hour of hard scrimmag-
ing was given the Tiger football play
ers yesterday afternoon. The rooters
who saw it agree that it was the best
scrimmage of the year. The first
team was kept on the defensive most
of the time. Prof c. l.. Brewer wants
to strengthen the defense of the team,
so gave the second eleven the ball on
the 'varsity's 2O-yard line and told
them to carry it over" They sue
ceeded in scoring in a few downs and
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second team carried the ball over
about six times, but the old men put
up stiff fight both times.
Professor Brewer paid particular
attention to Thatcher. the big tackle
Get that man. Thatcher" he was
continually commanding, "see if
you're better than he is?" 1t was evil
dent that Professor Brewer intended
10 make Thatcher fight" if he was
to stay on the team. Gallagher and
Bressler at center were given good
workouts. Gallagher started on the
regular elevent and Bressler on the
seconds. but they changed places
while the scrimmage was in progress
Lake played quarter for the first team
and Red" Turley for the seconds. In