University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-09-19
ATHLETICS At N. i,
First scrimmage of the year
will be held Saturday. DIFF.
ficult question this year is
selection of quarterback.

selection OF quarterback.
The first signals of the season were
given out to the football sqad of five
M" men of last year and forty
scrubs at a meeting at Rothwell Gym
nasium last night. Prof. Chester l..
Brewer instructed the members of
the squad in the new signals. He
said Yesterday he planned to have a
shcrt scrimmage between two teams
picked from the present squad next
Saturday. The new signals will then
be tried out. The scrimmage will not
be more than ten minutes long as
Coach Brewer does not want to en-
danger the present fine condition of
the men.
The selection of a quarter back for
the varsity this year is absorbing the
major part of Professor Brewers
time at present Yesterday afternoon
he was busy watching the four can
didates for the position for nearly an
hour. Much the same contest is 60
ing on for center Floyd Lake, H. l..
McWilliams, Roy Virgins and Walter
n. Wray were tried out at quarter for
a few moments and allowed to run
small squads through practice sig
nails. Then Professor Brewer ordered
the quarterback candidates to prac-
tice with the possible candidate for
center-Gallagher. Charles W. Bress-
Ter, sub-center on Roper's team, Ru-
fus Kemper and Chuck" Wilson. all
valley center last year, for twenty
minutes.
According to the rooters McWil-
liams is the most satisfactory candi
date for quarterback and is expected
to land the position. Professor
Brewer has nothing but a smile to
offer in answer to a query on the sub
ject and says he is highly elated over
all the material for both center and
quarter.
The remainder of the squad was
worked under the direction of Profess
sor Brewer and T. E. D. Hackney. his
assistant. at all lines of defensive
work. The whole squad was given a
chance to buck the line machine
which was showed many yards over
the field with zest born of the
cool weather. The line men were
given a good workout at tackling and
bucking opponents on the Zine.
Coach Brewer has a new form of
bucking which works very we'll in
disabling the opponent and leaving
the offensive line man on his feet.
Captain Clarence P. LeAIire said
last night the squad was heavier as
a whole than for several years. This
will not materially change the weight
of the varsity squad when finally Sc
lected, but the probability is that
there will be several pounds more
weight in the average of the team
Thus far. Gallagher who has worked
out as center and guard. is the only
man above 200 pounds to have re-
ported. His weight is 222H pounds.
o. F. Field in charge of the fresh
man football squad had fifteen men
out yesterday afternoon for the first
day of practice for the freshmen Af-
ter an hour and a half of practice.
they were sent or a cross country jog
with the regular squad.
Mr.. Field plans to have the call for
first fall baseball practice on Rollins
Field next Saturday. He has planned
for freshman varsity practice game
to be played some time this fall.
1t was planned at the meeting of
the football squad last night to make
a special effort to get Hugh B. Panky
hack into the game. Panky has said
he would not be in uniform this year.
Paul Graves who returned to Column
bia several days ago will not be out
this year and Delano of last years
freshman eleven has not yet tried out.
He is expected to show up this after
noon