Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Will have
STRONG TEAM
SEVERAL OLD MEN WILL FORM
GROUNDS OF LOCAL HIGHS
ELEVEN.
MEN ARE NOT HEAVY
Coach Anton Leonard Has Been
Putting Men Through Hard
Workout Of Late Pros
poets Good.

Four or five players who were mem
bers of last years squad and about
three times as many recruits Will
make the Ottumwa high schools team
one of the fastest football elevens In
the state, unless Coach Leonard and
Captain Gallagher miss their guess.
Capt. Bill Gallagher, Worthy Woodrow
Walter Schafer, Idris. Lodwig and
Boob" Powers are the men who we're
on last years team and these athletes
are expected to show the youngsters
a thing or two about the game. The
members OF the team have been work
ing more than hard and all the men
have taken of "a pound or two dur
ing the past week. Coach Leonard
and CAPTAIN Gallagher will have q
hard time in picking a team, as there
are so many good men on the squad.
The team candidates have been get
ting ready for this years eleven ever
since last Thanksgiving day, and this
is proven by some of the work whlcn
the gridiron men have gone through
during the past three months. capt.
Gallagher Is in the prime OF condition,
having graduated from the Ice cream
manufacturing school. Worthy Wood
row has been painting bridges IN the
vicinity OF Kansas City Idris Lodwig
Is working hard to be member OF the
eleven by studying algebra after sun
set, in an endeavor to get within the
regulations Of the eleven. The team
will be somewhat handicapped by the
absence of "Hobble" Gootch, who at
the present time Is ineligible. Squirt"
Hughes. "Torkey" Burns and George
walker are all working, to see who
will be regular water boy, but Bill
saws that he believes Squirt" Will
have a shade on the other youngsters
for the position when the time comes
to make choice.
T Twenty Men PractIclng.
About twenty or twenty-five men
have registered on the list The
bows take a hike every evening as
they are working out on the Squat
town baseball grounds, and let me tip
it off to you, this Is somewhat of
run. The old men who have started
for practice are Captain Will Gala
cher. Walter Schafer, Arthur Wood
row. Idris Lodwig and Ralph Powers.
The new candidates are Lawrence
Whalen, Ralph Burke, G.. Parker,
DAVE DAVIDSON, EluoA AAIoA, ASO N
vim, Clyde Erskine, Jimmie Nevin,
Bob Hughes, Byrne Smith, Ted Watch
Ter Walter Watcher, Lynne Sherman,
Harry Palmquist, Louie Spiwak, and
two or three other likely men. Among
the new men who are expected to
make good are Leo Whalen. who has
shown wonderful ability for new
conner, in the back field Davie David
son has practically won a place on
the end, as has Garvin. Axtel and
Erskine. Ralph Burke also promises
to make someone 60 to hold their
place.
Rules Have Changed.
The important changes In the new
game from the 1911 Interpretation are
as follows
First-The offensive team is given
four downs in ten yards instead OF
three.
second-The value of the touchdown
ia Increased from five to six points.
Third-The length OF the playing
field is reduced from 10 to 100 yards
Fourth-The onside kick Is abol.
ished.
Fifth-The forward pass Is retained
and a touchdown allowed even when
the ball is caught over the goal line.
Sixth-The ball is kicked OFF from
the forty yard line instead OF the cen
ter OF the field.
seyenth-The intermission between
the quarters Is reduced from two min.
utes to one.