Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
FOOTBALL STARS
! ARE GATHERING
Gridiron Work Has Gotten
Under Way In the East
Earlier Than Usual
THE BIG THREE"
Princeton. Harvard and Yale Hold the
Public Eye.--Graduates Are In.
eligible.
HE BIG THREE"
BY MONTY


ball in the East has got under way
this year earlier than ever before.
it is not yet the middle Of Septenl-
Der. and yet all but, one of the Big
Three-have begun actual practice aud
many others of the important elevens
have jumped into the preliminary
grind. The Military Academy cadets
have been at it two weeks, having the
honor of being the 1913 pioneers. The
Carlisle Indians started work just
one day later, and nearly all the other
big teams began operations this
week
The principal interest this year, as
always in the past centers in the
three-cornered joust between Harv-
ard, Yale and Princeton. OF the
bunch, Princeton comenced activity
first when squad of some thirty odd
turned out last Monday Yale's as
pirants reported on "Wednesday. Has
ward which can afford to take it d
little easier in view of the over
twhelming5 success last year and the
somewhat better prospects than per
rivals this year, will inaugurate prac-
ice next Monday. +%4 IS
Though the ambrdge crimson
seems logical sfayorite to repeat
over its two big rivals this season, in
dications are tina 1.-THE fight will not
be so easy as in 1912. -Four Of the
best men from the great Haughton
machine that swept the grdiron last
year are gone-Percy Wendell, full
back; Bobby Gardner, quarterback:
Sam Felton,. end and Parmenter, who
e'anked by; many as the best center of
the year next to Ketcham of Yale. It
S almost certain that nobody will be
developed to compare with FELTON, as
4 punter, though Charley Grickley
the sensational halfback and drop
kicker. may show fair ability in this
department. Wendells line smashing
will be missed and Gardner's good
work at quarterback will be hard to
duplicate. g 1T ~
Nevertheless there is big bunch Of
material left. Harvard had one OF the
largest squards in it's history last
year, and it is possible that some of
.ho loft ovar coooud ctrinoorc NAV
turn into stars. Then there is the
sensational young captain of the
freshman team Eddie Mahan. avail
able for backfield duty along with
Brickley and Harold >Hardwick, both
Of whom will return Other regulars
who will be on the jobAares Captain
Bob Storer, tackle; Hitchcock the
other tackle; Pennock and Trumbull,
guards. and O'Brien, end. besides the
substitutes, Milholland, Wiggfesworth,
1riscom and BEETLE. Freddy, from
the freshmen. is likely to develop into
successor of Gardner at quarter
There will be many eyes turned to-
ward the Harvard campus on Mon
day, when Coach Haughton gets his
warriors out.
From what has been shown all
week in the lair of the Tigers, 1t
seems as though they will have an
other typical Princeton team, fast but
light. The principal losses by grad
uation are Captain PeHdeltOn, half
back; Bluthenthal, center; Dunlap,
end, and Logan, Penfield. and White
from the line. Dewitt is ineligible
this year, and w. Swart one of the
second string linemen who was
counted on for this season, has quit
the college, The nucleus of q. last
years team that remains is madesupaOf
Captain HOBBY Baker, halfback; Fred
Trenkman and Emmons. ends; Shenk,
I'd Trenkman, l. Swart, Longstreath,
,ahin andsPhillips, linemen. Several
men Ineligible last year will be able
to play. Among them are Hammond,
End On the 1911 team; hOland back
and Larson and Pope. linemen. From
the freshmen there are Click quas-
terback; Brown and = tainbeftoa,
ends; Semens and Love tackles;
aeyninger, guard, and Shea, shalfback,
who bear much promise.
Yale has begun work under the
handicap of losing Captain Spaldfng,
halfback; Philbin. halfback; Bomels-
Ter. wa; Gallauer, tackle. 'aird Fayna,
fulba&. Bat still remaipipg are Cap
tain Ketcha, that wonderful center
who probably will be shifted to back
this year; Avery, end; Talbot. war
rem, Pendleton,s Harbisons and Goope;y,
iinemen; s'Wheeler, quarterback, and
Markle. Pumpelly, Cornell and LOT
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