Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-21
SPOR T NEWS
SELECTING TIMBER
FOR FOOTBALL TEAM
Coach Thompson Gave the Rockies In.
stuctions AS 10 Diet, Hours OF Rest,
Practice and General Conduct Rules.

COaca Thompson, new athletic direct.
Or at Willamette university h facing
a serious problem in getting up team
TO stand against the onslaughls OF the
alumni players IN the game that is
scheduled TO take place on the athletic
field next Friday afternoon he ad-
mits he has q big bunch Of material
for first-class football team, but this
material Is practically an unknown
quantity, Is wholly undeyeloped and
without much experience, while the men
wno are 10 form the alumni bunch are
all old heads In the game, have had
years of training and experience in
hard gridiron battles
However, he said this morning that
he was going 10 put the squad through
two weeks Of preparation IN the next
five days, and that when they lined up
before the alumni tacy would have
some semblance Of team work His
only hope of holding the alumni bunch
Is In the fact that they will not have
much time To develop any teamwork or
oull OFF any startling trick plays. Both
weight and experience will count hcny
~ with the alumni, for they can adapt
themselves 20 conditions as they arise
and take advantage Of every opportun.
ity 10 make good gains,
Last night Coach Thompson had %
hcartto heart talk with the team In
Eaton hall, and gave them rules and
regulations for the conduct during the
season. lle gave them hints on diet.
sleeping, etc, aud urged them 90 get out
aud practice faithfully as there 4. the
making Of team in the bunch. He also
cave thcm preliminary set OF signals
that will be used by the entire squad
until after the alumni game. which will
be Kind of testing Of the metal OF
he various candidates for first team
positions AZ present some OF the ma
terial shows up well while the large ma
ionty is just on an average, whira
training may develop
so fnf the work ON the athletic field
has been preliminary iu nature. such as
atehing aud passing the ball falling on
he ball. signal practice, etc. Next
week scrmmagp viii begin ia earnest
aud the football aspirants will be- given
a tin week OF work About 10 stu.
dcuts are out for practice rnth night
aud u rs expected that the squad will
numhef between so aud go whcn an
are cut
Only four m,mhcrs pf last year >
team ere back in the harness.. aud with
these ior nucleus toach Thompson has
begun Go build a team Tie realize. that
the prospects are brighter tor next
year 5 team than ior the season as only
three will probably he lost FROM neNt
year : aggregation This season seven
new men have 60 be- found 20 play the
game
Among some Of tho most promising
timber from wh'cn the varsity team
will BE- built are Rrauer, ot RroWnsville.
ktlscr aud Wilson, who have experience
on the Salem high school team; Hey
uer, of Olympia Wash. who won the
quarter mile and the halt mile Tor the
Olympia high school az toe Washington
state m'cj last year, aud Spelee, slo.
pound lad from Namhiu county who
Is expected 20 make fiptelass lime
man. u. Is alsp Fast ou his feet amt
active. roettr and Adams are also
mentioned AS being promising material
Against these yuung fellows the
alumni viii hutl such PLAYERS a. thaun,
ey Rishop. Charles Mcknight, Luke Rs
der, 'Cutlv Rowland Walter 'pyua.
mite Cummings Kinney Millcf Or
Massey burgess eofl Robin Day, stacy
Reeves. Alfred SchNmm and several
others wao have been star, t0f oll VII
ammette 10 is expected thar this
year 5 alemn team viii be- The cream
at thc teams Tor the past 70 Yeats,