The Washington herald., 1915-09-19
Prospects Of Local and
Leading Varsity Elevens,

season with an unbeaten record. It's
1914 machine was almos, as powerful
extensively. and after beating Yale,
went through the season suffering oniy
one defeat-a 10 to 8 fluke victory by
Harvard.
As to 1915-well. we'll introduce to
you Bob Folwell, coach. the Miracle
Man of Football" who wishes to say:
Washington and Jefferson ought TO
have a good team this year. Never
saw such a great looking bunch of re-
cruits in my life"
That's not much for a coach to say
but it's a lot for the modist. reticent
Folwell-the man who built up two
great elevens with some of the light
est. dubbiest looking material that
ever answered the call or a coacn for
Yale.
New Haven. Sept. 1s.-There was .
shift in the lineup Of the Yale eleven
during scrimmage yesterday. Bentley
was relieved at quarter back by Lowry.
Kent took Ways place at left guard. ,
Aside from the scrimmage Of about ten
there was no hard work for the
squad.
Navy.
fAilildpOis, MO-, sept lo.-Lleut
Ingram. head coach of Naval Academy
has selected eight members Of
the squad of the new fourth class. who
will report to the main squad on Monday.
The players chosen are: Gilman and
Smith, tackles: Martin and Van Helm
berg. ends; Stroudt. back, and Good
stein and Hunt. centers. Bill Hollend-
bach. Pennsylvania. and Ensign Alexan-
der. of last years Navy team. assisted
Ingram and Hardwick on the coaching
this afternoon.
Nebraska.
Nebraska promises to be considerably
among those present In the Western foot
fall world this year.
Nebraska, like Michigan. isn't In the
Western conference. It's looked upon as
outside the fold. yet Nebraska each year
turns out elevens under the brilliant
of Ewald o. Stiehm that rank
among the very best In the entire coun-
try.
Graduations robbed the Cornhuskers of
some of the brightest stars Of its great
1914 team, but enough good men are left
Cornell.
Ithaca, Sept 1S.-Coach Sharpe lined up
MS first and second varsity teams for a
light signal scrmmage yesterday after
noon to familiarize the men with their
plays. Duke Mueller. one
If last years first-string half backs, ar
rived. and was placed at full back.
Johnnie Lewis. who Is looked upon to
and a sure place behind the line, Will
arrive today. and Mike Kleinert. who
plays the Mulbetsch line-smas ashing game,
will report Monday.
OF. txa Ior nj
he best part of the Nebraska outlook
s that about one dozen newcomers in
he candidate ranks this year who are
I'D in wonderful style. and make
t certain that Nebraska will have sec
,ndary defense almost as powerful as its
'egular varsity.
Minnesota.
The team that turns in a better record
han Minnesota is the team that will win
he championship Of the West.
That's what the knowing footballing
ersons in the Mississippi River district
ell you-and they seem to be quite cor
ect in their assertion.
Minnesota's 1915 prospects are brighter
han those Of any Minnesota eleven in
,any years. 1t has an almost complete
cam of veterans to put into battle. and
mong those veterans it has chap
amcd Solon, who was called "a whole
potball team in himself by no less an
uthority than Bob Zuppke. coach of the
illinois champions. -
Illinois.
Can Bob Zuppke repeat?
Bob ia the party who gathered together
n alleged bunch of football dubs at the
University of Illinois last year. welded
ne "dubs'' into one compact body and
hen hurled 1t through seven different
inds Of opposition to the crest Of tho.
Western football world.
Net since the Western conference was
,rmed many years ago has a college won
lie undisputed championship two years
/ succession. But Illinois enthusiasts
ok for Zuppke to smash tradition-to
,peat his triumph of 1914, despite the
lct that the loss of seven men through
raduations has shot to pieces his great
Il team, wrecking every department.
Syracuse.
New York, Sept. H.-Syracuse isn't per.
Irbed over the fact that it's 1914 eleven e.
as scattered to the four winds by the
unetime graduation. Why moan over
lie loss of merely good men when In
niteIy better men have risen UP to take
,eir places? That's the way they feel at
yracuse.
Sophomores will predominate In the 1915
yracuse e-up-but those sophomores
-obably will develop into real stars be-
re the season is over. The Syracuse
eshman eleven last year was a whiri-
ind outfit. and every one Of the men
no made UP the team promised to hustle
le left-overs from last varsity for tho
BIS on the big team this year.
Dartmouth.
The Dartmouth outlook IL In nowise
light. The most brilliant stars of its
reat 1914 eleven are gone and Coach
rank Cavanaugh faces the husky Job
building up an almost new back
I'D.
Ghee. ranked as one of the ereatesy
,arter backs In the history Of the coll
&c game. Is gone-and no one who
Is come forward so far seems abi9
MI even part Of the gap he left.
hee was q wonderful all-around man.
i'd Dartmouth will feel his loss more
senly than that Of any other man
any other two. In fact.
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