The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-27

foahiies are every bit as strong as
'ast fali when they copped. praeti-
eaiiy all the old men viii return.
coach Znppke can count on the fol-
lowing veterans:
P9gue and Mccumber. hacks.
cisrk. quarter; SGuires and Apple-
gram, ends; Watson, captain. CEN
ter; Petty. tackle. This leaves four
positions TO be filled. One in the
backiield, and three line Jobs. Pet
hybridge. who substituted several
'imea last year. is expected to make
a good light for a regular backfield
job. There is some hope that Stuart
VIII be eligible for the line. Nelson
- one of Zuppke's tack hopes this
year. Phipps. 1sG-pounder, may
get the other line place. Besides
sfuires and Applegram. there viii be
Narquard, who subbed at end last
year.
Coach Stagg will have nine veter-
rans as nucleus for Chicago's team.
But he confronts the same weak
ness he did last year. Unless he re-
places some of his old men with new
material his 1916 team will be very
light. The veterans returning are
captain Pete Russell. quarter;
Sparks and Whiting. ends; Jack
son and Shull, tackles; Redmon,
center; Flood, fullback; Schafer and
Gordon, halfbacks. There is some
chance that Hans Norgren, brother
of the famous Maroon stars of two
years ago. may crowd out one of the
veterans in the backfield.
Northwestern strength is expect
ed to be in its line which will aver
age over 1885, Speed will have to
make up for lack of weight behind
the line. Twelve letter men of last
year are back. They are Captain
Stromberg, ssrader, zanger, Gray,
Thomas, Grassett, DeSwarte, Whit
tie. Ellis Patterson, Bradley and
Williams. Low scholarship may
keep Schneberger out Coach Muir
ply has quite 2. bit of new material,
Fisher, who went to northwestern
from Dartmouth last year, will be
eligible this fall as are McCurdy
from Michigan A. g. and Crosson,
formerly of Washington State coll
lege.
There was a squad of 20 or more
likely looking candidates to report
lsin football mentor opened up for
work at Madison, September 30.
The feeling is strong that Wiscon-
sins fight will be with Chicago for
third place. The two hardest prob
lens for Juneau is for two line men
! to replace ex-Captain Keller and
Tom Kennedy who graduated. There
isn't even a good substitute for eth
er the tackle or center position they
tleft open, and the job will go TO q
Freshmen of last year, in all likeli-
hood Despite these two spots to be-
covered. Wisconsinners say their line
will be their strong point. Arlie
Mucks will be in it and other pos
Esiblities, outside OF Captain Buck
are Gardner, GunGeTson. McMaster,
Rosenberger and Stavrum. Stump
son and McCrory will fight it out
for quarter.
Purdue looks good Coach Smith
said tina squad that faced him Sep
tember 30 was the best he has seen
| in years. In tonnage the 1914 PuT-
due team probably will exceed the
heaviest of the Big Nine Eleyens
Arbuckle, Jordan, Proud and Mason
all candidates for guards-will
leverage not an ounce less than 1915
Other line candidates are Oxer,
Sheridan, Cooley, Macintosh, Mont
gomery, Lognecker, Gibson, Burns
iana Becker. he last Two are iiC-
kles of no mean ability. Abrell and
Van AIKEN are almost certain to place
at halfback. Pierre and Olesstead
who were last years wing men, are
Iexpected to place again.
If Jim Thorpe can make even two
or three of Indiana's 1915 squad
emulate his gridiron ability. the 9th
er conference elevens win have 4
hard time stopping the Hoosiers.
Iowa is very much or dark horse,
Tor last years four backfield men.
only Parsons is missing. Garrett
son. Gross, Donnelly, Wills and ker-
wick, all letter men last year, are
back. Davis, of last years fresh
men team, probably will alternate
at quarter and half with Gross. Cap
tain Barron of course will be the
mainstay in the line. The team viii
average around 165 or 10.
Eight veterans have reported for