Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-26
Coach Mckinney to Have
Two Backfields Ready
For First Game.
TWO GREAT TACKLES
Greatest Open Style Play
ing Football Team IN
State This Year.

The week Just past saw athletics at
Kendall progressing nicely, due per-
hans To the consistent work done by
the two excellent coaches, McBlrheE
and Schmidt. These two men nave
been hard at work with the small
number of men with which they have
had and the results have been snow
ing themselves very plainly, the Wlhd
of each individual has been heightened
and they are now able to go through
three hours of extra hard practices
each evening. Although the coaches
have been handicapped by lack OF ma
terial, there being no more than 10
men on the field at one time VINO
have any chance of making lhe team
these 8 have been very loyal to their
school by reporting for the afternoon
work regularly and promptly.
Back Field Coming.
The Il players who have been
working hard all of the last week IN
clude John Young, Capt. Ivan Grove,
Harry Miller, Feist, Wallace, BeLlleu'
Edwards and Anderson, all Of whom
Coach McBirney intends to use in his
backfield the present season unless
some material better than those ap-
pears soon. Injuries to the backfield
this year will not break up the team
work as ii did last year for the pres
ent plan is to have a first-class subsu-
tute for each of the four backs. The
Kendall team will not be weakened be
cause of the absence of quarterback,
as both Young and Grove are working
at that position. Speed has been the
byword of the backfield all year ana
this idea will be very well carried out
with Young, Grove and Miller, all
specimen in harness.
The two end positions are being very
well filled by Jones and Handley.
Jones has been working hard and
earnestly every day since practice
started and is in fine condition at
present, excepting n small bruise
under the left eye which was obtained
I'm scrimmage last week. He is much
faster than ever before and his bril-
liant work at catching passes while
high from the ground has brought
words Of praise from all who have
seen him. Jones has been tacklng
sure and hard, and is the best of the
squad at hitting an opponent on his
stOestrings Handley also is a very
earnest worker, seldom missing prac-
tice Although not so fast as Jones,
he makes up for this in his size and
fighting spirit after catching pass.
NITcal ldlI Oh IbChltSs
The two giant tackles, Leakley and
Blevins, are not equalled by another
pair in the entire state on the same
team. Blcvins is six feet four and
one-half inches tall and weighs 210
pounds. and Leakloy is six feet two
inches tall and weighs 100 pounds.
Both men are fast considering their
size and it is likely that they will be
used on the offensive many times be-
fore the season closes. Blevins' COndi-
tion is daily improving and If nothing
serious happens he may be able to
enter the first game, so stated his ply
scian yesterday. Leakley is in per-
feet condition.
Kinnear, left guard, John BalCer at
right guard and Austin at center com
poses the rest Of the lineup for the
present. Austin and Handley enjoy
the honor OF having played two years
on the football team, this making
their third year. Kinnear is a very
steady player and although he Is
new man at the college, he looks like
a regular at the present time. Two
old men are expected to return this
week some time: Frank Balcer and
clifford Allen, both linemen last year.
These two players will put the needed
strength into the line.
The work of Vergil Jones and Harry
Miller has improved more than that OF
any of the last years players. Miller's
Improvement is in particular notice
able. He is much faster and has been
working harder, realizing that his
position is in danger. In a race no,
long ago Miller finished ahead Of any
of the other men.
Open Style This Year.
The Kendall team will be one of the
greatest open style playing teams in
the state this fall. There is nothing TO
prevent this unless Young and Grove
are laid out at the same time, and
this was not done a time last year.
Even If both were out of the game,
Blevins is a good passer and might
be worked behind the line. The ad-
vantage Of the Kendall over any other
team i'm the state is that Young and
Grove pass the ball in an entirely diff
ferent manner; Grover can only work