Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-28
FOOTBALL STARTS
EARLY AT A. & N.
First Game Ten Days in Advance Of
Usual Time-Driver Is Already
on the Job.

With the arrival OF Athletic Direc
tor w. L. Driver at College Station
things began to hum In an athletic
way. MIR. Driver will. within the
next few days, send out call for all
candidates for the football squad 10
report to College Station for pre.
season training. II is likely that the
date for the beginning OF this work
will be September 18th. Since the
Southwestern conference, Of which
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
iege is member, has passed a ruling
prohibiting training camps away
away from college 1t becomes necessa.
ry that the candidates for the SQUAD
reach College a few days earlier and
DO light work. This is especially ne
cessary with the Aggies this year. IN
asmuch as their first game is almost
ten days earlier than in previous
years.
The large Young Mems Christian
Association swimming pool is nearing
completion and will be filled with mr..
tesian water ere the husky athlete,
reach College. This will indeed be
a great help in conditioning the men
for the early games.
Both Eddie Harlan. head football
coach, and d. v. Graves, assistant
coach. will be on hand early. The
football field has been well cared for
during the summer and is nice,v
coated with Bermuda grass. which
VIII be In excellent condition for the
fall practice.
An abundance Of experienced men
VIII be on hand and the coaches will
have much hard work In picking an
eleven from such a wealth of mate.
rial as will represent the Aggies this
season. While II is true that the
Agsie captain Of last year. Johnny
Garritty. and Me Braumiller. together
with the wonderful Collins. whose
work stood out so brilliantly i'm tho
A. and M.'University game. will no,
De back. still such men as Crow Ser.
tesast, Kindrick. Coleman. Rollins
Gilfiilian. McMurray. Rogers and 9th.
ers VIII be on hand to defend tho
goal OF the cadets against all com.
ers.
Captain Rollins has been spending
the summer at Medina lake and
writes that he Ia In pink Of condt
ton and expects to report earlv
settegast and Grow, the two r,an.
tackles Of the Aggies last year viii
again be seen in action on the rris.
iron' with Rogers at center and Edgar
and Wilson at guard. Kendriek N.
star end OF last season. Is now with
the National Guard at Brownsville.
out DIR. W. d. Bizzcll. president Of
the College. has taken the matter nm
with General Funston with the y,sw
OF having all undergraduates released
In time to enter college at the imam.
Ing OF the season. II ia tbero,ora
likely that Kendrick will be seen n,
end again this year on the ArrIs
eleven. In the absence OF Garritv
hyiander' speedy and heavy man
VIII doubtless be shifted to end. since
MS tackling and blocking IA OF tho
best. The Asgie back field will no,
give the coaches much worry th,.
year. since such men as Rollins, Cole.
man. 0ilfillan, Miner. McMurray.
Mitchell. Brooks. Spencer, Litteres,
and Burns. all experien.
ced men. and the most OF them letter
men. VIII be contenders for some
backfield position. In addition to
these the Agsies will be equipped
with wonderful dropkicker IN Thorn.