The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18
IN. v. GRIND BEGINS
Many New Coaches in Big Con-
ference This Season.
Tigers Look Strong; X. L. and
Aggie Prospects Bright.

Football practice, already started at
some of the universities of the Mis-
souri, Valley conference, will get under
way in earnest this week and, in a few
days, followers of the sport will have
obtained line on the green material
and the numerous new coaches whose
work promises to make the coming
season the most interesting the seven
institutions of the conference have
gone thru in years.
For surely the fall of 1916 will long
be remembered in the Missouri Valley
conference as the season of new
coaches. New men will be at the head
of the training at three schools-the
University of Nebraska, the Kansas
State Agricultural college and Drake
university-and at a fourth, Kansas
university, a new backfield coach Will
be on hand to aid Chauncey Olcott
in rounding out the Jayhawker ma
chine.
AS a result of these changes, enthu-
slasts of the game are asking whether
the Cornhuskers will continue to hold
the valley championship title, as they
have for several years and as to the
ability of the new mentors to put the
Aggies and the Drake Bulldogs high
up in the chase fer the honors.
| Huslzers Uncertain.
Coach E. o. Stiehm. the former Ne
! braska tutor, has gone to the Indiana
university and DR.. E. J. Stewart, with
a brilliant record of victories for his
teams, has come to Lincoln from the
| Oregon Agricultural college to head
the Nebraskans. Doctor Stewart is
confronted not only with the problem
i of wearing Stiehm's shoes, but he faces
also the loss of many of last years
stars, chief among whom are Ruther-
ford and Cha mberlain. halfback and
end. AS result. teams that Nebraska
has been defeating for years hope that
they have a chance now to turn the
/ tide.
| The new Aggie coaches are Z. G.
| Clevenger, head coach last year al
the University of Tennessee, and
Adolph GERMANY Schulz, star from
Michigan, all American center in 1907
and line coach of several years ex-
perience. They will have a squad bris
ting with veterans, reports from Man
| haitian indicate. brakes team will be
under the tutelage of Ralph Galze
Dartmouth, and Lieutenant Wier from
West Point. At this Iowa school it i:
said the prospects are rosy and the
university students look for a gooc
season.
Missouri Strong.
As to the other four schools, Mis-
souri,, AmeS ard Washington arr
frankly confident. Coaches Brewer
and Schultz already are sending on
reports from Columbia that eleven let
tice and that only two of last year.
Tiger veterans will fail to return
Arnes had q great team last year ant
: Coach Mayser. according to the belle
of the Ames rooters, will have anothe
machine of last years calibre. Wash
ington, under Coach Edmunds again
. was more successful last season thai
it has been for years. Although
Lewis, the ful1beck around whom tn
, team centered then, will not return
i it is believed in st. Louis that I'd
munds may duplicate last years fea
of trouncing Missouri IS 20 o.
, The Kansas strength is undeter
mined Ten of the sixteen letter mel
of last year are p2trolling the Mexican
border as national guardsmen and
has not been determined whether tn
war department will release then
However, Olcott will have the aid thi
year of George, "Potsy' Clark of tn
University of Illinois, with his back
+ fleld men and, undoubtedly, will kee
his, team in the race for the champion
ship.
:. None of the schedules of the con
e ference teams calls for importan
games until in October