The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18
News From World of Sport
Football Practice Nou1
Under Way In Big Camps

7aChicAko, Sept. ls.--The thud OF the
football resounds through the camps
OF the big Ten" eievens today, off1=
ciAl practice for the season having all
ready begun. Opening games viii be
played three weeks hence.
From every camp came reports of
the serious problems confronting
coaches due to the heavy inroads the
war made on athletics. Practically
Ference iost Ia 81 rrlaifen "S atSrs Of oSn
year ago. A majority of them won
camps ana are now oficers Of the new
national army. Others, however, en-
Players VIII Ne Younger.
-LAlthough the crop OF players will
Pc younger than usual, the same old
lighting spirit will prevail, and critics
believe followers Of the sport are due
Nfor an agreeable surprise in the class
" capable players that will be devel-
oped. They say there are Just as
ics believe there viii be more inter
est In football this year than ever.
The absence OF star players, they ar
cue, will make the games more even
The poWer OF certain teams, made up
OF stars, was accepted as q foregone
conclusion. AZ the exodus OF ath-
letes has been general, one colleee
Mn .n BE asass OF g sF Tth all others
Two or three veterans will form the
nucleus OF teams In almost every in
stance. Undeveloped, unBkilled play
srs--youths who have never PLAYED
Remaining cogs In the machines.
Michigan to Return.
In the Western conference, the re-
turn of the University of Michigan
will stimulate interest although the
Wolverines win meet on1y one con-
ference eleven - Northwestern - this
season. The performance of the VOL
verineB, however, will be watched
more keenly as they are certain TO
Ten" elevens next season.
Gloom Is thick at Northwestern be-
cause SO many members of the near
Championship team Of last season
Those OF the 1916 eleven who are in
military service are: Cigfand, half
back; Driscoll, halfback; Johnson,
end; Thomas, center; Norman, end;
Brumbachs tackle. Driscoll would not
have been eligible anyway because he
had signed with the Chicago Nation
als before he was drafted.
In addition to these players, Coach
Murphy found that a host of promis-
ing material expected from the squad
OF freshmen had enlisted. Smith,
center; williams. halfback, and Fan
ger, guard, were lost to the team
Tcoach Murphy plans TO build his
team around Kohler, the plunging
fullbaek OF last years eleven; 0esler
and Mulder. guards. ana Aries ana
OF these players who performed reg
uTarly last fall The others were put
into the play as substitutes.
There is a prospect that Brightmire:
w Niaens T Stayed Brilliant game for
Nnrth western last fali-may return to
school. Brightmire went to the ON
GERS training camp at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, but lost out because OF mat
feet"-something his football oppo-
nents didn't discover last fall.
"A Northwestern plays the University
OF Michigan at Evanston on Nov. "a,
and Coach Murphy Is eager to develop
mined showing against the Woiver-
anes.
There also g plenty OF gloom u the
University OF Chicago camp. Coacn
Stage faces one OF the hardest foot
bali problems of his career, as last
years team is literally shot 70 pieces
as the result Of enlistments and loss
% stars through graduation.
It is probable that Stagg win build
his team around Gorgea and Bond
ztnski. guards, and Carl Brelos, END.
There also is q ray OF hope in the an
HOunGSmoHI luAt OndNloH Ills NAhnt
western guard, may play. Higgins Is
d member OF the base hospital unit,
which has been expecting for three
months to leave for France. but
which sees no immediate departure.
Parker and Mcpherson also may re-
turn to MI gaps in the line. Don
Harper, a son OF former President
Harper Of the university, probably
will be q candidate for center.
RED" Jackson, a brother of last
years captain, is regarded as the only |
member of last years freshman squad |
up the varsity standard. Curtis, the
track and baseball star, may attempt |
10 win a place in the bacl<field.
= Frank Pershing, who was chosen |
captain of the 1917 eleven Is among |
those who have enlisted for military |
duty. Pershing is a nephew of the |
American commander in France. |
Young Pershing is at the Rock Island |
arsenal learning al about ordnance.
others who have graduated or who /
have enlisted are: Captain Jackson,
tackle; schafer. Agar, Graham, Cor
don and Calm, halfbacks; Pershing |
and Knipschtld, quarterbacks; Nor |
Rren, end; Fisher, center; Hanish,
fuIlback.