Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-15
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Practice Begins Among Teams OF Dig
Ton" Elevens
Chicago. Sept. l5.--The thud Of the
football rcsounded throughout the
camps of the Big Ten" elevens today
Athe first official practice day of the
season. Oper games will be played
three weeks hence.
From every camp reports of the SER
ious problems confronting coaches due
to the heavy inroads the war made on
athletics. Practically every institu-
ton in the western conference lost it's
grdircn stars of year ago. \ majority
of them won commissions in officers
training camps and are now officers OF
the new national army. Others. how
ever. enlisted in the navy or other
branches of the service.
Although the crop of players Will ne
younger than usual, the same old fight
ing spirit will prevail, and critics be-
lieve followers Of the sport are due FOR
an agreeable surprise in the class or
capable PLAYERS that will be developed
They say there are Just a S good fish In
the sea" etc. Some critics believe there
will be more interest in football this
year than ever. The absence of star
play ers they argue, will make the
games more evenly contestd whereas
in former years the power Of certain
teams. made up OF stars, was accepted
as foreSone conclusion. AS the exc
dus Of athletes has been general. one
college will be about on par with all
others In the matter of material.
Two or three veterans will form the
nucleus Of teams In almost every in .
stance Undeveloped, unskilled players
youths who have never played the
Sridiron sport--will make up the re-
naming cogs in the machines.
In the western conference, the re-
turn of the University Of Michigan will
stimulate interest although he Wolver-
ines will meet only one conference
Observation-Disclosures season. The
performance Of the Wolverines. how
ever will be watched more keenly as
they are certain to arrange 1t for four
or five games with Big Ten" elevenc
next season.
Gloom is thick at Northwestern be-
cause SO many members Of the near
championship team Of last season have
responded to the nations call. Those OF
the 1916 eleven who are in military
service are: Cigrand. halfback: Drie-
coll, halfhack: Johnson. end: Thomas,
center; Norman. end: Putnam, tackle,
Bennett, end and Brumbach, tackle.
Driscoll would not have been eligible
ANYWAY because he had signed with the
Chicago Nationals before he was draft
ed
In addition to these players. Coach
Murphy found that a. host Of promising
material expected from the squad OF
freshmen had enlisted. Smith, center;
Williams halfback, and Zanger. guard
were lost to the team through gradu-
aation.
Coach Murphy plans to build his
team around Kohler. the plungins fun.
back Of last years eleven: Gesler and
Mulder guards. and Aries and Lynch
ends: kohler is the only one OF these
players who performed regularly last
fall. The others were put into the play
as substitutes.
There is a prospect that Rrightmire,
Ellingwood and Underhill-all Of whom
PLAYED a brilliant game for Northwes-
tern last fall-may return to school
Brightmirc went to the officers train
ing camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
but lost out because of fiat feet
something mis- football opponents didn't
discover last fall.
Northwestern plays the University or
Michigan at Evanston on Nov. "A and
Coach Murphy is eager to develop a
SQUAD capable Of making a determined
showing against the Wolverines.
Of v1f> in -
University of Chicago camp. Coach
Stagg faces one of the hardest football
problems of his career, as last year
team is literally shot to pieces the re-
suit Of enlistmentS and loss OF stars
through graduation.
It is probable that StaSg will build
his team around Gor2as and Bondsin
ski. guards. and Carl BrclOs, end. There
also is ray OF hope in the announce
ment that Charles Higgins. all western
guard, may play. Higgins Is MEM
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has been expecting for three months
to leave for France. but which
sees no immediate departure. Parker
and Mcpherson also may return
to fiji in the gaps in the line. Don Har-
IL
of the university probably will be a
candidate for center.
Red" Jackson. a brother of last
years captain. Is regarded as the only
member Of last years freshmen squad
I'D to the varsity standard. Curtis
the track and baseball star. may at
tempt to win a place In the backf1eld.
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 arsen
al learning all about ordnance. Others
who have graduated or have enlisted
are: Captain Jackson. tackle: Schafer
Agar, Graham. Gordon and Chan. half
backs :Pershing and Knipschild, quar-
terbacks: Norgrcn. and Fisher CEN
ten; Hanish. fullback.
Caddock to Be Re -exa mined.
Des Moines Sept. l5.-Earl Caddock