Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
BALLOON MEN PLAN
. CLASSY FOOT BALL
GAMES FOR OMAHA
Stars of First Magnitude Are Included in Lineup of
Khaki Eleven Gathered From North and South,
East and West; Nebraska Boys Will Make
Team

Service elevens promise 10 furnish
/ the class OF Missouri Valley foot
ball this year. In this respect Omaha
!. is extremely fortunate and indica-
/ lions point to series OF extremely
fast games to be~played in this city,
Fort Omaha has a wealth OF ma
tcrial from which to pick team and
will be coached by players knowing
every detail OF loot ball as taught
by the leading university coaches
not only of the cast but Of the entire
United States.
Lieut.. ]. G. Mckay, formerly a
University of Pittsburgh player and
later coach OF the same team, will
be head coach OF the army team. He
will be assisted by Capt. F. Dep.
Townsend, for two years member
OF the Williams team and for three
years a tackle on the Harvard
eleven. While a member OF the Har-'
ward team he was picked as an AL
american tackle.
Practice Starts Late.
Lieut.. Falk and Spang will also
assist in whipping the squad into
shape for the stiff games which
lave been scheduled. Falk jumped
into a fame as a teammate of the
famous Dobbie, now head coach at
annapolis Navel academy. while
playing on the indicated Universe
ty Of Washington team. He will
have charge OF coaching the ends.
Spang is another Harvard man hav-
ing played two years on the varsity
team He later coached the fresh
man team of his Alma Mater witt,
success
The late start secured By the fly
ing soldiers may prove somewhat
sof a handicap to them in the early
games. but they arc working daily |
to whip the team in shape as rapid |
III as possible. Park commissioner
has donated the use of Miller Park
to the boys in khaki for practice
purposes. as suitable grounds could
not be found on the military re-
sereve.
No team has been picked from
The large squad that turned out for
practice, and it is not probable that
a definite team will be selected I'M
til just before the Creighton game
next Saturday. In addition to the
coaches, who will play il necessary,
the balloon boys have galaxy OF
stars from which TO pick the team.
Nebraskans Will Play.
Sergeant Moore, former 'Univer-
s;ty OF Nebraska player, is practic-
ally sure of berth OH the army
team. Tracy. who appeared i'll
suit Of Creighton molcskins, is an-
other likely candidate for the
eleven. Reynolds Of the University
OF California, is a western star who
il showing class in the early play
ing, while the cast is represented
BY Dresser from the University of
Georgia. Deeds and Whistler, ex-
OF the fast Haskell In
dian team, have number OF willy
tricks which they expect to prove
to their opponents.
klng, a former captain OF 1ne Uni
vcrsity of Virginia team. will prove
one of the bulwarks about which
lie army team will be constructed.
With the exception OF the game
Saturday.which will be played on j
The Creighton campus, all games
scheduled for Omaha, will be
nlayed at Rourke park.
An extrmcly stiff schedule has
been arranged and the ballqonlsts
will be forced to exert every en-
srgy to win. The schedule as ar /
ranged. will include the following
oetober :s-creighton on Creighton
'ieid,
Omaha.
November Scamp Funston at Kansas
city. '
November 1s-Camp Grant at Omaha. =
jianapolis ::
November 2e-Fort Harrison at Indian /
lpols Il
{ November 2s-rort Riley at Omaha :
Tentatively ,la
November sO--Camp Dodge at Omaha.