The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-27
ATHLETICS At
EARLHAM HAS
GOOD OUTLOOK
Strong Football Squad is Ex-
pected This Year-Good
Freshmen Material Coming.

AT Earlham college as at other col
leges there will be some lack Of ma
terial for athletics this year. but on
the whole athletics will be helped
rather than hurt by the war.
Athletics will be played strong" In
the school course at Earlham. Physi-
cal education will be compulsory with
Coach Move in charge of the boys
work and Miss Comstock in charge OF
the girls. Harold Brown will be assist
ant physical director under Move.
This fall. instead Of waiting for
school to open to start practice 'candi-
for the varsity football team for the
first football game that will be held
about three weeks after school starts.
Practice will start about the middle
Of September
Last year the captains elected for
the teams were: Jessup for basketball
and Rockford for football A new
election for football captain will have
to be held, as Rockford has entered
the service, but Jessup, the basketball
captain. will probably return to school
this fall. The basketball schedule will
be made out after school opens.
None Of the football men graduated
last year. What men have entered the
known that a number have enlisted.
Captain Edwards of the basketball
team is now in France in the Friends
Unit and Meeks is In the army.
With Jessup as head of the basket
ballers and Robinson star Of the Rich
mond high school team, who is to en-
ter Earlham this fall, and White Of
Lebanon coming, the chances look
bright for fast squad Of leather
tossers.
In the fotball squad at least eight
"E" men will be back in school and
among these are Sumner and Howard
Mills, Jessup, Osborne, Pitts, Tits
Worth, Raiford and Gordon. With
these men as q backbone, the team
should be much better than last year.
1t has been several years since Earl
ham has had G state championship,
but from the present outlook even
the most pessimistic see "a silver lin
in the cloud" and are looking forward
TO carrying off the state honors.
The Freshman class of Earlham
from the present indications will be
the strongest from an athletic stand
point that has ever entered the school.
Whit. who for two years played on the
all-state basketball team and was cap
tain. one year will enter college here.
He was on the Lebanon team for three
years and they took the state cham
pionship twice. Miller of Rochester
will also enter Earlham. Miller was
another member Of the state team.
All the Richmond fans" remember
Charley Robinson, one OF the stars of
the Richmond high school team last
year and one who will make hard
fight for a place on the first squad in
college. Last year "Tobe" Jessup en-
ord in the athletic world. He has the
distinction OF being the first Freshman
to be awarded an CO. in four major
sports. lie won them In basketball.
baseball. track and football. 1t may
be possible that some of the Freshman
class this year can equal this record.
Besides all these Freshman athletes.
practically all the old players are to
return. The basketball squad will be
hit the heaviest. as they lose their old
captain, Edwards, and one of the
standby guards, Speedy" Meeks.
Carey can probably fill Edwards po-
sition and Johnson or Ellsworth can
hold down the guard position.
In football an all-star backfield
should be developed including, Jessup.
"Cy' Pitts, Raiford, Jefferis, Stanley,
Davis, Glass and Clark These men
are all old players and no doubt they
will be made to fight for their posi-
tons by some of the youngsters.