El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-19
'GRD" TEAMS PREPARE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AFTlNOON;; WORK HARD

CAPT. BOBBY BURNS, who VIII lead
{ \ the Freebooters into action
I against the Buff and yellow eleven
at Rio Grande park Sunday after
noon has announced the lineup for his
team. And the lineup shows the team
10 be fully as powerful as Bobby
I promised It would be. A careful con-
sideration Of this Lineup shows that
I the Freebooters have every reason to
be sanguine as to their ability to take
the naughty Buff and yellow players
down a notch or two, by at least hold
I ms them even
Consideration Of the two teams GER
& tainiy gives the Buff and Yellow no
edge, except a slight one in the back
field. And that appears TO be balanced
by a superior line opposing Ordi-
narily the Buff and yellow team
might be expected 70 have the edge
in team work. As a general thing a
team which has played together Few
times has a big edge IN this respect
over anv "alI star team. But this
T does not hold in this case. for the
Buff and yellow players have had 1T
tie practice together, the players haV-
ing been scattered among teams IN
the Army league. while the FreebOOt-
! ers have had more proctice for this
game than have the Buff and Yellow
members.
WIN Have Strong Men
Capt Burns will have Mccormick.
OF the Motor transport corps, at CEN
Z ter. to oppose Capt. Caller. Ordinari-
" Caller would have the edge on
Mccormick. owing to his greater ex-
] perience and knowledge Of the game
But this advantage Is lost through
Callers weak ankle and consequent
inability to cover the territory Nc
I Cormick does In the recent Seventh
] cavalry Motor transport game Nc
Z C0rmick decisively outplayed K c.
Smith. considered one OF the best Of
Z the service centers-
At the guard positions the
FreebOoters VIII have Grishy and
Lopez, Burns having Induced
them 10 reconsider their iuten-
tion TO retire for the season.
These two guards VIII have all
the best OF ii against Hamilton and
Barry. At the tneAles the Free
hooters viii have Three Persons
and Bergman. The giant Indian
has already played BOslegs TO a
sfandstiu and Il 3 believed that
in Bergman the proper man has
been found 10 hold Truck Han
nah. Whether or not he fully
holds Truck, the latter will not
chatter the Freebooters' line rs
he has other lines he has faced
Grisby- viii be on that side OF the
line and viii be able to render
Borgman valuable support.
At the ends Burns i1as placed
ShToyer OF the Eighth cavalry. and
] the redoubtable Murphy. brilliant No
tor transport end Shroyer has just
come TO FL Paso from Columbus. O..
where he played a great end for the
{ Columbus barracks team. The
strength OF that team may be gath
cred from the fact that the Columbus
barracks played an exhibition game
against Ohio State university. losing
by a score Of 6 TO O. And Ohio State
had its first string in the game. in
Guiding Chick Harley Opposed to
Shroyer and Murphy. VIII be Capt
Wood and the Indian, Norcross- As
Murphy has overcome his one weak
ness and is now turning all plays in,
1r appears that the Freebooters again
have the best Of Il at end
Bills in Bnckfield.
In the backfield the Buff and yell
low win have a slight edge. with Jack
Bills, who is the king Of them all.
Schaeffer. Debenham and Robinson
against Burns, Tice. Couch and Coch-
ran However, the Freebooters win
have the edge at quarterback. for