Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-10-04
GRID PROSPECTS
At WILLAMETTE
BRIGHTEST YET

i With 40 men out for daily serimmage,
among them many letter men and exi
service men, football prospects at Will
4 lamette are booming high. With Coach
r. l.. Mathews at the helm and lot
lerced-to work upon, Old King Dope is
beginning to say, ''This will be the big
igest year ON the gridiron that the Wes-
lleyan institution has seen since the out
break of the great war. y
Although Coach Mathews just return
cd to school this week, he is rapidly
whipping the squad into. condition for
the season which is to open with the
alumni game Saturday, October IL. The
squad has been working hard since the
first day of school, September IS, under
the direction of Captain Harold Dimick.
The coach has continued this hardening
process since his arrival on the field,
land, after week of concentrated drill
in blocking, tackling, charging the ma
chine, and handling the ball, finds the
warriors in good shape for some rough
serimmage.
/ An initial scrimmage of 30 minutes
was held Wednesday afternoon with the
result that some blood was spilled and
a number of bruises sustained. Basler,
who is out for center, and Sherwood,
who is crowding his opponent for full
back, were among those banged up.
Throughout the period every man ON
the squad fought with "blood in. his
leye, +" as if he were driving through to
Berlin. When the period ended, there
were two real football machines in ae-
|tion and they were carrying the pig
skin in bloody good way.
Coach Mathews was well-pleased with,
the scrimmage from the standpoint of
the work done, also from the standpoint
of new material which came to the sur.
face during the tussle, and which had
mot become conspicuous during the con
ditioning grind. Captain Dimiek is
starting the season in accordance with
his previous whirlwind record. Dimick
has played on the varsity team since
1916 with the exception of last season
when he was in the service.
Wapato, of Wenatchee, WASH is an
other man Of the big league type who
will place on the team this season. He
will be big factor in the plunging
back field. Wapato has been on the var
sity eleven since his registration as
freshman in 1917 ssWap'' is enlisting
as fullback
Ross Miles of Salem is among the
new men who will prove real t1na 80
the school. He is out for tackle JOB
and will be hard stone in the stone
wall line. Miles was student for some
time at Pacific college, Newberg, but
has been in the service ror the past two
years.
Paul Brown, who will likely hang up
at tackle position when the season opens
is another" VIZ man who will strength
en- the line. Brown played on the eleven
in 1915, likewise in baseball and track.
Last season he played on the Seattle
Naval Reserve team.
Attil Irwin, better known as ''Toughie
Irwin, !" is another wa man and ex-
service man who will add greatly to the
formidableness Of the team in the posi-
tion of quarterback. AS freshman in |
1915 irwin played as quarter and made
an excellent showing gfor his grit and /
ability.
Loren Basler of Grants Pass will be !
another mainstay in the gridiron con-
tests this year. Basler was member
of the 1917 machine. Last season tBas''
played on navy team and before COM
ing to Willamette, he experienced in
high school football
Lester Day is making a showing for
his weight and experience. Despite his
weight, l40 pounds, Day will make all
his rivals go some to keep him from a
guard position, Day is wizard at
busting through the line. He played !
with navy team last year.
Russell Rarey, varsity 1917, is making
a fine showing in the back field. Rarey
is a consistent fighter and plays hard
avery second of the game. Rus /"
fight alone is pretty sure to land him
berth as back.
Edwin Socolofsky, who first picked
his "W'' in the fall of 1917, is out with
his old time fight, "Soako got his
first experience at the rough game at il
Walter Socolofsky, brother of Ed,
comes to Willamette this year from Sa-
lem high, where he tucked away an
81 in football. Although this is his
first experience in intercollegiate foot
bah, his showing indicates that there is
m end position awaiting him.
Ninson, star football and track man
from st. Johns high school, Portland, is
another freshman who will probably
place on the varsity eleven. Vinson
played end on the Seattle naval reserve
cam last season.
Although there is new material coming
'ut every day and some changes may
necessarily follow, the following is a
probable iineup for the start of the sea-
son:
HALF baeks--Dimick, Rarey.
Fullbaek-W Wapato.
Ends--Waltet socolofsky, vinson.
Tackles Miles, Brown.
Guards Thomas, Waltcr Ransom.
Confer -Basler.
Observation-Disclosures.
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