South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-03
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR PREP LADS
Coaches Burnham and Cooper
to Tutor Squad-FaCe
Hard Schedule.

The lid will be knocked from the
local high school football can Thurs
day afternoon at Leeper's field when
Coaches Burnham and Cooper viii
lead their pigskin candidates thru
their initial practice.
Last season Coach Cohlmeyer fac
ed few green men to pick an eleven
from. while this year Coaches Burn
ham and Cooper will see an ocean
Of pigskin artists report for practice.
only two experienced men, Waters
and Buntman were left last season
after the elimination OF Farage,
Glueckert and Lienhart. 10 build the
team around. This year seven letter
men will be present along with
many new recruits 10 the game and
service men New coaches are an
other change in the long list. Cohl-
meyer last season had the response
bility of making a team. while Burn
ham and Cooper will take the squad
in hand this season. Cooper and
Burnham have always worked per.
fectly together along all kinds OF
sports Burnham always takes care
Of the back field and ends and
Cooper takes the line.
Most of the men are in perfect
shape for the coming grind having
put on beef and muscle during the
summer.
Service Men Back.
The government has let loose sew
eral valuable men TO the school in
Guiding O'DeH. HIATT. Long and pos
sibly Eller. While every one Of these
men never played on a varsity they
are acquainted with the game. o.
Dell ard HIATT are linesmen both tip
ping the scales near 10. Long and
Eller are back field men. The letter
men that will be represented are:
hollowell. Strickler. Wedel Smith.
Capt Buntman. Rose, Edwards and
Zuver. Strickler, Smith, Edwards,
Wedel and Stricken are all back
field men. while the others belong
to the line.
The line is expected TO be the
strong hold of the local eleven as
there are many good men out for
the center. guard and tackle posi-
tions. Capt Buntman may be shift
ed 10 the back field thus making
the fight for the line berths easier.
and strengthening the back field.
The back field will undoubtedly be
very light this season. The end posi-
lions above are puzzling the local
mentors. Edwards, Smith and Wedel
changing of from back field to end
last season, while il is certain that
all these men Will be needed in the
back field Probably some new men
will come 10 the front and hold
down these positions.
Hard Schedule.
This years schedule is in every
has experienced in years. There will
be seven games in all. three of these
| being with Michigan towns Many
old standbys have been dropped from
| the schedule, while other new ones
have been added. Hammond, Gary
and South Bend have always been
| the foremost elevens in northern
Indiana
Kentland undisputed champions
| Of Indiana, is another team that the
| local would like TO come in contact
with The Kentland crew last sea
| son gave the locals the worst
/ trouncing they received since the
| first eleven the school had, the score
being g. to 0. The locals went down
/ 10 Kentland expecting to buck up
against a rube team, but 10 their
surprise they found Eckersau OF the
| Chicago Tribune had been brought
down from Chicago by George Ace
/ and other prominent men Of Kent
| land TO coach the team. and their
first plays sent the Benders up in the
air This years eleven is anxious
TO redeem their defeat and get a
post season game with the state
| champs The local season ends Nov
10 so this would De an easy task.
Play Michigan Teams
Mishawaka will have team this
! wear. but no contest has so far been
! arranged with the locals. Proba bly,
f one will be scheduled it will be
played on Sept %. The big game
II home will be between Grand
/ Rapids and Kalamazoo. both the
| wolverine teams starting training
| 1t the end OF August Kalamazoo
| is st Wall lake near Michigan City
getting in the best possible shape
and are out 10 take the state champ
| ionship away from Lansing The
local basket ball squad played al
Kalamazoo last winter. and from
! he size of the Kalamazoo five they
should have a whale OF an eleven
| LogansporJ and Elkhart will be the
other home games. Elkhart havine
many old men back along with sew
cral return men. one OF these beine
Ed Goodall a former second team
man at the local high DowagiaC
he opening game OF the season
Elkhart and Hammond Will be the
cut OF town contests
The schedule follows: South Benz
al Dowagiac. Oct. 4: Elkhart a.
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