The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-11-18
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football team which will enter the fray
against Lawrence week from Thurs
day is daily becoming keener. With
hardly any of the eleven places on
the team cinched and new material
showing up well, the older Tigers are
finding that they have their hands
full to retain the old prestige. Men
who have won their first laurels this
year are forced to keep up the fight in
order that they may be sure of let
ters at the end of the season.
Missouri's backfield, touted at the
first of the season as the strongest
part of the Tiger machine, was not
the backfeld that entered against the
| Washington Pikers. This part of the
team was almost entirely new, Harry
Viner, the acting captain being the
only old letter man not only in the
backfield but in the game for any
length of time Viner was taken out
with a tackled shoulder toward the
end of the third quarter.
Eight Men to Pick
A Backfield From.
The natural backfield, judging from
past records at Missouri, would con-
sist of Captain Stankowski, Edwards,
Collins and Viner. Stankowski is out
of the game for good, Edwards is still
limping from a bad ankle, Collins
was unable to raise his arm over his
shoulder last Saturday, while Viner
is now suffering from an injury sim
liar to the one received by Collins.
| The backfield that started at st. Louis
consisted of Viner, Lewis, Sylvester
and Forster and two men in particu-
lar were new in their positions. Lew
is had never played quarter before
for the Tigers, and his work proved
that he could handle that position
we'll, while the outstanding star of the
. entire game was "Bill'' Sylvester,
who had never played any football to
amount to anything before. Peterson
went in and made a touchdown and
Packwood was the man who was call
ing signals when pete" went over.
So these two must also be given
front place in consideration of back
field men for K. U. For the four back
field places Missouri will have eight
reliable men, and while it is quite
possible that all may get into the
Jayhawker struggle, it is certain that
each one of those eight knows it is a
man-sized fight they are in!
In the line, Hardin is giving Kolb,
old letter man, a hard fight for the
center position, Kolb having been
Handicapped by an injury for several
weeks. Bahr and Stablein are also
eligible for play at this position!
Travis seems safe in his position at
tackle, but King, who went in for
Blumer, played a good game Satur-
day The Pikers had Missouri close
back to the Black and Gold goals and
in their work for a score threw all
their play at King. King held and
proved to Coach Miller that he was
worthy of consideration for future
service, even on a team which aspires
to Valley championship honors. Four
men are eligible for guard places,
Shannon, Andrews Vilkas and
Diercks, all of whom are being watch
ed closely by Coach Tom Kelley, who
is picking the men who will play in
the line at Kansas. Ruth has devel-
oped into scrappy end while Goepel,
a regular, Hamilton and Schroeder
are also making bids for these two
positions.
things that will count strongest at
Lawrence" said one member of the
Tiger coaching staff, "and with this in
view we are assuring NO man a place
on the Tiger team that will go in
against X. U.-at least not now, any
way"
Intensive Training
Starts for Tigers,
With seven more practice days at
the most the Tigers started work yes
terday on the last lap of their 1919
workout-a period which may mean
the greatest honors in the Valley con-
ference, or most disappointing de-
feat
Lose them all and win from Kan
sas, and still you've done WE'LL" was
the way one Missouri coach was well
coined at Missouri when he started
work here several years ago. Coach
Miller, with Phelan and Kelley, has
lost only to Nebraska, but they may
lose to Kansas. And Missouri, feel