The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-23
AMES EXPECTS
FAIR ELEVEN
Iowa Agsies are Hoping for Return OF
Old Army and Navy Men snc
Young Stars for
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Team.
MANY AFTER LINE JOBS
Competition for Forward Places Will
be Fast, According to Dope
from Cyclones
Camp.

AMES, Ia, Aug. 23-"Oh, pretty
fair says Director c. w. Mayser,
when he is asked about the prospects
for the 1919 football season at Iowa
State college, where he shapes the
destinies of Cyclone teams. As he
says it he wears look that seems
to spring on the one side from a
memory OF the enthusiastic forecasts
OF other western teams and on the
other from a feeling that at Ames
there is also some reason to be
hopeful.
@Pretty fair" means, Director May
ser explains. that If tire football vet
ersns who went into the army and
nayy get back in time. and il the
most promising younger men return.
and II nothing goes wrong with
them after they get here. then Iowa
state college should make a good
showing, For there is promise of
the return Of fourteen or more out
standing men, some OF them winners
Of places on the all-Missouri Valley
conference eleven in other years.
Denfield, captain-elect. is sure to
return and will be out for his old
place at tackle. Wallace, brilliant
center, expects to be released from
the marines in time to make the
squad. and ''Dick" Barker. an all
conference guard, says he is return
ing. Carberry, former end; 'Lafe"
Young, star tackle; Jahnda, who
played end with real pep, and link,
a strong tackle, complete list OF
experienced linemen that must make
Director Mayser's heart glad.
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ton for places back OF the line.
Mayser is certain that Bill Davis
will be back, and before he went into
the army he proved himself a won
derful man with the ball and also on
Tucker, "Bill" Paige and Jodijodn
are also men of the same caliber
who have said they will be back in
college. With these men and others
not so well known, the coaches
should be able to maintain a danger.
GUS back field throughout every
game of the season. For the quarter
back position, two high class men
are to be available, Walters and
Boyd. They are fast they have good
football judgment and they have
courage and power.
1t is not safe to predict Just how
these men will take to the game this
year after a couple of years in the
army and navy. Camp and ship rou. |
tine may have had uncertain effects
upon them as athletes. However,
they will return more mature and |
not unlikely none of their old time /
dash and skill impaired.
When the team reports at Ames, |
September 10, it will find Mayser in /
charge of the football squad again, /
and with him K. G. Coutchie, a for
mer University of Chicago star who |
made a record as coach of the Cham
paigns ILL.,, high school eleven. II is !
Director" Mayser, for he is in full
charge of physical training and ath-
letics at Iowa State college, succeed
ing Clyde Williams when the latter
resigned last spring.
Mayser has been on the job all
summer, keeping in touch with the ,
old men and planning his campaign !
for the season. Incidentally, he is I.
looking after the installation of a
dozen acres of new football fields for |
a big program Of intramural sports. |
The playing season for Iowa State /
college opens October 4, with the |
following schedule:
October 4-Coe at Ames.
October 11-Grinnell at Ames.
October 18-Missouri at Columbia |
October 25-Kansas at Ames.
November Nebraska at Lincoln. /
( November 15-Kansas State col |
lege at Ames.
November 22-Iowa at Iowa City.
November 2T-Drake at Des Moiues