El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
Southeastern Football Conference VIII Be
Closely Contested This Season With Four
Veteran Teams In Action: Illa71v Stars Back

] DOPING out the possible champion
y Of the southwestern athletic con-
] ference in the 1913 season rush for
I the premier football honors is as Diff
ficult a task as makinE a fortnightly
prediction Of the winner Of the CON-
ing world series classic. Under ordi-
nary conditions. the dopester has a
trying task in attempting 70 select
a winner The proposition is all the
more difficult this season. The eligi-
ollity Of freshmen to participate in
intercollegiate football together with
the return OF numerous stars in the
camps OF all colleges makes the prob
len OF eliminating championship con-
tenders a difficult one.
FosIr Teams in Race.
A casual glance over the personnel
q the various teams in the confer
ence reveals che fact that a four
cornered race can reasonably be ex-
Recled during the season Just opened
me University OF Oklahoma with SO
letter men reported back. Texas A. &
- with IS MONOGRAM men in the
field. University Of Texas with II .sTss
men on the Eridir0n. and Rice In
sllurs with an unusual array OF nix
SKIN stars viii be the strong COM
pelilors for the gonfalon.
The dope bucket in all lizI-
hood win be upset again this year
On Unexpected occasions since
baylor, s. ~ L. and Southwest
ern university have strong teams
70 place on the field. Oklahoma
A. q n VIII also be n worthy
contender to be feared by ali
members Of the conferences. Little
Is known OF Arkansas and Texas
Christian university, hut IL fr he
llered by followers OF the r-arae
that both Institutions viii give
their opponents a lively run FOR
honors-
With l-5 men on the SQUAD coaches
Juneau and van Gent Of the Univer-
slty OF Texas face a strenuous task
q se-ectlnE the personnel Of the team
l-al IS expected by the Orange and
n ME Ians % be q winning aEgreEa-
ION n Lne llrsr game with Howard
E-asne' the Longhorns demonstrated
lnal Wal-e the line is stin weak the
oackEle-d - exceptionally strong and
Mell Versed in football catechfsn
VIZ, Win the expected eligibility Of Dave
eHas slar tackle and captain last
year the coaches can place unon the
ilelu an entire team Of letter men
Some Fast Men.
At end MaIey Hart and Cant aDoaH I
raves are the leading contenders. I
,.n-le Bob Blaine and Lawrence I
Z aIniiton are two other letter uen
lnar are available. At tackle wiz I
pc seen Dave Pena and Julian Nastan I
while sam HarWeu, the wonderful I
80 crop kicker. and Albert Penn. a I
sood place kicker, VIII hold down /
ne guard positions. Bachmann Greer I
aat year center. is expected 10 be j
~ - c4llle Tor that position this i
ear allnougl Kill end last year.
NJ barrow, snorthorn center several 2
,lor me place. 4 lineun OF the I
-ae A4le-Q presents an all letter /
-oillDlna-lon, composed OF Bill Bren-
ian ar quarter. McCallum at right ]
le5loecA, terEuson at left haIfback. I
~ berl Ael-cE az fullhaclI All
places have five or six coutenders
mo these letter men viii have Ia /
hustle TO keen their places
Texas A. a VI. VIII be right ont i
IN front when the Farmers sfea
on the Eridiron saturday for fFeIr
initial game. Coaches Bfhic and
tFraTes viii have the same task ut
college Station that confronfr
an Gent AID juneau nj Austin
IN the selection o. a team. -Four
or live men are trying for everr
position and for the first three
or Aour Eamess places IN the
lineup viii he at urrmluu.-
hntclzerhoclzer. former Southwest
erm quarter. and Morris, a new
man, VIII appear ut the quarter
back position and will be hard
pressed for this place By STAINS
field and BnsIzin.
scrarnbliuE for halfbacils are Hir-
'inootlam, Harrison. Martin. Weir.
nd Acksy. Mahan and Frazier. both
experienced men. are out for fuIlbackl
sith $3.50 chance. Vandervoort. I
'ierce and Anglin are slated for cen
er, ana Murray and Wilson fcautainl
re showing 10 best for guards
lrale and T Davis are candidates
OF guard, while Alexander C191S cap
ain) and Pierce are out for center
lunny McMurrev. OF Cuero. will also
robablv be present in the hackfield
men The more important games Of
ne season are PLAYED.
Brick Hends Owls.
Leading the Rice Owls this year
3 Shirley Brick. Of Fort Worth. one
the best wingmen that ever
enped on Texas Eridiron- Brick
-ll again play at end. while De
ratio Of Tex7rkana. viii nlav at the
Their extremity. At the tackle nosi-
ions are Dain and Jarvis or the 1878
77r1; DlCEin ard Alexander 1918
co-hau men. win play ar ruard.
nile Pollard. Williams. and Under
GOD Of The 1913 SQUAD are. trvouts
n the guard Dosifion Mcfarland
laying his fourth year on the team