The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-09
MPETIT|ON IS
KEEN OVER JOBS
ON H. S. ELEVEN
First Time in Years That Over
Supply of High Glass Material
Available for Football Team
In Chickasha.
LETTER MEN FORCED
TO WORK FOR PLACES
Brotherly Love Cast Aside AS
Steinberger and Adams Broth
ers Battle for Berths;
Strauss Drives Athletes.

While several candidates have
been unable to report for practice
because of the shortage OF football
paraphernalia at the high school, 80
promising candidates for berths on
Dutch" Strauss Cihckasha high
school football team have been
working out this week.
Practice having been under way
for more than two weeks before the
opening of school, the pigskin war
riors scrimmaged Wednesday mf-
ternoon for the first time this sea
son.
Among the men used in the scrim-
mage were; Roach fulback. C.
Steinberger, halfback; White half
back; Craddock, halfback; L.
Adams, quarterback; w. Adams.
Quarterback; Gowdy, halfback:
Cunningham fullback; Harrington,
halfback; Sanders fulback; Stein
berger end and tackle; Hollings-
worth, tackle; Penny, guard and
tackle; Bryant, guard; Green, cen
ter Clarke, center and guard;
Schloterbeck, guard; Washburn,
end; Barry tackle; Hambrlck guard;
Duncan, end.
They're Fighting.
A condition that has not existed
here for seasons is being watched
with interest this season. That con.
dition is competition The thirty-five
candidates are fighting and fighting
hard for football honors
Chief Diamond Roach is meeting
with some opposition for the full
backs job, although the most close
ly contested berths are in the line
and at the halnbacks. RED" White.
Clarke Steinberger, Craddick and
Gowdy will make strong bids for
halfback berths White is a veteran
If the 1919 machine while young
Steinberger served as substitute on
The Powers eleven Gowdy held
regular berth on the second string
team last year.
Craddock Is snappy halfback
He is new man in athletic circles
circles here, having recently moved
to Chickasha from Madill, where he
was seasoned on the gridiron.
Brotherly love is being cast aside
In the race for the quarterbacks
lob. Walter Adams, brother of Capt.
Leland Adams, is opposing his bro
ther for the plotting position. Both
were used at quarter yesterday a.
ternoon in scrimmage
Line Material Plentiful
Coach Strauss is being offered an
abundance Of material with which to
build his line. Washburn, letter
man; Shockley, product of the Jun
ior high school, and others are avail
able for the end positions. Although
Big Steinberger is being used
lome at tackle. he may work into
1 wing Berth
Schlotterbeck and Penny two of
the seven letter men who have re-
ported for practice are again after
positions in the line Penny Is
being used at guard and tackle,
while Schlotterbeck has been play
ing next to the pivot man.
Ray Green. another letter man.
Is fighting for the center job. He is
being opposed by Clarke, athletic
from Bradley high school Although
Clarke lacks experience he is show
ing some real stuff in workouts.
Minnett and other new men will be
factors when Coach Strauss makes
his selection for center.
Hambrick, Bradley, Duncan, Barry
and Bryant are showing good form
in the line.
The first game of the season may
be played here Friday. September
18th.