Indiana daily times., 1920-09-17

places on the team,
In spite of the fact that Coach Evans
has not been lucky enough to ind but
a rev experienced players on his squad,
AFTER seeing the squads of the three
indianapolis High schools in action, It
IS evident that Technical will have the
heaviest team, while Manual and Short
rldge VIII be about equal in weight.
Inc difference in weight, however, will
amount to little, because all three Of the
schools viii have heavy, strong eIeVens
Ine coaching star at Manual is ex-
eeptionally strong. Evans, the tall line
man VINO played on the Morningside
squad when that team beat Nebraska,
has spent the summer at Illinois Uni
yers1ty, attending the coaching school Of
Robert c. Zuppke whose trick plays have
kep5 Illinois near the top in western
the Carthage College, and shorty" Nor
rison, former quarter back at the Kan
EYens.
After viewing the work of the Manual
squad at Willard Park yesterday it must
ne said that the Red and White ath-
letes are willing workers and are try
Ing hard to do just what their coach
wants done Signals have not been given
out, but the men were sent through the
plays, each play being called for in
stead of signals being called.
The men were taught to handle the
DaI and the nnemen were drilled in
charging. The weight seems evenly dis
tributed between the line and the hack
field and the Manual backs viii be
heavy enough to have the drive which
viii cause their opponents lire to worry.
Coach Evans plans two sets-of backs.
One set VIII be a heavy, smashing com
0lnation. strong on both defense and
onense. The other viii be composed OF
ngnr, fast-running, sure passing athletes
Victor Helm, tall and well built, was
at center on the senior team. his pass
Ing Is good considering that he has not
mad the chance to play football during
MS nrst three years at Manual Helm
has the height, which makes it possible
Tor him to see where he passes the ball
when he gives It to the back field men.
be has weight enough to hold his own
with any high school center In the State.
GOOD MAN
FOR LINE.
Carl Wundrum is another man try
ing for center. He is not as tall as
Helm, but Is heavy and powerful in
build 1t is possible that Coach Evans
VIII Try Wundrum at either tackle or
guard and in that way strengthen his
line. Stots and Hartman, two seniors,
appear to be likely candidates for the
guard positions.
Cecil Carl is the big man OF the Man
ual squad, and he weighs 200 He car
<ies his weight well and Is tying for
guard: The big athletes will help out
on defense, for he charges hard and fast
for a man of his weight.
The tackle positions are one of the
big problems confronting Coach Evans.
The coaches at the other schools have at
least one experienced tackle for their
teams but Evans must teach two or
more boys to play that an-important
position.
York, a big, husky nneman, was
worked at tackle, as was Lawrence
Behrent, who is a lighter man than
York, on the senior team, and these
two appeared to be the best OF Manuals
tackles. Behrent, who is a member OF
a family Of famous athletes, has speed
and fight and should land a regular job
en- Manuals first team.
Red" Hynes looks to be the type Of
player who VIII develop into one of the
best end men in the city. He gets into
the play well and is fast and has the
build Of real end man. Ahrens, another
good end man, was the other senior in
the lineup. Pront was worked at half
back, but would go well at end. Manual
appears to have better material tor end
men than either Shortridge or Technical
Sommers was worked at full back. He
would make a better half back than full
back and the shift would make room for
Louis Reichel, heavier back field man,
who has some experience at football.
Sommers Is track and basketball star
and is wonderfully fast Reichel is the
ideal man for full back. He starts fast
and hits hard VIII Wertz, better known
as Dutch" is a hahback who has
played the game OF football, having
played in the back field of the Lauter
Grays. He is a hard worker and passes
the ball well on long forward passes.
He is built to make a good defensive
man as well as offensive player.
.'HARaIE" BEST
oUARTER bet.
Harold Harmeson appears to be Man
uea's best bet as a quarter back, and,
In fact. is as good or better than any
quarter at the other two high schools.
fast and aggressive, he calls his plays
IN voice that can be heard While no
signals were used, still it was easy to
see That Harmesoa, who announced each
play, could call signals in q way that
could be heard and that ne made his
teammates line up fast He is a speedy
rlInner.
There is one man whose play is re-
ally a feature of the Manual football
squad. Chang Lee, born IN Korea, has
played football for three years In the
Hawaiian Islands and he likes the game
&C end he plans to return to the Ha-
waiian Islands after he has completed
HIS course at Manual and at some uni
tersity to coach football.
While Manual is still a squad of mex
perienced players and Coach Evans has
a big problem before him, the old light
ing spirit Of the Red and White athletes
is not lacking. This spirit won the first
place for the Manual track team In the
state High School meet last spring and
IN the old days the never quit" spfrit
Of the Manual athletes made them one Of
the hardest football teams to defeat il
The Central West.