Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-11
MATERIAL AT
SHORTRIDGE is
OF HIGH GLASS
Plenty of Weight Among Big
Squad of Candidates Try
ing for Football.
COACH OUTLINES PLANS
by HEzE CLARK.


ridge high school football squad. This
football hopefuls yesterday afternoon by
Coach Russell julius. who sent his ath.-
letes through two and half hours of
hard practice at the high school athletic
field near Fairview park.
1.-THE first man that even says he
feels like quitting will go or OF the
squad" declared the giant coach.
As "Tubby" Julius gave his perspir-
Ing young athletes a minute In which
to get their wind back after doing
also the famous duck waddle," the Blue
and White football players began to
realize they were training for man.
game and that their coach KNOWS his
stuff" and will have no mercy on man
who quits.
WORK LIKE THE
BOYS OF OLD
But there we're no cutters among the
thfrty-six and the boys worked just
ike the husky athletes Of years ago
who won many state championships on
the gridiron for Shortridge.
This Is the first time since the season
of 1907 that high school football has been
enjoyed by the boys Of the three Indian
apolis schools Manual Training and
Technical High schools are reputed 10
have much larger squads than short
ridge, but the Blue and White coach
made 1t plain 10 his men yesterday that
1t was not the size OF the squad that
counted, but the man who doesn't quit
who wins football games.
They. can put only eleven men on the
field at one time, just the same as we
can" declared Coach julius, and the
men VIII oare in the best physical con-
dition and don't quit are the men who
win"
The alumni of shortridge High school
are showing an interest In what the
boys are doing and each day some for
mer gridiron star visits the practice
field
Paul Hawkins. famous shortridge
quarterback, who won the last gains
between Manual and Shortridge by
long, lodging run for a touchdown. told
the Blue and White football men that
the alumni were pleased that rooteall
had been re-established in the high
schools and that they were also pleased
to see so mauS candidates out for po-
sitions on the squad.
PLENTY OF BEEF
FOUND IN SQUAD.
1t was just twenty years ago when
the writer trotted out In football toys
to try for q position at halfback on the
Shortridge High school team. Many peo'
pie say the boys were larger and hus-
kier In those days and that the boys
at Shortrioge now are such little Kids
that they won't make much Of a football
team. no matter who coaches them.
20 and out-what kind OF material Coach
julius has from which TO build his
eleven. First, after giving the squad
the once over" IL must De said that
there viii be enough weight az Short
ridge to develop q team that will equal
any other high school eleven In the
state. To be sure ''Tubby" has set
OF inexperienced young athletes, but
are boys who have played football at
other high schools and who know the
game Around these Coach julius will
build his eleven, using men who won
honors IN track and basketball for the
north side school; In addition to the
thirty-six men who worked yesterday,
afteen more are on the list to report
Monday, and among thha number Is =
boy named Sullivan, who Is reputed to
be a snappy, fast quarterback with much
experience.
The coach IL beginning the work OF
building q team In the right way-he IL
teaching the rudiments Of the game. He
is showing the athletes how 70 tackle.
forward pass, how TO handle the football
generally, how to step In, kicking the
bali; how 70 straight arm and sidestep,
and the many things that player must
know to be a real football man. Monday
the new equipment will be issued and
the players viii get down to the hardest
kind OF work.
While the coach was instructing some
Of bis players in the rudiments OF sthe
game, other players we're working, shoot
ing the bah across the neld, kicking II
and catching the pigskin. 1t was not
ouely had played football Among these
shortridge High school has q find" in
James Ray. The big boy played right
tackle on the Columbia High school at
be real football player Fletcher Lashy,
school half back, is at shortridge, and he
seems TO have the speed and carries him
self we'll.
ANOTHER BUTLER
AFTER HoNoRs.
Donald Irwin. a powerfully built boy.
Is after the center position There are
any number Of players who could be de-
yeloped into halfbacks and ends. Jimmy
Butler, the younger brother OF toe a.
nous Michigan university quarter mile
runner, Harry Butler, Is among this
number. Temple Smith, a fast runner,
would go strong at quarter or halfback.
George Clark, who played halfback on
some boy step to beat him TO bsck1eld
position Floyd is another man who
should be tried at quarterback.
William Cox, the younger brother of
the famous Wabash college athlete. lacks
experience IN football but might 1T In
well at fullback or end, for he has
height and speed. Harold Caldwell. we'll
known as a basketball player, Is wear
ing football toys. Richardson is another
young athlete who gives signs Of making
good on the team. Harvey, a big, curly
haired boy, would make a good tackle
for be has the build to play that posi-
ton. Heber Taylor should prove to be
a fact backheld man.
While the ShortridGe schedule is far
from being complete, still It Will start
oct. .. and a game with Wilkinson
High school on the local gridiron prob
ably viii be the opener. The team may
play Richmond High school at Richmond
Oct. Is or 16. Shortrldge viii play
Wabash High school at Wabash, Ind,
Oct. 20. This will be the first time
Shortridge has met Wabash since Red"
Milliner, the star Wabash High school
half back, defeated Shortridge in 1901.
! Shortridge meets Manual Training
High school Nov. - and will close its
season Nov. "a. the day before Thanks
giving. when Coach julius team meets
the Technical High school eleven.
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