Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-26
BEARCAT
PROGRAM
STIFFENS
Boiler Prescribes All
Hard Work In Pre-
paration for Oregon
Game Here Saturday
By Spike.


HaT1 WOTk anu lOLb VI ~.
That is the prescription which
Coach Roy Boiler has handed out
to the Bearcat football aspirants to
be taken in heavy doses during the
coming few days. Only five days
remain before the cardinal and
gold warriors lock horns with
Coach Huntingtons University of
Oregon gladiators and the Bear
cats are a long way from being
prepared to give battle to such
opponents. Friday will be given
over to light signal work, and thus
only four days remain for Boilers
crew to engage In real practice.
Material Looks Good.
On the whole Boiler appears
satisfied with the manner in
which his team is shaping and
were 1t not for the Oregon game
Of next Saturday he would have
cause to be pleased. Both in num-
bers and the quality of individual
material the Willamette squad this
year is one OF the best that ever
answered the call Of a local coach.
Something better than 80 men
were out in uniforms Saturday
afternoon and fully two-thirds of
them apepar to have the makings
IT football players.
While Boilers first string, as it
d. Oh 10 a fnr
prorary arrangement of players in
which old men were given prefer
ence in most cases, 1t has all of
the ear-marks of a first class col
lege football team In the making.
Here is the way they have been
lining UP for signal practice and
scrimmage, which started in earn
est Saturday afternoon.
Some Points Weak.
Balm, center; White and Ram
sey, guards; Lawson and Nickel,
tackles; Barnes and Patton. ends;
Edwards, quarter; zeller and
Irvine, halves; Socolofsky. full
back.
Taken as a whole this aggrega-
tion looks strong, but there are a
few weaknesses to be strengthened
before the defense is strong
enough to stop a quartet of hard
plunging backs, or the offense
slashing enough to gain ground
consistently against class A line.
Saturday saw Boilers first
move toward the permanent or
ganization OF his team, when fans
say Irvine shifted from his tradi-
tional position as quarterback to
that OF running mate for Captain
Zeller at half. Richards was rele-
gated to the second string and Ed
wards, Portland youth, went in
In Irvine's old berth. zeller is
now calling the signals. From the
sidelines the shift had the appear
ance of SO per cent improve
Enent.
Edwards a Find.
OF the new men Edwards stands
out as find His experience has
been gained on independent teams
In Portland and he shows the need
OF coaching on the finer points of
the game, but he has speed,
handles himself well and covers
his ground like a veteran. Isam, a :
freshman from Grants Pass, is an
other aspirant for the quarterback
Job who shows promise.
Granberg, husky from Mt. \
Vernon, Wash, is bidding hard :
for the center position and with :
bis advantage of weight should .
give the veteran, Balm, lively :,
contest If he can master the tech = !,
pique of the job. The pivot posi- :
hon is at present the weakest spot
In the Bearcat machine. 9
Ends Not Real Class. =
Selection of pair of ends who
can halt the encircnng attack OF a
bunch OF fast backs is another
problem which is worry Boiler. +
Barnes and Patton have not yet
shown real conference class and
who Is temporarily dis
placed from the backfield. will
have to show more speed and
hcadwork before he can displace
either of the wing men.
Others on the squad who are HI
conceded to have look-in for first
string honors are Nee and Mood
by, guards; Rookstool, Skeene and
Rarey, tackles; Cramer, Michael
son, Caughlan and oliver. backs.
Heavy scrimmage and signal
practice In the afternoons, with
chalk talks for an hour
In the evenings are to be featured
On Boilers schedule for this week
up to and including Thursday
of class work and the
afternoon practice period are
a hardship. as 1t gives
3ohler only about 80 minutes each
lay to work with his full squad
Jnder this handicap he is making |
lis offensive plans for the Oregon
same as simple as possible and the
etinue OF plays to be used in that
Same will not include more than
i've or six. l
Principal work in preparation
or the tangle with the Eugene
ads is being centralized on the de-
ense. I'M
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