Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-19
N. MN. |. ELEVEN
FACES HARDEST
SCHE DULE EVER
Season Opens With Simmons
College on September "a
and Closes With Arizona
Wildcats Thanksgiving.
Special Correspondence to The Journal

| Especial Correspondence TO Inc Jourhai'j
Roswell, N. NJ, Sept. 1S.-Open-
ing the season on September "a
with the strong simmons college
| team at Abilene, Tex, and closing
the season Thanksgiving day with
the Arizona Wildcats at Tucson, N.
M. M. ]. faces the hardest schedule
in its football history.
| This is the first year that the
cadets have met Simmons on the
| gridiron. For years Simmons col
| lege has been a strong contender
for the west Texas championship.
In 1920 Arizona was the undis-
puted champion of the southwest
Besides these formidable rivals. the
institute will meet their old rivals,
Texas School of Mines. at Ell Paso,
and the New Mexico Aggies at Las
Cruces.
The annual game with West
Texas normal will be played at
Roswell A team representing Bat
terry A, stationed at Roswell. will
be met on Armistice day. One
other game to be scheduled will be
played on the home field. Open
dates have been offered Wayland
college and Clarendon college.
Eight letter men, Lackey. Corn,
Whitley, Hinkle, Godfrey, Bower,
Eastman and Uhli have re-entered
school. The loss of Ward, center
on Van Surdam' s. second all-south-
western, and McQuatters. captain
elect for 1921. will be keenly felt.
| At q meeting of the letter men
Jacobson, all-southwestern half of
the season of 1919. was elected
captain. Jacobson's speed in the
back field will do much to offset
the loss of McQuatters. star kicker.
N. NJ. M. l. men have learned TO
depend on the Speedy 10 Ford in
the pinches. and his election has
given added confidence to the
team.
Fifty-five men answered the
first call for practice. With the
first scrimmage, competition Tor
places on the squad became I'M
usually keen. The veteran ENDS,
McKemy and Robinson. did not re-
enter school. Stratton, Nunnelee,
Hurff, Barnett, Love and Harrison
have shown up well for these posi-
tons. Lackey. Pool and Wright
are candidates for guards. Inc
tackles will be well taken care OF
by Eastman, Davis. Moore. Boone
and Corn. Corn. a veteran of two
years at the tackle position, weighs
only 165 pounds but has out-fought
and out-charged all opponents. lie
is a typical example of the N. M.
M. /. fighting spirit which has kept
the cadets in. the front rank or the
football teams of the southwest.
The center position will be ably
handled by Uhli. veteran guard OF
last years strong eleven. and Arm
strong. brother of N. M. M. is
ll-southwestern center OF 1918.
This will give the institute the
heaviest line in years, Among the
candidates for quarterback are
Whitley, Bowyer and ID. b. smith,
Whitley piloted last years eleven,
which lost only to the University
of New Mexico. Bowyer is also
letter man and an excellent kicker:
Jacobson and Hinkle. veterans OF
the undefeated team of 1919. are
working as halves. Godfrey, the
institutes best plunger, has been
shifted to fullback. Godfrey's
plunging power and Jacobson's
speed will give the cadets strong
offensive. Skipwith, veteran or
Roswell high is showing well IN
practice. Blake. a veteran with
two years experience. has written
his intention of re-entering the in
stitute. He will give added power
to the cadet line.
Facing the most difficult sched-
ule ever faced by an institute
eleven and with the first game but
ten days distant, the squads have
been working at a rapid pace, But
a few days were given over to pre-
liminary practice and the squad
faces it's first scrimmage with every
man determined to make a place
for himself on the eleven which
meets Arizona U. at Tucson.