The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-11
Ill. WESLEYAN
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gustana college football eleven
next Saturday when Swedberg's
proteges mingle with the strong
Illinois Wesleyan team at Ericsson
field. The Bloomington school is
boasting Of one OF the strongest
elevens that has ever been pro-
duced and followers Of Wesleyan's
athletic activities are counting en-
the Methodists winning champion
ship honors In the l. l. A. c.
This expectation is not merely
fancy dream Of the Wesleyan
boosters, for if material and exper-
fenced men have any determination
on the seasons results. and We
have every reason to believe that
these two factors are teams
chief assets, then the Bloomington
gridiron men should come up TO
these expectations. Out of zoo
male students attending Illinois
Wesleyan, IS football recruits an
swered Coach Wimberley's first
call for practice. Out of this raft
of material the Bloomington men-
tor has been able to select squad
of so men which would do any
school twice the size of Wesleyan
credit. Not only are the new
members showing adeptness at the
pigskin sport, but the master mas
tiff eleven is fortunate in retaining
its backfield practically intact, and
two members of last years line.
Chief among the players back to
the Methodist school this year is
Captain Gottschalk. This will be
the fourth year which Gottschaik
has played for Wesleyan. Last
year he was the unanimous choice
Of Little Nineteen football CRITICS
for the position of left tackle on
the mythical eleven, and reports
are to the effect that this PROM
Uses to be his banner year. Van
Meter is the other lineman back
from last year.
Scoring Machine.
In Zinzer, Haussler and Ford,
Illinois Wesleyan has perhaps the
strongest scoring machine Of the
conference Zinzer won untold
praise by virtue OF his open field
running for Peoria high school, be-
ing heralded as second Stinch-
comb, and was also awarded a
place on the all-conference eleven
last year. Haussler and Ford, play
ing left half and full, respectively,
are equally versatile at their posi-
tons and promise to make things
uncomfortable for the Augustana
linesmen.
Despite a rather retrogressiye
start, having lost their first two
. encounters, and also despite the
fact that they are going up against
one of the strongest teams of the
conference next Saturday, the
Augie players have not lost heart
Rather the reverse, for the fight
and enthusiasm which they are dis
playing in ts1s weeks practice
shows determination to shake the
jinx and put the rest of the sea-
sons contest in the debit column
Few Inquiries.
! While there were several sligh:
injuries and bruises incurred in the
fracas against Parsons last Satur.
day. these are not serious enough
to keep any of Swedberg's men OH
of the coming contest with Illinois
Wesleyan. Gully Wilson agai.
broke his little finger but will bt
back for more Saturday. Heidel
bruised his shoulder, but vigorou:
messages after every practice Is
gradually taking the soreness ava,
and he will be in the lineup at thu
first whistle. Captain Lincke vii
be unable to participate in th'
game on account of ineligibility.
Try New Plays.
Several new plays are beirs
dished out to the Augie squad til
week to be used against Wesleyan
Charging tactics are taking cob
; siderable portion of each after
Moons practice. Swedberg is no
satisfied with the charging of hi
linemen and is emphasizing til,
fact that if Augie expects to sto!
the Wesleyan charges, this phas
of the game must be greatly in
proved.