The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
TICERSCALLED
BETTER THAN
TEAM OF 1909
Roper Says Today's Men Have
Same Spirit But Are Su-
perior in Power TO
Old Bengals.
200 MEN AT BANQUET
Princeton Coach TO Stay for
Game and "Root Like the
Rest of You"-Com-
mends Carrity.

The Tiger team Of 1909 that beat
Kansas was not comparable to this
team. II had that indomitable Missouri
spirit, but add to that the power and
strength Of this feam-then what?"
In this way. W. ". c-Bill7o Roper, IA.
nous Princeton coach. paid splendid
tribute to the Tigers who will face Kan
sas tomorrow. This tribute expressed al
the banquet at the Daniel Boone Tavern
last night. coming, as it did, from the
mentor of the team whose accomplish.
menis form bright page in University
Of Missouri athletic history, should be
appreciated as the best thai could be
said.
The 200 hundred business men, all Ii
ger roOters. who met al the banquet Civ
en- in honor of the Princeton coach
cheered the statement and the man.
But this was not all he had TO say Of
the team.
4 don't believe the team can 60 oul
and not play their heads of. They will
play their best. and that best will be
good enough to win"
He began his talk with an spprecia
tion to the people Of Columbia and Mis-
souri, his old friends, and new, giving a;
their chief Characteristic. blend Of the
Soufherner's hospitality and the North
erner's get up and co."
Then he spoke of the value of athlet
les. attributing 10 it a great part of the
craftsmanship American doughboy.
showed in the World War. He told how
General Wood had corrobcrsted thi:
statement by saying that corporals and
sergeanis who did things were generally
found to have been college athletes.
CAN MEET LIES PROBLEMS
Athletic training is a tremendous
thing" he said. a boy who has played
football and held on the 5-yard line can
meet the problems of life
In speaking Of Carrity, Missouri coach
and one of the best halfbacks ever pro.
duced at Princeton, he said, My efforts
here are all extra. All has been done
that can be done, but | also want to
help Carriiy. one of our men,
In the game against Chicago last
year, Chicago was ahead, 8 to 0, up to
the last g minutes Of play. Then Hank
went in for minutes and they carried
the ball 40 yards, when his leg gave out
again. But they almost won the game y
He is Fortunate he continued, TO
have such good men as the other coaches
with him.
Roper's announcement. that he was
going TO stay and root ike the rest OF
you brought cheer after cheer from the
jubilant Tiger rooters; and when later
he closed with his stirring tribute to the
Tiger team pronounced il more power.
ful than the famous team Of 1909 there
was a tremendous uproar.
President J. c. Jones as the first
speaker, told of the cohesive effects Of
University athletics, and its general
value 10 the community and to the state
1t had, he said, bound students, former
students, Columbians and Missourians
by common bonds Of good-fellowship.
Z. G. Cleyenger commended the pres
ent Missouri coaches for their splendid
work and predicted victory.
LEWIS IS CONFIDENT
Charles L. ('Chuck'l Lewis spoke Of
Roper as being the greatest coach in the
world, and concluded by saying, Il think
we'll win. No. | know we'll win!"
Coach William (''Bilr') Dunckel. star
Tiger fullback in u, 'l3. and IA. ar
tempted TO belittle his own efforts by
calling himself "a glorified wafer boy
during the Tiger workouts. He gave
peppy talk, including among his re-
marks commendaiion of Carrity and
praise for the team.
P. E. Burton of Joplin, a member oi
the University Board Of Curators. pre-.
faced his remarks with the philosophical
statement. Some water-boy.' He hu
morously suggested that each touchdown