Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-28
Will Be Held On
New Athletic Field At
Riverside Park For First
Week And All Men Who
Expect to Play Wanted
First Day; New System Of
Coaching Will Be Intro
duced By Pritchard.

Paul W. Pritchard. new football
coach tor Central high. has issued
his call for fall practice, which will
begin Tuesday, September S. The drill
Tor the first week will take place on
the new athletic field at Riverside
park and will be held from $3.50 to
$3.50 each" evening, with the exception
Of Saturday. The men will have the
uSe ct the showers al the riverside
THE coach stated last night that no
is starting work a week early for the
reason thai 1t is necessary 10 get in
every bit of time possible on account
Of the new material that will have
to be broken in this fall, and. he
wants every man who expects to try
out for the team out. the first aven-
Ing. ,e.s
Six Letter Men Back.
seyenteen men were awarded foot-
ball letters last fall, and but six OF
them will be available this. season: The
coach will have three others who
played as substitutes, and from this
outlay he must build his team. Ed
Doe, captain and end, will be one Of
Pritchard's main stays. Doe has put
on considerable weight since last seal.
son and weighs in the neighborhood
Of 160 pounds. all bone and MUSCLE!
McCracken, on the other end, also
looks good. This will give Central a
strong pair OF. ends If a switch is not
necessary to bolster up soma weaker
point in the team,
3 Woutat, the. speedy little basket
ball guard will probably he tho best
bet forsHfqparterback. He has had a
years football experience ana may do
velop into one SoftSthfs years sta rs.
The sixth letternman Is Randall, big
1B0-pound center, who will undoubt-
edly be the main stone IN the forward
wall. He playedta fatr 1ameoaat sea-
son, but was green. Hilligoss did some
work At half last year and undoubt-
edly Will land as a regular this season.
He is big and fast, and with expert
ehce should make good man. Coul-
tyr and Hanson, both husky lads and
oyer the average high school weight,
will probably be Pritchard's best bets
f1rlther tackle positions. while Wallen,
a3S sprinter, had Some experience at
end last year.
= Prospects Not Good.
This leaves two guards open to men
without experience to fill. and. prAc-
ttcally a full back field to be develop
ed. which makes prospects look pref
ty drab. Just what the new coach
will do about his backs no one knows;
NOT oven Pritchards, 1t may be .neces-
sary to- pot e4ther Roa Or McCracken
back OF the line, orssposaibly both.
One thing IL certain this fall. and
that is the Central warriors will ret
an entirely different system of coach
ing than they have ever had before.
Prttchard, with more football exper-
1ence than the average college coach,
will probably usesnany of the ideas Of
Glen Warner. famous mentor of Pitts
burKh University and formely coach
OF the Carlisle Indians.
The schedule, az Pritchard would
like to. play 1t. has been drawn UP and
presented to the Athletic association
: officers, who will follow it out as far
az possible in arranging the games.
Ono thing will favor the Central team
this year and that is the number Of
: contests that will be played at home.
Because most of them were away last
season. all but probably two will be
on the home field this season.
The football squad 10 badly in need
Of equipment, practically all Of which
has had to be furnished by tho player
himself heretofore, Plans are under
way now that probably will result n
the equipment being purchased by the
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