South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-08
Tourney
HEAVY WORK MARKS
SECOND SESSION OF
HIGH GRID SQUAD
Burnham Puts Fifty Candi-
dates Through Harden
ing Process.

Yesterday afternoon the h.sl
school football squad received
surprise from Coach Blrnham n
their second days practice when he
opened up the workout with the
rough work that he usually re
serves until the second week
He had the grid aspirants falling
on the ball and smashing through
the lire and splitting interference.
The men came through the rough
stuff iu good shape. though az times
the extreme heat stopped them up
little
Out of the maze OF the hfty or
more high school students there
loom those who seem likely 90 make
berths on the team. despite any
competition that might spring up.
Ted Klosinski who was used as "a
substitute for Milf Haas az center
last season and who is "a monogram
man. is practically certain 90 be the
center His work at the pivot Job.
comes natural. he being Of the type
which viii so through the entire
season at the same gait.
Tackles Strong.
Reader and Farmer viii likely
play the tackles. while Bernhard
and Findley Will bid strong for the
guard berths However, there arr
many fighting youngsters, who are
out 10 make the team at all costs
They are OF the type which would
be credit 20 any high school team
because OF their epirit. These are
the ones who can upset the dope in
"a minute. and put one OF the bright
est coutenders on the bench.
On the ends is a tossup, among
about five good fast men. includinE
Houowel. Fortiter. RhOutsong. VII
helm and Rohde There is hot COM
petition among them, and the man
who viii win out. according 60
Coach Burnham's policy. are the
consistent ones. who get the advan-
tages of every day practice and
training
In the backdeld. Burnham surely
will have every opportunity 20 pick
four men who can work together
without friction They must develop
themselves To the same point. that
the backfeld OF last season were
In practice on Leeper field last
night the mentor used Johnny Ny
ikos and Cookie Edwards at quar-
lerback on two separate backhe.d
units Both worked well but Ed
wards is expected 20 win out. owing
TO the fact that ne is best suited FOR
this job.
He received the highest individual
grade In a test on the rules OF the
game. at the football conditioning
camp Hie grade was % percent
while the next nearest one was
about so percent Edwards is small
Ter of stature also and Nyikos could
be used 10 better advantage at
( half back position He les showing
well in puntng and drop kicking.
These advantages. coupled with an
abundance OF speed. should make
him a great back, almost as good as
ollie Edwards. who passed from the
squad last season by graduation.
SabO i'm shape.
In regards Capt. 10 Sabo. 30 can
be said that he sacrificed an Opport-
unity 20 pilot the track squad
through the track season last spring
because OF his desire 20 give injuries
contracted I'D football mixups last
fam. a chance 90 heal so he could
take the caDtaincy OF the football
eleven and play the same good foot
ball. that lac had in the past. Saoo
au all-round man. being adept a.
passing. Kicking. open field runnine
and charging the line
Yesterdays practice session was
the second since the return ~ the
candidates from camp. Today
work will be along the same lines
s the last two sessions. Burnham
viii put his charges through such
things ar will get them hard
the real work viii begin and the real
caIibre Of each individual VIII be