Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-13
C0NY HIGH GRADUATES RANK
first AS CRACK ATHLETIC
PROSPECTS IN COLLEGE TEAMS
COLBY GRID STARS
READY FOR FIRST
WORK OUT TODAY
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

tutelaSe or coach .er Green ana
Captain "Heinie" Arthur Burckel,
the Colby football squad will have
its first workout of the 1923 season
tomorrow morning on Seaverns field.
Prof. c. Harry Edwards will also be
on deck to aid in the shaping up of
the new eleven. The first plans this
year were for the veteran members
of the squad to train for a week at
with Captain Burckel and Coach
Green while Prof. Edwards was go
ing to put the new recruits through
their PAGES on the Colby field. AS
some of the boys did not drift into
the Elm city quite as soon as az
ticipated this idea has been given
up and all OF the men will take
their first daily dozens" on the turf
of the Colby athletic field.
The first workout will be a light
one. There will be bit Of punting.
drop-kicking, a run around the field
and a shower. Coach Green and
Captain Burckel will probably start
laying down the law to the boys dur
ing the afternoon. Practice will
start promptly at $50 this morn
ing.
Yesterday afternoon about 10
regulars reported at the gym at $50
and received their uniforms and at
430 several Freshmen appeared at
the gym and Coach Edwards gave
them each an allotment of clothing.
Captain Burckel has been in the
city since Sunday. coming up with
Arthur Sullivan. a former backfield
stellar light and Memo" Foran, the
Colby trackman. Frank Goodrich.
former Coburn star line man and
big gun in the Colby line last year
is on deck ready for business. Good
rich is coming out for guard and ac-
cording to present dope will be
fixture in the line again this year.
Ben Soule is here and will go out
for end again this season and is very
sure of a berth on the first eleven.
Ben has got the weight and he is one
fast boy on his feet.
CAPTAIN Burckel got word yesterday
from Swede Enholm that he is down
in Fitchburg. Mass. and just itching
to get up in Waterville at his old place
at center on the Colby team. Swede has
been a regular pigskin passer in Col
hys line before and one YEAR has MADE
the All Maine aggregation. Turk
Moynahan writes that he is coming TO
Waterville by the end OF the week and
this will give the squad another tackle
of the first water to play opposite
Captain Burckel
Sylvester Sullivan is down in Dor
chester. Mass, at present, but VIII pc
in Waterville by the last of the week
Sully reports that he can weigh in at
EOS and is feeling fit. Sully IS an old
time Coburn light and he did quite a
frSf end
a year ago. Sullivan is over six feet
tall and fast on his feet.
Bob Hawkins and Jack MCGOWAN
will be out for guard this year and
things lock pretty favorable for eota
Of them.
with this potential line Colby will
start the season with the best outlook
in years. They have got the weight
and the speed. Every man in the line
will be able to make around 200 and
there is not one but what can do the
hundred in II. Sam Hume and Myer
Chafetz will be out for center again
this season.
In the backfeld the prospects are
about as good. There are Millett, Vale,
Peabody. McBey. Young, Schenk, Tar
pey and Flahive. all with experience
and some of them regulars on the Col
by varsity. Young is not sure whether
he will make a go of it this season.
but his leg is much better than last
year and he may have a chance to re-
peat the kick that won from Maine 3
to two seasons ago. Another boy
who may be back and out for the sig
nal practice is Hay Levy. Bob Schen<
has never had a chance TO try his
prowess in the backfield but his record
in prep schools makes his bright
prospect.
Among the older veterans is Joe Nc
Garry Joe has been a conscientious
man in the backfeld for the past three
season now and will probably make a
hard try to carry the oval again this
year.
Not much can vet be said about the
new mon One man who has already
arrived in the 1927 class is Andrew
Mulloy. former captain of Winthrop.
Mass High school eleven. and with a
record of PLAYING halfback for two
years on the Dean Academy varsity.
Among the dark horses are Cowen.
Nash and Teech of West Springfield,
Mass, and Carson of Deering High.
Watcrville High school is Offering Ro-
land Potter this year one of the best
mon in their football aggre cation of a
year ago.
The first actual scrimmace with out
side teams will probah bly, come on Sep
TENDER % when Colby will play two
halves. a half with each of two prep
schools. These two schools have not
in the near future.