, 1924-09-18
FOOTBALL GAME
SATURDAY 10Th
WITH LARAMIE

Coach Bolkan has been working
with the Rawlins high school foot
ball team every evening for the past
ten days teaching them the princi-
Piles of the game and getting the
men in shape for the game which will
be played with the Laramie high
school team, last years state cham
pions, next Saturday afternoon. Sept.
goth at Laramie. Coach Bolkan
has been getting acquainted with his
men and shifting them around in
the various positions to see who
would best fit in the lineup.
He is especially pleased with the
number Of men who have turned
out for practice and is enthusiastic
with the prospects of having a good
team ever though most of the play
ers are new to the game. The team
which will play Laramie has not
been definitely selected but by Sat
urday the coach will have a better
line on his men.
will probably start the game as cen
ter. Bud Greene and Mike McNiff
have been working out in the quar-
ter back position. Both of these men
have been showing up good and it
will be a case of working hard to
make the position. Several men
have been used as right and left
tackles; Sam Petroff, Bea Espy, Bob
Bates. Leo Roszell, and Joe Broder-
ick have been working out, all of
them showing up good, SO when
Saturdays game around he
men will have to dig to make the
first team and even after the game
Is started they will have to fight to
hold the position. John Engstrom,
Walter Olson, Mike Pappas and
William Travis have been working in
the end positions. Again with four
men to work with the coach will be
able to select the best two and with
these positions it will be hard to
select the best for all four of the
men have been showing very good
form. For half backs, Charles Hig-
ley, Harry Mcfarland and Pat Bates
have been working to make the first
team. AS yet the two who will play
these positions have not been select
ed, the final judgment will be based
on who shows up the best. Tim
Monahan has been working out In
full back position and has been show
Ing up very good. AS yet the guards
have not been selected. Jose Tru-
jillo has been playing one guard
while several men have been shifted
In this place. A few other students
who would have undoubtedly made
the team are Ineligible on account OF
grades last year. however they have
been working out with the team and
have greatly helped to give the team
the necessary practice.
One absolute requirement for any
c,,oo,I Poothon team "a that the
men nus train and until they de-
eide to do this they can never hope
to be much of a success. 1t is a
privilege to play football on n
team for 1t brings honor to the men
and to the school. Everyone realizes
the players are giving up much OF
their own time. are taking hard
knocks and considerable abuse when
they do play but ask any athlete II
the game Is not worth more thar
what they put into 1t. Coach Bolkan
feels certain hat the men who Will
be on this years team will come
across and will give everything that
is in them toward the making OF a
winning team and the matter OF
training will be something that the
men will have to observe for 1t is
not possible for m coach to force
them to train-all he can do is to
put in the players who ave the
school and the team at heart.
The team will probably leave to-
morrow afternoon or Saturday morn
ing In autos for Laramie and 1t Is
hoped that % men can b taken.
The coach is evry grateful to Harold
Close and Pat O'Melia who have
helped him In coaching the men.