The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-04
Coach Clark Schedules All
Indiana Teams With
One Exception.
PLENTY GRIT DISPLAYED
Punting Is Outstanding
Weakness of Eleven.
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Correspondent

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. A.
"Fightin' Engineers" name tackled
on Rose Polytechnic Institute foot
ball teams, is proving a fitting cog
nomen this season.
The little school located five miles
east of this city apparently is COM
ing back" athletically. For the past
several years athletics have been on
the decline.
Along back in 1906 Hezlep w.
Clark, known to thousands as the
blocking halfback on the Indiana
University team that humbled Chi
cago, also the blazing ball toter for
Shortridge High School in Indian
apolis, left the Bloomington Univer-
sity and took up coaching duties at
Rose. Heze. as he is known to fans
of the State, then was starting his
career. It was not long until he
heard the call of the West and left.
Back to Poly
The call of the coaching again
was heard. Heze came back to
Rose. But Rose athletics had
slumped from the plane they were
when he was there the first time.
His first mistake was to schedule
games that Rose had no business
playing, games he did not have a
chance to win and defeats that
wrecked morale Of the team. Three
years of that until this season
Clark branched off on a new era.
His schedule with one exception is
filled with Indiana teams. The first
game ten days ago resulted in a VIC
tory over Vincennes, by a big mar
gin. Last Saturday his team dis
played fighting spirit of old and
with six, minutes to play completed
a pass and tied the score at TT with
Indiana Central.
There is at this time weaknesses
in the Rose team, the most OUT
standing in the punting. This may
be eradicated with the return to the
fold this week of Billy Leake, vet
eran who was a member of the ia
nous Louisville (Ky). Male High
team a few years ago. "Red" Tag
CART, whose drive at the end of the
Indiana Central game was a factor
in his teams march to goal, should
prove an asset at the half back post.
Wey, a driving type player, best
on a dry field, and strong on de-
Tense, has edge over Harvey at ad-
vancing the ball, but both should
see service as fullbacks.
Clever in Field
Cooley, half back, who scored
against Indiana Central, is a clever
open field runner, but is in need Of
defensive accuracy.
Bob Alexander, senior at end.
is a fine offensive man, but lacks
the art to meet opposing offense. lie
frequently is taken out of the play
on that account. He may be re-
placed at any time by Shaak, an ex-
perienced high school man from
Garfield Terre Haute. Hauer, a
sophomore, a Hckle in high school,
has been nodded into a clever end
and should prove a find.
Rose possesses a fine pair Of tao
kles. John Derry, captain, weighs
152, is shifty, clever with his hands,
record holder in track hurdles.
which stamps him plenty fast, and
an ideal team leader. On the other
side is big Mike Ellis, who received
his early training at Wiley as a
guard. He was moved to tackle bv
Clark and he is showing good stufr.
.Scully, a freshman, stepped right
In to a guard berth. He is in need
OF touching up in use of his hands
on defense.
Ogan has been at the pivot berth
due to injuries Virgil Martin re-
ceived at the start of the season
Martin was great player at Clin-
ton High School, and is varsity cali
per. Ogan also plays steady ball.