The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-08
Squad of 35
Under Tiger
GridCoaches
De Paw Could Use More
H. S. Talent HandiIy;
Prospects Reviewed.
BY DICK MILLER

While the athletic situation at De
Pauw is not ready to crash, neither
is it in immediate danger of soar
ing to dizzy heights, unless the
scholastic bars are dropped and
I make it possible for high school
graduates other than the genius
variety to matriculate in the school.
Crowded conditions are given as the
cause.
The old saying holds true. Almost
invariably a star athlete is a star
student, but all athletes are not star
: students any more SO than all ex-
cellent students are star athletes.
Sound Policy
Head Coach w. L. (Bish) Hughes
has established a sound athletic
program here that will survive the
present crowded college situation
if any system can. All students are
required to take up as class one
n sport a year. In explaining this
Hughes said:
A freshman may take up any one
of football, track, boxing, hand ball,
boxing, wrestling, swimming or
Gymnasium, but as a sophomore he
must select one of the sport
branches he passed as freshman.
When the senior year is reached he
at least has knowledge of four
sports"
"How about basketball?" Hughes
was asked.
"Oh, that doesn't count" he said.
'"They all know basketball in this
State before they get here"
Kirk Keeps Busy
Just about that time Tod Kirk,
one of the assistant football coaches,
was heard to tell his class in foot
ball after an hour of tutoring on
one play: "Well that is something
like it, something like it. Maybe I
will be able to recognize it tomor-
row"
Over on the varsity field, Head
Coach Hughes, assisted by Kirk,
Tubby Moffett, eX-De PAW star,
and Track Coach Bucheit, send a
Squad of thirty-five upper classmen
and forty freshmen through their
daily PAGES. From that squad of
thirty-fve Hughes, selected his
team for the 1927 season which be-
gan last Saturday with defeat
by Purdue and contains as the final
game of the year the annual clash
with Wabash.
Among those thirty-five are
twelve letter men, nine of them
line men. Getting into the back
field we find a triple threat man,
Scott, fair-sized youth of $50
pounds. He losses passes right
handed and boots the oval left
footed, which proves that he is YER
satile, anyway.
Brandy" Has Speed
Another of De Pauw's chief often
sive threats is Brandenburg. He
carries anything but size. Brandy"
is a clever runner, but not heavy
enough to survive many hard
knocks. Crawley, who flashed to
fame as a dribbler in Greencastle
high school basketball, appears to
be bright football prospect. Craw-
ley and Alberto, a New York boy,
are fair sized. Other half backs are
Arson, who kicks and passes well,
and Sheets, who looks pretty good
to the writer.
Smith, fair-sized fellow, and.
Blake, an Indianapolis boy, are full
backs. Smith runs we'll, is a clever
blocker and hard tackler Blake
kicks, but is not finished in the
other rudiments.
The quarter back Is Cy Gum. He
was an understudy to Cushman last
year. The Van Ripper boys from In
dianapolis, Guernsey, weighing 145
and Edward, 40, are the best re-
serve quarters. Guernsey seems the
better prospect, a fairly good passer
and hard tackler.
Two Good Centers
Center needs little mention with
both ex-Captain Taylor and Johnny
Marshall, both all-State selections,
on the job. Marshall is injured
at this time. When one of the two
is at center the OCnef Will De at
guard. Guard material Is short.
Two letter men, Howell, who tips
. the beam at IT'S, and Bray, 100, are
on hand, but in case of injury the
reserve of Beam, Hettmansperger
and Burkett looms green. The trio
are big boys.
Tackle likewise finds two letter
back in Firebaugh, IT'S, and Shoup,
178. Niergarth is a fine reserve
man weighing 1870.
Captain Anderson, Messersmith
and Lovelace form trio of letter
men for wing positions. Three green
but pretty good reserve men in
Johnston, Gus Struck and Pierson
are on hand.