The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-01
Franklin College Goes Football
With Fair Prospects for Fall
Recruits, Former Stars Bolster Veterans; Injuries Cause
Shifts, But Grizzlies Conquer Rose Poly.

physical education at Franklin. He
succeeded Eddie Duggan, former
Notre Dame star, now in Texas. The
athletic change at Franklin came all
in a heap Duggan left, Butler
came, the college applied for per-
mission to use freshmen in athletics.
Thus, Franklin didn't set the
world on fire last year in athletics.
They played a schedule against
teams of their own caliber but their
ilI-luck came because they were not
even of that caliber. This year
promises to be different.
Graduation took its toll Of the 1928
team. Red" Green, q good end; Cliff
Easter, a powerful tackle; Sanders and
Gillespie. both guards, and Underwood. a
ali except Easter received sheepskins.
Easter still has q half year Of school work
to do. He played his four years OF foot
ball and is now engaged in helping Butler
coach the linemen.
Coach Butler was expecting good bunch
has fair bunch, but they are not the
ones he was figuring on. Shirley, Turner,
Arnold, Ragsdale and Connors, the hrst
four red-hOt ball toters, felt the sting Of
ineligibility and are not on the squad.
There are eight letter men back
this fall, and in addition, two good
men who played here during past
years. These two men have cleared
up the local situation considerably.
The Baptists have more linemen out
this fall than made up the entire
squad for some time.
We called them Baptists. Years ago,
named according to the denomination n
the school It's different now. The FOL
be known as the Grizzlies" The NJ
Is an honor to Athletic Director Y.
(Griz) Wagner. famed basketball men
The Franklin center position is ia
care of this year by Duggan. He plf
out last year. but looks good. He
from Monroe, Mich, and weighs 1872:
who captained the Columbus. Ind,
last year, Yoqnt. a big youth u
Greenwood. is also present.
J. Rohrabaugh, former KirkIin hid
school star and brother Of former famot
athletes. Is here, but on the injured III
jury may require that Surface, by far the.
KEY man to the Franklin back field COM
binations this fall, be shifted to quarter
permanently.
The other youth to return this fall
after being out of school for some time is
HiernauX of Kokomo. Dick is stocky. has
had some experience and except for an
injury to his shoulder, which is impeding
his conditioning work. should be one OF
the teams leading ball toters. Wooden,
well known basketball star. is the next
best half back. He has been playing the
grid game for three years now and should
have a good season. Downey, a letter.
man and 100 pounds along with It. Will
undoubtedly hard to displace. But. he
is a letter man VINO will have to hustle
for his Job. Norman Miller. a 175-pound
sub last year: O.. Taylor and J. Cain are
other ball toters. With Surface at quar-
ter. Downey or Writ will 90 to full back.
Writ, by the way. is former Indianapolis
Tech boy. He is by far the best kicker
on the squad. but is suffering from an
injured back now. He was in school once
before but encountered credit troubles.
"GriZz" Wagner stoutly stated that ne
was far more pleased to have his bas-
keteers on the football field during the
fall than in the gymnasium. with all
mann-power pushing toward better foot
ball, State Normal. Evansville. Earlham.
Indiana Central and Muncie, and even
De Paw and Danyille had better make
preparations 10 entertain much better
Franklin team this fall.