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Show BEGIN PRACTICE. 'Varsity Gridiron Warriors Are Arriving- From Homes. Unherslty gridiron warriors put In their first day of training yesterday. During the day many ot the candidates for the team put m an appearance at the school and were fitted out with a Bult, shin-guards shin-guards ;md olher necessary paraphernalia. parapherna-lia. Somo were- supplied with footballs, which they will toss around and g.;t used to handling, so that there will he little tumbling In thi- strenuous contests which ore scheduled for tho noxt three months. Coach Maddock hos not yet arrived, but he has sent word ahead to Capt. Peterson Pe-terson to start the men to work, U Is very probable that the first regular practice prac-tice of tho li-nm will be held on the campus cam-pus this morning. Sovcrnl of last vear's star men lvtvo dropr.od Into town during the last two days, after putting In a hard summer at the mines or off In the woods. "Cuddy" Russell, the crack half-back, enmc down from Bingham yesterday, where ho has been '.lvlng the minor s life along with Scn.nton, one of the likely like-ly candidates for tho place of Jimmy Wado at quarter When not wielding tne hammer and chlpel. these two sturdy youths havo engaged in football practlos, nnd aro In fine trim to start the season's work. Capt. Peterson (hopped Into 'town Inst Saturday and alnco then has been busily engaged al tending to tho many detail's which fall upon a captain's shoulders. Ho reports that several of Inst year's men living in the city wfH be ready for work as soon as regular practice begins. Fullback Full-back Bonnlon, ho with tho mighty right log, is expected to perform wonders in the kicking line this year. He hns boon knocking tho hide oi:l of a ball out Tny-lorsvllle Tny-lorsvllle way In practicing a new punt which Maddock tnu&ht him Just befori school closed. Pitt, Varloy and a scoro of tho other boys nlong with Curtis, tho big mnn billed for tackle, will arrive from the mountains before the end of the week. |