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Show LONG-HAIRED YOUTHS start ii mm University Expects to Have a Strong Football Team in thc Field. The opening of school at tho University yesterday brought out twenty candidates for tho football team and after the .strenuous practice of the afternoon, not one of the many spectators who witnessed wit-nessed their work was afraid to venturo the assertion that I'tah will havo a great team this year. There Is still an ab-senco ab-senco of giant weight men, but It seems safe to venture the assertion that what tho team will lack In beef It will mako up In speed. Last evening thc boyB got the Jumping habit and wont off fltelr marks in good fashion. "Get the jump on tho other fellows," was the principle of tho gamo that Coach Maddock drilled then on during tho practice. Halfback Pitt Here. Last evening Pitt, halfback and end on last year's team, showed up for practice for the flist time, rje has developed considerably con-siderably during the summer, and although al-though heavier, is speedy aa ever. Mad-dock Mad-dock tried him out In his old halfback position. po-sition. Varley. a good sub on last year's team, who has been spending thc summer sum-mer with Pitt In the hills, also camo out for practice, and was tried out at center. cen-ter. Although slightly light, he Is active, solid, and with practice, may develop Into In-to a worthy successor to "Fat" Robblns. Nobcker. a sturdy youth who did some llttlo work at football last season. Is out after a placo on tho tenm. IIo weighs 190 pounds. Is steady on his feet, ncrvv, and, all In all, gives indications of becoming be-coming a good line man. Harris, tho Indian tackle on tho University Uni-versity team two years ago. Is out for l.ls old place. Ho Is a Krltty, dogged player, and looks Rood to iladdock. Training-Table Diet. Last evening soven of tho most likely candidates for tho team were put on a tralning-tablo diet. Their names follow: Scranlon, Ilerbst, Captain Peterson, missel. mis-sel. Pitt, Bennion. Don Ray and Curtice. If these men fall to live up to Coach Maddock's expectations, changes will be made, and others will substitute them at the table. As each man develops form and speed that will entltlo him to a plncc on tho team, olthcr as a regular plaver or substitute, ho will bo Invited to dlno at the training table. Thc training table, consequently, will be sort of a guide as to Coach Maddock's opinion of the men trying for tho team. Willaxd Bean as Trainer. During tho football season. AVillard Bean, acknowledged to bo thc best trainer train-er In the State, will have chargo of this work. Last evening he took charge, and the boys generally expressed happy satisfaction sat-isfaction at thc way In which ho gave them their rub-downs. |