Show on T Place Fast Team jj Ro RoM R M Gridiron Race I Van De Graaff GJ Directs Colorado College Machine In 11 1926 Event Utah Aggie Opponents in Ogden October 9 Aspire to Honors in Heated Hated H For Conference Former Alabama Mentor Out to Beat Utah Farmers j I f- f By EVERETT H HEUER SPRINGS Colo Sept Coach 23 23 Coach W J Van Vall Van VanDo 5 Dc Do Graaff of Colorado college cut his football squad to 25 men this week and then set to work in ill earnest to prepare for his first filst conference game n of f the c- c season with uniTi Western State here October 2 The first actual scrimmage will Le he held Saturday when the tho former University of ot Alabama mentor will pit two varsity elevens agaInst each other ll It will be b the Ih Tiger coach's first chance chalice to see the var- var ar In working shape Every day this week Van an V n De Dc DeGrade Grade has hat been holding holdin- secret practices at t which he has lias ben been drilling his men In the tho fonda funda fundamentals mental Prospects for a successful s sea sea- season sea season a- a ason son become dally daily Coach Van De Graaff Gra tt has a strong first quad suad and nd plenty of or linemen and backfield timber in reserve its His HI backfield Is developing fast tast and ho hohas hohas has several se good punters punter an n excel excel- excellent excellent excellent lent drop kicker a half halt dozen fast and rangy ends and a wealth v of good line material His chief dif dlf dif dif- difficulty at pr present Is In findIng a capable center and the Tiger TIser men Inca mentor mentor tor or Is 15 spending a g d share ot or his time In training several se of ot the he line candIdates for this position Although Van De Is not predIcting he be will win the tho Rocky flocks Mountain conference championship this year ho he says saS he ho will have haye a righting team that no Leans leam cam will tind easy to beat and he be 11 hopes to win at lit least third one-third of his lilt con con- conference con conference ference games gamOs Van De lie Graaff has better material than Colorado lee col-lee col Col- Col lege has ever er had had In Its history but how successful his Ills eleven will In willbe willbe be In a season when all confer confer- conference Conference conference ence schools school have a wealth ot of good players is hard to predict How the many gridiron stars lr lie has bas assem assem- assembled assembled assembled bled will work together as a ma- ma machIne machine ma machine chine is problematical problematical problematicaL Until the coach has sent the th vasity through several scrimmages with the th fresh tresh freshmen freshmen men and the second team he will not know what hat to expect of ot his charges In Forrest Phelps Ebinger Field Phelps sad and Hall lIali Coach Van Do aft ranft hasa has hasa a sextet of ot speedy halfbacks hL that are hard to equal At fullback the will have hav the battering David Bowes a terrific plunger causo cause or or any eleven In the conference Al- Al Although Although though the th speedy Spicer has been holding the tho quarterback berth In practice far so ho he h may be shifted to halt half and isis Ills understudy Al A Bevan Be may fill the quarter post post- position tion AFTEn AVIER POSITION star of ot last years year's freshman squad is almost certain to till fm one on ot of th the tho halfback berths In practice this week the th rangy sophomore has been calling sig- sig signals signals i nals nals and passes both long and short with uncanny accuracy In addition to his passing ability Is an excellent broken field runner Herstrom has copped one on of ot the end positions and the th other will be capably tilled by rby any of ot several promising candidates trying for far awing awing a wing wine post a rangy halfback may be b used at lit end as Van De Be D Gruff Graaff has hat a host of ot good halves all alt of ot whom aro are of ot about the same fame ability The rho 25 5 men who o 1 the coach's axe this week are Beery Beer Leggett E 12 Simpson M Boyd Doyd Jorry Cecil Cool Moody SpI- SpI SpIcer Spicer Hall Lackey Bowes Bevan Ebinger Field Phelps Forrest Phelps Graham Downing and Osborne The name name nam of ot Murray promising lineman n who has been having dlf- dlf dl meeting tho eligibility re re- re requirements may be added later It Ithe ithe he Is 15 declared eligible Adoption tit of the tho huddle system by the Tigers was wa Indicated thIs week when Coach Van Do De D had hIs hi backfield working orkInI out nith Ith he he huddle system In full tull blast and working like hike magic The mentor confesses that It will be used more or less throughout the tho season and judging from present Indications It win wilt be ho more The Tho former Alabama coach Is told Sold on the tho hud bud huddle buddie hud huddle dle die system us IlS it speeds up the play and by adopting It he would have havethe havethe havethe the added advantage of ot being able abl to 0 shift shirt his backfIeld so that he would have the tho maximum offensive e strength of ot tint hit his team SpIcer who Is now playing quarter then would be bo moved moved- to halt half at a a run run- running ning mate for tor the tho fice fleet V berg RD HUDDLE Only once before betor In recent years have hae the tried the th huddle when Post Poss Parsons Parson was coach It proved pro a failure from he start and was as dropped Last Lail ear Dartmouth's wonder team used It with marked success and rad Jones Yale's Yale famous mentor announces s that the tho EU Ells EUs will use It this hll season While the Tigers will depend on straight toot football ball during the early earls season same games Coach Van De Do will have II a neat aerial attack to untold unfold judging judg from front workouts workout this thie week The Herstrom combination with Herstrom at the th receiving n ent end has been showing up exceptionally well and may prove prova a menace to many a Conference cleven eleven Ie before the tho th curtain tails falls tall on the tho 1926 season The mentor also has bas been teaching hIs charges charees sev- sev nt cr-nt take rake kick and end run plays and similar variations ot of o th the same game which he be will spring as surprises NEW S Van an De Dc Is 1 stressing the th Importance ot of Interference In lilt liis workouts Fumbling Is on thing lie ho doe does docs not tolerate and follow the ball baU Is it lilt his constant cry Although the Iho Dental Bengal mentor cx- cx ex x- x poets peets expects a 0 stiff battle with We Western State Lato In hIs hi first I am game Ramo Octol October er 2 he already Is I pointing tor for hIs hl hattie b October 9 with the th Utah le Aggles whom ho lo consider perhaps the strongest c t team In the UIA conference nO He hopet hope to have hav n a o pass pa lug 1111 attack a by perfected that time and 11 1 n JIMe number t of surprise 1 plas pla's to uncork cork on the Farmers Farmer To beat lh lie Utah Ac le Is hit his hi ambi- ambi I I lion and he will leave e leav no stone tin un- unturned un unturned turned in his ors endeavors to attaIn unI I that end The Colorado college football schedule for tor 1926 1326 follows October 2 Western 2 State at Colorado Springs Spring's October Utah 9 Utah Aggles Ag at Og- Og Ogden den Og den October Colorado 23 23 Colorado Arle at Fort Collins November WyomIng C-WyomIng C Wyoming university university university sity at Colorado SprIngs November ember IS UnIversIty 13 University of ot Den Denver Den Den- Denver ver var at Denver er November Colorado 5 25 Colorado School 0 06 Mines lInes at Colorado Springs 00 |