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Show LUG HAS GOOD MATERIAL Universiy of Minnesota, to Enter Classy Machine in Annual Grid Race MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Sept. 2-1 I (By tho Associated Press ) The Unl-I ivorslty of Minnesota 1922 football' squad, well into the second week of tratning, gives promise of developing a 'well balanced first string team, with I the reserves a questionable collection. Tho fighting spirit, however, is ex-1 ex-1 pected to carry the squad a long wa, I according to Fred Luerhlng, athletic j direr tor who declared "I have been better materia at Nebraska, but never a better righting spirit" Director Luerhlng, formerly won in charge of ithletics at Nebraska. The backfieid candidates are showing show-ing well in the kicking and 'passing game, giving Indications that .Minnesota .Minne-sota will have the strongest kicking combination In her history Martineau Qllatad Bcklund and Furst. w:th Oj 1 1 1 on and M rum form a highly promising prom-ising kicking combination Martineau. Gllabkd and Ecklund are fine punters, and are getting 'greater distance this season Furst and Ecklund are good drop and place 1 kickers. Oliver Aas. center and cap-jtaln, cap-jtaln, did virtual!) all the kicking after aft-er touchdown last season. With Martineau. Gllstad and Ecklund Eck-lund in the hackfield, any one of them I Is a triple-threat man any time ha I starts for all can pass and run well tin addition to their kicking ability Gll-siad, Gll-siad, a member of tho 1!2 and 1921 I teams, and Martineau arc tho best 1 passer. Among the other backfieid candidates candi-dates a 10 BfcCreery, Clnrke, Grose, Hultkrans. De Loach. SchJoll, Taylor, j Van Iuizoo and Oster. Captain Aas Is expected to be a flx-;turo flx-;turo at center unless Injuries put him 1 out. Mr-Cart, 1 opland. McDonald land Rolllt are the tcntativo cbolco for guard and tackle, with the ends a question. "Red" Loudon, former Dartmouth player, who is oachlng the ends apparently ap-parently has a hard Job cut out Mor-i Mor-i HI, a veteran and with Cox. Moylo and Willson are the best of those trying try-ing for wing positions. Ecklund, who lias played end. mny bo drafted from the backfieid candidates. 00 |