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Two Sevens Claim Same 8 Star PlayersWITH THREE TEAMS IN HELD-aFrom present indications Elyria will have a football war on Its hands this fall. Last week the Reserves and Westerns organized, and now come the Elyria Athletics with a cfaixn of securing eight of the Reserve players and the possibility of a three-cornered fight for the city football championship.Both the Reserves and Athletics claim a meeting of twenty-five candidates at meetings Tuesday evening. Many of the players are credited with being at both meetings and affiliating with both elevens. Looks like somebody is starting something.The Elyria Athletic association, composed largely of East Side grid-ders, met at the Central smokehouse Tuesday evening. Officers of the Athletics are Thomas Orchard, (manager, secretary and treasurer; Harry Smith, captain, and Bud Hub-ler, eoaeh. Coach Hu bier laid before the candidates the new rules | and changes and laid out training rules The eleven will meet for practice Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings.Candidates for the Athletics, the most of whom were at the meeting and claimed as having signed, are Wiseman, Yollmer, Hoffman, Sdimifitkons, uengatfe, H. Smith, He Peyster, Tancer, Blinzler, Stuart, Krohn, Light, Crum Kayler, Goodman, McRoberts, Armitage, Kaley, Jones, Minch, George Tulk and Monroe.HPositions for the Athletics willlikely fall according to information secured at this'department, to Mc-possiblj. Hu bier, Quarter; Sbunk, Kaley, Minch and J. Meeks, baek-fieid. This lineup may be somewhat modified as material develops and until the players are lined up defin-wow at their room at the Topliff hotel. According to the commtmic*-%lion received by the Evening Telegram’s sporting editor, “about twenty-five men answered the call atManager Harper and displayed much spirit—enough to warrant oi»h of the best teams ever turned out in the city. Thp first practice will be held Thursday evening, in preparation for the opening game at Akron, September 20, with Peggy Parrat'a professionals. The men counted upon to uphold the standard of theReserves and furnish the fan* of Elyiia with the highest brand of football possible are Andrews, Tulk, Kcehle, W. Lyons, Miller, M arris, Meredith, Minch, Goldy, Peitf, Hoffman Allen, Arndt, D. Lyons, man, McRoberts, Bryant, Sherman, Cameron, Shunk, H. White. Armitage.”Of the Reserve forces alleged to have Jumped to the Athletics and claimed by both teams are Lyons, Tulk, Minch, Hoffman, McRoberts, Kaley, Shunk, Armitage and Meeks. Nine members of last year’s - R«S-■erves claimed by the Athletics and the general assertion that the Reserve forces and strength have bten shattered. Hubler, at the head! of the Athletics, was also a foriher member of the Reserves. What |he result of the .fpotbay war betweenthe Reserves arid Athletics will de?-temine is problematic. The players irientioned will be the backbone of one team or the other.In case the rank and file of the Reserves actually have been shot to pieces, the Reserves expect to import' a large number of professional players in an effort to maintain, the prestige the eleven has gained in the ’Several seasons. Th£ Reserves as far as known have'not yet elected a coach or captain but this is inf ti mated will he accomplished time this week.The Athletics expect to. -open theivloberls, Krohn and Goodman, ends,Kay lor, Tulk and Wiseman, guards, Hoffman, Smith and Lyons, tackles; Terrel, center; Fahey, Armitage and’-'bast
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Elyria Evening Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 09, 1914
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