. Purdue debris. to play on the Varsity, and should be one of the main cogs innext years team. Although playing a consistent brand of footballthroughout the season, Captain Birks playing in the (liicago andIndiana games was outstanding. E. R. Carman was given the honor of leading the iloilcniiakers onthe gridiron for the season of 1921. This distinction lias been earnedby the persevering work and tireless spirit shown by this gridder duringthe past season. Carman knows the game from beginning to end. andhas had several years experience in football circles. He came to Purduehaving played one ye
. Purdue debris. to play on the Varsity, and should be one of the main cogs innext years team. Although playing a consistent brand of footballthroughout the season, Captain Birks playing in the (liicago andIndiana games was outstanding. E. R. Carman was given the honor of leading the iloilcniiakers onthe gridiron for the season of 1921. This distinction lias been earnedby the persevering work and tireless spirit shown by this gridder duringthe past season. Carman knows the game from beginning to end. andhas had several years experience in football circles. He came to Purduehaving played one year on Lombard College team, and was also a mem-ber of the undefeated Municipal Pier eleven. Having played tackle onthe Freshman Varsity, Carman was shifted to an end position, and in ashort time became one of the best ends in the Conference. If a compe-tent coach can be secured. Carman should lead one of the strongest teamson the gridiron in the history of Purdue football. n fatt Tvo Hunitrnt Seven =^d> k J:X. h-:\: ioi mi [V Football PROSPECTS for a winning football team were very bright whenCaptain Birk led the Boilermakers on the field for the first practiceof the season. The largest squad in the history of Purdue footballgreeted Coach Scanlon when he took charge of the squad on September15. This squad of more than one hundred husky aspirants had for anucleus thirteen letter men and several members of the former yearsFreshman Varsity. With such competition for regular berths on theteam, Coach (Butch) Scanlon andAssistants Lambert and Edwards be-gan preparation for the first game ofthe season, played with prophesied that the best teamever put out by the Boilermakerswould be the result, for every candi-date showed that he was to do hisbest to assist in bringing laurels to hisAlma Mater. PURDUE-DEPAUW Purdue met DePauw on StuartField on October 2, and after anhours display of straight football,came through with a 10-0 victory.
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