The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-08


even the timbcrs Ito carry on our meta
phor) from which the craft is to be
built, is the fact that the weather has
been most unfavorablc to football be-
cause of the oppressive heat. In fact,
only two real days of football practice
have passed by, and it must be con-
fcssed that during these days the play
ing was below expectations. 1t is the
misfortune of captains each year to
have high hopes raised by reports con-
corning magnificent players who are to
enter with the freshmen class. Such
players arc ordinarily men who have
made great showings against weak
teams, but n few days of hard knocks
on the varsity field bring them to their
proper level. This process of wedding
out phenomenons has been gone
through this year, and the captain has
arrived at the conclusion that he must
do what every captain before him has
done: That is, train an average set of
players into team which is to meet
the two strongest clcvcns in the coun-
try.
The first days of play brought out Il
large number Of candidates, more than
enough to occupy three fields of TWEEN
ty-two players each. This first cnthusi-
asm has cooled, however, and the var
sity and freshman fields are scarcely
more than filed.
OF last years team there are now
playing: Hcfflefnger, Wallis, Hart
well, Crosby, Barbour, Bliss and Nc
Chung. S. Morrison will return later.
Regarded as whole the old men are
not yet in trim. Let us then consider
them individually, commencing at the
end rushes. Hartwcll and Crosby know
their positions pretty we'll and ought to
improve this year, as they have their
hearts in the work. Though they
tackle pretty we'll they are neither OF
them sure. At present neither is good
on getting down the field under kick
Cox and IIinclsic, Andover's end rushcrs
last year, are n light pair of men, but
resist heavy interference quite clcvcrly.
They are likely to be tempted too far
out or in when the other side has tho
ball. but both get under kick well and
tackle quite we'll In general they
have the provincialisms of preparatory
school football sticking to them, but
arc learning varsity methods.
Next, looking at the tackles, we find
Wallis, of last years eleven, and Mills,
Winter, Mcsslcr and Cochran. Wallis
Is quiet, conscientious worker, and
will know more of the finer points of
the game this year. Wallis did not do
himself full credit in the great games
last year, as he was ovcrtrained. lie
falls OH the ball more effectively than
anyone else on the team. Mills has
hppn foo unxyn11 fn ,N1or hot =.
impossible to say what he will do. He
was a member of his class crew, is big
and active. Last fall he showed great
improvement and gave promise for bet
ter work, but he does not do as much as
he is capable of doing.
Winter, '03 S., played last year on the
'94 team and did good work. He does
not know the game nor his position
thoroughly, but is willing worker and
ought to improve. He is disposed to be
little hcadlong.
Messlcr, 'o5, is big, strong and sandy.
lie is afraid of nothing, but knows very
little about the game.
Cochran, '04, who played tackle on
the Andover team two years ago, was
incapacitatcd last year from playing.
lie is quite light but knows his position
fairly we'll. He is easily interfered
with on account of his weight, but
tackles well.
Sutphcn and Colt are both light, but
may develop.
Next, with regard to the guards, we
find lIciilcfngcr and s. Morrison Of last
years team, and Sanford and Jenkins
of the new candidates. OF Hcffiefingcr
1Htk, La nj - l.,
TO his praise. He will be the mainstay
of the rush-linc and the captains right
hand adviser.
Stan Morrison, 90, has notyet returned
70 college, bus Ia expected about tho