The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

well organized this term. SO that lAeF
can bc 'm The ucil' from the Neis bee
ginning OF the ueAl season.
There were boo au about twenty apple
cants Tor the team, bat no Iracu.e
games were held before October JOIN. do
f.tct. tile different men for tuc different
ulaces could NOT b.. definitely cAos.h
until after Tile first game and lie ODD
th- sei-on. AS 20 consequence the mtA-
aver Was able 90 schedule only Two Rogue
lar games before the season was QUIZ
The first game Was played und'i great
disadvantages. 10 was played after very
little practice m spite of tlc fIDt lht-
several OK the players had meyer before
witnessed "a e.tme The result oi inia
game WAS DID, % D.. IN favor of tAe op-
Moments. Just two weeks later tne same
teams met upon the gridirou. and inc
came WAS a tls until the n-t aAiI-i.i.n-
ut. OF the game. when the crowd ih''i-
Tered and made 70 possible LOT 'Nl "''''1
team 10 score.
I.,t. INA ta, season. "Dick Armstrong.
YaIes leu Aalt-hack. 80 anl one o1 500
finest football players m tAe 0oN.n'
was ENGAGED t0 coach tlr ieth iilla
Mas dom. as much for tAe purpose ol
.-.,rtaiuius the real merit oi tAe team
ID. for anything else. After F'iy
careful survey OF the field. he ei'lI''
fhat with the material now on manu-
fn.r. d.. uo reason Why the NiAlam "N'
Mary football team cannot Wl'hi" '"'
now TWO or three years, ithe rl'--"
.,lonx with Blacksburg and the " VI. D.
If tnis can Doc done. DO is Che INTENTION
Of th. Athletic Association and It's iil'nd7
TO do SO. within the nest TWO or lhi''
years. For this purpose. they are BOO"
uoeotiatlng with one OF the best players
ON one of Nirlluia "star' teams io
come % William and Mary next season.
Ue will not only coach the football
team. but VIII Doe student of the in7'l-
tuition during the entire session. ana VIII
push athletics in general
Tho prospects for the team OF 20 arc
bright. and IL is believed that. with
those members Of the team who VIII rc-
turn and the achievements which are
expected from the class of 0l. william
and Mary Will place team Boo the h'ld
which will be the peer Of that on any
college in Virginia.
or the present team. an will return
oxcept the tackles. left-cnd. and full
back The position OF lcit-tackle mas
been almost definitely settled, and an eN-
Rlacksburg player. who recently entered
college. viii. iu all probability, make
full-back or end Thus only two posi-
tions are LETT 10 De filed by the incoming
class unless 10 contains players who are
stronger tlln those already on the team.
Even should there be no suitable mate
ftal m flls GLASS; there are several mem
hers of tIs present second team VINO
cam hold their positions very credltaDiJ.
This vil undoubtedly bee the strongest
team chat William and Mary has ever
put 10 the field.
All THINGS being considered, most Ut
the members OF the team of t6 acquitted
Themselves very crelii1by some oi t.rm
showing qualities which. ii properly dee
,eIop.d. would euul- them 10 positions
on some OF the larger teams. The play
ing OF Douglas. Jones. ilarkiey ana W.
T.. Coles is especially deserving of men
ton. Coles Is perhaps tine best ali-around
PLAYER on the team. His running. tack
ling. lme-bucking. and generalship en-
title him TO the position OF haf-back
and captain which Dee has held during
the past season and WILL in all prooa-
bility. hold nest season
The faculty gives an reasonable en-
couraccment 10 athletics in tho college
The rules governing athletics are the
same as those in force at the University.
speciaI notice being taken OF the class
standing OF the athletes. Most OF them