Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-19

Composition Of the Present Team
The Flying Team.

The Flying Team.
BLACKSBURG, VA. October S.-(spe-
cia1,)-Foot-ban is king at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and will be for
nearly two more months. The boys take
an interest in this sport. which other
forms Of athletics fail to evoke. Ever
since the game was first introduced. in
lsa2, len years ago, the Virginia Poly
teclrnic Institute has had one of the
strongest teams in the State, and. in the
last few years, one OF the strongest in the
South. Last sea son, northern coach,
MI. Morrison. of Cornell, was employed to
train the team. This was the first time
a northern man had ever been employed.
and the result was wonderful. TIE team
which was the result of his work won
every game OF the season save one, de-
feating Georgetown 50 to 6: Clemson. II
to Il. and finishing UP by polishing off
the Virginia Military Institute cadets TO
the tune OF % to 0. a record to be proud
of: Quoting from Spalding's Football
Guide for 190t-02::
Of the strongest teams in the South. It
had the honor Of having none but bona
Z fide students on its team" And the sec
ono part of the quotation is the record
Of which the Virginia Polytechnic, Insti-
tue is prOudeSt.
The question at present is will the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institutes team of this
year uphold its last years reputation?
AS tH1S II Is ndTu TO pIGulCl, IOI SeVe-
raj reasons. First. college opened very
late this year which at once put the
Z team at a disadvantage. On the same
date that Georgetown was defeated last
season, 50 to 6. this years team had had
! only one weeks practice. Secondly, there
is a different coach, with somewhat diff
sferentsm ethods. And thirdly. some of last
years best men are replaced this season
by entirely inexperienced players Nc
Cormick, who last year made a sub tackle
on tho Nh SOl1t baTn did NOT return
and his place has been, for the time be-
ing, taken by Counselman. Hufford, half
back, WIS also unable to return. De-
Camps, the star quarter back, is sadly
missed. This is one Of the, most impor-
{ tant positions on the team, since the di-
rection OF plays, the choice of the tactics
employed. in fact the headWork of the
& team is entrusted to the quarter back.
/ Steele, who, as center, did not find his
match last year, is also missed. Abbot,
who played havoc with the Virginia Mill
tary Institutes line last Thanksgiving
Day, was a guard that was hard to beat.
Savers, Davidson, and Ramey also failed
Ito return. On the other hand. Carpenter,
AIi-Southern full back: Ware, All-Soutfl-
ern end; Wilson, Campbell, Counselman,
Miles, and Miller, of last years Varsity
team, are back; while Glenn and Styles,
of the second team, have. won positions
on the Varsity. AS to new material, Nc
Culloch, although raw man. is proving
himself a good guard. and Lewis will
make good tacAle5 or. center.
!: THE LINEUP.
L I. is very difficult to say. at present
what will be the lineup during the sea-
son. Probably this will come nearest it:
l.. Right end: Campbell, with Robins as
Substitute. Campbe.. is fast, plays hard,
and makes a fine end.
n Right tackle, Miles, or Lewis. Miles has
lsbeen playing full back this season, but
ishis former position was tackle, and his
4last years opponents can tell how he
plays it.
the game but will make a strong player.
Is Center Stiles another new man, but a
promising player.
s Left guard, Wilson, who is only II years
ISold, but zone Of the strongest guards in
!athe South.
Is Left tackle. Counselman- Counselman's
former position was full back. and it is
l.uncertain yet whether he will play in
| the line or behind it.
! Left end, Miller, who was sub-end on
Hast years team.
| Ware will probably play quarter back,
| taking DeCamp's position.
| Carpenter, one Of the best players in
the South. if not the best player, will play
zone half back and probably Bird will
| play the other.
! Miles has been playing full back so far
tthis season. but itsis doubtful If he will
he continued in this position.
}SGANE WITH WASHINGTON AND LEE
4, rs yet the team has played but one
game, with Washington and Lee last Sa t
turday, October 18th, at Lynchburg. With
/ six days practice against Washington and
I Lees months practice, the Virginia Poly
.technic Institute had things going their
/ own way, and prevented their opponents
scoring AT the end Of the second half
with the ball we'll in Washington and
Lees ground. and only one minute more
| to play, Smith made an end run, gaining
20 yards and placing the ball on Virginia