Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07

LEXINGTON, VA, September 56.-(Spe-
cial)-With the advent Of me session at
the Virginia Military Institute the foot
ball warriors report for duty to the team
captain, and begin hard training in order
and represent the West Point of the
South on the gridiron in the many rough
and-tumble battles that are to be fought
during the autumn. The football soldier,
in the eyes of his comrades, is already a
hero without fighting battles otherwise
than those on the barred field. Even the
classroom does not enter into the con-.
test when considered alongside Of the
ribbed field. Each class has its particular
man who is to uphold the honors for
them, and many of them have several,
but one star gets all the honor, despite the
hard work accorded him by his many
faithful comrades, who are Insignificant
individually when compared with the star.
The Virginia Military Institute team las q
hard line before them this season, as 80
many Of them graduated last session, and
the team will have to be made up of
new men almost from ends to backs. To-
day there were twenty-five in the squad
on the field working to make place on
the team. The older men have not come
up this year, as in former years, for some
reason or other, and many of them will
not return until the regular opening day.
which is next Wednesday, at the latest,
although Tuesday is the day called for
in the last general order published at the
conclusion of the commencement exer-
cises last June.
There are many willing men in the new
class but the fault to be found with them
is that they are all too light Not enough
weight is the cry now. They evidence a
-Nps
to do their best. All so far that havs
donned the toys are hard players de-
spite their lightness. and work in squads
as though drilling in the school Of set
ting-up exercises.
Former Captain j. Branch Johnson, OF
Norfolk, the giant guard. has been work
ing hard on them for the past five days,
and already the results Of his efforts
are being seen.
Captain George S. Dewey, of Colds
boro, N. c., is endeavoring to awaken
every energy and put fine team in the
field; and should anything go awry it will
not be due to him. He works with them
at all spare times, and with the time at
his disposal, thus far IN advance of the
regular \eason for beginning work, he is
making livery effort count for the best.
Amor the old men who have reported
for d,Zy are NJ. NJ. Milton, of Berryville.
Va; L. c. Leftwich, of Dallas, Tex; s..
S. Lee, Of fredericksburg, Va; r. H.
Brown, of Tyler, Tex; ]. w. Keyser, of
Washington, Va; J. +. Glenn, Of Green's
boro, N. c.; w. Copper, of Norfolk, Va.
Samuel 3. Walker, of Pennsylvania, who
mas trained the team for the past four
seasons arrived this afternoon and took
charge of the men, and will have COM
plete control and charge of them from
now on until the fnish which is Thanks
giving-Day with Virginia POLYTECHNIC In
stitute, of Blacksburg, Va.
Manager Harry L. Flowerree, Of Vicks-
burg, Miss, and Assistant-Alanage ]. j.
owen. of Lynchburg Va, have sarranged
for the following schedule for the season
for the Virginia Military Institute team
October 9th-Roanoke College of Salem,
| at Lexington.
October 11th-St. Adams School, OF
Radford, at Lexington
October 16th-Georgetown University, at
Washington. D. c.
October 25th-Richmond College, of
Richmond, at Lexington
November 1st-University of North Car
| DINA, at Lynchburg, Va.
November Sth-Hampden-Sidney College,
at Lexington
| November 1th-Washington and Lee
University, Of Lexington, at Lexington.
November 15th-Columbia University, Of
Washington, D. c., at Lexington.
! November 22d-Randolph-Ma College.
at Lexington.
November 9th. Thanksgiving Day
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, of Blacks
burg, at Norfolk. Va.
Manager Flowerree said that he had
a few vacant dates, and that he would be
pleased to hear from some college teams
and arrange for games with them.