The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
TECHS WILL HAVE
VERY STRONG TEAM.
No Doubt That ". r.. ]. Will
Show Up Well on Football
Field This Year.
MANY GOOD MEN ARE BACK
Several Of the Strongest on Hand
and Much Good New Mate
rial to Choose From.

Especial to The rlmes- pispatch.1

Especial to The Tinnes- Dispatch.1
BLACRSBuRG. VA, September 20
Mr.. r. c. Williams, of Roanoke, Va.
who will coach the V. 7. ]. football
team this season. arrived at tho In
stitute this week, and has had the
squad on tho field for practice several
times. twenty-five men were out the
first afternoon and the number has In
creased daily. Some OF the students
who will try for places on the eleven
are busy with entrance examinations
this week. and others Of the old men
have not gotten here yet. Mr.. VIII
liams is football player OF note.
graduate of the University of Virginia.
has coached winning teams at Univer-
sity of South Carolina, Davidson Col
lege and Clemson. and Is man not
only thoroughly UP on football, but OF
Is high type of personal character. ".
P. ]. Is fortunate to secure his services
as trainer.
OF the men who held positions on
the famous team of last year the fol-
lowing won the ~. Pr" the highest
honor awarded in the athletic world
here, and are on the ground now for
the session: Diftendal. the tackle and
captain OF team this year; A. B. John
son, centre. whose work was gilt
edge: j. T. Luttrell. halfback; Wilson.
quarterback; K. W. Smith, fullback.
These men have regulations earned In
many hard-fought battle in this and
other States.
some New Men.
or the new mon who are candidates
for the eleven this session. 1t Is too
,arly 10 say much. Some of them made
good records on the class teams last
year, and others CONC here with records
esaas Ct various high schools and acad-
esniea. Some of these are Hodsson, who
comes from Georgetown with fame
RS guard already won. having been
considered worthy of a place on the
"All south-Atlan,ic team dlstlnc-
ton gained chiefly through his ability
az a punter: HodSson ". fuilback on
the Norfolk High School team; Jones.
halfback; L.. S. Shepard. quarterback
on his class team last year; Ftveash,
also a quarterback: Jones. halfback:
liuffard. end; Graveley, James and B. L.
Smith. candidates for the position OF
haIfback; Gibbs, fulihock; Alder, cen
. ire, and Billups, halfback. Thee are
the positions some of the men Will try
for, and the result of their efforts Is
too far in tho future for either coach
or captain to foretell
" p l. plays the Arst game o: the
season here with Roanoke College on
the 9th OF October. and this will BE
the real test of the ability OF the men.
Out of the nine games TO be played
before Thanksgiving. the most import
ant, perhaps. are with Georgetown at
Richmond. on November I'd; Naval
Academy. at Annapolis. November 23d.
and the last game with University of
North Carolina. Thanksgiving Day. m
Richmond. The Techs do not play
the University of Virginia This year.
but they do play five OF the same
teams. and there will be chance for
q fair comparison of strength between
the two strongest teams of the State.
officers of the Team.
The manager this season is Mr.. II.
H. Warner and the captain MIR. G. e.
DifYendal. both eminently fitted for the
positions. Tho schedule is:
October 5th--Roanokc College at
Blacksburg.
October 12th-Hampden-s Sidney at
Blacksburg.
October 1eth-washinsto and Lee
At Lynchburg.
October 26th-payidson at Roanoke.
November 2d-Georgetown at Rich
mond.
November ath--virginia Military In
stitute at Roanoke.
November 16th-Georse Washington
at Blacksburg-
November s3d-Navai Academy at
Annapolis
November 2sth crhanksgfving)--Uni
versity OF North Carolina al Richmond.
The Postmnn's Lot Is Not Happy One.
Little Willie-Oh, mamma come
quick! Somebody's left whole pile
OF souvenir postcards on our porch.
The Postman-Quit yer kiddin'', Bulb