Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-24
UNUSUAL INTEREST IN
GAME HERE NEXT WEEK
Coaches Of Many Schools Coming
for Purpose Of Watching
The Play.
B0Ta TEAMS HARD Ar PRACTICE
Lamson, of Pennsylvania, Is Coaching
North Carolina This Year and His
Squad Is Said to DC Showing Up In
Great shapo-onc Change at Wash
lnaton and Lee.

Owing to the fact that tho football
game in this city on October r he
tween the university OF North Sar0-
lima anu Washington and Leo Uni
yersity VIII be the FIRST important
grldlrnn struggle of the season In the
South Atlantic states. 1t will attract
more than usual interest and attention
in foot ball circles throughout those
states.
One reason for this is that prac
tically all OF the larger universities
and colleges In tho South Atlantic
states will meet either Carolina or
Washington anu Leo. or both, later
In tho season, and the coaches and
trainers of the teams OF tho other
schools will watch the work so that
they may better prepare their teams
Tor the games with Carolina and
Washington and Ice.
Another reason for widespread In.
terest Is that both Carolina ana her
opponent arc expected to work some
now plays In the game here which
they Will develop from n closer az.
plication OF the new football rules
that went into effect last year. 1t
is expected Tint the unvorslty OF
virginia, Georgetown University.
George Washington University. INC
Agricultural and Mechanical College
OF North Carolina, Clemson Uollrpa.
A. z, Davidson College. N. c., Ran
dolph Macon College. Richmond Col.
iege and William ana Mary College,
VIII send representatives on Octclcr
10 zee the game Mt the Casino
Carolina Practiclng Hard.
Dispatches from Chapel llll say
that Football practice ut tho Untycr.
sity OF North Carolina Is being con.
Quoted regularly and In n manner which
Shows That the coaches ana the candi.
oates for the team mean 20 do avery.
thihs In their power to put out a
STRONG and crehitablo eleven this year,
uespite me general weakness OF tho
mnterinl tina. has thus far shown IN.
a large number of mcn have re.
ported for work, ana although tho
majority of them are lighter thnn
might be desired. they arc working
hard, and are expected to develop m
10 q fast aud steady team. Some Of
last years men who are back ana
nave reported for work on the foam
are Mcneil, Davis. Mann, Sutton.
thompson, Williams ana Manning
WIN these ana some of the new mon
ana last years scrubs Carolina o,,,.at
10 get good team.
lamson Coaching Team.
Tho coaching force this season Is
especially strong and efficient
Soach Lhihson, Pennsylvania Uni
versity man, ana II member of the All
american team Is head coach He
IL assisted by Floyd Simmons. an an.
around athlete, who coached the base
ptli team last season. Foye Robert
soh. captain of The tenn which dc.
lea.ed virginia Ia TO 0 two years ago,
Gnu W. i. jacobs, who is widely
Known us an allround player, are ron.
u'ihs some valuable assistance in
the training of the new mon.
Washington and Lee Team Out
The Washington and Lee team has
started work and tho Indications nro
.hnt the lineup this year Will be nenr.
~ inc same rs IL was last wear OK.
cept that Bagley. the star end VIII,
De out OF the game. The coaching
iorce is strong one and Il cxpccted
10 get the team into excellent shane
before the game with Carolina here
me indications are that the teams
VIII De about equally matched In
"eisn', both being rather light.
Committee Meets Thursday.
me athletic committee OF the Nor.
ehahts Association will meet Thurs
aay night TO make final arrangement;
Tor the game. The advertising maj.
zen Is now being printed and The cx.
tensiyc advertising campaign manner
out for Tidewnter will be starteL The
latter part of the week.
no work can be done on the fleld
unlil after the close of the baseb,,,
season Saturday, but work on the
preachers will be started Mooinv
morning and the field will be graded
and laid off early next week.