The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
Three of the Liveliest Battles
Slated for November.
HAVE OLD MEN BACK.
The School Has Adopted Alumni
Coach System.
Is Her Second Year Under Such
a Regime.

! (By r. w. Darlington, Assistant Man
ager Football Team
The football season opened here on
September 10 with about 60 men on
the squad under the charge of Ham
mond Johnson, whose work as coach
| last year was so satisfactory. NJ. T.
Cooke came in week later and took
charge of the men. Mr.. Cooke has
had assisting him several of Virginias
football Stars among whom have
been Bev Pollard, former ALL
Southern quarterback; Bob Williams,
an old AIl-Southern end, and coach
of some reputation; and Bradley Wal
ker, who, when he played on the Vir-
ginia team in 1900-1901, was the
greatest ground gamer the team ever
had, and who was an All-Southern
tackle. NAPLES and Crawford, who
are still in the university as students,
are rendering valuable assistance.
The old team men back are Neff,
Holiday Wexford, Honaker, Yancy
and Captain Cloth. Nef. who was
captain and halfback last year, is now
playing at left end; Holiday at CEN
ter; Honaker is at his old position of
quarterback; Wexford is right tackle,
as he was last year; Yancy is again at
fullback. Cloth is playing center thus
giving Virginia two able men at that
position.
Several of last years substitutes are
making good Bowen is playing at
right end. Elliott, Taylor and Smith
are also showing up well at end.
Cecil is playing left tackle. with Nc
Connell and Lipscomb pushing him
hard for the position. Phillips, Calfee
and Murphy are playing the guards,
with Moomow and Daingerfield. the
latter an old varsity man, as strong
substitutes. Cosby is again out for
quarterback.
The new material is developing rap
idly under careful coaching. Stanton,
a Californian, has been playing a mag
nificent game at quarterback. He not
only plays hard himself, but runs the
team well. In the back field there are
a number of new men. Gooch is an
old Richmond college star" who was
at the university last year. Dovell
played several years for William and
Mary college. Wilson is a football
player of some experience; Vetterlein
is an excellent drop kicker, and is
brother OF the old Priceton ''star" of
that name; Frazier was captain at
woodbury. Forest last year.
AS is no doubt well known, the Uni
versity of Virginia has adopted the
alumni coach system. This is her sec
ond year under such a regime, and
there is every reason to believe that
it will prove successful. Head Coach
Cooke is a man of ability, having
played on the team for four years. IN
1906 he was captain of the team and
an All-SOulneTH ldCkle. Recently, at
the invitation of Johnny DesaulleS, he
has spent several days at Yale, in spe-
cial study of the New Haven tactics.
He and his assistants have the con-
fdence and support of the whole uni
versity.
This is Billy Cloths third year on
the team. Captain Cloth is one of the
best centers in the south, and is in
every way fitted for his position as
captain.
Virginia's schedule is an exception
ally hard one. On the last day of the
month the Orange and Blue will meet
the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical college in Norfolk. On
November a game is scheduled at
Richmond with the husky soldiers
from the Virginia Military institute:
November IA Georgetown university
will be played in Washington city. and
on Thanksgiving day Virginia will
meet her old rival, the University of
North Carolina, in the city of Rich
mOnd.