The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
WILL MAKE TEAM
OF new MATERIAL
Coach Pollard Begins Work Of
Developing Players at
Washington apd Lee.

Lexington, Va September 24.-Dr. ].
H. Pollard, B. A. and NJ. b.. University
of Vermont, Dartmouth and Harvard.
Alab ma, opened the football season as
mead coach Thursday. He WAS APP
pointed last spring and arrived in Lex
gton about the first of September,
and has been here since that date for
mulating his plans for the coming
Motre Dame. Of Roanoke who was as.
slstant coach last year. and who has
peen OF such valuable assistance in
helping the head coaches in late years.
VIII be at his post again this season.
both OF these coaches have good rec
ords, and 1t Is believed that their fine
work will continue.
During the summer the university
lhld out large sum OF money in inn
proving the already splendidly equip
ped athletic field. One thousand more
Ieet of thing was installed. thus com
pietlng the subterranean system which
e er1l expense. Oyer the. hard clay
neld has been placed a coating of loan,
preceding a complete covering of sod
mus making tremendous Improve
men both In appearance and safety
The athletic board last year realized
mat the team suffered severely from
the effects OF the hard clay field, by
ina,Nlng SO many men incapacitated ana
INJURED. thus necessitating constant
change of line up. demoralizing the
OF affairs would exist this year is DEM
onstarted bv the work in Improving
ana enlarging Wilson Field. The bad
e es ton of the team during the lat
Ter half of the season is attributed to
the condition OF the field
~, Large Number mt Prnctice.
Inc hrst day of practice showed flf-
te H. On Monday this number swelled
Il n NJ a In nm Inty
reached fifty. Apparently the squad is
ligher than last year. but this def
'clency ms overcome by an increase in
spirit, which last years team sadly
started again, and it will be under the
personal supervision of DIR. Pollard
An entirely new team has to be de.
vveloped practically, as only a few OF
The presence of some Of the old men
who have been with the eleven FOR
several years will be greatly missed.
Both tackles. O'Quinn and osbourne.
en- for four years Morales and Bruce
are absent also, the former having
played for the last three years. and
veloped. Dutch Anderson, at full
back. one of w. and LIS greatest foot
ball men, will not be seen on theJgrid-
iron this year. he having graduated
i0SI ySdI. 1hdi NlOSe playing has
been stellar for several years, in the
fact that his forward pass work rep
resented such high degree OF devel
oDment. will be greatly misseS. Both
Simms's return Is still in doubt. Brown
returned. but Barnard, Unexpectedly.
did not. Blackburn. centre, will again
captain. will be in the same position.
left halfback. His work at that posi-.
ton this year ought to show Improve
ment over last as he has steadily In
creased his football efficiency for the
last three years.
strong Team Possible.
In summing up. the team has three
of last years varsity men to start
wood. and three subs, Burke, Dulin
and Engleby. All of these men are
fast, and have played together before,
and with these veterans as nucleus.
around which to build. there is no
reason why a strong team should not
be developed. Wadell's past eXpe-
rience. and leaving a reasonable ground
for Improvement, ought TO make him
q phenomenal PLAYER His natural
a good captain. Blackburn Is out again
for centre, and especially should he
show up we'll and do great work this
year. because of his experience. Ear
wood, who did great work last year,
ought to improve his ability and be
wonderful assistance to the team
Among the new material are several
Who ought to be developed into strong
and valuable men.
+ Manager Thach has given the team
a great schedule and a hard one. 1t
is the best one that Washington and
Lee has ever had. and If the team
meets with reasonable amount of
success it will mean the banner year
for Washington and Lees football
There is hard season ahead of the
team. The schedule of the team is
an Improvement over that of last, in
the fact that it represents more great
Southern teams. Wake Forest has
been replaced by Alabama, which Is
unqucstionably wise step, and will
be productive OF greater results, as far
as we are concerned. The annual game
With Georgetown on Thanksgiving Day
has been replaced by Alabama It is
the trst year that washington and Lee
has ever played more than 200 miles
away from nome 1t is the plan of the
athletic board to make the annual
game in Birmingham a great event
and as 1t comes at the end Of the sea.
son, it ought to make a great game
for football fans.
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