The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
THIRTY men OUT
FOR h. S. eleven
Garnet and Gray Will Have Best
Team on Gridiron in Its His
tory This Year.
Especial to yhe Times-Disp.ach.l

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Hampton Sidney, Va. September II.
--Hampden- Sidneys prospects for a
winning football eleven this year are
brighter than they have been for sew
eral seasons past. and with the assist
ance OF Coach Yancey. formerly star
OF the University or Virginia team the
locals hops to land the cup In the
ginia Although the candidates ap-
peared FOR the first time on Thursday.
there are now nearly thirty applicants
on the field, and Indications are that
more than nalf OF the old men will be
here again. Captain Yeager has not
reported FOR matriculatton, but he Will
certainly return. and is expected to DO
in trainGg on Monday.
The most welcome announcement SO
far is that Captain Yancey has arrang-
ed TO exchange places with Billy"
Cloth. who is coaching " NJ. l.. and
while the latter is putting the finish
| ing touches on the Hampton Sidney
! linemen, Yancey Will be in charge OF
tie Institute backfield.
Under strict Discipline.
Yancey reached here last wednesday
and Immediately won a warm spot IN
the hearts OF all who are interested iu
the Garnet and Gray. He has shown
his determination TO keep the men con-
stantly at work by requiring all those
who expect to look for football. hon
ors to be on hand in the gymnasium
promptly at 8 o'clock each afternoon.
lie has also adopted the policy or di-
viuing the men In squads. according to
man to come TO the practice field from
his room. The men go down each al
rernoon just as II regular game IS to
be played, and any absentee n e.. IS liable =
| the new formations has asserted itself
I in the first few days of trials. and
while he does not believer the danger
| or the game will be entirely eliminat-
MT ha will
| much more finished exhibition than IN
/ years past. "a
| Watt Huntington. OF Farmville, Va.
| is manager Of the team. ana MS
stitute, at Blacksburg, October Il;
| Washington and Lee. at Lexington.
| October Il University College, Of Med
! icine of Richmond, at Hampden-Sid-
Han, sidney October %; Wllllam
| and Mary College championship, at
Williamsburg, October 80; Richmond
| College championship. at Hampden-
| Sidney. November s. and Randolph-
! November IL. While there is ~disap-
1 polntment that there are not more
| games to be played. Manager Dunning-
\ ton Is afraid his players will be put
I out Of commission before the cham
\ nionsh,p games, and he hopes to avoid
| a condition that lost Hampden- Sidney
! the cup last year.
/ Three RichmOnd Boys.
Among the most promising candi-
! dates for the team are Wallace B.
J Rlanton. of Richmond, che of the stars
4 ~ last wears team: Kirk Saunders, OF
! Richmond, who starred last year fol
i tho Mcliuire's School eleven, In Rich
mond and Alfred Lorraine. an appli-
/ cant for end, who played with the
1 Covenantt rs team In Richmond. There
I5is probably no doubt but that Rich
4 mond Will have at least two men OF
1 this years Hampden- Sidney team.
4 - cam Lewis, of Charleston, w. Va.
i full back; Francis Payne, of Charles
s|ton, w. Va. at end lett. of Richmond
i Ky, guard: Smith, OF Roanoke, end
i Campbell. Of Roanoke, tackle; Hundley
4 of Newport News, guard. and McClin
4 took, or Marlinton, w, Va, centre, ar
4 the old men again in college. Rison
4 Of Chatham, and Clarke, Of Salem, su b
\ stitutes last year. are out for the team
i George Jones. who played last yea
{ with the p Petersburg Iigh School, !
\ under Coach Yaneey He is an appli
Il Walker, OF Blacksburs, who was
I substitute At n P. I.last year Greer
a formerly of Charleston CIV. Na.) Higl
School; Corle, Of the Charleston Higl
School; Vass, Of the DanVille Militar.
i Acadslny: Nelson, Of Louisburg. w
INA. !; ePayne, of Louisburg. w Va.
q Minor, of Richmond, and others 1t !
q believed that Hampden- Sidney vii
Il have the fastest and best team sh
!, has had i'm the past ten years.