The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
y. P.L. FEELS NEED
OF A GOOD PUNTER
Hodgson's Place Hard to Fill.
Forty Candidates Working
for Team
rsnecial 10 the Ttmes-Dispatch.l

tSpecial TO The Tfmes-Dispatch.1
Lynchburg Va, September 24.-With
the arrival several days ago at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute OF Jones'
Burruss and Gibbs. the former weigh
ing at EOS. and the latter picked last
year by one paper for all-Sou,hern
centre. gridiron enthusiasts at Blacks
burg are iubilant, and the prospects
of a winning team this season have
Increased greatly.
Coach Bocock has the squad. which
now numbers some forty huskies, out
for practice twice q day. and the pro-
iiminary limbering up has been gotten
through with. The hrst and second
squads have been divided. and are
working separately and it will not be
many days before the first scrimmags
is pulled off.
New Rules Cause Trouble.
The coaches are finding trouble with
the new rules, they state. the old men
having TO unlearn much that was
taught them last year regarding the
flying tackle, then permissible. but
now forbidden, and the intricate regu-
lations in the forward pas5.
AS yet the most pressing need OF
the team has not been allel-that of
a good punter to take the place of
Captain Hodgson, of last year, who.
was acknowledged the best kicker in
the South. His brother. A. N. Hodg-
son. and Legge. are being developed
along this line but as YET have no.
gotten into the necessary form.
The Indications are this season for
even a better backfield than last, as
all the men Of this department. ire
hack, and all, save Davis. who is suf-
fering from an operation, are showing
much Improvement Tho first choire
in backs this season will probable. DO
v. P. Hodgson. full; A. N. Hodgson
and Legse, halves, although Macon. the
Washington man, and Becnier. two
new men. are pushing hard fora plane
at half back, and one Or the other
will probably make the position.
Hughes. although better than last
year, has not yet c1nched nuarrer. fnr
Barnard William and Mary's fleet
quarter of last season, is out for the
place, and is giving the veteran a hard
fight. Last year had Hughes been
put out of the game things would have
gone hard with the team, but it looks
as if there will be a couple at star
quarters on hand this season.
New Men for Ends.
The line is looking good, 50 state
| the coaches. with the exception of end
| positions. neither Of which are fixed
with any degree of certainty. and for
| which new men Will. have to be found
| BurruSS. VINO reported recently, Will
| be tower OF strength at tackle or
guard. He is young, fast, heavy and
| has more grit than he knos what IL
| do with. With two such mon as Jones
at 2OS, and Burruss at 1876, Thanking
! Gibbs, who was called the best fight
ing centre in the State last year, there
| will be plenty of strength in the line,
and ample protection OF the fake
plays. which the new rules VIII allow,
pulled off by the fast backfeld.
| Among the likely lot OF scrubs OUT
w. II. Legge. WEIGH, Foster, Stewart
and Wear are showing up the best.
The first game on the schedule Is
to be played Saturday week, October
| 1. at Blacksburg, with HampIen-Sid-
! ney College, and at that time w.,
4 be seen how the eleven really STANDS
i and what changes and elimlnations are
necessary TO Improve the working OF
the machine.