The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
men PRACT|C|NG
FOR TRACK SQUAD.
Wake Forest Expects to Make
Records in State
Meet.
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Especial to The Times DispatGD.l
Wake Forest, October 9.--The las
practice game of the season was
played yesterday afternoon with Hor'
ner Military Academy, of oxford. Or
account of drenching rain and wet
grounds, the game was slow. and the
.eam had little chance to show Wha,
It could do. Next Saturday the team
goes to Norfolk to play the Norfolk
Blues. which begins the heavy games
of the schedule. Wake Forest is not
expecting to win the games played
Nth some of the larger colleges OF
.he State. on account OF the game
oeing new at this place. and further
more only one of last years men re-
turned to college, though three mel
who played in enough games to win
;heir sweaters last year are here and
have regular berths on the team
Those members of the track squad
who are not on the football team are
practicing faithfully. in order that
.hey will be in good condition for the
Team next spring. Though the loss
Of Coughenour, who was said to be
one of the best track men in the South,
Will be greatly felt, it is expected that
a good team will be turned out. He
won 81 per cent. of the points won
by this institution last year In every
dual meet in which he entered he won
first place In the 100 and 220-yard
dashes and the running broad jump,
and second place in the quarter mile
In the Southern Intercollegiate meet
at Charlottesville he won two seconds
Carrick, vaulters, graduated last
ho To Nd ,tyi1l ~
be missed as much as Coughenour. OF
the old men back. there are Captain
who holds the state
record on the quarter mile; Hutchins,
who runs the high and low hurdles
and the high and broad jump; Olive,
the mile and mile runner; Davis,
who ran the mile and the half mile;
who ran Coughenour a
close race in the dashes, as well as
being valuable man in the relay
race; Horton and O'Brian, who ham
died the weights, and Buchanon, who
ran the half-mile.
Men who were here last year ana
trained. but were unable to land q
place, and give promise to make good
this year, are Kennedy, who it is said
by many, will win more points than
any other man. being an excel
lent vaulter. high and broad jumper,
and valuable man in the 100 and go
dashes and the quarter mile; Gore,
who vaulted in two of the meets last
year. who is practicing faithfully, and
ZONES, brother to the man of last year,
who gives promise to equal the record
Of his brother. Langston is anothe,
one who will probably win points in
several events Smethurst is expected
to hold his own in the mile. Among
The freshmen that give promise OF
good men are Mayberry, in
The distance runs, and Underwood
n the jumps
When 1t was learned the first of this
week that Carolina would put out a
basketball team there was much re.
oicins. This gives every college In
ne state team, and the league which
vas proposed by Manager Beam row
seems a certainty. Never yet has the
basketball team lost financially in
season, and yet the trips taken ar,
better than those taken by other ath-
etlc teams. With this league formed.
ne source OF revenue that will be de-
'lHed from 1t at this place will go
oWard making up the loss in other
orms of athletics.
otsesof d. ~. SroZler returned yes.
erday from Danville. Va. where he
vent 10 attend meeting of repre-.
Of the colleges Of this State
ma Virginia The object of the meek
hg was to form uniform eligibility
'ulss ana to promote the interests of
'asketoall, track athletics and tennis
cams especially Wake Forest is one
;, she Two teams in the State that can
'lay under the rules of the s. + a
Though not member of this assoc,a-
Ion, teams Of that association we're
played last year, and will be nlavad
his year w