The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-29
GRIDIR0N WORK
BEGUN AT V.P.i.
SCHEDULE GIVEN OUT-TECHS
Will MISS HODGSON'S GREAT
PUNTING-BOCOCK READY.
RICHMOND. VA-snecta1

RI c HMOND, VA-Special-
Branch Bocock. director of Athlet-
les Of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, will have the football squad out
Tor preliminary practice Monday, but
least dozen of last years stars and
scrubs have signified that they will
arrive in Blacksburg Tuesday in
order 10 get into shape for the opening
game with Hampden-S Sidney on the
1st OF october. Associated with
Coach Bocock this year will be E. r.
Hodgson, captain of last years var
sity. and the foremost punter in the
South for the past three years, and
sally Miles, captain of the 1905 team
and a well-known figure in football
circles of the State.
The loss OF Z. r. Hodgson, who has
played four years. leaves V. p. 1. this
season without a superior punter and
VIII prove serious drawback, since
for the past three years the entire sys-
lem ZEN, OIL play mas been built up around
Hodgson's superb punts. V. b. Hodg-
son and A. n. Hodgson, the former
captain-elect of this years team and
the latter a brother to the punter, are
both good kickers and probably one
or the other will be developed into the
kicker of the team.
Both ends are weak. as neither
Hicks nor Luttrell, last year men. and
veterans of three years on the varsity.
Will return. Norris, tackle; Billups.
nan. ana several lnGmen Will also be-
lacking, so that considerable new ma
terial will be drafted into the lineup.
1t is also highly probable that Der
Davis. the brilliant half of last season.
will not be able to get into the game
on account of an operation for masto-
ditis recently performed.
or last years varsity men to return
TO college include V. b. Hodgson, cap
tain; A. y. Hodgson, Jones and
Hughes. All Of these are fast and ex-
perienced men, and will go far to
make the coming season as much Of 81
success as last. Hughes, especially, is
expected to develop into a sensational
quarter. judging from his work OF last
year. which was his first time at the
game. A. y. Hodgson and Legge.
while playing chiefly on the scru bs
last season. showed great ability, and
should make the backfield this season.
Nothing can be said definitely as to
the new material for the fall team.
Several experienced prep school play
ers are looked for, among whom are
Mason, a fast Washington Tech
youngster, for the back field. and Bar
nard, OF A. and NJ Several others
known in prep circles have stated their
intention of attending V. p. j. this
year. but have not shown up yet
The schedule of the team for the
fall is about the same as last year.
save that instead OF the Princeton
game. there is one with the Navy.
Princeton was willing to arrange a
contest but their date and distance
were not favorable, so that the Navy,
an old rival of the Techs, was selected.
The schedule follows:
October 1-HampdeR-Sidne at
Blacksburg.
October 5-Davidson, at Blacks
burg.
October I2-EasterH, at Blacks
burg.
October 15-West Maryland, at
Blacksburg.
October 22-Navy, at Annapolis.
October 29-WashingtoR and Lee,
at Blacksburg,
November 5-North Carolina Uni
versity, at Richmond.
November 12-George Washington,
at Lynchburg.
Thanksgiving-A. and IA. of North
Carolina, at Norfolk.