The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
SEIFERT
Right end A. md VI.
A. & M. Will Meet U. S. S
Franklin Team Next
Saturday.
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West Raleigh. n. c.. September 5o.--
After three weeks Of preliminary prac-
tice. consisting mainly of work on
the rudimentary principles Of the game
with the new men. such as tacklini
the dummy" running down un Ell
under punts and line bucking. and in
getting the old men back in condi-
ton by means OF scrimn!age work. as
far s the warm weather will allow,
the "A. and II. football squad has been
reduced from about sixty to forty men.
VINO understand the game pretty well.
Inc number OF men on the field was
reduced because It wes found impos-
sible for Coach Greene TO handle so
many. and at the same time get In
telligent work out of them
With the first game only one week
off. the opening game being with the
sailor team OF the United steamship
Franklin. on the local field next Sat
OF the season probably will be as fol-
lows: Right end. Dutch" Seifert;
right tackle, Dunn: right guard, Nc
lvers; centre. Floyd; left guard.
Patton: quarterback, Captain Stafford;
right half back. Cool: full back, Har-
riss: left half back. Robertson.
With the above lineup. a. and NJ
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old men, with the exceptions of Right
Guard McIver. who was a backheld
substitute last year; Left Guard Sykes
who was scrub" guard last season
Left End Patton or Davis, who were
both substitute ends on last years
varsity. and Fuilback Harriss. who is
new man. ha!ling from South Caro-
Lima, who has developed rapidly in the
past two weeks. He is very fast. and
hits the line with tremendous force
n e q ~ IN foR nrA ot
terback. has an able understudy, who
although absolutely new at tho game
has shown up we'll every t!rae ne ias
handled the team, and who promises
TO develop into man OF varsity cali
The Red and White back field prom.
ises this year to be the fastest 4. ard
NJ. has ever had. Cool and Robertson
ara noted for their long runs. espe-
ci6lly Robertson. who is the fastest
man ever to play in the back field OF
a Red and White team.
Phillips and c. o. Seifert, trying fc
enc. positions. are showing up we'll
both oeine fast and hard tackle:s
Is flushing hard the regulars and like,
~ will be seen in several games ue.
rore the season is over He played Of
the freshman class team at Chapel HI
tSt year.
For substitute centre. A. and " hi.
two good men in Fetzer and ,Ieff.ay
who were both members of the scrub
team Lost year. Both are big. heavy
m IN. tpI Ing the scales around isc
trnds. Jeffrey may also be us,d ir
the back field as he is very fast
Anthony. Spencer, Gore, Chamber
and Summer are doing good work o,
the second string team in the back
field. and 1t is probable that all o
them Will be used some time durint
the season on the varsity
Not much is know nof the calibre o.
the FRANKLIN team this year they no
having met any but battleship teams
so far thi: season. but. as they ar,
always in the best OF physical condi
ton and have a coach who Is thor
oushly conversant with the new gam,
and It's possibilities. n hard game il
expected. Two years ago the saiior
were defeated in the last two or thre,
minutes of play. only after a stub
born contest. the score being S to o.
The roofing of the Franklin bat
talon. which will accompany the team
to Raleigh. will be a special featur,
OF the game. and as they have a bant
Of thirty pieces and a bugle corp
numbering about ten. a lively time is ex.
pected by the large crowd that will
pack the bleachers and grandstand.