Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

last year, and the fact that scarcely any
of the schools will lose much veteran ma
terial because of graduation. II Wouiu We
safe to predict that each VIII De gu. W.,
an even stronger eleven than that witch
represented it last season, with the po'
sble exception of one.
Down at North Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical College prospects al.
good for an even better CLUB thah tha'
which represented the Raleigh aggrega-
tion last wear. Only three men who play
ed regularly on the team Will be iost Dy
graduation and one of those was out OF
the game almost during the entlre yea,
because of a weak heart oeaie,t. ilsn.
end. Rray. center, and Hartsell, left END,
are the men who will be lost to the team
this fall when practice starts. Sefert was
an exceptionally good man. as was 1aI III,
sell but shifts can be made which Will
keep the team TANKS Just as sIroi.s e
they were last season. Each OF the tnree
men who made up the poWerful Dack
field. besides the quarterback OF last
seasons eleven, Will DE PACK III sen n.
and that in itself should De suilicleN.
nucleus around which to build a good
team h,,f
Eddie Green. the old pennsylvania naiI
hack. who had charge of the team last
season. will coach again TINS Iaii- AS NC
knows his men and the conot'ioas eond
eleven at A. and M. he snouio NC "oio
to repeat his former success ~,
Davidson will probably be out with
about the same kind Of team as tnat
which represented it last fall-a light,
fast combination Of players. depending IN
the main on the open style OF play Tor us
gains. Simmons. washington anu
ferson man. will again coach the eleVen.
The Virginia Polytechnic institute Is
tho one school in the South Atlantic sec
ton which will probably not put OUT as
good a team as 1t did last season.
change in coaching policy mas peen mace
necessary by the leaving OF bocock' anu
whenever that is done a deterloratlon Is
very apt to result for at least part Oh
a year. Riess of Swarthmore VIII De the
man on whom the success OF the eiesen
will depend, he being engaged 10 take
BocockS place.
WASHINGTON and Lee had it's OF season
last fall, and should come PACK much
stronger when it opens its schedule with
Roanoke College
North Carolina Shows Improvement.
North Carolina is the team Wnich
should show the. greatest improvement OF
any of the other elevens IN the secuon.
Always starting their season with wealth.
Of material, the Tarheels have Tor some
reason or other wasted their opportunl-
ties and won none OF tneir importa AM
games This year. with Bocock at the
helm. the Carolinans should be able to
get through a successful season. with
the good material which has always been
evident at the school. it is certain tnat
the team will make the best showing IN
years. North Cardinals failure to 90
anything much in the past is almost d.
rectly due to the fact that SO Tar " mas
failed to develop any new 1901 Dali what
ever.
One team that will be closely watched
this wear is Virginia. Stung by last
years crushing defeat received At the
hands Of the Georgetown team, II mas
made and Is making every eHort 70 puiid
up it's eleven, so that this ran 1t may
come to Washington fairly conndent that
it will again start Its string OF victories
over the Hilltoppers. Yancey, who
PLAYED fullback on the team four years.
and PLAYED his last season In 1919, Will be
in charge OF the team as head coach.
Will Try for Another Victory.
GEORGETOWN will bend every effort this
year toward securing another victory over
Virginia. The team will be developed
with the sole idea in view or having 1t
at its hest when the day for the big game
rolls around. The team will not be handt-
capped by the loss OF any OF last years
men with the exception of Fitzgerald.
who was undoubtedly one or the best
guards in the south. 1t is possible tnat
two of the backfleld regulars may not be
hack this year. in which case 1t will re-
nuire some hard work to develop another
offensive combination
The eleven will be coached by the same
man who turned out the championship
agereeafion which represented the inst-
| tuition last season-NielSen. Nielsen is to
| foot ball in this section just about what
Stage is to 1t in the middle west. He was