The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-02
MOVING AGAINST WILLIAM AND
NARY BRINGS HOPE OF OTHER
VICTORIES.
DR.. LAMBETH PLEASED
COACHES AND TRAINERS ARE NONE
TOO OPTIMISTIC OVER GEORGE
TOWN AND CAROLINA GAMES.
HOWEVER.


ing than did last years eleven, ID the
opinion Of DR.. Lambeth. the patron
saint OF athletics at the University
OF virginia This sanguine belief was
expressed BY him several days before
yesterdays overwhelming defeat OF
William ana Mary by the score Of 81
to 0; veritable relay race on the part
of the Virginia hacks that helped to
bear out his prediction for success
full season. 1.-The line is being welded
into . frmer defense than one would
expect from entirely new players de-
clAres DR.. Lambeth, and while the
greatest improvement has been in the
system OF defense. the ofrense is more
formidable. partly because of better
Interference"
Inere nave been some generals IN
history who conducted their operations
from the top Of hill or some other
removed point OF vantage. DIR. Lam
beth 10 one OF these, and he is not
in the habit Of making q claim that
II In any wise doubtful.
But. although the Orange and Blue
prospects are undoubtedly frightened
by the improved team work Of the
last week, neither DIR. Lambeth.s op-
tin,tsm nor the apparent security in
the figures Of the William and Mary
game blinds the coaches and trainers
TO the fact that the chances are
against Virginia to come out of the
season with victories over botn
Georgetown and Carolina. although II
Is predicted that she will win one O,
| the games. The games with tho small
| Ter colleges are only preliminary skir-
mishes. and Georgetown, certainly
Carolina probably. could deal with
the same opponents just as effective
| ~.
Georgetown Looks Strona.
The latest report is that George
| town Is practicing with the Navy
squad in preparation for her Carlisle
and Virginia games. although the re-
| turn Of all her old stars and the acqul-
| sition Of several others. among ,nen
Hart. OF George Washington, gives hel
enough players to make two teams al.
| most as good as Virginias.
| A compliment is paid to Bocock
| coach OF Carolina, in counting him nt
small part OF the battle that is t
be fought Thanksgiving Day. He mad.
| success Of tho Virginia Polytechni,
Institute football teams. and CAROLYN,
the only man tho Tar Heels think car
turn out q team to win from Virginia
| Bocock 10 . former Georgetown
| player. and as Georgetown defeated
Virginia last fall for the first time IL
| ten years, he was on the elevens tina
had to bow before Virginia in for
| mer years. He 10 like the famou,
| Carpenter. who declared that he woult
keep on playing until he beat vir
g1nia, and CarpeDter did that on tn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute footbal
! team in 1905.
Up to this time Yancsy has beel
-
Of sixty players, but in accord witt
the alumni system OF COACHING. sew
erai more arr expected within the mex
week or two. These are: Billy Cloth
/ the famous center coach ut Virgini,
! Military Institute for two years; Ham
mond johnson. Of Norfolk. star Oh
some big teams OF the past: Bob Ora
ham, and John Paul. old timers; an,
Geyer. tackle, for the last three years
who 10 now at the University Of New
York. Much OF the material Is new
in Glass A football. bat it has all beeI
worked over in prep schools an
smaller colleges.
Line shows Up Well.
4 Carter, the Lawrenceville center,
a "beefeater." weighing 225 pound.
and he IL always In the middle Q
every play. breaking up hostile move
and running interference ~ guard
Jett. OF Hampden-sidney. 10 a stron
} guard. and Wood In q center VIII
: follows the ball. Gooch's footbal
! stock went up by bounds In Satur
4 days game He caught the bail o
the kickoff and ran IS yards for
J touchdown. \ feat that has not bee
done here for several years but whic
was almost eQuailsd by 0oodhue "a
: Gaping from a mass play for anothe
rAA hAA
nose broken Thursday. but he Ii doin
all right with q noseguard. and |
fast enough to provide good inter
ference. The latter quality In bein
instiiled in him by Yancey. who's
ability in this line was his strongea
football trait.
Todd Is 135-pound dynamo G
\ energy and speed, and 10 he gets ava
no one on the Southern gridiron ca
catch him. He 10 more develope
this year than last. and gives tn
other men In the back neld goo
deal Of trouble in running fast enoug
to give him good interference. He
practically invulnerable. and 10 q
strong toward the last Of the gam
rs at the first. Finlay and Bowe
have the ends cinched. and Bowen
kicking makes him invaluable. H
probably would not average a. muc
a. Hodgson. the former wonder. bu
he never fumbles or 10 blocked. an
can always Be relied on to ret hi
team out Of . tight place. Finlay
down the field with the ball. read
to recover 1t II possible.
Two New Candidates.
Two men viii be at the trainin
table. which starts 1t Mr.. Kinney
Monday. who were not thought OF
week ago. One " Walter, the Der
Yer lad. who looks like q good hall
back with . ruggad physique. an
the other b Cooke. 4 halfback VIII
has just consented to come out. H
played on Andover. the biz Har
ward prep school. and the first day b
came out sent two dropkicks bstwss
the goal posts from tho forty var
line. The following players will
q the table: Jett. Wilson, Woolfoll
Wood. RsduA HAtrta Duncan. Fai
Irell. Davidson, walter Bowen, 0oocI
Holden. Mcdonald. Randolph, Carte
Todd. Mcguire, Grant. IAndeat 0oo<
hue. LAWS. Tite. Tinlay. Echol
HorAh, Hewitt. speed and Cooke.
; the training table tho afternoon pra,
tics y gone over and errors potnts
out.
Il Jonas. the fullback. who wrsnche
! his shoulder out OF place. ID jmpro,
ins, but Will hardly be In the ran
again. Wood had bad place G,
over his eye.s hut s3lll goee into II
'scrimmageA The ecrimmage tast abo,
rs nlnutoG ovnF1 aftafnNOn Ara II