The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-25
.VIRGINIA'S SHOWING
is DISAPPOINTING
Touchdown Should Have Been Scored in Final
Quarter-Forced to Surrender Ball W it'll Sur
prising Ease Several Times.

! renceville School. The lad appeared
tull of grit yesterday for the brief
time he was in the game and tackled
| viclously. He will bear watching.
FARRELL, who made his debut at full
back, and had the endurance to last
through the entire game, looks to be
conner. His work on the defensive
was highly pleasing. He possesses
the proper spirit, and is learning to
carry the ball in good style. In two
or three weeks he should round into
form and strengthen the back field
greatly.
No HrnvY Bnckdeld Material.
The absence of heavy backfied ma
serial is the greatest problem the
coaches Will have to solve. There are
practically no half backs of experience
in the freshmen material and It is
up 10 the coaches to develop some Of
the big men who are candidates for
the line The first effort in this dircc-
uon was the experiment with Farrell
as iullback the past week The big
south tarolinian, ii Is conceded on ali
sides can come nearer filling captain
Seyers place at tackle than any other
man in the squad of nearly sixty. IL
is his first year in the game. however,
anu unless he catches on very RAPIDLY
the coaches are apt to go slow In Civ
ing him permanent berth in the
packiield, and thus deprive the line
OF one. of its most powerful men, Other
candidates for the backneld are Jones
who made his letter last year: Good
hue, of the University OF Texas a
member of last years scrub and sub
pitcher on the varsity baseball nine
and Harris. formerly OF Woodbury.
Forest
Captain Bowen did not come out nm
I'll Monday of this week, but no mem
Der of the squad has gotten down 20
work with greater ease than he He
hes had little practice in punting vet
The brunt Of the kicking Will no Doubt
fall TO his lot again this year. He
is regarded as one of the most con-
sistent punters in the South. He Is
quick 10 take advantage of every
weakness of his opponents. and he
punts high and for good distances TO
enable the forwards to get the runner
in his tracks He gets the bali off
quick. and few OF his kicks have
been blocked
Speed Elliott. Yancey's right
bower in the coaching line, has just
gotten out of the hospital after a
week. siege. He underwent a slight
operation for some ear trouble weel,
ago, and was on the field yesterday
afternoon for the first time this week.
lie VIII devote his time Just now 10
building UP a strong scrub team. and
some lively scrlmmaEes will be tho
order Of the day for the next few
weeks. The weak spots In the varsity
lineup Will soon be located and there
VIII be some tall hustling to hold down
positions on the regular team. DR..
Iohn Lloyd, a star payer of some ten
or twelve years ago. was on the field
yesterday giving a few pointers to tho
new men, He is taking a special
course in the medical school.
While the influx of new football ma
terial is much larger than expected.
number of new players from other
institutions who had promised that
they would be or hand for the OMEN
ing of the season are conspicuous by
absence. Most prominent of these
perhaps. is Lewis. Hampden- Sidncy's
| star fullback. who was under Coach
iancey last season. The big fellow
Is back at Hampdcn- Sidney this fall
lie would have proved an invaluable
man in Nirginias backfield this wear
Another Hampdcn- Sidney player en-
pected was Greer. a promising tackle
who Will not attend school this year
Collingwood. who played such star
game mt fullback for the Augusta Mil
itary Academy last season. has also
decided not to attend school this fall
but expects to enter Virginia next
september He is phenomenal
punter In the a. NJ. Woodherry
contest played last November on Lam
beth Field he booted the bali sixty
i've yards for a goal.