The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
TWO STAR PLAYERS
MISSING FROM SQUAD
Pankey and Finlay Will Not Return to the Uni
versity This Fall-Only Four Men of
Last Years Eleven.
Last Years Eleven.

Tour "N" men remain as q nucleus for
this years team-Captain H. NJ. Bowen
end; r. IL. Todd. half back; Joe Wood.
centre, and J, p. Jones, full back Cap.
tain iancey has. thrcfore seven posi-
tions 10 MI, including five line men.
both guards and tackles and one end
With the abundance of new material
on hand. the coaches should not expe-
rlcncc any great difficulty In filling thu
guard and tackle positions. but among
the freshmen applicants there is prao
hcally not single candidate for end
The situation was somewhat relieved
yesterday. however by the return or
William Z. Mcdonald. OF Bay ST Louis,
Miss who was IN the law school last
session. but was ineligible for the team
because he had played at the Univer-
sity of Mississippi the yoar previous
Mcdonald played regularly on the scrub
team. however. and gave ample evi-
dencc of his ability by his splendid
work in the backheld and at end HIS
return to the university this session
was in the nature OF surprise. for
II was understood that he would enter
Harvard, where he has a brother in one
OF the professional schools. During
the summer he has lost considerable
hesh. but expects TO soon tip the
scales at his old weight, lT5
The practice on Lambeth Field yes
terday afternoon reminded one of tho
olden days. Head Coach Yancey had
charge of one squad, "Billy" Glotn
looked over another. and q third was
supervised by DIR. Johnny Nen who
TOOK his departure TO day for the South
10 coach the eleven at the University
Of South Carolina. The practice ,ast-
eu Tor good hour and a half. and the
peIl In the rotunda was ringing for o
o'clock as the men headed for the gym.
iiaSium after the FIRST real hard days
work of the season
after practice i'll passing the ball,
falling on the ball and running down
me held under punts the squad was
divided into four clevcns, and sipnnl
practice was started. The coaches
Kept tho men on the jump There WIS
no effort TO try out the applicants In
the positions they were accustomed TO-
Inc players alternated in line and
hackheld, ana no squad was regarded
as the first Cloth picked out several
OF the fnorep romising looking centre
men and gave a little individual In
struction pr Ncn also took seyera.
backheld candidates aside, while Yam.
cey went from one eleven TO the other.
" the entire squad Garter. the hlc
GENRE and FORMER captain OF the Law
rencevil!e team, stood out more promi-
nenily, perhaps, than any other player
on the field. Standing by the side OF
Cloth, he outshone the former in size.
though very much alike in build. tIe
got over tho ground remarkably fast.
! considering that no had 225 pounds 10
carry.
! among the players out for the FIRST
Time Yesterday was Wexford. right
tackle on the scrubs last season. The
big fellow displayed much gct-up In MS
| work and went around the ciider tract,
| at good clip Another new man out
was Frank Lewis an Albemarle county
boy, ana brother OF Walker Lewis
/ captain OF the Virginia Polytechnic In.
! sutntc eleven in 1905 lewis nlav.f
at Ham9den Sidney las, wear He is
tan and hard and appears Ia nav.
plenty OF grit other members az las,
years scrub team in togs were Me-.
CURE, fnli back Wilson. end ana
Thornhill, half back Robertson !,
star atrWoodbcrry Forest, also report.
co Tor the first time.