The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-27
BOTH TEAMS FINISH
FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR THURSDAY'SCAME
; Virginia Calls Of Practice.
Plucky Quarter Back Will
Not Be in Contest.
SPECIAL TO ne Times-Dispatch

! Charlottesville. Va. November 80
Virginia's lsl2 football squad haa III
! nnai work Of the season on Lamoeti
Field this afternoon. Tomorrow ~
noon the players leave over the CnesA
peake and Ohio for Ashland, whers
they will remain until an hour peio't
! the annual battle with North Carolina
in Richmond. on Thanksgiving Day
The followin. men will be taken along
Captain Todd, Landes. Dedus. Jett. Car
ter, Wood. Voolfolk, Finlay. G0och'
Smith. Maiden. Mayer, Farrow. Gill
lette. Loretz Brown, AGREE, Cook and
Groner.
Manager Lille announced to-nlehv
tina, the following officials had been
agreed upon: Referee. Nelson, former
Georgetown coach: umpire. DonnelIy. OF
Trinity; head linesman, Johnny Poe, OF
Princeton.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
this afternoon by the statement t"at
Gooch, the clever varsity quarterback
who ran the team with such success
against Georgetown would in all prob
ability be absent from the lineup
Thursday. Gooch is suffering from
chills and fever. and though ne came
on the field with the squad early this
afternoon, it was plainly evident that
he was in no ut conditions to engage
in work OF any sort, and he was sent
back to the gymnasium almost immedi-
ateiy.
The loss Of Gooch on the very eve
of the Carolina game has caused the
coaches no little worry. Several c.m-
binationS were tried ou: this afternoon.
and il is not certain just now how the
team will line up Thursday. Randolph
~ hSf Inter In
the afternoon was succeeded by Landes
who had been counted upon to take
Harris's place at end against North
Carolina. Landes alternated at quarter
with Gooch last season. but has had
practically no experience in that posi-
ton this season. In the Georgetown
game he was Captain Todd's running
mate in the backfeld. but since that
contest he has been worked regularly
at the left extremity, and was regarded
as fixture in that position. Randolph
is rather light. OF about the same
weight az Gooch. while Landes is much
heavier. Should Landes be the choice
OF the coaches as Gooch's successor,
Gillette or Loretz will In all probability
be called upon to hold down left end.
These two substitutes scored the touch
downs against Georgetown
GOoch Will Be Missed.
No matter who plays At quarter.
Gooch will be greatly missed when 1t
comes to using the forward pass. The
light-haired youngster has become
quite an adept in hurting the pigskin.
his throws being very accurate and
generally for good distances.
Jett. the big guard who has been
in the hospital since Sunday. partici-
pated in the signal practice to-day and
is almost certain to start In Thursdays
battle The only other player On the
squad not up to his usual form is
Finlay. who is still bothered with the
injury he sustained the Saturday before
the Georgetown game.
The team is full Of confidence. The
men greatly enjoyed the talk made
at the training table last night by
the former Yale star. Johnnie DeSaulles.
who coached the Virginia eleven OF
1902. DeSaulles spent two hours in
structing the squad yesterday after
noon. DR.. Cab Maddux, who spent
three weeks with the team before the
Georgetown battle, rejoined the coach
ing squad to-day Other assistants on
hand were Rice Warren and DR.. Edwin
Holiday. The signal drill was most
thorough. Cook. the Andover drop
kicker, spent much time in booting the
ball over the bars, while Carter, the
powerful guard. tried his hand at goal
kicking. Darkness found the second
team running through signals. with
Cook at fUllback and AGREE and Mayer
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