The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
VARSITY IS HERE
THANKSGIVING Dl
IN ANIMAL CONTEST WITH ELEVEN
FROM NORTH CAROLINA al
OWNERSHIP
| HEAVY SCHE Dull E2
CHARLoTTEsvtLLE SQUAD TO GU
IN TRAINING EARLY, WITH
PROSPECTS or WHINING
HEAVY SCHEDULE
FOOTBALL Schedule

SthrtNif Foo8bABJS SAHED Ok<M4sx
September IN. William and AlaryS
at Charlottesville: October 5. Ran.
doiph- Macon at Charlottesville; Goes
her IL, Hampden Sidney at ChnE&M
Iottesviiie; October 10. Virginia Mn
tar, Institute at Charlottesville; OCtO~
Der rs. open, November z. Vandcrblles
at Nashville: November p, open; Mo-
sember rs. Georgetown at Washing
ton; November IS. North Carolina ~
Richmond.
With the opening of the next sos
SION Of the University OF VirginfA
a little more than a month Distant,
plans are being made for the BEGIN
ming Of the football season. A de-
parturt viii be the assembling OK
the majority of last seasons men
ten DAYS before the opening of the
session at some convenient resort IN
Virginia where preliminary practices
will be held
The date set FOR the gathering OF
the gridiron warriors Is Thursday,
September 5th, Speed Elliott. head
coach Of next Years eleven, is now ~
his nome in Bonneville. Mo.
Warwick Landes Of stanton. Va.
quarterback Oh last years eleven, IN
ALREADY At the Chalybeate. Captain
obut VINO - SIttiiiiItR Inv ~.
an athletic camp in North Carolfna.'
is expected eariy in Septem Der. the
other players to follow at intervals.
/ Pichegru Voolfolk, the giant right
4 taekler or last years team, is still
! In the wheat fields of the West. where
he iourneNed with dozen Virginia
stud ents al the close Of the June cons
/ nencement
Outlook L. Bright.
The outlook lot winning team
is most promising Every man who
figured in last years schedule. with
+ ne possible exception of Ed FYnfay,
I Of Chattanooga, IL expected to return,
snd number of newcomers will be
on hand
Prominent among the men who
: are practically certain 10 enter this
university In September are Sheldon.
a halfback from the West Texas Mill
ftary academy, weighing $50 pounds,
and about six feet tall, full of gin
ger, and heady player. former Cap
tain Sprague OF Lafayette university,
who PLAYED Al Western Maryland last
season. 700 pound ufulloack. Law
renceville. whence came Rector and
carter will send dow n trio CT stars
including aptain FELTON, and heavy
fullpack
MDch - expected pt Iouu, thS
haIfback who will lead the eleven
this fall There was some fear that
the New York lad would not return
To the university in September. as he
was graduated form the academic de-
partment last June. He will enter
the law school next month, however
and may remain two years longer 70
win his Is L. degree.
Minor Carson Lille manager Of tbs
team. is stiil working on his schedule
/ of games There is still one big OATS
To be filled Saturday. November 9Th
on the home grounds-the week foi-
lowing the battle with Vanderbilt. \
In very proha BILE that one or moro
midweek ga mes wll be arranged. IA
fact 4 contest has been practically
scheduled with the eleven from tins
University of South Carolina. all fna'
is needed being the approval OF tns
ad> isorv board Of the general athletit
association Preliminary contests arr
with the same Virginia teams tina
were met last year William and
MARY. Randolph Macon. and Hamp'
den sidney The annual contest will
the virginia Military institute GOMEZ
fortnight carrier