The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
All-South Atlantic Football Teams

pieces. The result is usually that the
picker i. more picked against than
picking. However. II being the picking
season, our pick is offered. know ing
that 4. kill have the entire support or
at least one individual. Nodesty alone
prevents US from naming that indivi-
dual
Since the first pigskin was tossed in
the good year 1912. the note book has
been busy recording the achievements
of approximately one hundred and fifty
young men. each of whom is morally
certain that il classed right he could
improve any team ever really exist
ing. or merely built on paper. The
season has not been success Nearly
every team In this division has de-
veioped entirely too late in the season
TO be at its maximum playing strength
often enough for a fair test
In the case OF Georgetown, und1e-
puted champions OF the South Atlantic
division, the team reached its best
form in the Carlisle game, and from
that time to the finish retrog-essed-
The coaches were up against the prop
osition OF trying to keep the men from
growing stale and at the same time
giving them enough work TO keep
them interested
Rallies at Finish
virginia logically Georgetown
chief foe. failed 20 measure Up TO any
thing like It's potential strength until
the three fnai games There was
fash against Vanderbilt q sort of su
perhuman fash. when the Orange and
Blue outdid itself and held the Com
nodores well IN hand Against
Georgetown Virginia mace It's first
really cTeditabie stand CT the year.
and but for the breaks OF luck and
Harry Costello, would nave won that
encounter II Is too recent to need
further reference here. Carolina was
q veritabie weakling against the Char
lottesviie aggregation. and Virginia
won as she pleased And there II all
ends
The Virginia Military Institute
alone Of the Virginia schools. made a
creditsble record. and this record
rather the victory over Virginia IL
largely offset by the fact that the
cadets lost 20 st. Johns. q team which
is not In he class with Virginia.
V P L failed IN every crucial game
though achieving number Of VIC
tories and running vp large scores
! The Orange and Maroon fell an easy
victim to Georgetown and lost 10 Wash
tngtou ard Lee
About Warrington and Lee
II IS peculiarly disappointing that
the one school in the State 70 make
really cr>ditsble showing must in
the proper order Of things De left
out Of constderst ton IN rating the
eievens. Washington and Lee had q
great team ana q great season II IS
a question whether Georgetown could
take the measure % TIE Lexington
aggregation But con lecture ss 20 this
Is entirely unsatisfactory and foolish.
because ~ ear never be positively &C.
termined. washington and lee lost
opportunity 20 be ciasS>d With the
srnsteurs when the athletic authorities
refused 20 take action IN the cas- 81
two men who had been proved pro-
fessions=. having played professional
baseball one professional OF a team
makes the entire team professional
True. the south Atlantic division Il
N. loser. because wsshinston and
Lee Internationally possesses several
superb football men. two at least Of
whom would greatly strengthen am
AII-Sou.h Atlantic eleven The case ~
washington and Lee Is aggravated BE-
cause Georgetown With practically
similar proposition 20 meet. ected
quickly. showing last ~hat should Re
done fa these Instances We nave
been criticised becsuss % this stand.
but. hA~fnr an Intrinsic kno~ledse Of
college athletics sad the nsthods pr
sues 90 Improve athletic ccnoitsons.
Ne fee that service l. beirs cone.
rather than ar in'r-y. ~ d~e'linz
upou the snrortsrcc - purely ANA
teurs participating IN the intercoicse
clashes
$500 rh~f rJ~v~n-
A. % TIE eleven itsef natNieh'
ffsre viii - diversity o. oplhsen
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