The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-22
Former Carolina Stars at Chapel
Hill to Assist in Training
Tarheel Eleven.


Chapel HIN. n. c.. November al
One week from to-day the annual grid.
iron fray between tho University Of
North Carolina end Virginia viii be
staged In the city Of Richmond. Tho
lively practice and hard fought scrim-
images between the varstty and second
team Of the Carolina squad this after
noon was clearly the case OF q coming
event casting Its shadow before. That
the Virginia game Is just little IN the
distance was IN evidence in the very
spirit Of things here to-day. The noon
train brought the noted trainer, Dog
gle" Trenchard. who coached ends on
the Princeton team FOR tho season that
ended there last Saturday in the nota-
BILE Princeton-Harva game. Trench
ard coached the Carolina team back in
the sos that won glory for its alma
mater. He Is wise on all parts OF tho
game. aud his services from now until
Thanksgiving will tell when . show
down 10 made between tho university
teams.
Simmons. a Carolina football star OF
l907-'0S and more recently coach for
the Davidson College team. Will ar
rave on the "iiIl'' tomorrow. and give
his best advice for the Intervening
week. Thomas. capeain OF the Caro-
lima team Of 1898. has been on the
'Eiilr' since Tuesday. and VIII cast his
lot along with the other visiting
coaches in raiiying together scrappy
team for tho Tarheeis
For q straight hour this afternoon
the scrubs gave the varsity tussle FOR
every point they gained. tho tally sheet
at the end OF the scr.mmage abou:
breaking even. Foust. for the varsity.
made punts for long ranges. and
Stevens. also OF the varsity. exhib-
tied accuracy In his place kicks. Pro-
longed practice on place kicks was
insisted on by Trenchard. Practice On
the forward pass was carried on 70
some extent. but with only fair de-
gree Of success.
Tuesday afternoons scramnaSe be-
tween the varsity and the second team
was not without price. and costly
sacrifice It was from the viewpoint OF
the regular eleven. The sum total
pri oe paid as a result o! this fray is
recounted by noting the putting out
Of commission for the remainder OF
the 1912 football season of Cardinals
sturdy right tackle. L Abernethy. and
also the tackle for the ecrubs. Prftch-
EFT received such injuries as Will dis
conafft him for the remainder OF the
season
The absence OF Big Abernethy from
the lineup IN the Virginia game on
Thanksgiving can only be rated as a
great loss to tho Tarheels. For three
years Abernethy has been considered
as ono Of the staunch standbys. and
IN every game could be 1t least count
ed on to play consistent ball How
ever, IL Is almost a positive Certainty
that the injury he received Tuesday
afternoon will prevent him from par
sict patton in the annual struggle In
Richmond Recognizing the inevitable.
Coach Martin has already made prep
ara.ions to I'LL his position The exact
nature Of the injury received by this
ma.nstay OF Carolina's squad was
broken rib in his right side.
Pritchett. the injured member OF tne
scrub team, received IN injury OF
more serious and painful nature HIS
knee was d.sloca:ed and the bone OF
the knee fractured. It 10 feared that II
will be many months before he reany
reoovers from the injury. Prtcheu
was a rather promising member OF the
second team. with prospects OF pro-
motion to the varsity In fact. ne
was substituted n the last few minutes
of the washington and Lee game IN
Greensboro as right tackle