The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
b xpe cite ID to Average
More Than ITO
Pounds.
MANY CANDIDATES
OUT FOR PRACTICE
Present Squad Looks Good.
There Being Number of
Husky Men Who Give Prom
Use of Developing Into
First-Class Material for
Winning Team.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Charlottesville. Va september IA
Although it is rather early in the
season to make any sort of accurate
forecast. 1t il expected that this years
Virginia football team will average
over 40 pounds and prove the heavi-
est eleven that has represented the
Orange and Blue on the gridiron in
recent years.
The present squad certainly looks
unusually good number of the men
being real husky fellows. In fact. a
team could he selected from the thirty
ODD candidates that have reported TO
date that would average $50 Car
ter. the big Texan. heads the list, tip-
ing the scales at al OF course ne
will lose some fifteen pounds before
the season is far advanced Last fall
he got down to FPS. Next in avoirdu-
pois comes Maiden the biz line man
from Mobile, who looks every inch
football player. He Possesses the
build OF "Biny' Lea the old Prince
ton star. who is at his fathers home,
BLOOMFIELD" between this city and
Ivy. Maiden made quite a hit with
Assistant Coach Honaker the very arst
day he appeared on the field for prac-
tice. He comes down the field like
steam engine" said the little quar-
terhudk. who intends to give the
Alabama man trial in the back
field when the FIRST and second elev-
ems line up on Monday afternoon for
the first scrimmage OF the season.
Maiden, by the way. will prove quite
an addition to Virsinla's basketball
puint He aided materially in land
ing the Southern championship for
the Mobile Y. NJ c. A. last winter.
Promising Line Men.
Green. stocy player from the
Georgia Tech. where he was mem
Der of the squad laugh by Heisman.
is another candidate Tor line po-
eition. He has played at both cen
tire and guard
His present weight is 2lo. He
thinks the Virginia climate will
brins out the best that is in him.
Jack" Brown. from the Episcopal
High School, near Alexandria, where
be played at tackle is no light
weight, either He is quite active de-
spite his 1Se pounds and seems to
have a fair knowledge of the game.
lett. the big guard whom Kemper
Yancey brought with him to Virginia
from Hampden- Sidney, is next in or
der. with his 1872 pounds of bone and
muscle We mas ben working the past
summer on the Blue Grass farm at
his home in Kentucky and looks as
hard as a rock He has plunged right
into pEAtlltt. ti4N bCA'.' ~ ii4E ~-N-N
on the field half hour his stockings
are hanging down TO his shoe tops.
lett Is expected 10 show marked i'm
provement the coming season.He i'm
proved considerably last fall and WIS
in fine trim in the game with the
University of North Carolina on
Thanksgiving Day.
Another line man who showed much
promise last fall was Redus, who was
among the first TO report. He is close
around $50 and will make an active
bid Tor his letter this fall
There Is an absence thus far OF
candidntes Tor the backield- Good.
fast men of experience are needed to
take the positions made vacant br
the failure of Fullback Goodhue and
Halfback Walter to return to college.
The new backheld material that has
reported thus far is very light. Cap
tairs Todd and Gooch have the other
two places practically oinched, though
there is no telling what the develop
ments of the next few weeks might
bring forth 1t will be Head Coach
Elliott's aim TO develop several sets
of backs Heavier men are badly
needed and 1T looks as II 1t is up to
the coaches 10 make hacks out OF
some of the heavy material on hand.
blanchard shows UP Wen.
Blanchard, who came down from
Colgate after the Christmas holidays,
Is showing up exceedingly well ut
fullback. though he has been suffer
ing from an aggravating cold for tho
past week He is just the tyne OF
man that will be needed back OF this
years line. He now weighs close TO
200 Harris. the former Woodbury.
player who was slightly injured n
practice early last season. Is goinE
TO make a strong bid for the eleven
this pear. He is fun Of grit and Is
an incessant worker He has taken
ON some additional weisht which
should stand him in good stead. Hs
made n good showing on the track
team in the spring
From Richmond College comes Lark-
ford. brother OF Burnley Lankfo-d.
OF Norfolk. half back 20 virginia
several years ago. and from the Uniyer-
sity OF Wisconsin. Benet who gained
his first sridiron experience at Wood
berry Forest he IS a candidate for
the backheld. He did not go IN fcr
athletics at Wisconsin and Is there
fore eligible for the Virginia team.
His brother. " Christie Benet. OF
Columbus. :. c.. Is one of the most en-
thusiaStic supporters OF Virginia. on
the gridiron, Every fan he comes rp
to spend week with the team.
Following Is the weight OF the meEl
who composed the virginia eleven last
fall: Finlay. i6o; Davidson. 1873; Well
ford. i76 Jet IFS: Wood. 1855. Carter.
2sS: voolfolk. 49, Wilson, 1854
Hewitt. 40: Gooch. lao. Toda. 1885,
ioodhue, 1856: Landes, 1860; WalterG
163; Redus. III