The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-13
PRACTICE
BEGINS AT VIRGINIA
Much Enthuiasm Created Over
Prospects for Winning
Team.
Especial to TNe Times-Dispatch

l''PNtIHi u II nc ines DISPATCH
Charlottesville. Va. September l2.-
Football practice at Virginia started
of with whpop to-day. and caused
much enthusiasm in college to-niebt
over the prospects for a winning team
Captain Todd reached Charlottesville
at 10 o'clock this morning from C.mn
Cherokee. y. c.. and was followed two
hours later by Head Coach Elliott
who came direct from his home in
Bonneville NO.
In response to the call for cand-
dates. seventeen men reported far
practice at Lambeth Field this after.
noon or this number. six were mem
Ders Of last years eieven-capta.n
Todd Joe" Wood. centre and captain
last year, Carter. right guard, Wool
folk. right Tickle Robert Gooch
quarterback, ana l.andes
rPon RETURNING TO tho gymnasitr,
al INC end OF the practice tho squad
was greeted BY another lo,t4r No., -
LAST iull-Jett. left guard-wb" b.,,
lucky. 90 nm
Some OF the scrubs" Of las, year ro.
porting ioi work to-day were Mc-
Donald, who wall put up a stir h,h.
tNle season Tor one Of tho ex-posttlons.
Nedus' who Participated In several .
ne games on last years schedule
i,ahao!ph' sub-Quarter and former end
at Episcopal IIeh school. Jeonr.,.
walker. me late Nashville lad. Echois
heity HE man ana McGulr. ana
Aonnas. backheld candidates
me new men out Included Blanch
ara VINO halls from Colgate. Acr..
from Augusta Military Acador.
9rehIey. who starred iu both football
ana baseball at Virginia Christian col
!eSe. Benet. OF Columbia. s. g.
brother of Christian Bcne, !, ,orrno,.
Virginia star, and later ID sLccesf.ul
coach; Moomaw. OF Jen.rsDn school
Tho candidates We're srrcied an
clock by Trio OF coaches-Ioa1
Coach Elliott. Rice Warren. coach h,
randolph Macon Colleg. for several
years past and Houakcr. who sAidel
the lIchmond college eleven last IAN.
= looker-on was Kenper Yancey. wha
developed such splendid team lax
me players we're matched ON ,he
neld for an hour ana d half After pass.
ms tne Nal!, Vac men were tried al
running down on pun,s Then foi
!o"'d "A drll ia iAlling on the bail. INST
s'nsiy and then IA pairs one eleven
t''" P''"'I dN4 gwen signal
practice which lasted more Than a
half hour
The initial line-lp OF tic season was
as Follows. Landes. LEFT end. Redus
left tackle. Acre loft guard WOOD
centre. Carter right guard NoolioiA.
right tackle Mcdonald right end.
Gooch. gGarterback Todd lei, haM-
back. Mcclure light h4iibacA Blaucn-
ard. fullhack
captain Todd appears In spiend.a
conditiof" iie weighs 49, s,r!pq,d
toward the close OF usactic. To-day hg
was tried at quarter and showed some
OF his old-tinie speed. The blg guard
Carter. also got over tn. ground al a.
last clip today. He does not appear
Is heavy as when D.. reported las,
year. sheldon. the dashins haIfnack
from West Texas Military Academy. is
headed this WAY. 10 lcit his home iu
san Antonio yesteriay via ST. Louis
and should reach Charlottesville al
noon tomorrow. According 10 former
Coach Crawford Sheldou is a second
Hammond Johnson
The only bad news OF tho day was
the announcement that Walter the
-Dcnver youth WHO was Todds running
mate last year. would not return To-
college having decided 20 enter +.
University tn COLORADO. The dashln;
Wcstrrncr VIII be greatly missed He
would have been a wonder this year
said Elliott Tonight. II is presumed
that Walters two brothers ,vill also b.
conspicuous by absence ono Of them
broke the Virginia record in tho broad
jump at tho Virginia. Hopkins meet
las, MAY.