The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-03
VANDERBILT TO
SAVE TEAM FOR
VIRGINIA GAME
Coach McGugin Regards Orange
and Blue Contest as His
Hardest Fight.

Nashville. Tenn. October 2.-Eanoer.
hilt.s score of los to against betneA
College in the Iirst game OF the sea
san here last week was not only ING
largest score made this season. ou'
was the greatest number OF points ever
run I'D by the Gold and Black in their
history. Since Dan McGusin took
charge Of the team in 1904 II has ap-
proached the 100 mark several titnes'
scoring ninety-seven points on Two
separate occasions. but this Is the nrs1
time the century mark has ever oeen
passed on Dudley Field.
In view Of the fact that the playing
field was a veritable sea OF mud
caused by a hard rain Just betore inc
game, the showing OF the Comnlooo'es
is looked upon as being ,exceedingis
good here, and 1t is beginning TO iooh
as II the team will not miss Ray NOR
rison and the other three stars OF last
season. who have graduated. as much
"A was thought before the season
opened.
In the first game the Commodores
played the open" game OF football al
most entirely, the wet field causing
them to do but little line bucking- End
runs and forward passes Were pulled
of with such speed that the Kentucky
BOYS were at q loss what ID DO half OF
the time. The forward pass was tried
sixteen times, and nine Of these were
successful, five Of them resulting In
touchdowns. One OF these scores was
after a forty-yard run by Substitute
Left Half Back Chester. a new man
on the squad
Wilson Collins, right half back, was
the brightest star OF the DAY. and had
the unique distinction Of making four
touchdowus in his first fur attempts
to carry the bail. On the opening
play Of the game he skirted Betheis
right end for city yards. placing the
ball directly between the goal posts.
A run OF forty yards was the result
Of his second attempt, and gains OF
twenty-five and fifteen yards were
made on his next runs. Collins Is a
ten-second man. and was one Of the
fastest backs in the entire country
last season
vanderbilt's speed was emphasized
more than anything else. Captain
Hardage. left half back; Skies. full
back, and Collins, right half back. are
all exceedingly fast Hardage weighs
ITO pounds. Skies IS5 and Collins the
same. This trio IL expected to be one
Of tho fastest In the country and will
be yanderbilts hope against Virginia
and Harvard. CurIin and Robins, the
two best bets for quarter back. are
also unusually fast. the former being
a Splinter on the track team Curtin
weighs a little under $50. and Robins
will tip the beam at ten pounds less.
In Saturdays game Robins made two
sensational runs, one OF eighty yards
for q touchdown On returning q punt.
and the other sixty yards for a touch
down on a kickoff. Betheis backs
did not gain . first down during the
game.
The Commodore line, although II did
not face a strong team in Bethel,
showed up wonde fully we'll. and the
proepec, that the team will be strong
in this department IL much better.
vandcrb!It's tackling was hard and
sure at all times
Coach McGug1n's men meet Mary
Vile. Rose Polytechnic, University o:
Georgia and Mississippi before playing
Virginia, but nor1 OF these games are
expected 10 prove very hard The
regular men viii be given every opDos-
tunity to keep IN condition until the
game with the Orange and Blue Is
played. Vanderbilt viii centre ever1
effor. IN this battle. letting the Har-
ward game. which follows q week later
take care Of Itself.