The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-22
PENDLETON WILL
PL AY FOOTBALL
FOR UNIVERSITY
Leaves Princeton This Year to
Matriculate in Medical School
OF Virginia.

charlottesville. va, August 2I.-Vir-
sinia under graduates and those inter
osted in athletics at the state univer-
sity Will be gratined al the announce
mon, that Tol. Pendleton. the Princeton
football captain and all around athlete
proposes 70 enter the Southern umiyer-
sity ia the fan OF next year TO begin
course IN the medical school
Pendleton VIII conclude his course Al
the New Jersey institution next June.
when he gets Als degree ia the aca-
delnic department. The coming season
VIII be his third on the Tiger varsity
eleven, which VIII stli give him an
other year on the sridlron Pen,!le-
tons present intention is not to play
baseball neat season, and ID is be-
lleved by his intimate friends here taat
ne Viii he FOUND Oh the Virginia BASE
ball team in the spring OF 1913. IL
Is also eNpecte.! to engage in tracn
athletics ate. entering Virginia
BY many he Is reg rdcd as one OF
the most promlzing short distance run
ners In the country Before leaving
the Episcopal High school mear Alex
andr!a. 10 enter upon his college ca
reef Pop Lannigan. the noted VIZ
GINA trainer, cndcavorcd to persuade
Pendleton to come 10 Virginia, hut tie
lad acceGed 10 the wishes OF Nis uncle
and matriculated az Princeton. Lam
nigan was much impressed with the
way the preparatory school lad handled
himself and told him that II he would
enter the southern university he ,eould
make him the equal Of Rector in speed
In his freshman year at Princeton
Pendleton showed his elias. By easily
defeating an Corners in the 100 ana
z@u-yard dashcs in the class meets,
but Jumped into such rromincnce in
football That he decided TO devote his
energies principally TO the gridiron
sport. Under Lannigan's training IT Is
confidently believed that Pendlctcn
would develop into a star OF the first
rank and be q worthy successor to
craig, OF Michigan. who has signined
his intention Of retiring from athletics
after his Victories at Stockholm. Pen
dleton is easily Olympic material. Ho
IL quick starter. displays rare form
and lights all tho time
rcndleton came to town yesterday
with the Blue Ridge Camp baseball
team. which. by the way. won ,he So
RIGS Of games scheduled with the local
Young Mems Chrihtian Association
club. hitherto claimants OF tho cham
pionship Of Piedmont Virginia by viz
i"' OF us victories over Cuipcpcr and
the Richmond Colleeians rendlcton
has been spending his entire vacation
at the Blue Ridge Camp. located in
sight OF the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Just beyond ivy. The camp is sort
OF school OF instruction for boys who
wish to catch up In their studies in
order 10 be better prepared to enter
school for the fall terms Much time
is devoted to athletics. the boys spen.nng
most OF the time out of doors IN the
day and sleeping in tents at night
Pendleton has prohted much by the
outdoor life he has led this summer.
He has taken on flesh until ne now tips
tho scales at lis. stripped. Not much
of this is supernuous flesh. He is as
brown as a berry and seems 1T and
ready to enter upon a strenuous season
on the gridiron, He predicts another
notable victory for his team over Yale
this fall.
Pendleton leaves here the latter part
Of August with the Blue Ridge Camp
baseball team for Richmond. whore two
games Will be playcd-on NTH. tho
Battle Axe nine, champions OF the Cap
ital CITY League. and the other with
1.-The Collegians. second in the race.
From Richmond Pcndlcton goes North
TO report at Princeton for the opening
OF football practice on September 2.
He expects to return to the Blue Ridge
N