The Washington times., 1912-12-06
new COACHES FOR
SOUTH ATLANTIC
FOOTBALL ELEVENS
--
Wholesale Clean Out Of
Tutors Will Be
Effected.
NEY SYSTEMS
LIKELY TO RESULT
Standard Of Game Has Risen
During Past Five
Years.
Dy BRYAN MORSE,

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Georgetown. Washington, and Lee.
North Carolina. Carolina A. and NJ.
Virginia, and virginia Polytechnic In.
sutute. In fact, all Of the teams making
q bid for the South Atlantic champion
ship are to be without the services Of
the men who coached the teams this
year. II reports emanatins from the dif-
ferent institutions are true.
Never In the history Of South Atlantic
football has the wholesale clean.out Of
coaches been 30 imminent a. that which
faces the men at the head Of the vari-
Gus teams. Several different reasons are
being ascribed to the changes In the
systems.
At Georgetown the graduate system In
vogue this year has not been given suf-
ncient trial to condemn It at the Jump
Football 10 but one sport In the curricu-
Ium at the Hilltop. Basketball, base
Dali. and track have yet to be heard
from. Bennis and Gargan, the coaches
tEis year. are reported a. being dIssat-
ished. Bennis will not return. This
much 10 positive from Bennis himself,
while Gargan IL undecided.
Al Virginia. barring . single game
against Georgetown, the team failed to
respond properly to Speed" Elliott's
toteIaee. Dissatisfaction was expressed
throughout the season by prominent
sIumni In Washington, and reports from
charlottesville seem to Indicate that a
return to the professional system will
oe tried now that alumni coaching mas
proven failure these three years past.
Want Jim Reilly.
Warrington and Lee 10 trying to get
Jim Reilly. the old Yale halfback to re.
turn to Lexington to take UP the team
esein. Reilly's work was satisfactory,
ana Daring Georgetown. he turned out
the best team in the South Atlantic sec.
ton. In the opinion Of those who have
e,oSsly followed the eleven. Just what
IL H ~. WI, nroSs, 90 is matter Of conjecture.
and thoroughly grounded in FOOTBALL
ana was able to instil q spirit in thc
team which was lacking in years past.
North Carolina, under Coach Martin,
iectbsii season. The team from an'esssps1 ch.ps1
Aln was made up Of number Of vet
crans. from reports. and failed signally
.sf 70 snow =, ths TIE class that characterized the
IN addon sns TO oshss ssrsn tin%' r. the
msnt It - expected that Nate Cartmeii,
VINO is slated to receive the mantle OF
NIKE Murphy. ts also booked to 70 to
'ns HdSis Sn,VeLs,sy Sr.sys OF ,Psmn:yiysnia.
Tor the past three years coach Of the
Carolina A. & M. team, ID also reported
a. being ready to leave the Raleigh in.
stitution. Greene, who has had q mum.
dividual performers. failed to turn oui but
q winner this year. But three Veteran
were on hand at the start Of the season
ana while the eleven was a. heavy ai
green to be Of much use.
Through at v. P.I.
Branch Bocock. formerly at North
Carolina, and before that at Georgie
and v. p. l.. has probably seen his las,
service as football coach at Blacksburg
Bocock 10 without doubt one Of thu
best coaches in this section Of the coun.
try. and has handled and put out q
number Of hrst rate elevens. He is/re.
turning to Portland, Ore. and ID takine
az az y Y" pffe'iSs: next ana fsl, may not be back
In All. six teams in the South Atlantic
division will be without their coaches
OF this tan: Through no fault Of the
:ysssm y: In many nS Of the case. the msI
ono or two. men are wanting TO 60 be.
cause Of the lack Of proper support
OF all the coaches. Greene. Of Caroiina
A. and M, has been the longest to re.
main at the head Of the team. and fol
wants a change OF scenery.
Considerable discussion Is rife amone
the followers OF South Atlantic foot.
ball a. to the ranking Of the elevens
In the section. Virginia did not meet
Carolina A. and M. nor v. p. l., while
North Carolina and Georgetown mel
practically every eleven in the section
Awarded Position.
Georgetown 10 awarded the position
over all the others. The team lost not
. single game. and played more thor.
oughly representative teams than any
other. Washington and Lee. on its per.
formances. should be given second rank
Virginia 10 placed third. with v. p.
fourth. v. NJ. I. comes nth. although
the Lexington eleven defeated Virginia
when the Orange and Blue was OF
color. Carolina A. and NJ. comes sixth
with North and South Carolina ranking
at seventh and eighth.
Were It possible to get v. p. /.
the section meeting more frequently. I
closer line could be gotten on the rela
tive strength Of the different teams. Al
II 10 now the teams In Virginia are con
siderably stronger than those farther
South.
The infux Of Northern preparator.
school football players on Virginia AMI
Georsetown 10 boosting the standart
above that Of other years. The individ
teams as a whole appear to play mucl
better football than that which wa
seen In the last Ave years back.