The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch.
Charlottes> ille Va. December L.
Harry Howard Warner, of Warrenton'
former head coach OF the Virginia foot
bah eleven neNt season. and ~ Rice
Warren. formerly Of Harrisonburs, as
the head coach in 1914, = the present
outlook
The boom for Warner has started OF
i'm earnest. and It is believed that he
VIII De the choice Of the athletic au-
thorities when the question of a head
coach for 1918 comes up for final set
clement soon after the Christmas hoh-
DAYS. Harry Warner came TO the uni
versity from the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute some four years ago Al the
Blacksburg Institution he made quite
a name for himself at tackle on the
football team. and found little trouble
i'm making the Virginia varsity his first
year in college. He put up consistent
game in the Virginia line as long as
he was eligible for the team and could
always he relied upon 10 DO his full
share of the work. He possessed a
splendid knowledge OF the game being
known as A heady player.
At the annual election Of officers OF
the General Athletic Association in
the spring OF 1911. Warner was chosen
president Of the organization. the high
EST honor within the Gift OF the stu
dent body. He filed the office with
much credit To himself. and retired
from the position with the high esteem
of his fellOw-st students
During the past session Warner acted
as head coach OF the Jefferson School
team. this city, and turned out the
most successful eleven that ever repre-
sented that institution. With team
composed almost entirely o. young
s,ers. he defeated such eleN ens IS the
Staunton Military Academy and Fork
= Mon Academy The former school ,
has several hundred students 10 draw |
from. and vet jefferson won out by I
big score. playing Up-to-date football !
on the local horse show grounds JET
ferson late in the season played the
strong team from the Episcopal High
school TO a standstill. the score being /
a tie. after a stiff battle. The only |
came lost during the season was that /
with the Woodberry Forest eleven, |
composed Of players that averaged be- I
tween $50 and $50 pounds. and con-
ceded 70 be the most powerful prep.
school team ever developed in this +,
State.
Warner is 4 close student Of football
as il is played to-day. His Jefferson
school wards worked the fOrwar pass |
10 perfection throughout the season. |
frequently working the play for gains |
ranging from twenty to forty yards. |
1t Was a rare thing FOR the pass TO
be in,cm plete. so we'll were the young
sters trained
Though a product OF the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. the choice Of
Warner as head coach would give a
most entire satisfaction TO the student
body The modest tackle has the en-
tire confidence OF his fellow students. !
who are confident OF, his ability tol
turn ont winning team next year. no
matter how heavy the schedule. He
has had wide experience on the grid
iron havinc worked under half
Iozen or more OF the best coaches in
the southland He has the necessary
qualities for a coach. and is regarded
10y his friends As just the man for the
Job Those who know him best claim
that he IS the logical man for the
place. They point TO the fact that
Rice Warren has three more years in