The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-16
NINE LETTER MEN
NOT TO RETURN
Randolph-Macon Squad Handi-
capped Through Loss of Stars.
Practice Begins.

Ashland. Va, September 15.-The
football squad was called out last Friday
for the first time by Captain Vaughn
and large number Of very sturdy men
were out in their toys, and the pros
poets for a championship team are very
bright.
The team will be greatly handicap
ped. though. by the loss OF about nine
OF last years lcttered men. There were
eighteen men who received their letters
for football last year, aid only nine
will return to college.
Wray, the Yellow Jackets star tackle
of last year, and man who had been
on the team for four years. will not
return, as he. graduated last year. Cap
tain Hopkins. OF last years team. who
held down the fullback position. also
graduated, and is going to coach Ran
dolph Macon Academy, at Front Royal
this year. Cleaton. another back field
man, graduated. Woodhouse, the Vel
low Jackets centre. is reported to be
going 10 Washington and Lee this year
TO study law. Iic should prove a good
man for the Lexington University.
Little Mcdowell, who was the hero
or the Yellow Jackets Hampton Sid
ney game last year, when he kicked
the goal that brought the champion
ship TO Randolph Macon, will not re-
turn. lie is going to the University OF
no OlncT men
who will not return are Gayle, who
played end; Legge. a line man. and
Booker, another line man. Pitt, who
played halfback and quarter, will not
return.
The letter men who have returned
are Captain Vaughn, who played left
end last year Vaughn is In good con-
dition, and Is bound TO prove good
leader for the Yellow Jackets. Ted
Turner. left tackle. and L. L. Copley,
his side partner at guard. will both
be back In harness, and both seem to
be in good shape, although Turner has
had a spell OF sickness during the sum :
mer.
snyder is back. and will likely be
seen at right guard again this year.
In the back field, the fuliback posi-
ton is the only one that cannot be
filled by any OF last years mon. Frank
Bane. the Yellow Jackets quarterback,
and the man who did the greater part
OF tho scoring, is back, and will prove
Il tower of strength in the back field.
Sheffey, Blount and Midyette are the
ether back field men of last years team
who will be seen this year w. r.
Scott. who made his letter on end, is
back. and will likely be seen on right
end this year
The new men that are out for the
squad are husky-looking bunch, and
seem to havo good knowledge Of the
game.
Among the most promising are
Driver, who played halfback for Hamp-
den-Sidney last year. He was ono of
the stars for the Presbyterians, and
is a stocky little fellow, and seems TO
have all kinds of speed. Turner is an
other man who looks very promising.
and might BIO able to fill up the hole at
fullback. He is largo man, and
handles himself well. lie was CAPTAIN
OF r'ork. Union Military Academy eleven
last year. and should prove q good man
for the fullback job. Scott. from the
Lynchburg High, is another big man.
York, a man who was at college last
year, and played fullback on the fresh
man class eleven, is out for the team.
Nearly all of last years scrub eleven
is out and determined to make posi-
lions on tho varsity. and are going to
make tho old men hustle.
Coach Reiss has not arrived yet, but
will BIO here Monday morning and take
charge. Of the squad. which is now in
charge Of Captain Vaughn.
The Yollow Jackets are mighty for
tunate in securing Reiss for another
year. and IL he turns out anything like
the teams no did last year, the college
will have no kick coming. Relss had
several offers for his services for this
year. but decided to renain with the
Yellow Jackets, y