The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-02
EXPERT SELECTS
ALL-PREP ELEVEN
r. E. Denny Picks Football Team
From Representative Schools
of State.

charlottesville. Va December L.
The abov" ;tll-Nr;;inia prep football
team Is chosen by X. t.. Denny. Of the
University OF Virginia, for four years
a star halfback on the Davidson COL
lcgc IN. O. eleven. and for four sea
sons coach at Memphis University
school. Memphis. Tenn. MIR Denny has
"iiciatcd at half - dozen prep scnool
games the past season. including Fish
hurnc- jefferson. Episcopal lIigh-Au
SuSta Military Academy. stanton MILF
'ary -Acadcmy-Jci Augusta Mill
tary Academy Jefferson. Fork Union
Jefferson and Episcopal High Wool
berry, and has had splendid emporium.
lty 10 judge Of the ability Of the play
"rs. MIR. Denny gives the following
reasons for his selections:
The All-Nirginia Prep. football team
given here Is picked from the players
OF the following seven schools: Fish
purne. Episcopal High. stanton Mill
tary Academy. Woodberry Forest. Au-
rusta Military Academy. jefferson and
Fork Union. no championship. can be
declared among these schools as Fish
buTnc and Episcopal High did not PLAY.
Both had very strong teams. Episco-
pal played only two Virginia teams, but
tied and defeated the two best Wash
in"ton Props. and defeated the Iialti-
more teams by good scores FISH
burno defeated all the representative
Virginia schools with the first two
I'm the above llst dividing first place
the others rank as named
The writer has seen all OF these teams
work. ana the Ali-Prcp. team that fol-
lows is the best that in his Judgment
could be assembled These selections
were extremely hard To- make. since
there were two leading teams which aid
not OPPOSE each other.
The fact that there were very few
fn Sos a
al! R"ntlemanly conducted, adds great
Endorsement To the most noble of
sports.
For tho ends. the first man picked is
hlnsolvinG. Episcopal High school lie
Is tan. ana receives passes we'll. is an
excellent pui,er ana goal kicker His
steady nerve and knowledge of tho
game causcs IN. to prcfrr lin, 49, ..:,,,-
tain "f this aggreGHtiou Tho other
.nd Is Younger, Fishburuc q seasoned
nrep. cnd, and especially good Ola tie
oiiehse. fast under r,ints. q good tack
lcr and pins his tackle well other
good ends that must be mentioned ar.
NJ Jones. Woodb.rry, and Matsc;.
S'aunton Military Acadcmy Ma,scn
Was not able 10 play In the last games
Of The scnson because OF injuries
Tn" AN-ircp tackles need only eS-
pcricnce to make them ut Tor any col
leg" team. Bonner. J.. II. :, was able
to open mp his "ppon"Uts' lines and
was extremely clever on The defense
Although weighing go pounds. ana
aprarontly unhalancine the team. Nc
combs, Fishburne. is It very active
tackle. and was used as Il consistent
ground -aincr on til" Battle-Ground
play. Other strong youngsters in this
position were Mccormick. Fishburne
!ahouisSe. Woodh"rry ana Francis.
il. H. :
I.auror ;. NJ. A.. was LEI, out from
among IL" tackles ia order that ho
might be placed 1t the head of u.
guards f!c is not rs heavy rs some
~ the others. but sighting guard
such Is he would greatly help Tho
team ON the other side OF the centre
IS Nelson, Fishburnc At lG5- FOUNDER.
"ho should develop into III albany
thing.
1t is weight age ana experience that
places York. Fisl.burnc. at centre be-
fore Wood. OF H. H. = Sparl,ran
N"odbcrry was a strong charger and
q good p2sscr: the plays Of his team
called for accuracy in this line. Scott.
OF : NJ. y. was also a steady centre.
The quarter back goes TO Gooch.
Fishburnc. though by a yer, narrow
margin. But since Burnett, t. H. :
~ 10 be placed at half and Aldrich &
VI. a. was defeated when giving or
dcrs against Gooch's men, the sclec-
ton is we'll founded. In Wood Jcir.r-
sons quarter. there was lis pounds of
nerve and grit. Another who must be
mentioned is Dickcrt. Il good general
hard worker and tho only consistent
ground gamer on Woodberry's team.
The halt backs are. first. Burnett
T.. H. <, :. short, powerful boy. with a
good head and quick twist and dodge
The versatility Of his play found him
hitting the line. The other half back,
q very fast chap who punts we'll and
is good of the tackles, is DcnninS, OF
Fishburnc.
Eietwccn these two is placed Black.
Fishburnc. 81 l10-pound Dlungcr who
lifts his knees. an absolute essential To
"a good fun back. ID. Dunlap T.. IT, s
smith ana loscnbcrgcr. $. Al A. and
Tones. Fishburnc, are backs who de-
serve mention.