The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-24
WARREN STRIVES To
GET PLAYERS IN
PERFECT CONDITION
TEAM NOW ROUNDING INTO
SHApE~-TNDS WEAk-"GRAD"
COACHES ON GROUND,

CHARL.oTT ESN1tLE. VA, Sep.
Notwithstanding the absence of
likely freshman candidates. the oGt-
, loog for a successful football season
appears bright at Virginia Head
Coach Rice Warren has gone about
his work IN a bpsinesshke manner.
has been patien, In his desire to get
all the men thoroughly conditioned
before starting strenuous work, and
now is able TO start the third week of
solid practice with no one on tho
injured list.
That Warren is averse TO the large
amount If scrimmaginE ordered by
-Sppcd ttttIprt last season is evident.
Elliott had a powerful bunch Of men
to deal with, who refused To play the
standard of football expected OF them.
except tn the fash showed at George
town, and the walkover the extreme
Is weak North Carolina team ON
Thanksgiving Day.
The changed policy Of Warren was
exemplified Saturday. when he re-
fused to let any Of the first string into
the serimmage. Being for the most
part experienced men the Virginia
pilot knew their capabilities and
chose to try them when NO doubt
exists as To condition.
Another incident in the policy Of
Rice Warren is shown in the empha-
sis laid on the nightly football class.
This Is not an innovation on Warren S
part, ON the other hand, we'll es-
tablished Virginia institution. At
these gatherings all the coaches ana
Dir. Lambeth criticised the work Of
The day. suggestions are made, and
signals reviews. Later. on new plays
will be explained by use Of the black
board Isy this arrangement n thor
ough understanding between the men
themselves and the men and coaches
is had and it's effect cannot help but
show itself on the field.
With the first game with Randolph
Macon one week off. serious work
viii mark the order from now until
Thanksgiving Day. Scrimmage was
had by the scrubs yesterday, and
Warren plans to scrifnmage the regu-
lars tomorrow Last night there was
meeting of the coaches, Including
Rice Warren, Oscar Randolph, Harry
Warner Charley Crawford, Hardy
Todd and DIR. Lambeth. The style Of
football to be used was gone over at
length, but what the nature of this
was not disclosed. and naturally so.
All expressed satisfaction at the work
actually accomplished.
Since the days of Speed" Elliott,
and this appears the vulnerable point
now. Backfield material though linn
tied is gratifying. On the ends. how
ever. the old Virginia weakness APP
pears. Harris may return, but the arm
broken at GEORGETOWN last November
Is still weak. He Is fast and has had
the henfit of three years experience
on the squad, which would count in
his favor.
OF the rest there are Duncan. Elan
nagon, Trimaine. Goodwyne, Merrill,
Gillette. Benet, Wilson, Speer and
Landcs The last named is almost
certain to be in the backfield so the
others must be developed. Benet and
Speer are halfbacks by experience, so
must be considered experimental,
Flanagan and Wilson are too light
and must prove strong in order to re-
ceive much encouragement. Elan
nagan is the hest fackler of the bunch,
a perfect handler of the forward pass,
and has the shoulders of strong
man" He may satisfy. but his weight
Is against him.
Murrell. from yy M. r., comes well
recommended. weights i 81, is tall and
fast. and looks good. He In with the
80 called first string Gillette was a
prominent scrui, Ok last year, but IL
rather slow. He fornerly captained