The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24
VIRGINIA'S FOOTBALL
SQUAD CALLED EARLY
Coach Rice Warren Wants to Get His Men in Shape
to Take Care Of Hard Schedule-Plenty Of Ma
terial in Sight to Turn Out Winner

Charlottesville. Va. August a.
Realizing that hard schedule faces
the virginia ootball team of 1919,
Read Coach Rice Warren, who has been
spending the summer on q fruit farm
near Ivy, this county, Will summon
candidates for the eleven to assemble
on Lambeth Field, at the University, on
Monday, September /.
The decision to call together the
squad some two weeks earlier than
Tor several seasons past Is indication
that determined effort Is going to
be made this year to turn out win
ming team. Last fall the players were
very slow rounding into form, and did
not strike their stride until the first
of November. with the seasons sched-
ule half over. During the slump the
clever cadet eleven from the Virginia
Military Institute came over from Lex
ington and won n decisive victory.
Reference to the schedule will show
that Virginia, by taking on the Uni
versity OF Georgia. Will baltic the
coming season with two of the leading
teams Of the far South. as Vanderbilt
is to come to Charlottesville the first
Saturday in November for return
game. Vanderbilt was declared the
best team In all the Southland last
year. Virginia Will go to Atlanta Oc-
tober 20 to meet Georgia, That these
two big games should have been
scheduled for successive Saturdays,
appears a little unfortunate. but IL
the eleven attains it's top form by
the latter part OF October 1t may prove
best after all.
Virginia should start the season this
year with number Of last years vet
Grams in the lineup. Captain Carter,
better known as Heavy" Carter, will
be found at his old place at guard, and
he has no superior in the South, and
very few in the North, for that matter.
Despite his 22O pounds, ne handles him
self as IT he were lightweight, and
is not afraid to make diving tackle
On the DEFENSE, he Is indeed tower
OF strength. When 1t comes to block
Ing plays aimed at his side of the line
he has few equals. He is a pretty
sure tackler though his arms arc short
On the offensive, he Is generally able
to open up good holes for his backs
and is sometimes called upon to carry
the ball He frequently gets down the
field ahead Of the ends
Filling Joe Woods PIuce.
To fill the gap at centre occasioned
by tho graduation of Joe" Wood, one
OF the smallest centres ever seen on a
southern gridiron. Captain Carter is
expected to bring with him his cousin
who last seas captaincd the Law
renceville Neleven. He tips the scales
pretty close to the zoo mark, and from
all accounts should prove another
billy" Cloth. He la said to possess
the ginger which characterizes most
of the students turned out by the noted
New Jersey prep. school.
Walker, Brown and Redus should
make stiff fight for the other guard
position, Judging from their work last
fall Walker is from Lawrenceville,
and weighs nearly 200. Brown and Re-
dus are tall and rangy. and have a
good knowledge of the game.
Maiden and Voolfolk will again be
candidates for the tackle positions.
This pair gave good account of them
selves last year, and finished the sea-
son strong Maiden can hurl the pig
SKIN further than any man on the team,
and can control his passes.
His injury to his thigh Is not bother
ing him as much now as 1t did early
in the summer due to the good care
he has taken OF himself during the va
cation months. The Gig chap Will be
among the first to don the moleskins
on September l, as he is anxious to get
back in tho game. Voolfolk played n
consistent game throughout last sea-
son. Frequently he broke through the
opposing line and nabbcd the man with
the ball before he could get a start
Redus, who also rendered valuable aid
when called upon. is expected back, and
games on the schedule come along.
Barron and Koontz are other substitute
tackles of promise.
Plenty of Ends.
The coaches need not lose any sleep
in casting around for good end mate
rial. Unless some star, thus far un-
heralded happens along. Ed. Finlay.
who halls from the shadow OF Lookout
Mountain, in old Tennessee, will again
be found at his post when the gong
sounds. and Lyman. Loretz or Gillette
at the other end of the line. Lyman's
performances in the practice games to-
ward the end of last session bordercd
OH the sensational Time and again.
playing as an end on the scrub team,
he got away for a touchdown against
the varsity. In fact. hardly a day
passed that he did not prove thorn In
the side of the regulars. 1t will be
recalled that in the Georgetown game
he was sent in the lineup late in the