The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
PREP SCHOOLS
BEGIN REAL WORK
At FOOTBALL MONDAY
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR FAST
GRIDIRON BATTLES AMONG
YOUNG GLADIATORS.

Candidates for the four local pre-
don their toys tomorrow afternoon
and get down to real practice All of
the squads. save the McGuire's Uni
versity school. have engaged in con-
siderable preliminary work and will
be in readiness for hard practice next
week
Although John Marshall high school
is badly handicapped by the loss of
almost all OF vast years men, Man
ager Ludwell Hll stated last night
that the new boys, most of whom
comprised the second team last year
are showing UP well. and he is sure
that the coach Will be able to pick a
good team from the candidates.
The high school boys are working
out under the direction of temporary
Coach simpson member of the
John Marshall faculty. Mr.. Simpson
really has not the time to devote to
this work and Manager Hill is on a
lookout for good coach. He Is con-
sidering one or two men and Will
probably tender one of them the posi-
ton within the next day or two. John
Marshall will play its first game next
Friday afternoon here against Ches-
ter Agricultural high school.
The candidates for the team are;
l. and w, Owen Atkinson, Wood
Brumble Sales, Patterson, Bethel
Turner Baker. Blankenship. L. Tur
ner. Cosby and Douglas,
From all accounts Coaches Lutz
and Montgomery who have charge of
the squad of Benedictine Military col
this
year that has ever represented the
institution. Robert Lafayette Amos
has matrlculated at the college and
will add strength to the team. He
will probably be seen In quarterback.
All OF the boys are showing spirit
which is very encouraging to the
coaches. Those who have been out in
uniform during the past three days
are Parsons Morrison. McGraw,
Grant, West Fletcher. Binns. Bar
rett Williams, Fisher. Collie. Purcell,
Vondelehr and Shaughnessy.
Manager Ernest Pollard is arranging
large schedule, the frst game to be
played September 30th. Games are be-
ing arranged with Petersburg high
school, Chester high school. Blackstone
academy, Hampton high school. and
other preparatory schools.
Harry Griffin has arrived in town and
has assumed his work as coach OF the
Richmond academy team After look
ing over the material yesterday morn
ing he declared that he was satisfied
that he would turn out team that
would make the other prep school
teams In Richmond hustle for the In
terscholastic honors this season Man
ager Eddie Roden seems we'll pleased
with the teams outlook. Among those
who are candidates for the team are
Pitt, Whitlock Davis, Whittet. Douglas
and Eddie Roden. George "a brother of
Richmond colleges captain), Justis
formerly OF Fork Union), Kuyk and
Spencer (who last year played with
Barton Heights high SCHOOL,, Cole. MIL
Ter. Parrish, Owens and Wood.
According 70 Manager Darlington
Jordon McGuiye's University school
has much better prospects for win
ming team this year than ever before
Mr.. Alexander formerly of Davidson
college, has been secured to coach the
team. Those who will try for the
team are Mac and Ttllnan CoEbiu,
Hammond. Craven. Bruce. Meiton.
Northern, Lang ford. BALDWIN formerly
OF the John Marshall high school team,
and number Of others