The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-14
FOOTBALL OUTLOOK IS
BRIGHTER At VIRGINIA.
New Arrivals Serve TO Raise the
Hopes Of Coach Wood and Play
crS on the Field.
OPEN GAME MAY HAVE CALL
Developing the ForVard Pass and
This Style May &c Used Ere
q,icntly-Elcvcn Likely To Show
Few New stunts.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Sent. 10
Developments of the past twenty four
hours have materially bcttered the
football outlook at>Nirgnia. The ar
rival to-day of Barker. the track and
fielder star. from his home in East St
Louis. III. and Evans. the former Vim
ginia Polytechnic Institute centre. to-
gcther with SUCH other likely line
candidates as stewart. formerly of En-
DRY and Henry College: Wood. brothert
Of Coach Wood. and a product OF the
, Episcopal High school; Moore, form
erly OF Roanoke College: RUSSELL. a
weil-known prep school star and
Sparr from the Memphis University
school: the Coleman brothers, from
kentucky: Han, from the NorfoIit
High; Meyer. a member of the basket
! ball squad; Goodwin. Abbot, Fuller and
BlacSford have served to brighten the
hopes OF coaches and players.
Stewart, one of tho new men. looks
10 b" OF the proper calibrc. He was
Rhodes scholar from Virginia and
has spent three years at oxford. lie
WAS student at Virginia when he re-
ceived his appointment 20 go abroad,
and has returned to complete his course.
While vt oxford he played Rugby foot
ball, and should be able TO put up .;
stiff fight for one or the line vacancies.
Flo weighs about $50 pounds.
! Wood was centre last season at the
Episcopal High School. and IL apt to
make a strong bid for the same posi-
ton on the Virginia team this year.
Like his brother. he is especially strong
on the defensive, and doesn't know the
meaning of tho word fear" He is
stoclly in build and has endurance a.
plenty.
The friends Of Moore 'the Roanoke
College lad. will be much disa 7pointcd
ii he does not find n place on the eleven
this year. He showed up exceedingly
we'll ON the scrub last year and, in the
opinion of Cooke, should provo one OF
the best forwards ever at Virginia. He
has taken on weight during the SUM
mer. and is putting much life into his
work.
! The Coleman brothers are apt tn
/ come into their own this year, barring
injuries. ana should win their letter
before tile end OF the season. They
have been among the most willing
workers on the squad for the past two
years and il perseverance counts
should win place in the line by mer-
il alone. They have full knowledge
B of the game as ii is played Al Virginia.
/ Hail. formerly oil Randolph Macon
College. Ashland. dropped OF from prac-
lice about the middle Of last week. and
1T was learned to-day that he had de
! cided to pull up stakes and enter the
! Richmond Medical College. He w.ll
leave the university Tomorrow for
3 Z
/ the making of Il good player.
J SO much for the line candidates. Com
. ing to the bacliicld. SPAR is showing
! Improvement over las, year. when he
l was marked as a conner by the coach
! His first football experience was gained
/ from Staufer. the old PENNSYLVANIA
! star. now at the University OF Chatta-
nooga. He hits his knees high when
carrying the ball, and is hard man TO
/ tackle, being OF the Hammond john
! son type.
Though no statement has been given
out by Coach Wood as to his plans for
the coming campaign. it is safe TO pre-
diet that the open game VIII have the
call at Virginia this year. Last season
Virginia played old style football al
most entirely in It's games. y forward
pass sometimes alternatea with a lin"
buck or an end run. YET, the team was
especially successful with the forward
pass Possibly one-third OF the touch
downs can be ATTRIBUTED directly 10 Il
clevcrly executed forward pass.
An onlooker ut practice thus far is
led to believe that this years eleven is
going to show something new in the
! forward pass game. III the spring
practice every candidate for the eleven
was required to take turn At passing
and receiving the leather. y record
was kept, showing the distance of the
heavcs and the accuracy in passing ami
catching the ball, which is getting
down 10 fundamentals most thoroughly.
and that is the secret OF success on the
ssridiron.
The aim OF the coaches for years past
has been to get each player on the
squad acquainted with few plays and
10 know just what he was expected to
do IN the few plays given, and ther.
was small chance of mistake. 1t was
/ found To be folly to dev~te hours To
plays which were never used, thus
neglecting the thorough drill necessary
To perfect the fundamental plays.
Virginia may not win games with the
forward pass alone. But - know that
play so thoroughly! that it will succeed
Is good start With few other
fundamentals the NirGinans will start
in a game knowing what they are go-
ing TO do and believing that they can