The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-25
CALL MADE FOR EARLY
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Candidates for Team at University
VIII Tnltc 10 the Gridirnn on Sep
tcmbcr I-OutlOnk IL Favorable.


Charlottesville. Va, May 2i.--Joe
Wood. Of tho Episcopal High school,
recently chosen as head Held coach
Of the Virginia football team, has Is
sued notice stating that practice
win begin on Tuesday. September J..
two weeks before the opening OF the
next session OF the university. He
urges ali candidates for the team to
make their arrangements to return to
college on that date. The Importance
OF early practic. cannot b. overcast
win DO light. largely made up OF kick
ing and signal work. II Will help great
~ towards getting into shape, ana IN
this way no can bo In fair condition
when tho session proper begins All
players now at the university arc re-
quest.d TO give their summer address
fore leaving college. and also the i'd
dress OF any player who Is entering
the university next fail.
The The else, Ion, Of BUCK" Mayor as
ceed pichegru Voolfolk, who Is leav-
Ing college for the purpose OF enter
ing business with Northern con-
struction hrm, gives general satisfac-
tion The Norfolk boy Is very popular
with tho undergraduates. He has
played two years on the team, during
as ono OF the best nall backs In the
entire South. He couples with tho
deadly line bucking. from which comes
his nickname, u sw!ftncss OF foot that
Z
l.annigans sprinters when the grid
iron season Is closed. lie was handi-
capped last season BY the Injuries he
received In the game with Georgia, in
Atlanta In that contest he was
singled out by the opposing backs. and
very roughly handled throughout the
entire game.
Prospect. Arc Good.
Despite the loss OF Captain Elect
Voolfolk, which leaves only four let
ter. men on the sGuad-White. Gillette
81 ~ ~ q
hack-th. prospects are :. that tho
Orange and Blue viii be represented
on the gridiron by formidable eleven
next :all. There ~ sorne very good
! nothing OF the new men who are rx-
pccted 10 enter.
Two strong line men In college last
/ fall. but Ineligible for the team were
BARKER, formerly OF the University OF
mississippi. and Evans. a. one time
centre on the Virginia Polytechnic
! are almost certain % positions In the
, line BARKER should prove a tower
I az strength. and the equal of any player
on last years squad, In the recent
records. notably in the hammer throw,
shot-pu; and discus. and Is no mca n
I Splinter. He understands tho game
thoroughly. Evans should I'LL In either
at TACKLE or guard. He Is very fond
! OF the game, and throughout last fan
came out daily and prac,iced with the
I Other good men who showed up to
/ advantage last season were Spar. a
likely applicant for full back; "Billy"
Word. WHO should prove star l.: the
I backneld; Thomas Coleman. a brother
/ o! Harris Coleman. who won mis- let
/ ter last fall; Farrar. n linesman; Hall.
! a, half back, and promising drop
/ kicker, GOODWIN. an end, and Paschall.
! the little chap who put up such u
! sensational game n second base on
| the varsity nine.
rkcley for Qunrtcrbnck.
! Present prospects are that Bunny
I Berkeley. now OF the Episcopal High
| school will fill the quarterback posi-
! siticn. left vacant by the departure
/ OF liobby Gooch, who has been appoint
I cd To n Rhodes scholarship. and viii
\ leave In the fall for Oxford Virginia
( has had d'minutive Guarterbacks for
I years past ana next year promises
/ TO be no exception TO the rule. Rcrke-
| ley does no; weigh anything like
I as much as Gooch, bu; Is very fast
/ and can shoot a forward pass with
| great accuracy He was subquartcr
| on tho Virginia team several years
/ ago alternating with Honaker In ono
| or more of the big contests on the
! schedule.
| The fact that a game will be played
! with Yale this fall VIII serve to bring
| 10 the university some very promis-
/ ing material at the opening OF next
! session. y determined effort VIII bc
| made by Head Coach Wood and his
/ assistants to develop {. team that will
! do credit 70 the Orange and Blue In
! tho clash with Old Eli