Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
O Ward League
.FREPs ANXIOUS TO START
LOCAL SQUADS GET UNDER
WAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Schools Look Forward to Bright Sen
son-Footbnil Destined to Reach
Great Development Here.


Football practice in carr. Il will be
cal prep school teams, when all four
teams Will get down to business.
Football around Richmond is des-
tined to reach n far greater develop
ment this season than IN any previous
year. This is true not only of the
larger State colleges, but the high
and prep schools as we'll. Efforts to
turn out competent elevens, never be-
fore as energetic. are being put forth.
and 1t looks very much as If excep-
ttonally strong teams will be devel-
opcd, from a standpoint of the indi-
tenn of play that Is to be used.
Interest in school circles in the city
centers around the Richmond Prep
School League. composed Of John Mar
shall High School, McGuire's Univcr-
sity School, Benedictine College and
the Richmond Academy. The schedule
has been arranged, which calls for
during the season. The games will be
staged every Wednesday ut Broad
Street Park and are expected to draw.
as usual, good crowds. The first
game in the championship series will
be played on October g.
All OF the schools have been sue
cessful in securing extremely compe-
put through light training during the
past week. There are many new faces
that responded to the first call for can
didates, and these Will require consid-
cradle time from the trainers before
they can be counted on TO fill up a gap
If one should develop.
John Marshall is probably the most
fortunate of the schools in the league
as seven veterans reported last week
for practice. and there is any number
OF new candidates. all seeking place
on the team, from which Coach John
Simpson should be able 70 select some
choice material About forty ne"
men have already reported, ana IL Is
expected that the number will he liz
creased to at least sixty. Piggy
Hargrove again leads the team as man
ager, and Dewey Gilbert. vetcran
guard. has been elected captain. Among
the vets who have reported to SIM
son are Sales. StrinGer and Anderson.
backs: Core and Cain. ends, and Terry.
tackle.
SCHOOLS WILL START To
WORK TO-MOHROw AFTERNOON
At McGuire's plans are being formu
lated and while school only started
Friday the call for men brought forth
n good number OF candidates. The
squad will he coached this year by
Edward Smith. formerly Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. Several veterans
have returned and practice will also
be started tomorrow afternoon. l.. X.
Funston has been elected manager or
the team.
The Richmond Academy squad will
be whipped into shape this season by
Newton Ancarrow, while Goodwin
Kuyk has been chosen captain of the
team Practice will start tomorrow
afternoon and the Baptists look like
strong contenderS for honOrS.
Advance DOPE from Bcncdictine
prophecies a small but extremely fast
eleven, the same class OF team that
represented the Green and White last
season. Four veterans have reported
for practice while there are about ff-
teen new candidates for the team. The
squad will he in charge of Dyke klev-
esahl. who expects his team TO be able
to hold its own against any combina-
tion than is put OH the field by his OPP
poncnts. With the four veterans, Asher,
Schaiel, Meyer and Kellehcr as nu-
clcus, he should he able to turn out
n snappy organization. Among the
new candidates are: Moore. r. San
your, S. SAVIOUR. Paratcr. Gilbert Half
ling, OKeefe. Barrett Williamson,
Roster and Kusterrer.
The championship OF the Richmond
Prem League will be decided on the
percentage. The various managers
have not completed their schedules. but
games with the leading High and Prep
Schools of the State and North Caro-
lima are being arranged. The four
local institutions will play good many
games away from home this season, IL
the schedules can be arranged salts
factorily and each will probably bring
one or more teams here to play.
All OF the teams will get under way
this week but too late for any games.
The first game in tho league is sche-
duled for Wednesday. October 6.
The schedule follows:
John Marshall High School vs.. Bcne-
dictine, October G. McGuircs VS.. Rich
mond Academy October l3. Bencdic-
tine VS.. Richmond Academy, October
20. John Marshall High School VS..
McGuircs. October 81. Benedictine
VS.. McGures November 3. John Mar
shall High School VS.. Richmond Aca-
denny November 10.