Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
PRACTICE NOW
UNDER WAY AT VIRGINIA
Eighteen Men Out Yesterday, and
Prospects Look Very Bright
This Season.
BARKER LOST TO ELEVEN
Premier Athlete Will Coach jefferson
School-Cnptain Coleman Coming
With Two Brothers-Team Will
Travel Extensively This Year.
r.. HUBERT FOX.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, September
4.-Football practice at Virginia has
started in earnest. it being realized on
every hand that the players must be
gotten into condition early this season
If the team wishes TO make 4 creditabIe
showing in the strongest schedule ever
arranged for University of Virginia
eleven. The team under Harris Cole
man will have to play five of the nine
games away from home, and in all of
the trips good distances will have to be
covered. In all the squad will travel
about 1000 miles. Two jaunts will be
taken to the far North and two to the
far South.
Word was received here this week
from the University OF Georgia man
asemeni that the game with Virginia,
E%r nrn ne scheduled 1u for Athens would
tleEround of several hard contests be-
tween the two institutions in former
years. This change in place was made
stadium at the University of Georgia
cannot be completed in time for the
just three weeks distant. DIR. Harry
warner: head coach for the coming sea-
son. Will push practice from, now on.
ho'din~ morning and afternoon work
outs daily until the opening of the
season
showing which augurs we'll for tho sue
cess OF the season, considering that
college does not formally open for two
mainly Of runtins and handlins s'' the
ball, while some little time was given
To forward passing, the days work
being sent UP and down the gridiron
Judging from the manner in which
SOM so,nes of the candidates handled them
training during the vacation season,
and are ready to profit by the early
Harris ro1op,, H. ,+,.
lucky guard and captain Of the team.
reached college yesterday in time TO
narticirate In the afternoon work out.
re has lost n little flesh during the
summer months, hut expects to get
pack to his usual weight within the
next fortnight; He brought word that
ms brother. Thomas G.. Coleman who
was injured in practice early last wear
would reach the university next Tues
day. bringing with him another broth
considerable promise
Promising Candidates Ont.
other Eandidates in uniform to-day
came to Virginia from Princeton last
year: and showed up SO well in the
tackle position that he was taken on
all of tho trips last fall: Fuller y
gritty little half back. who played a
star game on the scrub eleven: Brown.
u SUP Two years ago and now can
aidntc for III" line; Funny" berkeley.
Hobby Go"ch's undcrstudy last sea
son and young player of much prom
Use; Watkins Flanagan. sub end. who
made his letter in both football and
baseball last session: Mcneil. a bacl;
held man: George WAYNE Anderson
who will probably succeed Evans nj
center; kfnsolvinE. another sub OF last
year. who has been getting into CON
ditton this summer at the Blue Ridge
camp, this county: Cochran. n former
student at Jefferson School this CITY;
itd Anderson, 4 plucky and dashinG
man. and Nathan Cockrell, another
sub OF last fall.
The new men reporting thus far arc
and star at Fishburnes for the past
two seasons. where he made quite a
reputation for himself rs daring and
speedy half back: Dave Wilson. who
made his letter playing end on an
Orange and Blue team several years
nEo. but has since been AN instructor
ut Woodherry Forest School: CARING
ton. back field man from Hampden-
sidney college. and one or two others
Great surprise was occasioned here
"Ruhc'' Barker, whose work at tackle
last season proved one of the features
OF the seasons campaign, had accent
cd position as coach OF tho Jerer-
son School eleven. of this city. which
means that he will not be able to
not to come out for the team came as
u thunderbolt from clear sky. He
has remained at the university all
summer pursuing his studies. and the
heller was general that he would be
found on tho team OF 1918. His loss
VIII also DO folt In track circles as
h, starred last session In ono or more
events breaking South Atlantic rec
ords In the shot-put and hammer
throw.