The Washington times., 1915-11-16
"Buck" Mayer, Virginia Football
Star, Finishes Glorious History
All-Around Athlete Has
Played His Last Game
on Old Lambeth
Field.

A the crimson sun was slowly sinking
behind the Blue Ridge Saturday, the 9Th
Of this MONTH 1t meant more than the
passing Of another day to one man on
Lambeth Field. 1t meant that that was
the last afternoon Of his life that he
would engage In football game en-
the home field Of his alma mater. tho
field that he christened and helped to
make famous over the South. and that
his swan song to the football world as q
player was but two games removed.
The man was Mayer. Buck" Mayer
real name Eugene Noble Mayer-of Nor
fo!k. Va, the gentleman who for the
past four years has nlled the minds OF
southern football coaches with dread
for their teams and with admiration for
his playing. He has been called all
Southern halfback so often that 1t Ii
custom now to refer to him so, and has
been favorably mentioned TOR all Amerl-
can several times.
In the tail OF lyl1 Virginia did not have
very good sridiron prospects. Ia fact.
the coacnes seemed rather up against It
for football materia:. Ine now :nvn d d
not appear especially good. anu what
We're they to oor no one suspected that
the big. Jolly fellow who had been In
college two years already and made a
wit and xood nature. would M the
preach and turn out one Of the greatest
players the Charlottesville inslitu,ioa
over produced. sut SO 1t happened.
Without any prep school football
training, or any special aptitude except
an innate knowledge OF the game.
Buck" came out for tho team. He
made good in flash. Surprised coaches
grew to depend on him tor results. and
the stands to applaud when the ball
was given to him. This was the begin
ming Of football career filled with
glory for himself and of honor TOR Vir-
gina. IN the four years Buck has
nent not only In the South, but in the
East as we'll. He has the enviable dis
Junction OF having been captain of the
team that gained more ground against
save Harvard. and also of having made
more than half Of the entire distance
himself. That was 1874. The following
year he aided In the defeat OF the Ellis.
and an also put up beautiful defensive
ward. In his first year Of football he
scored seven touchdowns in a single
contest, and that the annual classic be-
tween Virginia and North Carolina at
Richmond, Thanksgiving. 1912.
These honors did not come to him
without the accompanying injuries
which are the curse OF every football
mans career. but he bore these brave
meant aea the of bs knes
other year the old wound burst out
afresh. but through the season he
waited. hoped. and finally achieved.
been any trouble, and Buck has come
forth to the full glory OF his football
fame. and achieved distinction un-
equaled hereabouts. To his credit Is
the making Of seventeen touchdowns
last fall. the second largest number in
the entire country: this season already
twelve have been garnered and placed
to Mayors credit In the athletic books
of the university.
MAYER in all four years he played
has been In only two games which he
started as regular in which Virginia
saw defeat. these bein. the Yale game
OF 1914 and the Harvard contest OF
1915; This last game he calls the
hJrdest contest Of his entire life. In
tue other games in which the locals
have been vanquishcd in the past
four years Buck was crippled. In
1913 ban McGugin called Mayer the
finest half In the South. and then the
beat Dams nice little team. a shabby
trick. wasn't II. Tut this Is tn" third
year running he has done that. and
1t has become a habit. and not an
accomplishment for him.
However. lest II be thought that
football Is the only sport In which
the peerless Mayer exccls. here are
his track records
SHOT pit 90 lh,> ~ It, , in.
Broad jump. % II. 2 In.
Hieh jump. II. s in.
1o0-vard dash. 10l (officiaD. 10 flat.
Unofficial.
He has to his credit last wear the
winning Of the intcrcollegia'" track
meet. which was held last sr->12y and
to which all mon In colleg" were
eligible. His total number Of points
was seventeen, first in high lump and
In taveltn. and second In the 100-yard
dash. though handicapped Hve yards
On tho track team he Is ALWAYS de-
pended to give Pop Lanna~in's team
several po'nts In all the meets and
seldom fails to 10 so. In his conner-
tior with the ur'"ars't" teama he has
-"~eivcd seve, "V" Letters, four for
'""+h"ll s~d tNr~" Tor track.
P"~k pets his law d"gren this Juno
II all zoos well. and he's already passe
I've State har 40 will become a f''.
cruel world N wrest from II a living
Instead NJ i've Vale line tn charge
arsinst II will he the iurv 10 hrck. AND
his end runs will he peairst tho orros
i~g counsel and r's tacklns all oF tho
knottv roin's ~ the arguments. Truly
10 II sold So'ah. and the song OF th'
ru, pul 's dead in the land, and tht
ni~htinga'c ~e'Nrs NJ more.
when raxt 'a,' rolls around. and ths
c.n for candidates Is arncunc"A. tH"r'
v'I ha a ho'o to he N"ed. That hole
vii, ho at lott haf. There NAV b" .
number Of candidates. hut there will
never be anOther "Buck"'