The Washington times., 1915-11-27
Charlottesville Quint Of Year
Ago Has Returned, But
Three Men May Not Be Able
to Play Again.
Dittrich, StickIey, and Nichols
Are Athletes Who Are Doubt.
fuI About Returning to Cage
for Orange and Blue.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Nov N.-
Now that the virginia football season
in over the attention Of the university
II turned to basketball. which Will nave
the center Of the public eye during the
winter months. The basketball team or
last season was the 8. A. A. A. title
holder, not having lost single game
during the entire schedule.
When the university opened in Sep
tember fans Of the indoor game were
much delighted at learning that not
man Of last years team had failed to
como back to college, and that there
are eleven letter men In college. This
seems to give virginia excellent chances
for the perpetuation this year Of last
years title. But now the sadness
comes. Three Of the men who had
amounted to so much last year are un-
able to come out for the team.
These men are Charlie Dittrich. Stick
ley, and Bill Nichols. Dittrich is very
COED guard. holder Of that position
on last years team. but in the early
Ss.es Ss.s q the WITH f yphod NJ n
though now out Is not yet In condition
to 70 out for the team. Stickley. cap
tain Of tho last ouint. was called home
by the death of his father. and It Ii
not Known whether he will return turn from
reputation as forward is we'll known.
Last year he fell down a bit from the
previous years form. but that was due
to . badly hurt ankle.
outft At Chariottesvilie Is BIZ strick-
ling. who has played on the team TO.
the past two seasons. and always played
. good. clean. aggressive game; and one
that ss,nsd many poi point itS fSr the h;r Char Msc
Luck. Charlie Churchman. captain Of
the team three years ago; Gannoway.
Clarke. Via. Waddell, Boatwright. Poin-
dexter. and many other men from
Tho complete schedule has not as yet
been announced. but Manager Lewis
Gooch will give It out shortly II in
cludes the usual Northern and southern
Navy 10 understood to have given a
date at Annapolis. This is the first time
In years these two quints have met, ana
the game should be crackeIiack' crack RACK
one on their own floor and the other
here at Charlottesville. Washington
end Lee at Lynchburg. OF course. Is a
fixture. and comes on Washingtons
Birthday.
Basketball at the university has had
phenomenal increase In popularity. the
games being we'll attended and keenly
fOIlOWSQ. Inc anIudl "h''
Washington and Lee At Lynchburg oc.
casICns hundreds of Virginia students
going over to the Piedmont city to cheer
on their team. and the Lexington school
ern and Southern trips have done much
to develop interest In the sport. and
test OF the games popularity Is the fact
that there were twenty-five new mcr
The Virginia football team certainly
had a wonderful season. 1t lost only
one Eame and that to Harvard by but
three feid goals. Its scores this sea
Virginia. 2l: Randolph Macon. o.
VirGtnia, 10; Yale, o.
virginia. Il. Richmond College, o.
Virginia, Q; Harvard. 2.
Virginia, .: Georgia, T.,
Virginia, -: v. NJ. J., 0.
virginia, IS: Vanderbilt. 10.
Virginia. 10; South Carolina. o.
Virginia. "a: North Carolina: oos
Total--Virginia, go: opponents. 26.
Next season Virginia will be deprived
Of the services Of some valuable men
among them being Buck Mayer. the
most valuable back on the team. bu,
there Is a good nucleus of old men t6
build next falls squad out OF. The line
next session will be especially good. a'
the Colemans, Thurman. Ward, Stuar'
and Brown will likely be there. and als'
il ia understood that Reuben Barker
tackle OF much power and note. who wa,
unable to play this fall on account o
press OF work, Will be back on the ag
gregation next fall.
In the backfield there will he Ed. An
derson, Spar. Darlington. WaEenknight
quarter OF this years hrst-year team
Billy Gooch. Rhodes and others, iron
whom an aggressive set of backs can b,
built Nor should the name OF drop
kicker Tippett be omitted from the list
II was his accurate toe work In the las
thirty seconds OF play. added to Mayer
beautiful thirty-yard run. that CAV
irglnia the game against Georgia a
\thens this fall. He Is a very cevc
,hayer, and will improve greatly witt
experience. Sparr is a very strong full
back. and hits dn opposing line like
iTip-hammer; his Is his third year o
he team at the fullback's place, and un
less Captain coleman Is rc-electe eC
would seem to be a good shot for cap
taincy.
All In all. Virginia won't be so badl
off, at that. She has in the past show
surprising ability TO make good team
out OF seemingly slim material, and
not likely to fall down with such
wealth Of men as are there now. How
ever, next year the first year men ar
Ineligible, as by the recent policy of tn
university, and all members of the tear
next fall will have to be gotten fror
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