Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
FOOTBALL At UNIVERSITY
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
GREAT TEAM THIS FALL
Practice for Coming Scnson VIII Stnrt
In Charlottesville in Next
Two Weeks.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, August
l9.-ln less than two weeks from to-
day football practice at Virginia for
the season Of 1916 will begin, under
the supervision of Head Coach pat"
Evans, of Amherst. The former CEN
ter. who was member Of the orange
and Blue varsity squad for two years.
was in tho city to-day to confer with
Jim White, 4 star end on the Virginia
team for three seasons past Evans
stated that he could reach Charlottes-
vile on Friday, September /, to greet
the returning players, all of whom
have been notified to report by that
datc--some two weeks before the ac-
tual work of the university begins.
Harold a. Sparr, of Memphis. Tenn.
who will lead the Virginia team this
year is expected to reach the uni
Ncrsity by the last OF the month He
spent most of his vacation at the
university. and is said to be in excel
lent physical condition. Much is ex-
pected of the Tenncsseean the coming
season. his last year at the university
Ills position as fullback keeps him
from being the player that the spec
tator calls brilliant. but he has Guali-
ties which should make him a good
leader. as he is tirelcss worker,
steady player and fighter from Sta TT
10 finish. He is twenty-five years of
aSe. weighs les pounds and has been in
college three years He prepared for
Inc university At Memphis University
school and was taught football by
ScaGfi"r. Of the University of Penn
sylvania
Coach Evans and Captain Sparr are
ANXIOUS for all candidates to report
ti7wr'ly on September ], in order that
IN" team may be whipped into shape
t"r the opening game with Davidson
College on the thirticth Of the month
!hc schedule for the coming season
is even harder than the one last sea-
son. although the only change in the
teams played is that Davidson College
- I" tax" the place of RandolDh- Ma
con IN tn" opener. Harvard has given
Virginia more conspicuous place on
tn" Crimson schedule and this has
neccssitated the showing up of the
annual contests with Vanderbilt and
Georgia 10 earlier dates
AS tho approaching session will he
| the first that the one-year eligibility
| rules vii! be In use, the entire team
| thiS iall must be made up from those
In college last session. When 1t is con-
sidered that last years crop OF first
year men evolved Allen Thurman regu-
| lar guard and the best punter Vir-
| rinia has had in long years, /, will he
| seen that tho application of the rule Is
hound to be felt II may he recalled
however, that Virginia had a freshman
| eleven last fall which was not defeat
! ca the entire season, winning from
| Such strong teams as the Navy PIehs
| ana the stanton Military Academy
| Which claimed tho Virginia preparatory
| titie. II also made an average OF A
| PORTS game for it's first five con-
| tests
Among those mon Of last years
! eleven expected to return next month
! are Captain Spar. at full back; Ed
| Anderson. at half. and possibly Tip
| petit. Darlington, formerly OF iamp-
/ dcn-Stdnry. will also return, and will
Z IA ~ T.,
! position. so ably filed last year by
/ Norborne Berkeley, of Danvillc Tip
| pctt was the hero OF the Georgia
! game at Atlanta last October He
! won the contest by dropkick in the
I last thirty seconds of play. He was
| perhaps the best defensive back on
the team Pace. Rhodes and several
/ others should show up we'll
/ For the primary defense there will
/ be "Rubc" Barker. who was all
Southern guard two years ago. but
| who did not play last year Thurman,
Harris Coleman. George Wayne An
| derson. Tom Coleman. Clay Ward and
! Bill Stuart. Anderson, It will be re-
! membered won the Rhodes scholar
ship. hut will not go abroad until
next year. Last fall he aIternated
| with Moore ut tackle. and should have
| Il big season. Ward is another who
| should have his biggest football this
! season. He has now played at tack
| lie. guard and end this summer: has
| practiced passing with the intention
OF making strong bid for the pivot