Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
UNIVERSITY GOING HARD
GREAT TEAM DEVELOPING
FOR COMING FOOTBALL
Number of Ncw Wen out and Pros poets
'.r"w brighter Wi:h Each
Days Work.
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CTrttI.oTrESVILl.E. VA. S.ptem-
hcr - With thc opening az Virri,i;'s
atridiron season but ono week distant
ana tn" contest with Yale only a fort
ui-h, on. tho football situation is grad
=. NJ, beginning to assume definite
f.ap~ rhe prospects are mnrh bright
cg than when the first candidates re-
ported for practice on september I, and
oach Evans IS much encouraged over
the outlook. \ Feeling uf optimism. in
Tact. rcrvad"s the entire squad as well
a. the student hpry. crowds OF stu
d.ts 10 out I" Lambeth Fled each af-
tein"on &" watch the men in action.
;'ield and Lercvrc Field are being
tilted for practice. The. freshman
l"ry OF the institution. and in 1t is "A
large number OF football men. includ-
M string, OF young athletes from
the tipiScopnl High school and Wood
berry Forest. From the latter school
,ner| ar. bcckert. quarter back
iicndron. guard; Parsons. tackle, and
OF course. are not eligible for this
years varsity. hut Will have :. chance
- snow their worth in the schedule OF
saneS PREPARED for the first year team
me third week of practice. which
uouS one Slowly. but surely. thr nro
Tor the .rSt-strinG mon. and now they
ar" getting about all they can stand
M under There We're only two Scrim-
u"v"sS II is tru" hnr there has been
work a-plcuty for the backs i'm run
ming through shadow work. and for
tho forwards in breaking through and
testing their muscle OH the charging
Sled. 10 say nothing OF The periods
devoted 10 signal practice The first
SrrimmaSc held on Tuesday was mild
lut the one ON Yesterday would have
done credit 10 midS,aSon Some of
n PLAYERS thought they were in shape
for - match game. but their minds were
CiiauE"d when Coach Evans called a
Halt at sunset.
several members OF last years fresh
man team arc showing up well on the
varsity and should fit we'll into n num-
Ter OF IN" vacancies. Foremost among
former - iSi-pound guard. while
Spulr"S weighs Ia pounds and holds
swa% ~ tackle These TWO players;
Mere The star performers OF last years
freshman team. which won all Of It's
games. including the contest with The
N ,"h risGeS /, They They, are coming fast
product OF Davidson College and viii
10" given an opportunity next Saturday
mater '''
The other promising men from last
Netr FRESHMAN eleven are Russell
and Calvert Il lS5-pound tackle RUS
sell appears 10 be in excellent physical
t"hd ttpn ana - standing thr hard
knocks like veteran. For the pivot
position. which is vacant owing to the
failure OF Jack Brown to return To col
Lore aud the inability Of Tom Coleman
80 resume his place on the squad there
are two strong bidders at present
,hurrhmau and i.atane Montague
t'hure hnan played with the scrubs last
f,ll and is fast developing into con-
ditiou. He formerly held sway on the
basketball court. where he had few
suncriors. He is Of Stocky huild and
full OF grit.
Montague is 1t son Of former Cover
nor \ i Montague and is fast absorb
Ing the finer points Of the game Other
likely Candidates for the limo are
Ulakcy OF charlottesville High. who
last fall and Harris. n Iaa-pound
TICKLE
rho wing positions are still troubling
the coaches. difficulty has been found
~ locating material anything like as
promising as Stiilweli and White last
EARS pair, who held their own Nm the
games with Yale and Harvard Good
WNn. ktnsolvin" and Cornick apncar
tn" most promiSin" to date. Eoatwricht
Of last years squad, is ut BrownsvilIr
with tho Virginia troops Another ar
Scntcc Is IoindcXtcr, the lS0- pound
suhcrd from last year
Tile vacant hackhcld positions lave
got YET been SATISFACTORILY filled. The
Rork"icT proved Il blow from which
Il viii be very hard to recover Car
rington. Bcrkclcy'S undcrstudy last fan
app"arS to have the uuartcr back posi-
ton cimrh.d Nc is improving daily
as dror-kicker. H. practice on We'd
ncsday he sent Tho ball spinning over
III" bar five times in su"ccSsiou Pace
fid@con and Charlie White are lighting
nard for place in the hackiicld. while
captain Sparr s'il holds the fort ai