Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-09
HASKELL GIVES PROMISE
MCGUIRE TACKLE PLAYING
WITH VIRGINIA FRESHMEN
Heanrd~d AK Material for I8i. Varsity
i'ic'en-RicIimOnd blues Scheduled
10 Play First-leNr Men.

| cha RLOTTESFlLl.E. VA. October
S.--Ntrginia's nrst-ycar football team
is fast coming to the front, Last fall
ING orange and Blue put out Il fresh
tests. ana Judging from the excellent
material on hand this year a team Will
De developed that should make another
brilliant showing.
me nrst-year squad numbers about
,hirLS-hvc men. and is being coached
y! ION Coleman. center on last years
varsity and the man who scored the
touchdown against Yakc last season
from the showing to date il Is quite
certain mat were II not for the one
ao"t iuie several Of the new men
would now be in harness on the var
sitS. The eleven that viii represent
the freshmen this fall is heavy and ex-
ceptionallH fast. The personnel is as
follows
~ center there is Wood, who made
quite reputation in the same posi-
ton while at the Episcopal s., iiirb
School HE is a brother OF Joe Wood
former Virginia center, captain and
coach He is undoubtedly Of VARSITY.
caIiber. and should prove one Of tho
leading forwards next year
The guards are Grayson and Rl.ir
The formor halls from Washington.
where he starred on Central high. Id
! weighs iS3 pounds, and in the sctim
images and workouts so far has shown
hlmseif To be OF varsity calbcr. Blair
comes from the Episcopal high school
tips the scales at l57. and is well
known around the Capital City.
There are three likely looking
tackics--Mchic. Haskell ANA Vert,
Niche is n product Of Jefferson School
this city. and is a player or expert.
ence. Haskell comes from McGuires
School. Richmond. where he was CON
sidcrcd one Of the best preparatory
school lincsmen in the State He is
muscularly built and weighs $50. Vert
is an aggressive player, but lighter
than the two just named
For the wing positions. Chiffon,
baldwin and Mackail are showing up
best Chiffon halls from Exeter, and
has shown considerable class i'm all or
nigh. Norfolk. has made a good i'm
preston with Coach Coleman Mac
Kali only Joined the squad two days
ago and his ability and hcadwork
should land him regular position.
VIII P1nr Richmond Hlucs
Ihe backncil material equals that
or the line. For quarter back. Deck
crit from Woodhcrry Forest. has added
10 the reputation he made in prcpara-
tory school circles last season. lie is
a clever field general and an excellent
I broken field runner
y trio Of sterling half backs Is Temp
kins. Schneider and Taylor Tomp-
iins is from Erooklyn " Y. and comes
Win IN" reputation of being I've fast
est prep school half back in New York
state. Nor" than once in the past ten
days he has shown his worth The
regulars have found him exceedingly
! hard to stop. Schneider gained hts
INST football Knowledge at Charlottes.
vile high. but spent last year at Wood
berry. He ~ fast developing into a
good man. Tayiol was "a member ui
the Episcopal high eleven last fall and
is a player Of promise.
Conrdou, from East Orange tN ~
high. is holding down full back lie
Is an excellent line piungcr and a pun
ter OF no mean ability. Spencer. full
back last year at Woodbcrry. has re-
ported ana also will bc given oppor.
tunity To show his ability
y star on the eleven is LcQuin. lie
is from East Orange high. and his lonp
suit * punting and dropkicki,.s. His
booting has made hit with Eridir"n
enthusiasts here. In recent clash
with the varsity he landed two field
goals. the FIRST from the twcuty-yard
and the second from tho twenty
yard line.
The schedule FOR the first year team
includes games with Western High OF
Washington on Lambeth Field: Uni.
vcrsity Of North Carolina Freshmen. al
Chapel Hin: Richmond Blues on Lam
beth Field. the day before the Georgia
game. Negotiations arc on with sew
eral OF the Northern freshmen cicvcns.