The sun., 1916-09-24
SOUTHERN ELEYENS
ARE SHY VETERANS
Alabama and Virginia Among
Those That Have Lost
Many Of Their Stars.

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. 23.-Southern
football teams, which coaches have been
trying TO get together for nearly a
month. will begin to round Into form this
week in preparation for the season. which
the South really begins on September 80.
when at least eighteen games are sched-
uled. Survey Of the schedules OF lead
ing institutions shows that many have
longer lisA OF what might he termed
harder games than usual. and II Is pre-
dicted that their arrangement allows far
more interesting contests h In many
years.
Among teams which have preliminary
work we'll under way are Virginia. North
Carolina, Georgia. Auburn. Vanderbilt.
Alabama. Mississippi A. and N. and
Georgia Tech.
The University Of Georgia probably
will have as many new faces In Its line
up this year as any institution. Only
four Of last years regulars are expected
to return. They are Captain Thrash.
Dezendorf. Garmany and Neville. The
Georgia squad began preliminary work
at White Sulphur Springs. Ga. last Mon
day.
Georgia opens the season September
30 at Athens with Citadel and closes No
vember 80 with Alabama at Birming.
ham. Georgia Tech. Alabama, Virginia
and Auburn come in between.
Alabama also lost seven men by
graduation. Nine letter men. however.
are expected to return. including Cap
tain Morton. Taylor. Hagan. Johnson,
Hovater. Stevenson. Whittlesley. Rogers
and Maynor.
Alabama opens September 50 with
Birmingham College. During the season
Florida, Mississippi University. Georgia
Tech. Mississippi College, Sewanee and
Georgia will be met.
Georgia Tech faces the longest AND
hardest schedule In several years. Mn
games have been arranged. all on the
home gridiron except the Georgia con-
test. which will he played at Athens. The
first real test IL expected to come or
October 81, when North Carolina visit
Atlanta. Alabama, Georgia and Auburn
then follow. Among the veterans who
will return are Captain Tally johnson
Douglas Morrison. Strupper and Bell.
Mississippi A. and NJ. opens with Mis-
slssippi College Mt Aberdeen. October 8
Arkansas. CHATTANOOGA. Transylvania
Mississippi University. Auburn. Louis
lana and Kentucky State appear on tn
list. OF last years regulars only Car
penter, Patten. Macarthur. Schwill ant
Bobo are expected to return.
Few reports have filtered out OF tn
Auburn camp. 1t Ia said. however. tina
a eoodly number OF veterans will re
turn. Auburn includes among its op
ponents Georgia. Mississippi! A. and NJ.
Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt and Sewanee
Experts who have watched the Van
derbilt team In practice express tn
opinion that the line Ii strong. but tina
the team strength In scoring Ia specu
lative. Coach McGugin Is said to b
devoting much time toward remedyinI
this by trying to build up his bacl
field around Capt. Curry.
Other letter men Of last year VIII
, have turned. In addition to Capt. Curry
are Cohen. captain OF last years team
Adams, Hayes. Cody, Lipscomb. Hamil
ton and Williams. The Commodoref
schedule calls for games with Trans
sylvania. Virginia. Kentucky State, Ten
nessee. Sewanee and Auburn.
Critics have been unable to get niue
{ Of a line on Virginia as yet IA to wha
progress 10 being made In refllin
places Of last years stars who will no
be In the lineup this year, Virginia l
!. to play Yale. Richmond. Georgia. Van
derbilt. South Carolina and North Care
; lima.
The squad from which will be pickle
the gridiron reserves Of the Universal
0 of the South (sewanee) 10 another on
I whose actual prospects will appea
{ rather In the dark. The Tennesseani
schedule includes games with Alabams
i Auburn. Vanderbilt and others.
o North Carolina this ear has q ne,
. coach. +. H. Campbell. . former Ha,
ard star. Little has been heard here q
% the prospects Of . winning combinatio
n for this institution. The Tar Hs'
j. ton. Georgia Tech. Harvard and Vii
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