Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
HAS OPEN CR|D|R0N DATE
VIRGINIA HAVING TROUBLE
IN COMPLETING SCHEDULE
smnIi sntc Colleges Make New pInns.
Davidson NIny Play Opening t.nme
at charlottesville.

cliAkLOTrESNIILE. VA. January
l6-The opening date OF the Virginia
FOOTBALL season is Yet untitled on the
Virginia schedule. despite /, cor
respondence which has extended over
weeks Before tho Christmas holidays
II was taken for granted that Ran
uoiph- Macon College would ask for it's
usual game. but the manager Of the
Yellow Jacket team departed from
precedent and went ahead aud schcd-
uied contest with washington and
Lee. TO hc played III Lexington on
September 30.
Up 10 yesterday 1t seemed quite
likely that the Maryland Agricultural
college would secure The open date
but word has been received from the
management saying that II Maryland
team had been awarded that date 1t
begins to look now as If the first game
on Lambeth Field will be with the
DAVIDSON College team. The only ma
ter TO be agreed upon is the amount of
guarantee. 1t is unders TODD tina: the
North CarolinianS have asked for !,
5000 guarantee, which is a rather large
sum Tor the opening clash Of the year,
win both clcvens in an embryo state.
Sentiment ut tho university favors the
abandonment of games with the smaller
colleges Of tile state. aud the arrange
ment or contest with all eleven OF
the calibcr OF Davidson might prove
worth while after all Very little
interest is ever taken In the first game
or two OH the schedule. and holders
Of season tickets would like to see lar
ger games scheduled
III game is scheduled with David
son II is quite possible that IL will re-
suit in change in plans regarding
tn" preiimiuary season As the foot
BAH season next fail Viii he a week
longer than usual tThanksgiyinr Day
coming 40 late I'm the month), 1t had
practically been decided to start the
raining season weeil OF two later.
Last fall. il will be recalled. Coach
Warner had the candidates 10 report
on Lambeth Field on September l. more
than two weeks before the opening of
the session. With the strong David
son team listed. however II may lie
necessary to again issue n call for
candiaates To report by the first of next
september, since the North caroliuinus
generally report at that time. Much
"t the success won by the Virginia
team last fall was due. no doubt to
tho fact that the players got down to
training early. and that when the game
with Yale came along the men were
well seasoned and in splendid condi-
ZION for the battle. which resulted so
favorably TO the Southerners
CHALLENGES FOR GAMES
STILL HEING RECEIVED
Manager Gunby. of the Virginia
team. Is stiil receiving challenges from
the big universities OF the country
asking for gridiron dates next fall.
/ During the past week there came "a
request from the University of Ne
braska asking foi a contract for n
iwo-ycar agreement. the first game to
! be played in charlottesville the COM
ing fall. and the second In Lincoln in
, 1917. Another challenge was from tho
University OF Texas, vino asked that
the Nlrginians journey to Dallas ON
Thanksgiving Day next. \ guarantees
~ $4,000 was offered Both of these
contests were entirely out of the u,lcs-
ION. since in each instance w.c;,
would ne required To make the trip,
and after all expenses had hoo, ln
Quoted. very ii,tle nros, wnulG rn
main. No challenge was turned down
WIN deeper regret than the one re-
( ceiEci from Chicago. II is no secre,
mat me advisory board was seriously
sohsiaerihE the offer, ana the game
would very probably have been nloynd
had not Vanderbilt consented m
chahee In date. thus preventing a con-
cetiation OF .hc contest with Harvard
AZ cambridge, on November 4
ne announcement OF the selection
~, Nlee Warren as head coach at III,
University Of South Carolina ala nn,
cause much surprise here since 6, w.
announced at the close OF the fonthaI,
season mat he would very probablv Va
opeh TO propositions To coach. War.nn
WIS aplroached by the management, az
quite Team
castor OF the visit OF the Nirpini. tom,
!" Columbia last fall, but the terms
were only agreed upon in the nast
fortnight - P'"t
warren has had wide expericpc. in
coaching. and the South Caroijn, Uni.
Nc!sitI IS lucky 10 secure a man NJ hi,
- P.. re was head coach at Virginia
IN ~" and assistant in 1914 and IaI5
hct"fr coming TO the university hn
Wis heau coach at Randolph Macon
S"'teRe. Ashland, at which Institution
ne made an enviahle record. .ainin
Inc reputation which warranted ,bc
virginia authorities in clevatius him TO
,ne mead coachship when he inatricu-
!ateh IN the medical department In
addition 10 his duties on rho ,tlIotic
ic!u. warren has officiated as president
Of ihe General Athletic Association an
Office which he has hlled with rarn
apiilty. No better head has ever di
rected the athletic affairs OF the uni
versity.
f0hCT Dill HIIsssr,o.,