Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
GENERALS DRIVEN HARD
GETTING IN SHAPE FOR
HEAVIEST SCHEDULE EVER
VIII Depend Upon f.fnc Ia Bear Brunt
~ ttfnrk rs No I'nsscrs Have
Developed Vet. ,
lspccIal to The Timcs.Dispatch.


LEXINGTON. September 23.-Two
weeks OF practice, during which time
Head Coach Elcock and Assistant Coach
nonahuc have been driving their squad
m"rcilessly In preparation for what Is
perhaps the heaviest schedule ever uu-
dertuken By "a Southern eleven. has
shown to-day in tho first scrimnagc
Of the season that the Washington ana
i.ee team viii be composed Of a fairly
strong lire and "a wcll-balanccC back
fold
with Tn" Army, The Navy, rutgers,
Buckncll. Washington and Jefferson
Georsia Tech and North Carolina a K
NJ. as seven OF thc nine contests ahead
81 the Generals, their work is cut on,
TOR them. If the training Of the squad
50 far - an Indication that work Will
b" confined mostly 10 defensive play.
ing. with line plunging the offensive
quantity that viii be expected to, win
games So far no dependable passers
have been developed. and. although
there are several men in the squad who
ar" adept at receiving. the lack OF nl-u
To serve is believed to seriously OBJ
Scure the open plav prospects Of the
Generals.
Tn" first game or the season viii b.
staged on Wilson field next Saturday
follow games with the Army and Rut-
gers. at New Brunswick, y. J.: Roa-
nokc College. at Lexington: Tech. at
Atlanta; Navy. a; Annapolis; Buck
nell, AT Lexington; washingto and
Jefferson, al Richmond and North
Carolina ~ e III. At Raleigh
1t IS on the line that Eicoc- and
ponahue have been devotinG most Of
their time. AGAINST the imposing ar
ray of opponents that the Generals Will
have to face in the weeks 10 come
IL looks as If the line will have to
bear the brunt OF the Generals de-
Tense
Although the loss of Ends Iiarri
son and lizard, Tackle Shultz. Guard
Dinewall and Half Backs Barrett and
Washington and Lee. the material that
has offered To replace them offers also
some encouragement. Mercer Graham.
substitute of last year. and Paul
Larkin. a freshman. arc showing up
well for the end positions. with Adams
Eamcy. Wadsworth and Watts as
promising rc-onforccmcnts pike"
Johnson. also freshman. who Weighs
100 pounds indicates that he will he
worthy successor TO the redoubtful
ShultZ and capable position mate for
Bob lgnaco. who comes from Johnson's
own city. Boston Scovn and Mason
are also showing up we'll for the tackle
positions. Moore. substitute guard
OF last season. may win n place with
Bryan to flank either side Of Al Pie
rotti, last years all-South Atlantic cen
ter, who so far has not been pushed
in the least by competitions
In the bacltticld. Battle BaSlcy. the
l2G-pound quarter who last fall thrilled
the East by his exhibition OF field
Gcncralship in the Cornell game is
again apparently slated as Il regular.
rawlings, new man Of Stauntou, and
liislc. freshman. Of Greensboro, Ky,
have also offered for quarter and show
more than ordinary ability Captain
Young and SorrclS. at half and fun,
arc tho only letter mon 10 return in
the backiicid. but able mates for Young
seem to be promised in Echoc, Grille.
Cromwell. Fan and Till. Cromwell
was u substitute last year. lie is fast.
hcady and dependable. Fan and Till
were members of the Sccnd string
squad in 1915, while Kchoo and Grille
are now men. kchoc played for three
years with the SwnmpScott High cicv-
en- and last year was II member of the
Boston lntcrs ;hoastic. Grille, is from
clyde. Ill. and has shown lots Of driv-
ing power as Il liEc-plungcr. Paxton
cf the 1915 second string, has been de-
vclopng rapidly and il would not he
considered ut all surprising to SEQ him
win place on the first string, with
Sorrcls At full.