Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-18
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55':'|'11iia'ssN WARRIORS BUSY
GATHERING THROUGHOUT
SOUTH FOR FALL SEASON
Short Resume Of the Leading Southern
Teams Given 0ut-Vnndcrbilt
Has Had Outlook.

ATLANTA. CA. September l7.-rho.
Southern football teams will begin to
round into form this week in prepara-
ton for the season. which begins on
September 80. when at least eighteen
games arr. scheduled. Survey OF the
schedules OF leading institutions shows
that many have longer lists OF hard
/ saIues Than usual. and ii is predicted
that their arrangement allows far more
| interesting contests than in many
! years.
Among the teams which have pre-
, liminary work we'll under way arc
! Virginia. North Carolina. Georgia, Au-
I burn. Vanderbilt. Alabama, Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical and Geor.
/ ;sia Tech.
Critics have been unable TO get much
/ OF line on Virginia yet as to what
/ progress is being made in filling the
places or last years stars who will
/ not DO In the lineup this year. Viz
! Einia is to play Yale, Harvard, Van
dcrbllt, North Carolina Georaia and
I South Carolina.
/ The squad from which will DO pick
| ed the ssidiron representatives of tho
| University OF the South (Sewanec) is
| another one whose actual prospects
| still appear rather in the dark. Tho
Tennesseeans- schedule includes games
with Alabama. Auburn, Vanderbilt and
| others.
EXPERTS who have watched the Van.
derbiit team in practice express the
opinion that tho line is strong, but
that the team lacks scoring power.
Coach McGugin is said to be dcvot-
ing much time towards remedying this
| by tr$ing TO build up his backfieid
| aHp.imI Captain Curry. Other letter
men OF last year who have returned
In addition to Curry, are Cohen, can
| tain OF last years team: Adams, HAYES
Cody. Ihpscemb, Hamilton and viii
!iams The Commodores schedule calls
FOR games with Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Kentucky State, Tennessee, Sewanes
| and Auburn.
Few reports have nltered out OF tho
Anhurn camp. 1t is said, however.
that 8oodiy number of veterans will
return. Auburn includes an,onr -.
cultural ana Mechanical, Georgia Tech
! Vanderbilt and Sewanee
The University OF Georgia probably
VIII nave as many new faces in its
lins-uP inns year as any institution.
/ only four of last years regulars nre
expected TO return. They are Captain
Thrash. Dozendorf. Garmany and Ne.
! Vile s
! The Georgia squad began prelimi-
nary work at White Sulphur Snrings
Ga. last Monday.
Georgia opens the sea son Septem
| her 80 at Athens with Citadel and
F., closes November 30 with Alabama at
birmingham Georgia Tech, Florida
virginia, Navy and Auburn come in
! between "
North Carolina this year has a new
/ coach T. H. Campbell, former Har-
ward star Little has been heard here
| of the prospects of winning combi.
nation for this institution. The Tar
heel schedule calls for games with
( Princeton, Georgia Tech, Harvard and
/ Virginia. among others
Georgia Tech faces the longest and
, hardest schedule in several years Nine
games have been arranged. all on the
nome Eridiron, except the Georgia con-
test. which will be played at Athens
! The hrSt real test is expected to come
on October y, when North Carolina,
/ visits Atlanta, Alahama. Georgia and
AUBURN then follow Among the vet
I Grams who will return are Captain
I Tally Johnston. Douglas Morrison
I Struppcr and Bell