Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-18
HOPKINS PROSPECTS
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY END
SHOWS TO ADVANTAGE
"S T,r Regarded ns PROMISING
icimI,. nu IN Making Iinrd

viii ' 10 \ r!i nra,. MD: October H.
me struggle for the NlnrvinnuS an, ana
,,laaHihs started. football ut johns ,i LIE
, Iims IN is moving along with Il rush. IN
tie for the State crow, rn.oi ~ me bat
rs lnst year. into a tItanici -, ,,seii,
ana ma II"MNsS s,.,s, Day. between iiopi;ins
.'mu MARY land state College. ,rhh nns
,GIailS. on paper. arc the stron,c. ncS -,
si nrS1ahd. and a defeat for either , ~
I'll. se ensy iv yct,, horns at the close Of
Coach Brcnnick's squad at uou,,;,,
ends ~, ,rtul back field and good
,s w., " 'i me line is no, as reliable.
=" ~. ',S mat OF last season In jgii'
~ was the weight and Science or ~.
nopklhs rush line that old the tail,
i,i a." Einmt forwards of the Black and
nc back field was ;tb!s. 10 put ,crn.a
me winning punch. This year wcirhi
,,m, EhNpGriencs are lacking in the Inc.
o"t ne back held is still there.
Hoffman and Captain brooks. behind
.nS me were members of the rnythi-
cali' all MARYLAND back field last sen
son prasaEcs an equally successful year
S S,%;rIy,. III busting type. and is "a
"nir!w'nd on the defense.
li"Hrnan's value TO the team is dem
"hslratei more on the offensive. al
nous, ,rto n. gets in many a hard tackle
Whch II - needed. He WAS one OF the
most apt pupils at the drop kicking
gam That Charley Brickl.y ever had;
80" ,it' i'i""uS ii'rNtrh man admitted
at ~. close OF last season that he
could teach Hoffman nothing more lie
Is Is almost sur" at thirty yards. aud
from ire M, distance 10 forty hve yards
nc can ID" depended upon Last year
" practice, he sent IN. bail over the
cfossiar hfty- seven times in success
T Tn,. rom IRON the thtrty,yard line This
the entire Hopkins squad
Shnckief"rd our for, End.
;. ,hicr ana Branhan are the other
a,NLmrrs IN The back Held. Branham is
4 extensive scar Of the first MAGNITUDE,
and leads an Interference with n slas,
and pep that leave little 10 be de-
sircd AZ carrying the ball he is not
on the squad, is showing that the
flashes of power he exhibited last sea-
son needed only "A little experience and
seasoning 10 become his regular form.
'"iinaf, varsity end OF 1915, ~ hold
inS, down his old job. ana the other
side Of the lin" is in charge OF Funk.
experience 10 become a nrSt-class
wingnnn. shackleford. captain OF
ilampden- sidney las, fail is making 3,
strong bid for an cnd job.
'rhe neht for quarter back on tn.
BLACK ana Blue team still goes or
Purcell. who had some experience on
tic Michir scrubs. seems To have tie
barley. last years second-strine nj
lot. frankie bowers. all-Maryland
quarter "l i'i", mas nor yet returned
To IN. university
Schmidt and Martindalc are the only
veterans IN tn. line at present hu,
Some Worn. last years big guard.
probably will hc Ola the job the com
in. week. He weighs 200 pounds,
and Ercnuick needs his weight and ex-
pcrcnCc. Several o: the new men in
the medical school have had football
experience. and II APPEARS probable
that tho squad Will be augmented soon
by a few heavy men who are vcrsrd
in the game" He has said that he
might come out this week. and his add
vent is anNiouslv awaited 10y Coaches
EronniCk and Wilkinson. Mckeithcnt.
q tackle from Davidson College. Is am
, other b'G man who IL expected TO pat
in an appearance.
The second Of the Stat. games, that
with Washington College, comes sat
urday. ANA Hopkins expects little
trouble in amueX!ng II;