The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-07
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VIRGINIA LEAVES TO
ENCOUNTER BULL DOG
Although Orange and Blue Gridronists Are Crippled With
Injuries They Are Boiling Over With Optimism and
Are Expecting to Make Good Showing

Charlottesville. Va. Oct. s.--vir-
ginia's football squad of twenty left
about midnight for New Haven to
battle. Yale on the morrow. The stu
dent body. headed by a band. ac-
companied the players to the station.
where they took sleeper at 10
O'clock. The students later paraded
the streets.
With but few members of last
years winning combination on this
years team, little hope il entertained
OF victory tomorrow. The eleven is
in rather bad condition. due to in
Juries sustained In gruelling scrim-
images this week. but will put UP a
game Tight.
Although it was hoped that Thur
: man would return to college In time
to appear in the lineup against the
Sons Of OLD Ell in the game at New
star punter appearing In the contest.
II witt be remembered that It was
this youngsters punting that enabled
Virginia to humiliate the Yale Bull
Dog last year. He sailed from France
more than q week ago. but nothing
has been heard from him since ne
started for the United States There
Is a strong probability OF his arriving
on American soil this morning in
isn't a chance of his being in the
lineup.
The eleven that will face Yale looks
more formidable than the one that
went up against Davidson College last
Saturday at Charlottesville. Many
shifts have been made by Head Coach
Pat Evans and the team has al
ready been making a much better
showing in the scrimmages than at
fr1 NV Iva to Ia
stated above, many of the men are
crippled. owing to injuries sustained
this week. However. they are not
"Quitters' and will be seen in action.
White. who played quarterback last
Saturday, has been shifted to his old
place on the end. This will strength
en- the wing positions materially.
Kinsolving, who was on the second
team last year. will hold down the
other end. Darlington. who has been
playing In halfback, has been switch
ed to quarter and he is running the
team in fine style.
While the boys left here tonight
boiling over with optimism, few of
the students are anticipating the sec
ond consecutive victory over the Sons
of Old Eli. However they are quite
confident that the Orange and Blue
gridironists will make a good showing
against the Bull Dogs.
Virginias probable lineup today
follows:
White. right end; Blakey. right
tackle; Mckay, right guard: Church
man. center. Coleman. left guard:
Ward. left tackle; kinsolving. left
end; Darlington. quarterback: Pace.
left half, Gooch, right half. and Cap
tain Spar, fullback
Hold Secret Practice.
New Haven. Oct 6.-The Yale
eleven went behind closed gates yes
terday for the first time this week.
and were driven through the longest
scrimmage OF the season.
The varsity fought the scrub for
forty minutes. but was able TO drive
across the goal line only once. Sew
eral rush-iine and hackheld changes
which were ordered disturbed the
harmony of the attack. and no long
runs were made by either the regu-
lars or scrub.
From the fve-yard line HaifbAck
Bob Bingham twisted through tackle
for the only touchdown OF the after
noon, after twenty minutes of scrifn-
maging. The practice closed actual
football before the game against Viz
gtnia Saturday. but the lineup re-
mains unsettled in several respects
scrimmage since he turned his ankle
last Saturday.
Both Callahan and Vorys. the lead
Ing candidates for center. will be un-
able to join the eleven next week, and
Maurice Smith and Ross lack expe-
'rience. Both have been tried out dur
Ing the last few days. but Avery. sub
stitute last season, took the berth this
afternoon.