Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-27
VIRGINIA LOSES THURMAN
STAR PUNTER WITH FRENCH
ON BATTLE FRONT THIS FALL
Other Valuable Players VIII Not re-
turn and Coach Evans Is
Hard Put.
Virginia S Schedule

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CHARLOTrESVIIlE. August Ca
smashing blow to Vireinia's football
prospects :or the coming season was
delivered to-day upon the receipt OF
information tina: Allan Thurman. the
sturdy guard and sensational puntey
of last years crack eleven. would no,
return 10 college n the opening o.
the session Soon after the close OF
last session Thurman, III company with
Letcher Harrison and other fellow
students. left for Paris To Join the
American ambuiaYcc corps. Word just
received here is 10 The effect tina,
Thurman and his friends have signed
up WIEN the ambulance corps to- an.
other period OF three months, and that
Il is his intention not 80 return 20
this country um;u the Christmas holi-
days
The loss OF Thurman is. perhaps the
mos; serious blow that could have he
fallen N.lciuia jus M this time. An
exceptional punter and drop-kicker,
his equal has not been seen here since
the DAYS rf lac Pope, whcH The orange
ana Sluc eleven vas coached ny John
ME Foe Niy-inia's victory over Yale
last fall was dive mainly TO his superb
pUnlns Time and again he booted
, the pisskin far over the heads OF the
Blues hack@ in nearly every ins;anje
getting the better OF tho exchange OF
punts Soon after tho southcruers scor-
ed touchdown in the final period
Thurman ciuchrd matters by landing
field goal from The vicinity OF tho
in-Nnrd live. NGaju, IN tho Harvard
contest Thurman showed his effective
ness in putting duel with IN" mighty
Mahan There were few games. in
dor
IN which Thnrman's Kicking was not n
feature
Announcements was also made to-day
that III" anderson hrothcrs-sons Of
George WayH" Anderson. of Richmond
had decided not 10 return to college
next month. George Wayne. Ir last
years star ia'klc. who won a Cecil
Rhodes scholarship. viii he an instruc-
Tor al WoodHerry Forest. where he re-
cciNci his prep school education
he viii 80 10 oxford 20 r,irsu. his
studies IN The :all of next year. no.
Ni"ed the war is over by that time
Ia. Anderson has about decided to
enic: The Boston school % Tcchrolory
- continue his "uGiuccring studies
HIS failure "a return viii leave mite
sap ia the bG"Efi.id. alrcady erin
p4ed by the "r IU"tiun If Mayer II.
haH developed INTO "a .siashine ground
ea.n"r and hnv,G have proved "A won.
oei 'h:F tail. had he returned 10 TN.
The failure Of The above trio - ro
-ttt"!. college has. temporarily. q, le,s,
hhoch"d into = cooked hat ;h. we'll
t.H p.HnS ~: thc coaches Hackers ~
IA" .optha!. team had dreamed of =,
second victory over YnIr ana no..
,h"nse' another surf fight Win Har.
vaFa 10 accomplish THIS now. Coach
Evans i is conceded. has :; hcrru.
lean task before him Wh.r. vii y.
luE" 20 SCI punter To fiji Thurmau.s
place The chioau's successor w;lI
maze !" be Developed from som. man.
DC! OF last Years squad. for tn. firs,
year ruiz goes INTO effec, in S.pi.m.
"chteA' Ward. who has. tried hi,
hand AZ painting during ,he sur,,er
months, Is perhaps The mos, likely sur.
oeSSo' :" thurman Tie has nlrcad,.
reached Tho university from his IL,
tGcky home aud is ready for r,..i,,,
mary work Wa,d proved b,,,,,i .
quite versatile playe, last ya,r IT,
S"oWeH mp well q, end. guard ana
tackle and viii possibly ~ tr,.d on,
"' '"ht"'AL'f's i::ason
IN r:sp.ss-s 20 tn. call issued g.,
Cap'a!m Sparr; quite a number OF can.
dioates Tor the team is .xnac,ad
report on Lambeth Field for nrac.ica
n| Fi.daN OF next week. III. az, CO.,
i"F me HDriHfE work Work vii,
nf%ln IN earnest by the following MAJ
day. September
tAopsh Coach rcy,on r. Evans ma.
s'e reputation Of being hustler. !,
IS cutie apparent tina, ali o.. Nc
Genuitr viii be taxed To- nv,
SQUAD which aan hold its own vim ~.
yea ms of the past three seasons FL,
'n'e" wears IN succession Virgins. u,
F""t through strenuous schedules ,.i,h