Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-02
VIRGINIA DETERMINED
BARKER AND THURMAN
MAY COME OUT FOR TEAM
Small saturday Score May Decide nur-
kcr-rhurunn Recommendations
RcdOublrs His Efforts

iSrccial TO The Times Dispatch
'tiA l;LOTrESNII.LE. VA. October
Wh'i" Nirsinia's showing against
Davidson College on yesterday was
rather disappointing, the belief pre-
vailed that The team will find itself
IN the next lew days and that in the
game wiih Yale. at New Haven. ON
saturday. il will put up u hard and
"r"dti"hi" tight. All "f the players
realize that old Eli will tie out for
revenge for the defeat administered by
tho Southern"rs last October hut are
determined TO fight to the last ditch
IN effort l" keep down the score.
The SnalmesS OF Saturdays score
against the rrcsbytcrians. it is be-
licvcd will serve to rcdoublc the cf-
forts of Coach Evans and his assist
ants to strengthen the eleven The
urgent need Of material was made 40
apparent that /; may result in barker
Responding. to the call Of his team
mates. The veteran lincsmau. who is
captain ri the track and field squad.
has hccn ON the verge Of reporting
for practice several days the past
week. hut has put il off from day to
day. evidently in the belief that the
team could do without his services.
Now that he * so badly needed, it
would not hc surprising To see him in
The lineup on the scrubs tomorrow.
Then. too. hackers OF the team are
rlineinc I" the hope that Allen Thur
man. last years guard and star punt
or. Will return from the French front
some time this week and rcjoin the
squad IN tim" 10 face Yale on SaIur-
day. No word has come from him in
the past week. and none is expected
until lie ncarS New York harbor. His
roommate. Chick Ward, tackle on the
varsity. c;thicd Thurman ten days ago
that II" would meet him upon his ar
rival in New York. aud i expecting TO
Get a incSSa." early this wctl
Thurman Would Aid Gre.
Thurmam's return TO the irani would
work wonders. II would serve to nut
new life Into the entire squad. In adj
diti"m to hcn" clever prntcr and
drop kicker. he Is power lit the line.
weighing close around lN0. He pos
sesses a good head and has the con
hdcncc Of his teammates. His pres,
cncc would 20 Il far way to adding to
the power Of tho defense. Even though
he should not reach the university be-
fore Wednesday or Thursday. il is quite
possible that he Will he taught Snf-
ficicut signals I" hc rushed into the
Vale game. Ia any event he could he
called from the side lines at intervals
IL try his hand at puntins. Ilc should
be in good physical condition. follow
;,g his life III the trenches and hard
enough - xiv" IL good account Of him
self
II was fully realized Saturday what
y serious loss Virginia Sustained in
the departure of Buck" Mayer. Edward
Anderson and "Euuny' Bcikclcy--ii
sterling iri" OF backs with hardly an
equal in the South. The candidates
tried out in their places played wen.
ia most Instances but lacked the drive
displayed by their predecessors. vet
Grams Of many battles.
G"och nut IN a splendid game and
made several pretty runs. IN addition
1" his forty thrcc-yard lash for Il
touchdown toward the close az the FIRST
quarter. Darlington and White con-
tTibutcd their share OF gains. but time
.,ud AGAIN they were thrown for losses
back of the line and Virginia was
forced To punt rather than surrender
the ball on downs
No, only was the bIckhcld not NJ To-
standard. but the work of the forwards
fell short of expectations. Frequently
Black and Flower. The Davidson stars
crashed through i'r good gains. one.
The ball WAS taken ~ distance of over
forty yards. almost solely by line
pluuScs. The stcadiucSs and prrsi..
tcncy 81 the attnck drew forth the re-
mark from one III, the veteran forwards,
that he was ashamed Of himself AS
well as for the new men at his side.