The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
POP" Lannigan. Trainer of
Charlottesville Boys, Sees
Gloomy Season Ahead.
CRONLY WILL Be MISSED

ChsrIOJtesSnle. Jan. &-Accordins to
present prospects. Eirglnia's track team
for this spring will be a great deal weak
o. than that o. last year. The reason for
this Is In the absence from college this
year Of some Of the best point getters Of
the entire team, and to date, the dearth
of good new material to take their
places
Pop" Lanigan, trainer Of the Virginia
teams, and general manager OF the track
team, shares the gloomy views OF the
college In this regard. He stated that 1t
would take at least one years work to
bring out Virginia team equal to that
OF last year, and perhaps take two or
three years. He was especially down
cast over the loss of John CrOnly, hurd-
Ter; Georse Walker, pole vaulter. and
Bobby" GOoch, broad jumper
why, there's thirty-one points of last
years South Atlantic intercollegiate
gone this year" he exclaimed, and |
don't know where they are going to come
from Crony, Walker and GOOch could
win a meet themselves 1t has been
definitely ascertained that Cronly will
not return this spring, putting a quietus
TO the rumors circulated regarding his
coming back shortly. Students are still
hopeful in regard to getting George
Walker to come back, but the chances
seem against II.
Another loss was sustained by the track
team when HARRISON. next TO Cronly the
best hurdleT at Charlottesville, and one
Who was practically sure Of a place in
the events. left the university at Christ
mas. and has accepted a position with
Johns Hopkins as instructor. His loss
VIII be keenly felt, as he was developing
rapidly into a close competitor of Cronly.
In the pole vault which WAS Walkers
event, Charles BidgoOd is the best old
man He made ten feet four inches last
this year. However, Billy GOoch, a
brother Of the famous Bobby is de-
pended on to do better than this. He Is
not very experienced with the pole, but
af a meet at Lexington last year made
ten feet six inches. and this just after he
had finished a quarter-mile run Pop"
thinks that he will make a good man in
the pole vault when he gets little more
training, and be able to place in most
meets
In the hurdles Wilson is the only re-
manning old man Of any note. He is not
quite 50 fast as Cronly or Harlason, but
an earnest worker, and likely to pat up
a hard race against any conner. Among
the new men. BreteIle is showing good
form in the hurdles. and seems slated for
marked improvement He is young and
can learn much.
The loss Of Goodwin will hurt the re-
lay team. Berkeley and Norris are the
nucleus about which it will have to be
built. with Jenkins. who may be de-
veioped. as a third man. The weights
win be Virginias strong point this year,
as there will be back Harris Coleman,
Mayer. Barker, and perhaps Tom Cole
man, who are all placed in last years
meets The last OF those named above
Is now in the University Hospital re-
covering from an operation for appendi-
citts. which will perhaps keep him from
b. HVar for fr1R IL ig he n1sa
man that scored the Virginia touchdown
on Yale this fall. The first indoor meet
will be that at Baltimore in early Febru-
airy. held jointly by Hopkins and the
Fifth Regiment
Lannigan is pessimistic in basketball
as well as in track. NochOls is not COM
ing out for practice regularly, and so not
In good condition. while Dittrich has not
recovered fully from lis attack of ty-
phoid. The quint has not as yet hit its
stride. and its caUber can not be we'll
Judged before couple Of weeks. Nir-
xinia plays its first college game Satur-
day night January 10, against George
washinGton University. here.
= Bailey and GOoCh. new men out for the
baseket-ba1 team. are improving right
along according to Pop" LanniEan, and
"ooverin=' much better. He was espe-I
cislly pleased with the work Of Blakey,,
of last years Charlottesville High quint.
which was champion OF the Virginia
School League. This man has improved
100 per cent since last year, and an equal
amount since the holidays. He is regu-
lar and steady and earnest. and it Is
thought that he viii be of varsity caliber
next year. White. Luck. Stickley and
strickling are all out, as well as Church
man guard and captain of the 1913 quint.
The first game is Wednesday, January
u. with Jefferson School, on the floor Of
the university gymnasium. This team
was beaten Devember IS by Virginia by
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