Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
SPOR I
VIRGINIA DETERMINED
THURMAN NOT TO PLAY
AGAINST YALE SATURDAY
Scheduled to Reach New York on Fri
day-Icam Nus; Face lie Gore.
Evans liiiiltlinS III Defense.


CHART; a. october !.
With the Yale game only two DAYS
Off. interest is running high with the
what kind OF showing the Orange and
Blue eleven VIII make against old Eli
on Saturday IS somewhat Of a con-
lecture. one thing certain is that
ale Viii he bent on SiNins Tho orang,
and Blue a sooo druhhiui: 10 insure
c4nehack. Tor ii was the Virginia
eleven last season that FIRST put Ola
Ell TO rout
The Virginia aggregation is no,
looking for Il victory ON Saturday, hut
termination that brought them before
the Sridiron world last fan! ono hi.
drawback for Nirsinia Is the seven
new faces that VIII have 10 endure the
stage fright in the Yale bowl This
was not encountered by tho eleven last
fail. owing to the team being composed
had previously played Yale and held
them to u @l-to-O victory. Virginia
will also have 10 face l.e Gore for
the entire game saturday as the vet
in harness. lie Gore played only dur
ing the fourth qnnrtcr against Virginia
UP his usual steam N!rEiuia already
Lnmb.th Ttcld has bccn The sccn"
of rrucliuc scriwmases every day this
week and Head Coach Evans is drilling
his men 20 meet. the Nalc un"nsc.
which this Year VIII again he mainly
Stf;tlSht FOOTBALL. defensive WORN mas
been tho main effort SO far this week,
for IL. coaches are in hopes of build
ing a strong trench in order To hold
OLD ELI to as small q Scor. as possible
Thurman. who was largely RESPONSE
ble for last years victory. due to his
great punting coupled With q drop
not be able TO play saturday. This is
also n mammoth drawback To the
Orange and Rlue, for hi, presence
would have added great coniidcnc" to
his fellow plINgTS
Thurman Arrives Too LATE.
lie is scheduled 10 arrive in New
York CITY ON Friday. and If the liner
conveying him from the French ter-
ritory arrives at this time. he viii
accompany the squad to New Haven,
b,r Will lac in n" condition TO enter
the fray.
Just what arrangement Coach
Evans will have for his oEtcnsc has
IS u possibility Of Darlington starting
at quarter back, and White going 10
half. Gooch Will Toe sure TO start a;
right half, as his running and rlunGine
has been very Era,ifyiu@ all week.
Captain Harold Spar viii start at
full back, and ON this sturdy leader
ground gaining. SPAR is in excel
lent condition and has been printing
for this contest. In fact. this Was The
reason for holding him in check dur
son, during which he carrioG The piS-
skin only ON two occasions.
Wig MA Will DC without INC services
OF Right End Goodwin. Goodwin
started a, end last SATURDAY. hut was
hurt during the second quarter He
has been unable TO appear IN uniform
this week. owing 10 Il twis'in,: iiea-
mcut in his knee.
The virginia students arc preparing
for \ his mass-mcctinG before the de-
pnlturc OF the squad on Friday last
fall the team was given the most HouS
ing scnd-uif OF any time in rcvoHt
years. and II this move win help The
boys to mako a Cr"ditahlc showing,
the Virginia students are going TO &c"
their share.
The possibility OF a big jump in
prospects will be decidcd some time
this week This Is regarding the app
pearance Of Robe EnrI>or on lambeth
Field. Barker mas so far failed to :c-
port for practice. owing t. pressure
OF school york. However. ne has not
given up fully his Intentions 10 play
this fall. Rmller has one NOR" season
on the gridnou and if he decides to
give i-NT; II his time TO football us
presence on ,hc team Will be blg
factor IN the seasons success. lie
plays al tackle ana is known through
out the SouIl rs one OF INC hardest
lackicrs. NE ta am N!l-S"uthora Sc
lection