The Washington herald., 1916-01-24
Ranked as One of the Best
Centers Ever Turned Out
at Charlottesville.
BEGAN PLAYING AT V.P.L.

Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 23-"Pat
Evans, the newly elected coach of the
Virginia football team for 1916. was
christened Peyton Randolph Evans. He
was center on the Virginia 1914 team,
and in that position made a wonderful
reputation for himself. In the 1914
Virginia-North Carolia contest he so
far outplayed Tandy. the noted Tar
Heel center. that one of the papers
said, Evans played on Tandy like
flute" The following year he did
not return to Virginia. but coached
two teams at Lynchburg. the Lynch
burg High and an athletic club.
His football career. however. was
not confined to Virginia. 1t was at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute that he
first made bid to fame. There he was
center for the two falls of 1911 and
1912. He was a mainstay on team
otherwise weak, the last of his years
at V. p. J. The following fall he came
to Charlottesville. but could not play
because of the one-year rule.
Though his one year on the squaa
was his first, his fighting spirit made
him figure of prominence on the
squad. In every play. exhorting every
man, kindling them to deeds of valor
by his own. he became the real leader
of the Virginians. II was the CHEEKY
Come on. boys, let's break this up
now!" which was the cause of many
spilled play of the opponents. His
was the fighting spirit. and he in
fused the team with the same deter
mination to gain on every play which
turned out SO well that year.
His choice as coach is considered
here very good one. Evans knowl-
edge of football is deep. and his per-
sonality one to build up a hard fight
ing eleven next fall.
1t is still unknown whether Harris
Coleman. captain and stellar guard of
this years eleven, will be eligible to
play next fall. His first year in col
lege he was on the squad, and played
against Randolph Macon. The ques-
tion is whether Randolph Macon, at
the time of the game, had over $50
students. II 1t had, Coleman is ex-
cluded from playing by the four-year
rule. II not, he is not considered as
having played in 1911, and will be
eligible next fall. His loss would be a
, serious blow to prospects for 1915.
Now that the weather here has mod
Grated sufficiently, track men are run
| ming on the wooden quarter-miie track
behind the Y. NJ. c. A here, endeavor-
ing to get into shape for the indoor
meets which will start in a few weeks.
Friday afternoon there were several
time trials. and things looked a little
more encouraging to Trainer Lanni-
| gan.
A complete roster of offcials for
next falls football season is: Coach,
Peyton Randolph Evans. Lynchburg.
Va; captain, Harold Adams Sparr.
Memphis. Tenn; manager. John K
| Gunby. Salisbury, Md. and assistant
| manager, Donald Faulkner, Harrison
| burg. Va.
The complete football schedule is:
September 30. Maryland Agriculture
| College (pending); October Z. Yale, at
| New Haven; october IA. Richmond
| College, at University; October 81
| Georgia, at University; October 90
Vanderbilt, at Nashville; November l.
| Harvard, at Cambridge; November IL,
| South Carolina, at University; Novem-
Der Is. v. M. l., at University; Novem-
Der so, South Carolina, at University