Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-28
LOCAL GR|D|R0Ns LIVELY
COACHES MAKE READY
FOR INITIAL CONTESTS
Nr>thnmpinn College Eirvci. Given
First Observation-Disclosures school
Teams RcinC Whipped Into Shape.

old Man Baseball may hold the cen
ter OF the sporting stage throughout
the country. but no one who visits any
OF the local colleges or preparatory
schools would imagine such 20 bc III.
case. There is but one tonic of con-
NcrSation but one line of athletic ac.
INVITES III all OF thcm---and that Is foot
ball.
out at Westhampton College. where
Coach Frank Dobson i. cn,ieavorin.. TO
beat mis- squad into shape for the sat
urcay game with Virginia po!ytcchnic
institute there is the livclicst scene
imaSinablc. The Spiders have slc.
tcou.d IN getting out n number OF team
applicants this season, and warm nights
ar" developing for several of the posi-.
lions.
While there are only Il few former
spiders in college this season, there arc
S'NrfaI ne" men VINO have won foot
haI! letters IN other institutions. and
win the men now being dcvclon.d
O"'h IobSon believes h" Will be abb.
10 turn out = strong eleven bv m,
'.'a" INC championship series begins on
October II.
curing the present week the coach
mas h'"n working all of the mcn hard
several OF them had not worked on,
va, n'S' SORENESS, others were suffer.
mnt rom slight injuries. while no team
work had been perfected AT All y.s
t.'"aN witnessed the hardest prnctica
"t IN" season. and the men were MOI
,c'."S,H from til. field until after ali
~ "cci afforded an opportunity OF
Sn""lhS what he could do ana until
me c"hch had. given the squad
StNcrIi new plays which will lie ,,.cI
saturday. ''S'''
. WIN 1nkc Full Squad.
~ ""n"unccIhcnt has been made as
"'!'!H !" IA" personnel of the
,o" ,n' "ni'h VIII face Virginia Poly
',, 1T institute. but the Spider man
'Sc"hcht Yesterday chartered y snn,.;.,,
car to convey the team to El,c,.shur".
~" Is thought that DohSon h.: do
.'"c" l." take practically his .r;;r
H,Ei"". from this IL is thought he YIN
"''r"Nor TO give every man - cb,,r,
49, ~ zane and in this way ties, nc
,,f''i oi his men in regular con,o.,u
= rom the work of the men in 49,,
- - Judged that all of the nosi-
,H ,"' th" game Saturday. practic,lI,
inr Zen awarded except those on ia
~ o.', OF The line. Constant shift
,ions n"sc irving out for the posi-
,,Dii mas trough, EIlyson. ,,orins.,,,
Miihourne and Dorsey in,o ,ha av.''.'%oi'
ions hut their location tbnrn -
''i,H'"rird hNcd by any means
'nc othcr side Of the line ~.
"n 'rtsr and Whittet, the ri,rh,
Tt, ~ '"cklc and end Of last season
hcE seem to have cinchod nj, ~,
a. u,
n*lhia foiytechnic player is rcnnr,
'' |" be fixture at center.
iue {" an injury which Mac PIT,
n. ,E regarded az the probable
,cSniar quarter back. sustained IN hi.
j., se'cfai days ago. he will not be
~ 49,, 'n sathe Saturday. Wicker is to
ne Shiftcd from half TO uu,rtcr ,
Iord,hE TO present Indications. while
II uNE, Miller. Jollin Rogers ana ,r,Ii,
err" compose the squad from which
,"e o,hcr back Held men probably will
he selected. i
High school Training Hard.
put at Byrd Park John Marshal,
1High school applicants are patherina,
."ch afternoon and arc being nut
through the preliminary PAGES bv
Noach hurruss. y large su,Iad has rn
*pondcd thus far to the calf for mon
ana II Is said that several other cy
i',;chccd players are in school and
VIII report during the next week. Thus
done We"
During the last few DAYS Of tho
present week the men have been given
'''h'hatc practice and two teams have
'h sent against one another for
's my periods each afternoon. The
ineh are showing up in good shane. and
'oach iurruss will have a likely ac
RF'tht'on ready to send against Pc
i"rshGr& High School Saturday after
moor WREN the Marshallites omen their
season '"'''
y" announcement has been made as
Nv ~ 10 inc men who will compose
the eleven to meet Petersburg. Coach
i'uri n sS mas indicated that he will en-
deaN"r to give all Of his men n chance
III the contest. and in this way deter
'ninc their, capabilities.
Other Prep schools mt Work.
Richmond Academy is losing no timo
IN getting into shape and. under tho
tntoraEc OF Newton Ancarrow. the men
now ar" rounding into form rapidlv
Due I" The fact that several of his best
! men wcr" late In reporting, Coach An
carrow has no! attempted to deyclon
q Mcll-rOmndcl tenn as ynt LIZ L.