The Washington times., 1919-09-19


Virginia men here have admitted
that they would not be averse to
playing again with the Blacksburg
and Lexington men in all branches Of
sport.
on the proposition OF meeting
Georgetown University few students
are even interested. In response to
questions there are no counter argu-
ments, but an attitude which is
apathetic. Virginia men wax eloquent
in discussing other institutions, but
DO not enthuse over Georgetown as
an athletic possibility Of the future.
In AL sports. with the exception Of
football, Virginia sees far enough
ahead this year to feel optimistic.
Enough former letter men will be
back with those developed by Pop"
Vaughan on freshman teams over two
years past, to make the start Of what
are believed to be first class teams.
Basketball prospects look good. For
next year in baseball an exceptional
~ good team is assured. Track offers
many possibilities even to having two
first class performance for every
event.
The much discussed South Atlantic
and which was not returned to
Georgetown, still rests in Anderson's 3
Hospital, according to Pop" Lanigan,
who expressed surprise that IL had
not been returned.
John Eackall and John Davidson. |
former Western High School players,
are expected to make quite a showing
along with Charles FenWicker, anoth-
er Western boy in football Fen
wick has been out a week, Mackall
reported yesterday.
Seward the Rinehart boys, Dunn,
Wood. and Davis, all former Episco-
pal High School players, are out for
football
Seward and Jack Rinehart are such /
exceptional track prospects that they |
viii probably be kept out Of football. |
Burnett, another Z. Il. S. boy, Is play /
ing on the picked team at present.
"There Is little weight here in the |
squad" says Coach Harris Coleman" /
but from the looks Of things speed /
viii be our asset. We have few big |
men but an abundance Of fast play |
ers"
Varsity football here has been nil |
went into ehest. r ". Blakey is /
the only veteran and ''V" man on
hand.
Line candidates got down to real
hard work on the charging machine
yesterday. Coleman, a famous Vir-
ginia guard Of 1918 and captain that
year is being assisted by Jim White
and Billy Gooch.
Dave Wilson, another former
Orange and Blue star, came out to
assist the coaches yesterday. Wilson
Is an inferno in the University hos
2ital here.
II develops that the cinder track
On Lambeth Field will have to be
rebuilt More than a thousand
motor truck drivers trained here
lnder the S. A. 7. c. last fall. Army I
trucks driven around the cinder
rack for practice by the soldiers
mt heavily into the Cinders and
smashed all the drainage system.
There are four elevens working out
IN Lambeth Field daily now. and with
-egfstratfOn Thursday a host Of can
iidates can be expected The squad
Is being augmented BY i've OF six
men daily.
Something like hfteen hundred stu
tents are expected here this year
md from indications the largest
.quad IA the history OF football will
,e out By next week.
The game with Maryland State 10
. topic Of discussion among Virginia
nen. States prospects are inquired ,
nto with interest "CuFley" Byrd I
nd HIS Maryland State eleven will be
net here on October 10, an early (
ats for such q strong team.