Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-25
SPORTS
VIRGINIA TECH CR|D|ROi'
SQUAD NUMBERS Fiji
Stiff Daily Workouts in Cha
ing Pit Help Get Men
Into Form.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch


and Monk Younger. of Virginia II,
arc getting down TO real foot
work in preparation for tho open
game with liamDicn Sidney Coli
her" September -. Tho work
week has been mainly devoted to
essentials Of football. with stin d:
work outs in the charging pit.
material at hand is very promisi
MI OF The old men arc showing
cid"dly improved form over III
work Of last year.
Ihc early spring practice of 4
weeks. conducted by Cubbagc Il
younger. has worked wonders w
inc old men of the squad. Wall:
iihrdw!ck. Sutton and Shcrcrtz
me rest are ready TO play the
Erih game now. while the young
teriai ~ rapidly rounding into 10
nc new men. almost without an
, c"ption. arc heavy, and II the coac
should muster "A line today they ca
present ono that would average
pounds from end TO end The ba,
Held, with the heavy men in. woY
average about i73 pounds. Takin,
ali IN all. the Techs will be m
heavier than last season
si> Captains To Helm.
There hav" been six Tech cant,
OF the field This week aiding In
rounding out ot the squad Th7
arc Graduate Manager Miles. n?
Henry i;cdd. 1870. Ism iiardw !
lol: George Parrish. who was ell.
cd captain OF this yca-.4 team
who Will aid Brauch Fsucocis in
oh M
sity hi" GEAR; Tex TiIeon. 1921. G.
tain. and Monk Younger. captain
/ The 1918 G"hhlcrs.
Jim Ilardwick. who lis Scco
! year ministerial student at Wand
! bit. ts getting into condition 80
l." prcs"n, himself ae a candidate
[ one OF tn" wing positions on
/ cqmmodur" team. III has two 70
! OF football coming I" him. and
should make good AT the Tonnes
institution All Of those old RI
leaders express themselves in no !,
certain terms In regard Ia the 10.
/ ball outlook at Tech this season :,
| predict q winning eleven The q
I material for the 1921 team win
! chosen from Wilson, OF last yea
/ squad: Fred l.inhous. brother
/ Techs great miller OF two years q;
! Dwight Carpenter. who star,
/ against Centre College las, year. u
/ I.iebrccht. "A new man from ror
/ mouth High school.
Gunrd Positions 1 urrrtnin.
Tho guard positions viii be nj
/ hy either Bill Shcrer,z, OF Rounoi
I Ralph Moore. Ray, E.Sh. Ecs a
Roy Buchanan Sh"rcrtz and .io'
, az. showing advanced form y; pr.
F ont over their performances OF |;
year
+ Captain Tev Tilsom viii play q
< Of the tackle positions. while IIutci
T son. Gawley. and l.eitch will nr
/ II out for place on the other 81
OF tho i!rr. I.citch. who hatls fr'
/ Gor,lon.vili-. weighs $50 pounds "a
J is n hghtcr from the whistle. l
I shout! devclop into q star tackle
/ fore the November games Lcitch
I considered find by the coachi
/ star
The center position must he I'll
from the following: iIardwick. BAL
! and Tnnl;in liardwick played 81
ter on ,hc 1920 team. Baker pIay
AT Randolph Macon Acadcmy last :.
D y
a, .06 pounds The TWO latter adj
+ tons to tn" squad are most prom
iug. and Hank IIardwicS Will
/ pushed TO hold his old place III
Z center OF the FIRST line OF dcten
. IIarhwick may be shifted 10 end.
| he played this position offensive
1 throughout the 1870 season.
/ I, may be said that the center
[ tho Gobblcr line IS the bcst-f"rtlh
| part OF it Wallace. star lplf bi
! OF last year; Roberts. OF Eadfo
/ High. and Ecck, Of Maryland COLES
| are the candidates FOR quarter ha'
! All M, good men. with Rip WaiiH
leading the pack. Wallace had
vclaped into Il good puntcr. lie M
| he called on to do the hrunt oil
Kicking this year. Linkou~ Is F"
| displaying form in this departing
! .ie rcts the ball high and long. a
! shows a kicking average OF III
! wards. The local hoy is tall a
! .angy ard should develop into gr'
I end
Nuny Candidates for Half i'n"ks.
The two half hacks will be ch"s
! rom the following men: Harry -
! ton. star performer of 1870 cicN'
| owens. from Portsmouth: Jacks
/ Natter. Lefty" Dean. hrst-Sackcr
the 1916 baseball team: Gil'cl
/ Thompson and Harold Wi'ilaihS'
! chase CITY. All of these men
I fos, and shifty. Besides all TINS II
;.rial. iii. freshman class sho'il"
cover some very promising .,e"
! n,otricuIation AT Tech Shonih cc'''
| III previous years. ana 'up""o
Younger undoubtedl: VIII org
some promising matcr'ai ''''"
, rat class, ,ch,,
corncntcr. Rcsh and ROY hucha.'
have not returned 10 co,'"e, IT,
nov are expected Mon
.oa..hes are counting ON
We was the most rr"r''S'"S
he junior varsity team W 20. !,
son. Blacksburg Is lur"'Sn's
| u.u,, nuota this year. hardwi'
us,n1ors Sutter and Linkous rcpI
-, ,,,c local high school. MI a
,.,. ,,romisinc mon. and will ma
,.,,n for their several position. II
foam is well advanced i'm training
| his period OF the year. and by
,ncninp Of school next Wcdncsd;
they VIII he having regular da
scrimmasc sessions. The prospe'
for n winning combination arc mT
better than AT this time last yS;
| All Of the old heads are showing
better than in the past, while I
hulk OF the new men have had CO
siderable football experience.
Coaches tn Push Men.
The coaches from now on will pu
the men as much as possible. as {
| second game on the schedule shoi
| be ono of tho hardest ones Of