The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-18
NJ JACK NYE.

with the pennant fights still un-
decided in the two major leagues.
IL fmay seem trife early to be
forcibiy feeding the patient public
with viands from the gridiron
menu.
But down at the University OF
Virginia. in nearby Charlottesville.
they have an Unsuitable appetite
that refuses to be curbed. There is
every Indication that the Virginians
are famished for football and are
riled at the slow movement OF
Father Time.
The stage at last seems set for
a general revival in all athietics at
Virginia, especially in football.
After several lean seasons on the
gridiron, the Old Dominion follow
ers are impressed with the idea
that the time for a general Improve
ment IL at hand and that In cohp-
paratively short time the cieated
hoofs Of gridiron warriors VIII be
cutting as wide a swath as in the
not so distant past
Good Old Days Pass.
1t is a far cry from the team
which represented Virginia last
year to the mighty ones OF 1919 and
1915, with their Mayors, their
Gooches, their Earkers and their
Berkeleys. 1t was during that
period of supremacy that the Vir-
ginians handed the mighty Yale
eleven a sound drubbing. They were
Just about as good as the next one
and didn't mind admitting IL.
OF late seasons. however. the
Charlottesville institution. like sew
eral other prominent colleges, has
been hitting the bumps with dis
couraging Regularity. Last season
they were battered about consider
ably and felt highly gratihed when
they played tie game with the
University Of Georgia.
When the coming season has
passed into history, however the!
have hopes of being able to do
little growing just for a change.
Returning all of their letter men
except Russell in the backheld, and
gaining ~veral brilliant youngsters
from the freshman team, there is
distinct feeling of optimism around
the institution founded by Thomas
jefferson. Among the stars from
the freshman team are Foster
| quarterback: Harris, fullback and
Cutchings, linemen, all products oil
| Woodbury. Forest. These men are
said to have the goods and plenty
Of it, ePnrose Russell, a Washing
ton High School product, Is also
/ eligible for the team this year and
may win a job for himself.
Meet Couple of Tartars.
Under the tutelage of Head
Coach Rice Warren, the Virginians
| expect to come through with flying
| colors in much more difficult
schedule than they faced last sea.
| son
The chief stumbling blocks in
| their progress are sure to be
Princeton, which team they play Oh
October 29, and v. NJ. l., to be
played in Lexington october Is. Tia
odds are that both Of these games
will result in defeats, though
| there is a strong desire on behalf
of the student body to regain some
/ of the shekels lost during the
visit of V. NJ. l. to Charlottesville
last year.
The manner in which the Flying
| Cadets" relieved the Virginia boys
of their spending money was more
| of tragedy than that which
marked the visit of DO" Mcmillan
| and his Centre College pals in the
previous season.
i Virginia's big home game thf.
| season is with the University oi
Virginia on November "a. the Noun
taineers being added to the schedule
with the dropping of Vanderbilt
This battle is expected to draw q
record crowd to Charlottesville.
Robert u Harrison. graduate
manager of the team, is spending
few days in Washington and is