Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-26


ASHLAND, VA, Sept o5-what-
ever rest the yellow Jackets get from
now 10 the first serving Of turkey
nash. viii be- during the regular
games. IL the pa"" sot today by Rice
Warren il an example.
Ton years It has hccu since Rice
Warren left this colloC. for other
pastures. Now he is back with his
admirers expecting him 10 put Ran
dolph-M Macon again IN the position OF
h"inS tho most feared secondary coll
iHce in Virginia
The decade marking his absence
has seen thinning Of tho Brown
thatch that once covered the dome of
Rice Warren. so tina, there was no
difficulty IN Hnding Day Field by the
rays OF tho hot September sun hello
rra1h"d via tho barren spot. And It
was indeed a pleasure for one who
mad played against the old Yellow
Jackets to shake the hand Of tho
man who had made them tho haydcs,
and c!eancst rival h" encountered In
his too brief collegiate career.
Forty candidates for football
honors are on the field under War
ron and. Will" ii was plain to hc
seen that experience is lacking
among III" majority. vet it is an ox-
ccllcnt Looking squad aud one tina,
viii d" credit 10 Randolph Macon. 80
cNtravagant claims are being made
AZ Ashland. hut 1t only took a few
minutes on Day Field to see that the
ancient Tick Richmond" spirit is not
dead.
Interest NJ Ashland IN football is
Keen, although Tho Yellow Jackets
Will not play at nom" yot for two
weeks, tn" first gam" being schcd-
ulcd for next Saturday against North
Carolina state. AZ Raleigh Follow
ing every move uf the forty griddcrs
yesterday We're moro than hall the
student body and fair sprinkling Of
the tuwnspcorle.
From midafiernoon until tn" shades
"f evening We're well down Warren
had his charges going through the
various training cap"rs Never
let NJ was given or expected Then
after the sun has sunk h"l"w the
massive oaks nE the campus the
REGULARS" were put through a tough
ScrimmaEc with the second string
men. the result showing thar Warren
is working for a defas". as well as
Cff"ns". and accomplishing both aims
simultaneously.
The visit Ia Ashland uncovered one
of IA" qucercst haudicdps ever on
count"rcd hy football squad in
training. ], is q lack Of water Not
since tho middle ut last week have
the players been able to take a bath
because of repairs being made to the
college water plant. This detect.
however. viii lie rcmedi,d in few
DAYS certainly before the state
B"ard OF Health throws "a quaran,ln.
around the campus
The yellow Jackets just NOW look
'r!he greet due :" tn. few
veterans ia uniform. However. thu
new men ar. promising and several
appear as r"Ssih" stars. Th"sc who
wore the monogram that arc back
III the fold ar" Captain Smu"t, end:
Hughes, center, Arthur, guard;
Walker, tackle" Bridgcfurth. tackle.
joyce, end, and Rauserman. fun back
kIddck. quarter lack. and captain
ia lrl1 j. back after an absence OF
four years, and is running The team
Roane and Rash. subs from last
year are also in the back field.
Many Of the newcomers show un-
us"a! promise. Among these is
Eevan. 2"3- FOUNDER. who played
tackle ON the Virginia freshman
team last wear. following four Years
~ Blackstone Dickens. an lSO-
pound tackle from cour;land High.
mas been showing up good. but il
slightly III. HarGis"n. half back
from tn" championship Newport
News High eleven. j. WORKING as
a regular. and 80 is ElackburE, a
sub OF 1879. now tipping the scales
at lN5.
Others who arc counted upon To
max" themselves i'lt before The sea