Evening star., 1922-09-24

Campbell Is giving practically his
entire attention to the backfields.
allowing his assistant. Coach Abel,
former Colgate tackle, full sway with
the line. Abel while at v. N. ].
turned out a very competent set of
forwards and knows fully the rather
unique system Of blocking and NOV
ing opponents out Of the way that
Larry Bankhart was SO successful
with at Colgate. In all probability
strength on certain types of line play
and far greater line plunging ability
than in previous seasons. Hewson
Niche, all-star end, is handling the
second string men.
New Men Look Promising.
While Virginia lost several regu-
lars, some exceptionally capable men
who have not previously been
eligible for the varsity are sur. TO
Tighten the losses. Fred Thesmar.
captain of the freshman outfit a year
ago, is pretty sure to go into the
vacant position at center, and many
think that he will be superior 10
Hankins, who held down the position
on the varsity. One Of the mainstays
southern guard at the University OF
Florida two years ago. Otto weighs
200 pounds and really is a player
who would do credit to any eleven:
Walker and Campbell are very good
men for end positions. ana TOR In me
men eleven the stellar Benny Arnoic,
Fred walp and Matt Wilson.
"Tooffe" Hail. captain and guard
Sam Ward, guard: Davis Blaekford.
tackle: John Davis, end; Charley Fen
xick guard: Foster; ss o,nS.m,U SIa,,erbnasIs;; nsI;
back, constitute Virginias leftover OF
the 1921 varsity outfit. All of these
are good and two or three brilliant.
Besides these there still is real hope
that John Clarke. tackle and great
punter, viii leave his New Orleans
home and spend his remaining two
years at Virginia.
Many Tough Games Listed.
Virginia has several high spots in
its schedule, In fact, as Coach Camp
bell says, the whole schedule is more
like q plateau than a mountain range.
The George Washington team PROB
ably will be, defeated next Saturday
on better condition. If nothing else.
After that are to be played Prince
ton, virginia Military Institute:
washington and Lee, University OF
Georria, West Virginia. and North
Carolina, and between these games
there will be little opportunity Tor a
letdown.
However. Virginia is going after
things with a vengeance. Under its
new system it is planned to deveiop
closer and stronger spirit among tne
athletes and bring students, alumni
and faculty support to be a more
cohesive and tangible asset to the
teams. Murry MCGUIRE Of Richmond
head Of the alumni organization re-
sponsible for the new regime, ad-
dressed the student body last week
and 90 did others, including members
of the faculty and student BODY.
Virginia is far more wide awake
than in many years. Ellis Brown
new graduate manager OF athletics.
is ON the job and there is no dimcuity
getting a prompt and businessiks
RESPONSE about any matter connected
with virginia athletics: and those
that have been in communication n
with Virginia in times past know that
such q satisfactory condition has not
always. been. Another thing, the
alumni have provided a wide-awake
news distributor in the person OF
Wiiliam II. Wranek. who has been
rerularly and voluntarily giving the
mesa knowledge Of what is going on
in Virginia foot ball circles. Here
tofore, the newspapers have had a
hard time finding out things even