Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
Acquisition Of Ia M Gus
Player Announced by In.
dian Athletic Body.
NEW COACH is PUPIL
OF PHENOMENAL DOBIE
Starred With Middies and
Had Charge of Strong Pa.
cific Fleet Team.

Bill Ingram. All-Anerican full back
in 1918. captain OF tho Navy team
or the same year. regarded by ea-
pcrts as ono OF the greatest players
in the history of the game, has joine ed
the William and Mary coaching staff.
He is already on the ground, having
reported for service yesterday. His
coming means a distinct heightening
OF the bright prospects OF tho Will
liamsburg team.
Migrants reputation as player has
dwarfcd his accomplishments as
coach. He has had much experience
and success in tho latter field. Re-
ceivlng his training under the phe-
nomcnal Dobie. he was first assistant
to the old master at Annapolis In
1919. In 1920 and 1921 he coached
and played on tho team picked from
among the officers and mon of the
Pacific Fleet. which became the most
popular aggregation on the Western
slope. and was defeated only once
dSring tho two years. Since tho last
football season, Ingram has given up
his commission as ensign and has
gone into business with his father
at Jcrersonville. Ind.
Three Years mt Annapolis.
Entering the Naval Academy In
1916 Ingram played every game from
then on through his three years at
Annapolis. The first year no oiled
lf-back position. the rest OF the
time he played quarter back. The
team he captained has been assessed
as about the best Navy team on
record Big" Bill Ingram. who Is
six feet one and one-half inches tall.
who weighs over 400 pounds, ana who
moves with tho speed of a slender
track man. was tho star of his team
of stars.
Ingram Is great admirer of GIL
Dobie. the coach who had done such
wonderful things at Washington
State. Annapolis and Cornell. He
has worked out his own variation OF
Dohie's methods and will carry on
tile Dobie style at William and Mary
He is described In Pacific newspa-
per as being very much the South
ern gentleman off tho field, but a
stern disciplinarian and hard driver
when in action.
Was Wanted I'm West.
The desire to make a good show
ing against Penn State. as we'll as to
make William and Marys standing
In athletics keep up with tho col
leEe's academic progress led to the
procuring of Ingram. who came very
iieai pelHS neau coach for Leland
Stanford. and who was able to ac-
cept the OFFER from williamsburg only
because OF the alertness and aggres-
sivencss OF the William and Mary
athletic authorities.
With practically all of the 1881
team returned. with splendid as
sortment OF new material. and with
rare coaching s,afr. the Indians
showing In football this year should
give William and Mary new stand
ing In athletics. with a rating that
VIII demand the respect OF any and
all Virginia institutions.
Fifteen Letter Men Back.
Fifteen letter men from previous
campaigns and what Is reported to
De tho best supply OF freshman ma
terial in tho history of football al
william and Mary is expected to re-
port TO Jim Driver, athletic director
or the college, tomorrow, to begin
training for the fall gridiron cam
paign.
The veterans to return are: FIickie
Harwood, end; Pap Fuller. center;
John Todd. tackle: Blunder YOUNG.
guard; Ernie Dietz. end: Buck Low
man, guard: Lionel and Joyce Levy.
half backs; Tom Jordan. full backs.
Jack Chaikley. half back: Flanders.
Quarter back. Monk White. half back:
Written Hastings. full back; Skies
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