The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-09-17


Costello, Ryder and others from the
1921 line to draw from.
Last years entire varsity squad
will return to Virginia Polytechnic,
including Captain Tex Tilson, who led
the 1921 team. Hank Hardwick, star
end last year, will lead the Techs this
fall He has had three years of
varsity football. a<
AT the University of North Carolina
all but two of 192t's first string play
ers are returning, while practically
the same prospects are in view at
Davidson Wake Forest, too, reports
prospects good for a successful year.
North Carolina State College, how
ever, lost no less than ten letter men
from last falls "Wolfpack," and Coach
Harry Hartsell faces a problem in
putting across another winning team.
The Carolina Tech mentor, however,
is beginning his fourth season as foot
ball coach with confidence, with his
record OF having won the state cham
pionship twice and plotting his teams
to positions near the top the other two
years.
In Georgia, the University and Tech
fare about alike in bringing over ma
terial around which to construct new
machines The Athens Bulldogs will
be shy the services of Pew, Day, and
other strong players, but they have
among the material on hand such
linemen as Anthony Vandiver, Wheel
che1. captain of this years squad; Joe
Bennett. Paige Bennett, and others
and Jim Tom Reynolds may be seen
again in the bacFfield. Dick Hartley,
who crossed Harvard's goal line last
fan will be missing. Tanner. Pierce
snicer, Randall, Fletcher, Smack
THOMPSON. and Post, are expected to
return.
RED" Barron, Georgia Techs great
backfieId player, who by the way Is
captain of the 1922 team, is expecting
several of last years varsity men
Paul Lyman, McDonough, Hunt.
hack. including IL and John station;
Mitchell. Granger. Mcintyre and Ma
belle. He will be shy. however the
services Of Judy Harlan, last years
captain and great ground gamer;
Annis. Ferst. Dummy LeBey. Scarboro,
Farnsworth. McRee, and Fincher.
Tech, though, has a wealth of varsity
material to draw from in the ranks of
1925 second string men.
Mercer faces one of its best years,
according to information from the
Central City. All of last seasons
first string men will return and Coach
Tosh Cody. the old Vanderbilt all
southern tackle, has as his assistants
this year Everett Strupper, former
Georgia Tech half for three years, who
was also an all-Southern selection,
ana r. p. Mosley. coach at Gordon In
stftute for six years, where he lost
only two games during that period.
south Carolina schools have planned
for a big year. Clemson. with the
ad5ition of new coaching assistants.
and a good number of varsity squad
to build around, is preparing for one
of it's best schedules, including Centre
college of Kentucky September 49,
and its annual clash with Georgia
raob az Atlanta. This season also
,,,iI, Gee South Carolina University
lined up against the North Carolina
university. Fofford and Erskine ootn
anticipate good seasons, while Furman
again numbers Georgia on It's list OF
hard games. ,,,o,,,a.
The strong University OF Fioflod
+aop, win bear watching this season
when The rapid progress OF the Fiot
,a,ors during the past few years =
49, !, mind It may be seen that
t, 81. may upset the hopes Of their
strongest opponents at any time,
coaches at many OF the IA 90
.ortbarn universities and colleges are
devofine considerable time to the de-
,,e,onr,ent of their freshmen teams
mis- wear. many of which have sened-
Mes Of their own. and their prosress
I'M u,1 be watched with interest during
the campaign,
Naval Employees