The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
GRID PROSPECTS
 AT VIRGINIA FOR NEXT FALL BRIGHT
Entire Backfieid Will Return To Serve Under Coa0A
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UNIVERSITY, Va, August H. When Greasy" NeaIe takes up the task of coaching the University O. Virginia football team September 10 he will have a squad that is expected to contain a least dozen letter men of former seaso~s, And rom subs scrubs and the 1922 freshmen eleven will come enough more good men to give him as promising q grolp of gridiron candidates as has been seen on Lambeth field for many years.
 Staige Blackford, 1928 team cap tain, will be back at tackle, but Charlie Fenwick, whose toe was such Q valuable factor in the 1922 ma chine, has played his four seasons. Jim Winston, Buck Weaver and George Rginey, who wore first string substitutes; jim Weaver, captain Of the 1922 first-year team, and Cake and Wellenstein from the scrubs will all be fighting for tackles. Hnn Back.
 Tom Hall, captain last year, and Sam Ward. two veterans, will return to play guard.
 To fill in center. Fred Thesmar is sure to return and there is a chance that Chuck Lewis will be back to alternate in his old place in the mid de of the line.
 Coach Neale vii probably have more trouble filling in his flank po- sitions than with any other part of his team, for Bill Dieurick is the only varsity end returning to the uniVer- sity. Eldridge Campbell goes to OK ford as q Rhodes scholar ifnd Johnny Davis has played his full time. Wal ter Brown worked well as a wing man in several games last fall and Alex Gates showed up in practice, but these two are the only ones who showed any marked ability to play the end positions.
 Benny Arnold Henry Foster, Sam Maphis, Tom Mccoy, Paul Walp and Malt Wilson will all be back for bsckheld positions unless an accl- dent prevents. Herbert Dean, who was graduated, is the only letter man not returning to the backtield. Foster And MSCoy aunrterbacl1S.
 As Quarterbachs Foster and Mccoy had the team throughout last season except for a few minutes in the George Washington game, when Walter Cameron, who is also return ing. called the signals,
 Four such experienced men as Ar mold, Maphis, Wilson and Walp will give Coach Neale strong nucleus backfield. Arnold Was one of the fastest men in the entire south last season, Walp promises to be one of Virginia's best broken field rum ners, Maphls is versatile back, while Wilson has been hard plLng- CT at full.
 Starts Work September 10.
 Coach Neale will begin work on Lambeth field on September lO' which is the first day allowed for practice under conference agree ment; John Kellison, assistant coach, will report for duty at the same time.
 only southern teams appear on Virginia's schedule this year. The varsity will have the first five games at home; Furman university, sep tember 20; Richmond October G; St. Johns college, October IS; Virginia Military institute, october 20, and Trinity college, october 27.
 Washington and Lee at Lexington on November 3, will be the first game away from home. This will be tol- lowed with trip south to play Georgia at Athens on November ID. A week later the long, awaited game with Virginia Polytechnic institute wilt be played at Lambeth fleld. North Carolina at Chapel Fill on Thanksgiving closes the season Tor inc Orange and Blue.