The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
NEARLY INTACT TEAM l . FOR FLORIDA GATORS
Robinson And Pomeroy Only Losses; Expect
 Much Of Chaplin And Sarra, Frosh Stars

perience is most valuable. Perhaps the most single outstanding point in argu- ments along this line is the fact that Major Van Fleet the brains, inspira- tion and guiding geni;'s Of the Florida ''1," will be given full opportunity to develop his system of the great col lege sport. Last year was the inception Of his style of play. We anticipate that Floridas head mentor has something good, and a system that is really and for the first time, destined to break into it's full stride.
 Major Van Fleet is all inspired over the prospects. H, says they cant be beat, but he, too, doesn't like this championship talk. Florida un- questionably faces many circumstances that never before loomed in the path of a grid combination from the state uni versity. The major has been spending few days at Pablo Beach, and when last seen, was still beaming over with enthusiasm, and firmly convinced that Florida is in for her greatest year.
 Sturdy, Husky Men
 From end to end, the 1924 Florida campaigners, husky men, who can in- spire any true fan to admiration when they trot down the gridiron on the kickoff. Spec" Lightsey and Joe Mer- rin will no doubt flank the seven-man wave again. "Cy" Williams and Horse" Smith are being groomed for two of the south's premier tackles, and "Goldy" Goldstein and Clyde Norton are rated the logical choices for the guard positions. Sam Cornwall faces powerful opposition in the brilliant young Lamar Sarra, but Sam is going to play center in our humble opinion. On that line are three of the south's greatest linemen. "Cy" Williams is a tremendous, dangerous, tackle, brute like player. Goldstein has been men, tioned as all-American, and he's a guard who can stand the praise in every way he gets in. Name a center better than Cornwall. Not so flashy, but consistent, dependable, and a fight CT.
 If Mongin Bob" Brumby rounds int town in good shape, then that famous and brilliant Edgar Jones can return to his original post at half back and carry that oval into the glare of the southern football limelight. Brumby, it will be. remembered, is that demon quarterback who battled for the University of Georgia fresh- men here in the fall of 1922 against the Baby Gators of Florida. He's a valuable man, passes effectively with either hand, and is regarded as a won derful signal caller.
 Ark" Newton Captain
 Captain Ark Newton's fame has already traversed the land. With him and Edgar Jones in the half back posts. Dick Brown standing pat and primed for action, there are three men whose sterling efforts will play an exseptionl bit nthe successes this fall of Florida's Ill"
 What better fullbacks can any team desire than Bill Middlekauff and "Tiny" Chaplin. This should be their greatest year
 To go into the personal abilities of each man, would be virtually a dozen similar paragraphs. To play a position on Florida team now, fans can put it down in their books that the boys are good, and do not need the press to substantiate their abilities, for their actions can well prove their individual cases.
 Since Stanley, John A. Murphree, Jack Matthews, Dick Rose, Neal Nor ris, Ed Harry, Hilton Wi yatt, Edgar Todd, o. T. Green, Owen Pittman, Lawrence Case, and Mike Randall com prise a squad of varsity substitutes who are scheduled to break into greater prominence this fall.
 Tiny Chaplin, Archie Livingston, Bill Move, Boots" Davis, Tom Kirk, Frank Oosterhoudt, Otto Ziebe, Wood. ruff, Lamar Sarra, George Merlin, Richard Merritt, are a number of last year rats" who are determined to rise in the varsity grid world this fall,
 Especially outstanding is this pair of Chaplain and Sarra. Both are wonder football players, and will develop tre- mendously into college products of note Davis and Kirk are linemen with a bright future. Oosterhoudt is a dandy end. What are these men going to do this fall?
 It is highly probable that the Flori- da "11" this fall will remain almost entirely q squad of players of varsity experience, and that the reserve force will be the outstanding freshmen of last year. To see three or four dash in real often will not be surprising at least.