Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
NMODORE SQUAD
DETTER THAN 1927
:e IT,, Hard Hit by Loss
of Stars, Sees Much
Trouble Ahead.
By III. c. BYRD.

ANDEhb1Ll OHiNeAoAey eAiN =,
( versity of Tennessee foot pan
: { squads are working OUT Wltllous
V some faces in their membership
that last year graced many
8 sheets as among the greatssC
,rs in the South. Vandefplit, oe-
its losses, feels that 1t shouIo nave
am better than last seasons, WniN
i1essee is not SO optimistic, as STATE
,,s emanating from knoXVilie liloi-
it does not expect to be as 1ornlio-
:. And to tell the facts as tney are
difficult to see how either ZEN
re or Vanderbilt can be as gooo as
IS in 1927. considering the klllo Va
'o-s both graduated.
oWn at Tennessee Butcher at cen
end Dodson at fullbacx, generaliy
i as exceptionally brilliant perform
have played their last season VIII.
SQUAD. Besides these the graduation
4. .mny Eimore, quarterbacN' Everel'
vberry. halfback, and DsVc McAt.
- at tackle. and John Barahll d.
leaves holes that seem almost
,,>ssible to fill. Over at Vandernl!t
= nlavers who got their sheepskins
ID out among the best in the Soutn'
:, they were Creson. END; spears;
,~.erback; Owens, halfback, ana
ne. center. Especially were spears
Shame valuable performers, poth
- lust about deserving OF the hign-
nraise possible for their play IN every
= spears was one Of the greatest
rs anywhere, and it was a MOOT
-stion between Tennessee and van
.',iIt supporters whether Sharpe OF
= cner was the best center IN Tue
nth.
MeGugin Likes Outlook.
7esnite the graduation of such bril-
~ performers as were lost by van
:. l,;lt Dan McGugin, for many years
I'd coach, says: I'VE have more mate,
TO work with than we have naa
some time" And considering tle
,Iitv of hte material lost ana the
al reluctance of a coach to give 700
.ch nraise to his own men, IL IS
in that Vanderbilt has some real
.erial out of which to weld a 1oot
! team this Fall. 1t seems tnat sone
this new material to replace losI
rts of the 1927 machine came from
freshman squad and some from
,,lp of ineligibles.
Vanderbilt has back from 1871 DOM
, tackles, Hawkins and Lusky' Aoer-
, tl1y. end; McIlwaine ana Armlsteao,
oiss. with several substitutes. SeVerai
N come from a team that played
~ongh last season as the "Goophers,
,de uu of ineligibles. who will be OF
sat benefit this Fall if McGugin's
Rotations are realized. Brown, VINO
ayed guard year before last, ana VINO
N McGugin says is the best in the
inference, is one of the men avail
70. McGaughey, one of the 1925 backs
eligible last year, also is showing
cd deal of real worth.
Two Scheffer boys, both from Nash
lie who were in Notre Dame two years
~ and were ineligible because OF the
a-year rule are expected to help lou.
her played foot ball at Notre Dame,
o,Jgh both, were out for foot ball our
> their freshman year. Notre Dame
,es not play its freshman team IN
yularly scheduled contests. and, there
re. these two meh have done nothing
nj would make them ineligible. Otner
on who come from that team OF IN
gibles are Lokey, a guard; Sullivan,
!, end. and Lipe and Schwartz, packs.
Dan McGuigin, coach at VanderpiiV,
the Oldest coach in the South in the
int of service at the same institution.
cGugin has been at Vanderbilt lot
ore than 20 years, and his work al
,vs has been good. OF course, times
We been when he did not turn OUT
nv strong teams, but that usually was
oen he did not have much material.
rCsupin is a good coach and person.
" is the most popular and best liked
the South.
Has Two Good Backs.
Row Witt and Howard johnson are
- two stars from last year around
nom Tennessee expects to repullo It's
am. Witt is mighty capable back
adj johnson ought to rank among the
IS. three or four tackles in the South.
vitt can run with the ball like real
rtist and can pass and kick we'll. Mem
srs of the varsity squad Of 1927 who
re expected to be worth while are
-orner. fullback; Tudor, quarterback
ripp and L. B. johnson. guards; FL
oft. tackle; Alley and Lowe, ENDS.
Two backs from the freshman team
no ought to make the varsity and DO
zen more than their share in carry
q the ball are Hacknan and McEever.
he latter when in high school at
ristol generally was regarded as one
! the best players in. the whole Sec
on. It was said that while he was
i high school he was better than most
,llege backs. Reineke at quarter, Hug
! end, Thayer at tackle and Faust at
lllback are the best Of the other mem
ers of the squad who were in the
eshman lineup year ago.
DR.. N. w. Dougherty just about sums
D Tennessee's prospects when he says.
Dur team this year will not be vet
ran team and we may expect bad and
different performance, with a posi-
ility of excellent showing in a number
I games"