Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-12

to be terribly hard TO replace !
year by graduation"
AS a matter of fact, despite Raj
tery's fine optimism " M. I. lost three
or four men whose places are not
likely to be easily filled. Barnes was
a great back, one of the best in the
South. and it is putting it mildly to
say that great difficulty is likely to
be encountered in filling his position.
His position will not be filled not by
any player as good as Barnes or as
valuable to the team. Probably v. M. I.
will miss Barnes more than it realizes,
as he could do everything and do it
well. A brilliant man carrying the
ball. he was an accurate forward
passer, also a good punter, and was
about as capable on defense as the
players who star in that department.
Other Good Men Lost.
But, despite Barnes remarkable abil-
1ty. other losses were sustained which
may not be as much noted but which
will be felt just the same. "Slick'
Harner also graduated and he was a
very good back. In carrying a ball,
Harner was just what his nickname
implies; in fact. he got that name
because of his ability to elude opposing
tacklers. Three other players whose
places must be filled are Hewlett at
tackle. Smith at guard, and Moss at
end. incidentally, Smith weighed some
where in the neighborhood Of $50
pounds.
Back from last years squad are IA
letter men. Probably the most valu-
able of the IA is Al Hawkins, captain
and quarterback. However, some of the
other backs returning are Bernard
McCray, 190-pound fullback who spe-
cializes in kicking about two-thirds the
length of the field: Laughorn, Williams,
Biggs, Dunn and Holtzclaw. Holtz-
claw is the fastest man of the group,
as he runs the quarter mile on the track
team in so seconds. Williams is left
hand paSser who throws the ball far
and accurately. A left-hand forward
passer is a valuable adjunct for any
foot ball team.
The linemen back who won their let
ters last season are Virgil Grow at
center, Bill Haase and Phil Willard,
guards; Aubrey Grow and Louis Chad
Moody, ends. About the best of these
players are Grow at center, Chadwick
and Scott. Grow and Chadwick should
be among the best men in the South
in their positions, while Scott played
we'll enough at end last year to cause
him to be picked on an all-State eleven.
About the most capable linemen that
have come to the varsity from the
freshmen team are Rea, Marklis, Shot
ton, Gill and Gregory. The best backs
from the freshman eleven are Wright,
Brown, Whately and Rawson. Wright
is hard playing chap Of whom much
is expected.
Will Play 10 Games.
v. M. I. is to play 10 games. It
opens a week from Saturday With
Hampden-Sidney as its opponent. 1t
has 6 games with Southern Confer
ence schools, the most imortant to 1t
being, of course, those with Virginia
and eVirginia Polytechnic Institute.
One new opponent is listed Florida at
Tampa. Here is the list Of dates:
September 21-Hampden-Sidney at
Lexington.
September 28-Richmond at Lexing-
ton.
october 5-Florida at Tampa.
october 12-The Citadel at Lexing-
ton.
october 19-Virginia at Charlottes-
vile.
October 26-Maryland at Richmond.
November davidson at Davidson.
November 9-Clemson at Norfolk.
November 16-Kentucky at Lexing-
ton
November 28-v. p. l. at Roanoke.
1t is interesting to note that the
game with Kentucky. which Is the
to be played in the morning, being
scheduled to start at II o'clock. Those
that attend that contest will get
chance to see two big foot ball games
the same day, as Washington and Lee
meets Virginia at Lexington in the
afternoon in its homecoming battle.
Very seldom does such an opportunity
present itself.
The big crowd that is expected at
provement in the construction of a
= bridge over the Lee Highway, which
runs adjacent to the v. M. I. campus.
So much traffic is encountered on the
highway that the athletic authorities
at the institute determined to elimi-
nate such hazards for its spectators at
their games as well as for its own
student body. A thousand steel seats
also are being added to the seating
capacity of the field.
Likes Georgia Tech.
Bill Raftery, frank and genial head
coach, thinks that foot ball in the
South has not yet reached anything
like its high-water mark. In fact,
Raftery is inclined to think that in
terest in the game. and the game it
self, is just in its infancy Inciden-
tally, for this particular season Raj
terry thinks that Georgia Tech ought
to come near repeating its champion
ship of last year, with Tennessee and
Florida right on its heels.
It also might be mentioned that Raj
terry is strong for the change in the
tumble rule, although he does not think
advancing the bali yard nearer the
goal line for the try for point after
touchdown Is going to make any ma
terial difference. Raftery says: "The
changes in the rules have in my opin-
ion aided the team to a great extent,
especially in the wording of the rules
SO as to simplify them. Advancing
the ball yard nearer the goal has
not materially aided the try for point.
The tumble rule is the best change
made, and I have always been heartily
in favor of such change. The pen
atty in the loss of the ball is severe