Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11

fidence, because both Virginia ant
well supplied with good players.
Gene Oberst. former Notre Dame
tackle. is directing foot ball at Lexing-
ton. His work with the squad SO Tar
indicates that he not only knows what
he is doing, but that he has plenty OF
Knute Rockne's bag of tricks to give MS
team as its offensive equipment. Oberst
has had a successful career as coach,
having had charge of a college eleven
in the Far South then a high school IN
PENNSYLVANIA and the last two years at
De Paw University. Last season at De
Pauw his team suffered only two de-
feats-one from Army, the other from
Purdue.
Washington and Lee is the only school
in Virginia using the Notre Dame sys-
tenn. For several years the Generals
have been playing under the Warner
system, first with De Hart at the helm
and for the last few seasons with Pat
In the last few years Washington
and Lee has had something of a check
cred gridiron career. 1t always has been
q good offensive team, but for one rea-
son or another has had difficulty win
ming games. Last year 1t gained about
as much ground as any eleven 1t played
against, but did not seem able to get
winning gait. For the number OF games
that it has lost in the last three sea-
sons, Washington and Lee probably mas
gained more ground than any other
eleven in the country. The team never
seemed to encounter much difficulty
Raining-in fact, outgaining its oppo-
nents-but it just lacked that something
that would have made it winning
combination.
OF course, one big factor in Washing
ton and Lees record has been that it
ylaE,ad ovronfiOnallv strong teams
Its schedules have been very hard, and
seldom did it get an opportunoity to let
down. Had the Generals played fewer
opponents of first grade it is likely that
the average of victories in their games
with the strongest teams would have
been better. A team that is meeting
Virginia, v. P. l., West Virginia, Ken
schools of that caliber on consecutive
Saturdays Is likely to have its hands
full
Letter Man for Every Job.
Despite the fact that it lost nine let
ter men, the Generals have back at
least one letter man for every position.
Fitzpatrick, Group and Taylor were the
best men to graduate from the line.
while White and Lott were the most
valuable backs to finish their college
careers. However, for the two end jobs
there are back Williams and Day, and
the former last year proved himself
to be a star of first magnitude. There
Is no better forward pass receiver IN the
South. Among others are Bledsoe, Cros-
sen and McClennahan, besides Wilson,
Jennings, Freeman and Morris from
the freshman team.
The other positions seem to be just
about as we'll taken care Of Hawkins,
giant tackle, will play one of the two
positions. while the other place will
be picked from Hostetter, Bailey, Rosen-
berg, Tonsmiere, Stemmons and Tallyn.
Most of these men tip the scales at
more than 100 pounds. Bob Martin and
Mike Seligman, both of whom earned
their letters last season. are back for
the guard position, and if they are not
good enough several others from the
1928 reserve and freshman squads are
Just aching to step into their places.
However, both these men weigh more
than 100 and seem to be the most
logical men for the jobs.
Group and TilSon are working at
center and both saw lot of service
q year ago. Taylor and Long are two
other centers available. AS a matter
Of fact, so many veterans are available
for the line positions that 1t seems they
should have first call. The forward wall
ought to be very nearly veteran array.
Plenty OF OOOO DdckS.
Barnett. who was second string 10
White, star full, for the last three years,
probably will hold down that job TINS
year. Barnett is a big man and has
done we'll enough to be regular on any
team except on one which had such
brilliant performer as WHITE.
Thibodeau, star ball carrier and punter,
again is showing his cleverness in both
these departments, and so are Faulkner
and Eberhardt, who have been on the
team for two years. And, then there is
Red Jones, who, though light, Is fast
and good ground gamer. These letter
men seem to have the call but IN addl-
ton to these, Oberst has available
Martin, Mellen, Williams and Staple
ton. Stevens and Mitchell, both heavy
backs from the 1928 freshman team, are
exceptional prospects.
team, too, if it is to come through its
schedule successfully, because it has an
other hard list Of games. The season
opens September % with Lynchburg
College, which should be an easy affair,
but after that it will be one hard game
after another. st. Johns College OF
Annapolis was put in the list for No
vember 9, because it might furnish
something of letdown. but from all
accounts st. Johns is likely to furnish
anything but that.
Probably the most important game
from a Washington and Lee point OF
view will be the one with Virginia at
Lexington, November 16. The season
is to wind up Thanksgiving day with
Florida at Jacksonville.
The schedule:
September 28-Lynchburg at Lex
ington.
! October 5--North Carolina State
at Raleigh.
October 12-Kentucky at Lexing-
! ton, KY.
October 1s-west Virginia at
October 26-TennesSee at Roanoke.
November 2-virginia Polytechnic
Institute at BlackSburg.
November 9-St. johns at Lex
/ ington.
November 16-virginia at Lex
! ington.
November 2s-Florida at jack
/ sonville.
In speaking of the change in the
tumble rule, which seems to be about
the only one discussed much by those
interested in foot ball, Dick Smith says
I that as far as washington and Lee Is
concern the change makes little dill
ference "a picked up tumble run back
for a touchdown was tough for those
that lost a game in that way" says
Smith, ''but personally I think the
change has taken something out OF the
game and would have liked to see the
rule left as 1t was. -
TROUSERS