Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14

~ ROBABLY no school in the South
last year was more talked Of OF
written about than the Univer-
i sity of Florida After q more or
less Indifferent series of foot ball
teams, the Gators just before last sea-
son acquired a new coach. Charley
Bachman, who came from Kansas.
That acquisition must have meant a
good deal, because with 1t the caliber
Of Florida foot ball went way up, and,
according to almost everybody's opin-
ion, is likely to stay up. One OF the
strongest elevens in the South graced
the Florida gridiron in 1928.
Bachman did an exceptionally good
lob at Florida last season and there Is
general respect for him throughout the
South. Those who have come in con-
tact with him not only have high re-
gard for his ability as a coach, but
also look upon him as the type OF man
with whom 1t is pleasure and pront
to be associated.
Coach Bachman Modest.
Notwithstanding the really wonderful
record he made in 1928, his first year
with Florida, Bachman is about as mod
est a fellow as could be found in q
month of Sundays. When asked re-
Gently what he thought of the prospects
of his own school and of other schools
in the Southern Conference, his reply
was that being a newcomer in the con-
ference he did not feel that he was
competent to judge either the prospects
of his own eleven or the prospects OF
others.
Some of the schools Florida met in
1929 probably think that Bachman Is
more than an average Judge of foot ball
and that he knows little something
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Anw way, he knew enough about sew
eral of them to give them good lacings.
It is doubtful If Washington and Lee
eleven has in many years taken such
beating as that 60-to-6 whipping Bach
mans team handed 1t last Thanksgiving
day. -.
at is impossible for me to give any
idea of what we expect to accomplish
during the coming season." says Bach
man. you know I have not been IN
the Southern Conference long enough
10 be much of Judge of either my own
prospects or the prospects OF other
schools. However. I do know that we
lose several good men, among them
one of the best ends have ever coached
and three exceptionally capable backs.
Karl Brumbaugh, who played left halt-
back and did our passing, and was one
OF our smartest players. graduated, as
did Owens, another halfback. Also we
lost Bowyer, who captained ana played
quarter on the 1928 eleven.
"Our freshman team Of last year was
not very strong and We have very few
men from that squad who will be OF any
help in filling vacancies. incidentally,
another difficulty we are up against Is
the many bank failures throughout the
state, a factor which may operate 10
prevent a good many of our students
returning"
Florida Has Tough Schedule.
Florida has the hardest schedule this
Fall any Florida team has ever played.
IL has q fairly easy game on September
%. but after that gets no rest until the
season closes December Z. A glance
over the list of games that follows is
slif1cient to indicate that Bacnman
really has some pdoblems before him:
September 28-Southern at Gaines
Vile.
october 5-Virginia Military In
stitute at Tampa.
october 19-Georgia Tech at At
lanta.
October 2e-aeorgia at Jackson
/ vile.
bridge.
November 1e-Clemson at Gaines
Vile.
, November 23-south Carolina at
Columbia.
November Washington and.
Lee at Jacksonville.
December 7-Oregon at Mama, Fla
ANY foot ball team that can stand up
under this array of opposition has got
to be a real one. It is difficult to see
how any Southern eleven could play
much more difficult schedule. Not only
does it meet some of the strongest
schools in the South, but 1t also goes
North to face one of the big three ana
then entertains at the end OF the season
n Far Western university.
Florida during the past Summer mas
drawn plans for a new stadium 10 pc
constructed at Gainesville. 1t intends
to erect the first unit this Winter and
have it ready for the 1880 season. The
stadium, as planned, when completed
will seat $4,000.
Coach Bachman takes somewhat
different view of the change In the
tumble rule from what most OF the
coaches take. 1t is his opinion that the
change may give the teams with the
best and most experienced material
something of an advantage, but 1t also
allows the weaker team greater latitude
in double and triple passes without dan
ger of having tumble picked up Tor
long run by the opposition.