Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
ONLY ONE REGULAR
! is BACK THIS YEAR
Reserves and Freshmen Of
1929 Provide Some Capa-
BILE Talent, However.
BY H. C. BYRD.

DOACHES often find them
selves facing a foot ball
season with many of the
regulars of the previous
year gone, but few, indeed, are
| they who have to tackle what Bill
Raftery of Virginia Military Insti-
tute is up against at this time,
Raftery has his squad working out
twice a day, but it is a squad
minus 10 of last years IL regulars,
Only one man who helped the
1929 team make such fine rec
ord is in uniform, and, even If
the reserve strength from the
previous year is better than the
/ average and even If there as good
material coming up from the
freshman outfit, that is not Sit
uation which gives coach any
great feeling of satisfaction.
The one regular v. M. /. has back Is
Roy Dunn, captain and fullback. Dunn
( was and is an exceptional player, but
as good as he is he can hardly hope
to make up for the fine material that
was lost. Take, for instance, Al Haw-
kins, quarterback last season. 1t is not
likely that any other player will be
good enough to replace him. He was
the hub and also a few of the Spokes
In v. NJ. is offense, and II Raftery
flnds q man anywhere near as good
he should consider himself lucky.
Tommy Scott, great end, and Chad
wick, another almost as good; Virgil
Grow, center. and other players OF their
caliber hardly are likely to be replaced
by men as capable.
However, while it is undoubtedly true
v. NJ. I has sustained some almost tr-
reparabie losses as individuals, it need
not be o foregone conclusion the team
will be made up of group OF weak
linRS. As o matter Of fact, while v.
M. I. faces heavier losses than any
other school in the South. 1t also has
available enough material from the re-
serves of last season and from the fresh
man team to weld together comblna-
ton capable of putting up a real battle
against any Of its opponents.
Some Capable Prospects.
From among the reserves of last year
Raftery win gather several very capa-
bic players, among them Lefty" Will
liams. halfback: Gillie Laughorn, prob
able choice for quarterback; Gregory, an
end, and Marklis, tackle. Gill also Is
o very good prospect for an END, al
though he did not win his letter. Bailey,
another man who did not win his let
ter, showed up well as Q back and
may make good this year. billiard ana
Shell are prospects for the tackle posi-
lions and the latter was not so Tar
behind the regulars in 1929.
About the best player who has come
M from the freshman squad Is Paul
Trayers, o youngster who halls from
Alexandria. Travers is a stocky Gus
toner. full of fight and last year won
the honor of being declared the best all
round athlete In the freshman class.
In speaking Of his prospects Bill Raj
terry says rather iokingly that You can
ask the boys II they won't spot me
courle of touchdowng this year, but
seriously speaks thus:
"Of course, ] do not expect to develop
n team rs strong as the one We had
last year. That was about as good
a. any other in the South, but We do
expect to whip together fairly strong
outfit, an outfit that viii DO us credit
even IL it does not win so many games.
Our line Is the chief problem, as there
most of the dificulties we may expert
ence through losses in that direction.
with greener material we shall have
to do o good deal more scrimmag1ng
this year than last and thereby run
the risk of losing more men because Of
injuries"
A Nine-game Schedule.
v. M. I. plays a nine-game schedule,
leading OF September 81 with Univer-
sity of Richmond. The opener may
not prove SO difncult, but from then
on the remainder of the schedule Is
anything but set-up. Here is the list:
September 2T-Richmond, at Lexing-
ton.
october st. Johns, at Lexington
October 1.-THE Citadel, at Charles
con. g. g.
October 1e-Virginia, at Lexington
October 25-Maryland. at Richmond
November Davidson, at Lexington
November 8-Clemson, at Norfolk.
November 15-Kentucky at Lexing-
ton. KY.
November 27-Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, at Roanoke.
OF these games the big home strug-
gle viii be that with Virginia. Thi:
Is TO be made the homecoming arc