Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
GENERALS POSSESS
VETERAN MATERIAL
Only Apparent Problem Is
Development OF Reserves.
Play Ten Games.
By H. c. BYRD.

NM Will put team OF eX-
v perienced and able play
ers on the field in its
opening foot ball game, and, If it
can avoid injuries to its best men,
should have little cause for worry,
according to an opinion expressed
by Head Coach Eugene Oberst,
who took up the reinS at Lexing-
ton last Fall.
"The Generals apparently are COM
ing around in excellent shape, with
better material on the field than they
have had in a long while. The coaches
and practically everybody connected
with the university has an optimistic
feeling about the probable outcome of
the most important games.
"Of course, 1t is impossible to predict
the outcome of this years games, but
If we can keep our men from getting
hurt. I am not going to worry" said
Oberst. The boys are enthusiastic
and shall have no trouble putting
a team of experienced and able players
on the field We shall spend q good
deal of the time developing our reserve
strength, as that Is where we seem
somewhat weak"
Schedule Is Changed
Tennessee, Florida and North Caro-
Ina which have been played for sew
eral years, will not be met this season.
Replacing them are Maryland and Ken
lucky back on the list after an abb
sence Of a year, and Duke, which Is
70 be met in home and home arrange
ment on Thanksgiving day. The Ken
lucky game Is at Lexington, KY, Octo-
o wmsfAA nj az NNl-
lege Park, November ., and the Duke
contest at Durham.
The complete list:
September 20-Randolph-M Macon at
Lexington, Va.
September 27-Hampden-sidney at
Lynchburg.
October 4-Richmond ct Rich
mond.
October ll-west Virginia at
october 1s-Kentucky at Lexing-
October 25-st. Johns at Lexing-
ton, Va.
November Virginia Polytechnic
Institute at Lexington, Va.
November S-Maryland at College
Park
November l5-virginia at Char
iottesville.
November 27-Duke at Durham.
washington and Lee has brilliant end
material. In Leigh williams it prob
ably possesses the best all-around end
in the South, and Day and BledSoe are
not far behind him in ability. Crop
is back for center, Harris, Holstein, Til
son and Martin are the old men being
used in the guard positions, and the
tackle jobs are being alternated between
Faulkner, Bailey and Wonord. Martin
and Evans are doing most of the work
at quarterback, while Thibodeau, Jones,
Mellon and Mattox are the halfbacks,
and Mitchell, stephens and Burgoyne
the fullbacks. Stephens seems to be
something Of ind, as he weighs around
200 and is fast and agile.
The Generals feel that they bene-
fited much from the Spring practice
they had last year. It was the first
time that real foot ball has been played
at Lexington and its results now seem
to be showing in a much-improved
squad. Coach Oberst believes in Spring
workouts and he put in a lot OF good
licks, especially in famiAarizing his
players with the Notre Dame methods
Of attack and defense.
Starts Season Early.
The greatest part of the work done
by the SQUAD so far has been more in
the nature Of getting the men in shape
for hard work. Only two scrimmages
have taken place. but on Monday Coach
Oberst is to begin the real task OF pre-
pairing for the formal games. The sea-
son is to be opened a week earlier than
last year, but the opening contest is not
heavy. In fact, the Generals have
rather an easy outlook for their first
three games, with plenty OF opportunity
to bring their team along gradually
The schedule is better balanced by far
than any other in the South Atlantic
section.
ton and Lee will have heavy, fast line
and an aggressive, agile backf1eld, in
which weight and speed are likely to be
well balanced. 1t seems probable that
Faulkner, who has been getting
chance to play tackle, will make good
in that position, in which case he and
Frank Bailey will hold down these jobs.
Williams and Bledsoe are almost GER
tain to be the regular ends, with Martin
and Tilson at the guards. Crop,
veteran, is at his old Job at center.
Martin is the leading candidate for
quarter, with Mattox, Thibodeau and
Mitchell running best for places in the
regular backfleld, with Stephens giving
them hard rub.
athletics, looks for the team to be
much stronger than it was a year ego.
Dick says:
I'VE have the material for the best
eleven we have turned out in some time.
Coach Oberst is well satisfied, and we
are all looking for good things. Our
reserve men do not seem as strong as
they might be, but for the regular
varsity jobs the outlook is exceptionally
good. believe that we shall have the
best pair Of ends in the South in Will
liams and Bledsoe. Our line as a whole
gives promise Of real strength, and right
now we have no right to grumble about
our backheld prospects"