Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
COBBLERS PRESENT
FAST, HEAVY SQUAD
Line to Average 1876 Pounds
and BackfieId Contains
Array of Talent.
BY II. c. BYRD.


saying little about its foot
ball prospects for the COM
ing season, actually is expecting
to turn out one of the best teams
In it's history. Not only does 1t
have an array of veteran material
from the 1880 varsity, but there
have come up from the freshman
eleven a number of players who
bid fair to make some of the vet
Grams literally stand On thslr
heads.
Eight linemen who won letters lat
wear and four backs VhO have the same
distinction have reported for p:acti>e.
And the best Of this outlook Is mat
the Blacksburg School has group o.
sophomcres VINO are expected to give the
veterans the toughest kind of battles for
regular berths. For instance, haifback
by the name of Casey is said to be
exceptionally capable and good
many people around v. P. I. will be
somewhat surprised if he does not win
for himself job in the regular lineup.
Brown at center, Seaman ana NC
1ntyre at ends and Stark at tackle are
started and virtually played through
all the 1880 games. OF the other four,
Hite, Swart and Dyke held down the
guard positions. while Grinus earned
his letter as a tackle. Hardwick. Off,
ley and Hall are the fast backs from
the 1880 eleven, while Howard was a
plunging fullback The four backfleld
stars from the freshman eleven are
Casey, Porterfield. Gorth and Robson.
Casey, even while a freshman, was said
to be just about as good as first college
backs.
" P. Is line this year should be
v. powerful and much faster than
usual Word comes from Blacks
burg that the seven men likely to hold
down the regular line positions average
we'll over 1870 pounds The line tbs
year is expected to be the heaviest of
all that have worn V. p. l. colors since
1922 Al Seamon and Mcintyre are
pretty sure to win the end positions
again, and the regular tackle work is
to be divided among Bill Grinus. Harry
Stark and Jim Swart. Earl Dyke and
Gene Hite are the leading candidates
for the guard positions, while Brown,
one of the best centers in the South
last year, is fixture at that position.
Bryant and Hoenstine, ,ackles, and
York and Clifford. guards, Chandler
and Miles, ends, and Murphy, center,
are the best of the other players.
1t is likely that the Blacks burg school
will carry a heavier team this year than
last. according to report, and last year
IL was heavy enough. In fact, it would
b. difficult to pick a more likely look
ing combination Of men than the IL
who took the field at the start of most
OF the games played last season. Prac-
tically the whole III stood over s feet
% oo 49,
the team is likely to be even more pew
erful this Fall is sufficient indication Of
what may be expected by its opponents.
V. P. l. has played heavier schedules
than it has this Fall but will hardly
meet any up-sets after the opening
contest with King College That game
the Gobblers should win as they please,
but from then on, even If they are
much stronger than usual, are likely to
md the going plenty rough. Following
the King College game the team gees
to Athens, Ga, to play Georgia, and
there are not liktly to be more than
two or three elevens in the South the
equal OF thu Crackers. Davidson COL
lege William and Mary, Kentucky.
Maryland. Washington and Lee. Viz
GINA and Virginia Military In-titute
then are to be met in order Only two
OF these contests are at B!acksburg.
tAASSC "4tIi OaNINSCIl anu NdlIISnQ. the
latter being the homecoming game.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS c. P.
~ MILES says that the schedule this
year does not have as many hard
spots in it as some W. p l. lists OF past
years. but that consistently straight
through 1t is about as difficult as any
other Southern school plays. Despite
the difficult list of games, though, Miles
is somewhat optimistic about the pros
poets, and when Miles is optimistic
things are in much better shape than
usual, because Sally" as he is af-
fectionately called by his many friends,
does not often get that way, notwith-
standing that he is one mighty fine
fellow.
"As far as our season is concerned"
says Miles. we believe that We snail
have moe than average success. We
ought 10 win our share of the games.
Frankly, one of the teams We are gun
ming for this year is Maryland. We
have gone down before the Old Line
eleven the last two years. and this sea-
son when We have them down at Blac:.s-
burg in our home -cCmlng C0nte t We
hope to even things up a bit. The
Maryland game and the one with V.
NJ. l. on Thanksgiving day are the two
on which We shall center our main ef-
forts. For the Maryland game, our
homecoming. We expect the biggest
crowd that has ever been to Blacks
burg"
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