Evening star., 1933-09-06
STRONGEST Eleven
. IN YEARS EXPECTED
Losses Heavy, but Leftovers
and Sophomores Present
Formidable Front.
BY H. C. BYRD.

r UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
expects to have the best
~ balanced eleven that has
worn its colors in a decade,
which means, according to Jimmy
Driver, athletic director, that Vir-
ginia should turn out a better
foot ball team than any it has had
in years. Whatever may be the
result of the seasons play in
games won and lost, a team of un-
usual strength is just what is ex-
pected at Charlottesville, nothing
more nor less.
"Of course I can't speak for the
coaches" said Driver, but know that
they look for a much better team than
usual. In fact, think they expect to
have about the strongest team Virginia
has turned out in long while. That
does not mean we shall win lot Of
games, because you know We play Ohio
State, Navy ana Columbia on oonsecu-
tive Saturdays. and it does not take
fortune teller to give an understanding
of what that means. But in my opinion
we shall have a stronger and better
balanced eleven than at any time In
recent foot ball history at Virginia"
Virginia loses some good men, but has
some excellent material coming up from
the Freshman eleven and from the re-
serves. PoSs, tackle for the last three
years, was good player, and so were
Condor and ST. Clair at ends, and
Edgar, Harris and Sackett in the back
field. All these men are gone, with two
or three lesser lights.
But coming up from the Fresh
man eleven and from the second
st-ingers Of 1882 are a group Of
youngsters who should fill their
shoes, with something to spare.
Take Martin, for instance, halfback
on the 1882 Freshman team. He Is not
only good, but according to some who
watched him play as member OF the
yearling backfield, is good enough to
make the backfield behind any college.
line in the country. Not only Is Martin
big, fast and strong, weighing 185
pounds, but Is an excellent punter. It
Is reported that he has spent good
desl Of time this Summer practicing
punting and that he has become 50
accurate that he can drop ball within
a 10-foot circle 60 yards away q sur
prising number Of times.
Martin Is looked upon as
back 1Uho should take his place
among the best in the South and
East.
"HE one possible weakness that
looms at Virginia Is lack of sufii-
Gent reserve strength in the line.
Plenty of backs seem to be on hand
but not so many, comparatively speak
h.c. men to plug gaps in the forward
wall If the regulars falter.
Virginia is not playing the kind Of
schedule likely to give 1t much oppor-
tunity for easing up, not after its first
two games, anyway. The season opens
September % with Hampden- Sydney
and on September 80 Randolph Macon
is to be played. Both these games
should be put away IN the bat bag
without difficulty, as they are warmers
for the real contests the Cavaliers have
listed for the three following Satur-
days. October Z Ohio State will be
met at Columbus; october IS Navy is
to be the opponent at Annapolis, and
October 20 Columbia at New York.
No team could want any more dimcult
assignments.
After these three games away
from home. Virginia is back At
Charlottesville on October 28 to
play Virginia Military Institute.
The first Saturday in November is
the annual meeting with Maryland, also
at Scott Stadium. On November II
Virginia plays Washington and Lee at
Lexington and the last home game Is
November 18 with Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. The biggest game OF the
Nor&h Horn1ino ot
Chapel Hill Thanksgiving day. Viz
ginia and North Carolina played their
first game back in 1892.
1.-TWO Of last years backfield are
J. expected to hold down regular
= jobs. They are johnson, 2l0:
pound halfback, and Berger. 190-pound
fullback Martin is considered Ger
tainty for another position, with the
20 backfeld candidates who reported
yesterday for the first practice. II the
fourth man Is fairly heavy, Virginia
should have the heaviest backfield 1t
has put on a field in many seasons.
Virginia ,DiH need mighty
good team to go through the
schedule it is to play. and eDen
If it has q mighty good team 1t
711dy not sho,D up 50 UeH at the
end of the season In number of
pictories 0chieDed.
~ATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES squad
got out yesterday for the first time
~ for two practices, which will be
continued until the university opens.
Coach Dutch Bergman expects to be on
the field every morning from $3.50 to
11:3O and in the afternoon from ESQ
until 6, after which the young men
under him are likely to be willing to
call it a day after each days workouts.
Bergman had back yesterday every
body he expects except six or seven.
Among the six or seven, though, are
three men on whom he Will depend .
good deal.
First of all is Sniscak, his star
fullback. And despite the fact
Bergman is certain that young
man will be back, he will worry
good deal until he actually
walks out on the field In Car
dinal uniform.
Stafford at tackle and Jim LYONS,
guard, also are not on hand. but Berg
man has heard from both and they Will
be back in two or three days.
Certainly we're going to have gooo
team this year." said Bergman. we
may not be as good as some people ex-
pect us to be, and we may not be as