Evening star., 1933-09-15
TRIO IN NORTHERN
SECTOR STAND OUT
Virginia Tech, Kentucky and
Duke Seem Sure to Cut
SWath This Year.
BY III. c. BYRD.

BY H. c. BYRD.
IN recent years the far south
ern sections of the South have
| produced the powerful foot
ball teams, but this Fall may
see the beginning of turnabout
in this feature of college life.
Georgia Tech, Alabama, Georgia
and Tulane, and last year Auburn,
have for a long time been names
to cause amazement and some
times awe in the gridiron world,
while little farther up Tennes-
see and Vanderbilt have stood out.
However, this Fall it seems that the
more northern tier of Southern States
may develop some exceptionally strong
elevens and begin to take places with
the best in the whole region.
Consider the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. 1t is very doubtful if there will
be more than three or four elevens in
the whole South its equal, and possibly
none its superior. Certainly it has
the men to make almost a supereleven,
and last Fall proved that 1t has good
coaching.
Virginia Tech this year is one
of the Northern group of schools
that should take its place with
the best the Far South has to
offer.
Kentucky also IS rising from rather
q loWly place to che respected and
feared. Until year or so ego, Ken
tucky was pretty regularly wiped up
by Washington and Lee and hardly
compared with Alabama and Georgia
Tech. But watch the results OF these
games this Fall.
UKE is another star rising in the
foot ball armament. Auburn.
with its mighty eleven OF last
season almost intact. visits Durham
early in october, and it should surprise
nobody if it is sent back on the short
end Of the score.
The games both Duke and Vir-
oinia Polutechnic Institute are to
plau trith Tennessee should be
7UeH 1rorthy OF the mettle OF Uhdt
is expected to be one OF Volun-
teers' strongest productions.
South Carolina also is being hailed as
an eleven of great possibilities. Some
persons have even gone so far as to
say that the contest between South
Carolina and the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute may determine the Southern
championship. That may be little far
fetched for even an early-season predic-
tion, but few harder or better games
are likely to be played.
1.-TWO schools in the Old Dominion
that should be much stronger this
Fall are Virginia and Washing
ton and Lee.
Virginia numbers among its squad
about the best group of young men It
has had in several seasons, and shows
no hesitancy in stating that it expects
greater success than any other Vir-
ginia eleven has achieved in a decade.
Washington and Lee has back almost
its whole 1882 varsity squad, and in
addition to those men has group OF
SophomoreS who year ago made up
about the best freshman eleven that
has evere worn that university's colors.
TOOT BALL In the northern Sec
ton Of the South will be better
r and better, If present plans for de-
the institutions have the game on q
sounder basis than it has been In years.
possibly than 1t ever has been. And
this means stronger teams.
Practically all the schools are look
ing to the years ahead in their plans
rather than to build for the immediate
season.
ND in mentioning strong teams in
~ this northern section of the South
Catholic University and George
Washington should not be forgotten.
The former has two good varsity
teams, instead of one, which is about
what a school must have nowadays
If it is to measure strength with its
opponents. No single group Of II men
gan carry the burden of a seasons
play as once such small groups were
hble to. G. u will be represented
by one Of the best elevens In the South
br East.
George Washington, with apparently
the finest material 1t has ever had,
should have a combination well able
to cross swords effectively with Ten
hessee and Auburn.
IA GOOD many people talk about
~ hard schedules for foot ball
teams but one glance at the list
of games the Army is to play should
indicate at least some trouble for the
SOlQleTS.
With Illinois, Yale, Harvard, Navy
and Notre Dame to meet Army matches
the tough assignments that Navy also
has
Incidentally, all five of the big games
the Soldiers play take place on fields
other than their own.
NY1HATEVER the strength of the
wv Virginia Military Institute team
this year, it will have pair of
tackles big enough for anything. Both
Straub and Lowe are bulky and strong
enough to hold their own. as both stand
feet inches. and weigh, respectively,
195 and 225 pounds
V. M. I. is depending almost entirely
on its varsity squad CT 1882. 1t lost
very few men and should present one
of the most experienced teams it has
turned out in three or four seasons.
1t Is we'll, too that the Cadets
have back a goodly number of
their varsity squad, because their
freshman eleven of last season
: was woefully weak.
NNE valuable player at v. M. I. is
Billy Smith, quarterback. Smith
weighs just under ITO pounds,
uses excellent Judgment in running his
team, and has a good deal of personal