The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-05
LARGE CLAIMS
FOR WILDCATS
Chef Wynne Thinks South
east Champs Will Have
Them to Beat
By TOM REYNOLDS
United Press Staff Correspondent

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. s.
(UP).-The team that wins the
Southeastern Conference cham
pionship this year, probably will
have to lick its weight in Ken
lucky Wildcats before it can claim
the laurels. .,
Chef Wynne's Wildcats, with
claws much sharper than last year
when they won five and lost four
games in a season beset by inJu-
ries, look like a good bet on paper
to be up among the leaders when
the Is teams of the S. E. c. swing
down the home stretch this fall.
Behind this prediction are these
factors:
/. Bert "Man O. War" Johnson
and Bob "Twenty Grand" Davis,
two of the greatest backs in the
conference, are back for another
year and in great condition.
2. Wynne has an undefeated
freshman team, newly turned
sophomores, from which to draw
the reserve strength which his
1885 team lacked.
8. The Wildcats have only -four
S. E. C. teams on the ten-game
schedule, and of these, only Geor-
gia Tech and Alabama shape up
as major obstacles.
The other S. E. C. opponents
are Florida and Tennessee, and
on basis of preseason prospects
and material on hand, neither the
Vols nor the Gators appear dan
gerous for Wynne's dreams of
championship laurels.
Wynne is building his backfield
around Johnson and Davis, both
possessed of dazzling speed and
superb broken field runners.
Elmore Simpson, .190-pound
fullback, is being shifted to quar-
ter to fill the vacancy caused by
graduation of Norris Mcmillan.
Earl Sande, 1875 full from Louis
vile, who showed great line plug
cling power on the freshman team
last year, comes up to fill the va
cancy at fullback.
The line should shape up as fast
and aggressive with the weight to
turn back strong offensives. 1t will
be led by Stanley Nevers, 220-
pound left tackle and alternate
captain; and Gene Myers, 200
pound center. Wynne will have
Sherman Hinklebein, another vet
eran who tips the scales at 2O1,
to take care of the other tackle
spot.
/ Bill Boston, a 192-pound sophie
more from Mayfield, KY, looks
like a sure bet to fill the opening
at guard caused by graduation of
Charley McClurg and Joe Hud-
dleston, 1872, letterman, is set
for the other spot at guard.
The only weakness as Wynne
called his squad of as men to-
gether this week appeared to lie
in the ends. Joe "Red" Hagan,
1913, of Louisville, who lettered
as a reserve at end last year, and
Russell Ellington, ITO, also a let
terman on the flank last year,
look like the best bets for the
wing positions.
With Johnson completely recov-
cred from the leg injury that
hampered his play last year,
Wynne's Wildcats appeared ready
to 90 places and do things this
year. Of the As men who report
ed for drills this week, 16 are let
termen and eight of this number
were first stringers in 1885. The
Kentucky backfeld, on paper, cas-
lily is the most dynamic and dam
gerous in the conference. ~ ,;'...
The schedule: Dr..
.a, Sept. 70, Maryville at Lexing-
ton; Sept. rs, Xavier at yCincin-
natl; Oct. 8, V. M. I. at Lexing-
ton; Oct. 10, Georgia Tech at At
lanta; Oct. II, Washington and
Lee at Lexington; Oct. "a, Flor
ida at Lexington; Oct. 10, Ala
bama at Lexington; Nov. 7, Man
haitian at New York; Nov. IA,
Clemson at Lexington; Nov. 26,
Tennessee at Knoxville.