The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-15
Reserve Strength Makes
Tar Heels Look Strong

and next in line will be Frank
O'Hare, a junior, who showed rare
form but got hurt too often last
fall, and Johnny Pecora, a sophie
more.
Harry Dunkle, who has been
playing fullback, will be shifted to
the left halfback post vacated by
the graduation Of George Radman,
and Roy Connor, a slender 100.
FOUNDER who showed marked i'm
provement last season, will likely
get first chance at right half. Sid
Sadoff, Dunkle's capable under
study in 1899, will start with the
lead in fullback assignments.
Stirny and Radman Leave Holes
Nine leading members of last
years squad were lost by gradua,
ton or other reasons. This group
was headed by George Stirnweiss,
brilliant triple-threat who was
named on several All-American
squads; George Radman, another
fine all-round back who was named
most valuable player; Jim Wood
son, a steady guard and co-cap'
tain with Stirnweiss, and Mallory.
| Chuck Kline also ranked as a reg.
ular but was injured most of the
time last season, while Leroy Aber
nethy, Jr., and Chuck Slagle split
time at guard with Faircloth. Lee
Slotnick and George Ralston were
reserves at halfback and center
None of these nine will be back
for football.
Some of the big, willing, bu
green rockies on hand may grow
into those missing linemen's shoes
albeit they are big ones to fill
But all-round backs like Stirn'
weiss and Radman aren't develop
ed in a year or ever two years, anc
replacing this duo is one of thu
biggest of several big jobs facing
Coach Wolf.
Among the rockies who hav'
shown up here best to date arr
Howard Hodges and John Miller
ends; Roy Snyder. Bob Heymann
Jack Johnston, and Ed Michaels
tackles; Alfred Marshall. ] o
Wolf and Sid Heimovitch, guards
Dave Barksdale, a center and con
verted back; Johnny Pecora, quar-
terback; Joe Austin, halfback; ant
Mike Cooke, fullback and convert
ed center. In winter practice Hold
ges pushed Mallory for right end
and tackle quartet alteTnated will
White and Kimball on the frs
two elevens.
Power-Up, Passing Down
Most encouraging development
Of the off-season drills was tn
added weight and improved block
ing and tackling in the line. Tn
shifting of Harry Dunkle to block
ing back in an experimental uni
with Frank O'Hare, Roy Conner
and Sid Sadoff has also given tn
Tar Heels at least one backfiele
with weight and power. If tn
rookie linemen come through ane
the backfield experiment pans out
Carolina may have an improved
power attack this fall.
The flanks should be compare
lively strong again, Co-Captain Sc
verin will be available at the lief
terminal. Understudies may be Sc
lected from ''Pinky'' Elliot, an
other letterman. Reserve Free
Stallings, and Sophomores Eman
uel Rivkin and Toby Webb.
All of last years tackles, Kim
ball, White, Sleek. and NOVEL; arr
expected back. If even a part @
the freshman quartet of Snyder
Heymann. Johnston, and Michael
comes through, the Tar Heel
should not suffer from the weak
ness in reserve tackles with which
they faced the 1889 season.
Cardinals losses this year art
concentrated at guard, and replac
ing three boys like Captain Wood
son, Slagle, and Abernethy is quite
a job. But the Tar Heels have con
siderable material here, old anc
new. Bill Faircloth in winter drills
showed flashes of his old self, al