Evening star., 1941-09-01
Clemson Sees Strong
Team for Defense
OF Championship
G. w. BockfieId RiddIed,
Maryland Bereft Of
Murphy and Smith
By BARTON PATTIE,
Press Sports Writer


RICHMOND, Va, Sept. Foot
ban coaches throughout the South
ern Conference, taking inventory
today as their squads assembled to
begin training for the 1941 season,
were faced with the problem Of
filling number Of gaps left by men
who graduated, joined up with
Uncle Sam or dropped out of school
for other reasons.
Initial workouts we're held at
most conference schools today but
Richmond and Maryland candidates
were not to report until tomorrow.
Down at Clemson home Of the
1910 conference champions, replace
mentS must be found for such as
Capt. Bob Sharpe, all-Southern sec
ond team center; Ed CChippyI
Maness, second al-Southern tall
back, and Bill Hall, standout tackle.
But, Coach Frank Howard said OPP
timistically. we are looking forward
to having a good team this fall
Duke Loses Five Regulars.
Coach Wallace Wade lost five reg
ulars at Duke-Tony Ruffa at tackle,
Capt. Alex Wlnterson At guard, Wes
McAfee and Jap Davis, backs. and
Leonard Darnel. end-but the fore-
casters are predicting that the Blue
Devils will com up this fall with
the loops strongest club.
All-American Paul Severin at end
and Tailback Jim Lalanne vers
North Cardinals ranking grid grad
yates and Coach Ray Wolf has no
men in sight even approaching
their ability for replacements.
Six regulars are gone at Wake
Forest, including Long John Jet.
end. and backs Tony Gallovich and
Red Marberry. Tailback Pepper
Martin will be missed at Furman.
Old Man Scholastic ousted Alex
Urban, South Cardinals crack end.
Absent from the MARYLAND lineup
will be such fixtures as Fleet Joe
Murphy, back, anu rugged Bob
Smith, center.
Bob johnson, guard. and Granny
/ Sharpe, back, are major Davidson
losses. George Washingtons back
/ field was riddled by the loss of four
veterans, including Sam Babicl1 and
Ken Batson. North Carolina State
has 25 lettermen returning. but an
important absentee IS Pat Fehley,
| fullback.
v VI. l., Richmond Hard Hit.
Hardest hit among the Old
Dominion colleges were V. NJ. I. and
Richmond, which lost no men to the
draft but suffered severe graduation
and withdrawal from school set
backs.
Coach Pooley Hubert at " M. I.
must find requirements for Billy
Walker, guard, awarded the 1910
trophy as the best blocker in the
Southern Conference: veteran Ends
Luther Sexton, Billy Nugent and
Randy Huyett, Tackles Andy Nelson
and Hal Upton, Blocking Back Byro
Ripper" Walker. and no less than
six other men who saw considerable
varsity service last fall.
Richmonds 5 losses were not quite
so extensive, but Coach Glenn
Thistlethwaite will have a tough
time plugging the big holes left by
Andy Fronczek. all-Southern Con-
ference tackle; Tailback Arthur
Jones and a star END and pass
snapper in Dick Humbert.
William and Mary lost nine vet
eran lnemen. including Capt.
/ Charley Gondak and Al Chestnut.
starting ends. Virginia Tech. which
is changing its style of attack this
fall from the unbalanced line and
spinners to new Coach Jimmy kits
balanced line and plays more
adapted to passing. has lost Herb
Thomas. who tailed so points last
season, and George (Buckeye) War
ringer. another standout back.
Missing at Washington and Lee are
/ Dick Pinck and Johnny Lyon, backs.