Evening star., 1943-06-13
Maryland Feels Army
Will Give Soldiers
Chance 10 Play
Clemson and The Citadel
Wealthy in Monpower;
V. M. ]. Determined
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dealing NTH the prospects for
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BY ROMNEY WHEELER,


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likely to be strictly a body building
proposition.
Except for Washington and Lee
within the conference and George
town among the independents, the
biggies of the Carolinas, Virginia,
Maryland, West Virginia and the
District of Columbia are looking
hopefully toward September, de-
termined to carry on with what's
left after the Army and Navy take
their picks.
William and Mary has Cancelled
only one game-Harvard, which
suspended football for the duration
and Coach Carl Voyles says the
Indians will defend their Southern
Conference championship if at all
possible. Voyles hopes to revise his
schedule to provide home-and-home
games with teams in Virginia terri
tory.
Virginia Tech Cancelled three
Washington and Lee, Ca
tawba and Furman, all schools which
have withdrawn from football COM
petition. But the Gobblers will con-
tinue to play, promises Athletic Di-
rector w. L. Younger, though right
now he doesn't know how.
Hubert Is Determined.
Coach Pooley Hubert of V. NJ. I.
eoi1 h,~ov ovo1y- fho+ IF
the V. M l. schedule were dropped,
the other parties would have to do
the quitting.
We'll put team on the field as
long as there are II men to play"
he promised.
Most hopeful members of the
Southern Conference are The Cita-
del and Clemson. Both had spring
football practice, and both expect
to field teams next fall. Each has
an ROTC unit, lending confidence
of manpower for continuing the
game Neither has indicated sched-
ule changes, but The Citadel is eX-
pected to seek to transfer as many
games as possible to Charleston
where warworkers' pay is likely to
boom gate receipts.
Furman and Richmond. both
small schools, have withheld an
nouncement of their plans. but each
is regarded as only an outside pos
sibllity to start the season. Furman's S
head coach, Dizzy Mcleod, now is
in charge of South Cardinals state
physical fitness program and other
coaches have left the school. Rich
mond has no coach and most Of the
1912 tam is gone, but Athletic Di-
rector Malcolm U. Pitt insists the
Spiders will do their best to keep
going.
In North Carolina, Duke, North
Carolina State and the University
of North Carolina are expected to
continue football on at least a token
basis, if not with former big time
vigor. Dukes intersectional games
with Colgate and Pittsburgh already
have been cancelled. Plans of David
son and Wake Forest are unan-
nounced.
G. w. May Have to Quit.
George Washington has notified
prospective 1943 opponents that the
games may have to be cancelled be-
cause of lack of material and trans
portation difficulties. Bill Reinhart
and Johnny Baker. former head
coaches, both are in the armed
forces.
Maryland, with Coach Clarence
Doc) Spears newly hired, is a good
bet to carry on. Maryland expects
1000 Army trainees before fall and
DR.. H. c. (Curly) Byrd, president of
the university, seems confident that
the War Department will not re-
strict football competition.
South Carolina, its coaching staff
and material gone. hopes to have a
token team, possibly coached by a
former student.
Among the bigger independents,
Virginia said football prospects de-
pend on conditions arising between
now and September West Virginia
plans to go ahead on a "regional'
basis. despite the loss of Head Coach
Bill Kern and all but three members
of last years squad. Ira Rodgers,
former head coach, and Ray Car
nelly will carry on in Kern's abb
sence.
66 Schools Have Suspended.
Meanwhile, at least 66 Southern
colleges have suspended football and
a dozen others are considering the
step.
Withdrawn from competition or
indicated of doubtful status are:
Austin. Arkansas A. and NJ. Ar
kansas State Jonesboro), Arkansas
Teachers Conway, Arkansas Tech,
Birmingham Southern, Blue Ridge,
Catholic University, Centenary, Con-
cord, Cumberland. Delta (Miss)
Teachers, Davis and Elkins, Eastern
Carolina Teachers, East Tennessee
Teachers. Elon, Erskine, Florida.
Georgia Teachers, Georgetown Uni
versity. Georgetown tkyD College,
Glenville, Gordon Military College
Hendrix, Henderson, Howard Col
lege. Jackson (Ala) Teachers, King
College, Lemoyne, University of
Louisville. Loyola of New Orleans,
Lenoir- Rhyme, Louisiana College,
Louisiana Poly. Louisiana Normal,
Millsaps, Mississippi, Mississippi Col
lege, Mississippi State. Mississippi
Southern, Mercer, Magnolia (Ark)
A. and NJ. Miami (Fla), Mount St.
Mary's, Oglethorpe, Potomac. Rol-
Inns, Roanoke, Spring Hill, Stetson,
Shepherd, Sewanee, Southwestern
(Tenn), Southwestern Louisiana In
stitute, Tampa, Tennessee wesleyan,
Tusculum, Pennsylvania, Union
(Ky) College. Union (Tenn), VAN
derbilt, Western Carolina Teachers,
Washington College (Md), Wash
lngton and Lee, West Liberty, West
Virginia Wesleyan.