Evening star., 1947-08-31
Southern Conference
Expecting Big Year
As Practice Opens
By the Assooioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 30.-Labor
Day will be day of rest for many,
but te the 16 football squads of the
Southern Conference, it will be ex-
actly the opposite.
For Monday, the summer stiffness
which has reigned over football
stadiums throughout the circuit will
come to life with 1947's first thud
of Southern Conference practice
cleats beating against the baked
turf.
Many of the teams will begin
with twice-a-day practice sessions
in order to get ready for a season
which will open for six elevens less
than three weeks after the initial
drill.
Wallace Wade of Duke, stepped
out on the prediction limb to say
that Il believe as a whole Southern
Conference football will be the
strongest it has ever been"
Beattie Feathers, the old Ten
nessee workhorse whose North Caro-
lima State outfit Of 1916 had one of
its best years in history, predicted
that We've got to be better in
l947 for the Southern Conference is
going to be a faster league this
year than it's ever been before"
The University of Richmond's
Coach Johnny Fenlon asserted that
the going will be even tougher
than usual; there'll be great
strength at North Carolina, Duke,
North Carolina State, Virginia Tech
and William and Mary"
Thumbnail sketches of what to
expect from some of the leagues
other teams:
citadel--coach Quinn Decker looks for
ea aia IN s9h ssft anhsa In only
passas are ueau and rTanf espe
suaErd. wnile f, Tiger mainstays in the wing;
WhitmiTe: Team lacks = tssilbaek.
wildcats to be Just about the same team
and a blocking back Gs' who f~o viii sh'f Be missed i
SCHEDULE is stronger with addition q
wa .Rd usas Ma5, aade sad sn ne a2RS
lepsing tiye games last year, Wade y had "a
Dukes IL 6FiS6sss'
FHrmanMDitto for Coach Robert Smith
Norsh saf 0Veih a akhtt iettermen incud
ing choo; choo Charley Justice. .seconc
Tar % HEELS haye shs they 2 fs had yfs
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ter Chan HighSmth Blocking Back Bill
Sutherland and ouarterbacks Billy Myers
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81 81. Heels they may MAJ have the he best best
sleysn Nea,h IN e. esre%s SRHa'fy Feathers
years star tackles, Sa,y Taylor IN Moser and d
A Southern. Charlie Richkus undogb.
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With vii Wesley curtier, Russel Gulick and
SO South carolina-Rex Enrisht expects
to have one of the strongest, defensive
outfits in the South despite the loss of
BRYANT Meeks. second team all-American
Enright would like to and good, fast
breakway ace to lug the leather.
Virginia Military Institute = A=thrr
eonferenes viii be pe Gns nssalins S tne Ua'n m
with the ouarterbacking in the hands of
Passin' Bob Thomason and Joe Veltri.
Jack Hutchinson, Joe CAN'T Vince Ra-
backfield action, while strongest slot in
line, will be held down. by tackle and
Captain Malachi Mills. AS usual, Keydets
Virginia Tech-Gobblers will miss their
sp5sseiallst sp5.s IN puntt-blockIng; Tackle John
strong at guards, headed by Jack Cooke,
and line may be one OF best, Jimmy
Wake Forest-Deacons also will be
strong at guards with Bob Leonetti and
Ed Royston around. Coach Peahead WAL
Gone are Nick sacrinty and John lRedJ
Cochran, and. Deacs, will miss. their run
ming from the bsckfeld. "a lettermen
washington and Lee-Generals expect
to be strong, at ends, center and quarter
back. Flankmen are Jim Lukens Jim
Fahey. Jack Crawford and Lou Hahn.
There are three veteran dentsIs nbn pyee
Gausland: Mike Boyda and Dick Working,
baeking. Weak at tackles and guard.
wam AND wa n MsGras
steckroth, Tommy Thompson, Ralph sazlo
and other veterans up front. Team speed
was listed by Mecray tSals, as the clubs biEgest
standing backs to carry the pigskin, among
them Tommy Korczowski allSouthern
Jack Cloud, Stanley Magdziak. Blocker
Tom Mikula will be in there. too.
Victor Liquors Wins
Victor Liquors baseball team
topped Gaithersburg, 81, yesterday
behind four-hit pitching of Mickey