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coaches and the football writer's
who are close to him.
Jim gained 1888 yards last
year, even though somebody for
got he was in the backfield for
the first 20 minutes and 40 sec
onds of the North Carolina game
By then he only had time for
two plays in the first half, but
he came out Of the afternoon
with a conference rushing rec
ord. The record was broken
two weeks later by Joel Wells
of Clemson.
Virginia is small and not deep
at the halfbacks (starter Ralph
Kneeland from Alexandria
weighs lat pounds, for instance) ;,
but Martin believes Bakhtiar's
presence will help the halfback
situation. They're going to be
Misunderstanding him and laying
for him to the extent that the
Cavaliers might come out with
some cute maneuvers from their
halfbacks. with Bakhtiar as the
decoy. Kneeland, a senior, last
year averaged Sc yards in 38
trips with the ball.
Whitley Is Quarterback
For three years the quarter
back situation has been like the
old gag. who's on first?" No
more Ben says. The QUARTERBACK
lis a sophomore who played half
IA game last year as a freshman.
He suffered a broken leg in the
opener against Maryland.
That's Reece Whitley, a hun
Igry looking youngster. from
Conshohocken, Pa, who is it.
Behind him will be Nelson Var
brough. who played some last
year but not enough to win a
letter. and then Bill Clarke, a
lettermen ana a southpaw passer.
Whitley's not the type you
have to hide on defense. On
Ioffense Martin believes he will
give Virginia an adequate job
and will have the chance to
prove it.
The big guy on the line could
be a fellow here for a one-yearI
stand, Ron Melnik. He's a trans
fer from Army, where he used
up all but one of his years of
eligibility. He sat out last sea-
son. Martin says Melnik is one
Iof "those 205-pound tackles
that you read about at Army.
You know. he weighs 1885," With
Melnik at one tackle and Capt.
Henry Jordan at the other, the
tackle situation looks good.
CorsOn and Outten Help
Two former District area high
school players viii start at
guard, Jay Corson of Episcopal
and Harold Outten of George
Washington. Martin has nice
things to say about both. And
Frank Fannon. formerly of st.
Johns, isn't listed on the two
deep lineups, but that's because
he is versatile enough to be the
general utility man for both
lines.
End and center may pose some
problems. and there's not much
depth anywhere.
Martin persuaded his good
buddy, EShmont. to come to Vir-
ginia with him and also has
Ralph Hendrix, who coached
Bulls last year. He brought Joe
Palumbo, who made most Of the
ALI Americas for the Cavaliers
in 1851, out of retirement and
retained Harrison Nesbitt and
Butch Slaughter. Ned McDon-
aid, coach last year, now has a
hardware and sporting goods
store here.
Bakhtiar, who kicked IL out
of IA extra points last year and
lis a field goal threat, may do
the punting if he can adjust
to the different snap from cen
tier. Alvin Cash, the best punter
so far, is the htird string right
halfback.
Martin said the freshmen who
reported yesterday, including the
out-of State boys who must
pass the college board exam.
generally are the ones he want
ed. The scholarships have been
upped slightly, making for a
happier situation in the future
when Virginia must meet Mary
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