Evening star., 1960-11-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ,, FRANCE, ,1Apu
A HousecIeoninq Comma Up

THE TIP OUT of Charlottesville that complete foot
ball housekeeping the schedule logical
miss lightly Tweny-four straight osses-wth No Is likely
this Saturday at the hands of Navyborder the rdc
ulous Inepttude this scale has got to reflect the
capabity Of the higher echeon-he coaches athletic
director graduate manager of athletics and the bird
dogs" who are supposed to be digging up talent.
1t is all well and good to be leading the Atlantic Coast
Conference in rushing oense, which Virginia is doing,
but that under the heading of dubious distinctions
and not posted the scoreboard The undergrads and
the old grads do not toast and celebrate statistics There
must be something little more tangible
As the story goes, Head Coach Dick Vors Gus Tebel
the athletic director and Bus Male graduate manager
have been fingered likely victims possible emergency
meeting of the Cavaliers Athletic Committee November g.
call to Charles R. Fenwick State Senator of Virginia and
chairman of the athletic board indicates that the gentle
is happy. matters may be postponed until
after the season.
IN VIRGINIAS CASE this will be December g. since
the downtrodden Cavaliers have four games to play
Two-his weeks against Navy and next weeks against
Maryland-they almost certain to lose. 1t could be
that North Carolina and South Carolina will out the
dismal campaign on an 0-10 record which would match
-Virginias 1859 mark.
Until the last eight seasons, when Virginia could
only total of 13 games while losing go to date) there
nothing consistent about the Cavaliers Indeed they
marvelousy inconsistent There were those
full games with Georgetown won, some lost. And
wasn't around in 1890 the book indicates that
Virginia in-and-out team. In 80 the Cavaliers
beat Randolph Macon 1860 two weeks after they lost
to Princeton, 1850.
In 1885, Virginia record nine games Last
season. 1t lost all 10, also record 1t yielded total Of
1893 points in So suggesting that If the Cavaliers oense
is potent their defense highly if not historically porous
VORIs is ONE of the assistants who sat at the knee
of Red Baik at West Point His background credentials
good The native born Californian had coached high
schools junior college and in the National Football League
before moving to West Point in IS and to Virginia in 49,
Voris must qualify as competent coach, although
critics have witnessed with suspicion the parade OF
assistants which has filed by him these last three
Tebe the athletic director has been at Virginia for
Was in fact, the head football coach from 19341936.
Voris started fine in 1858. He dropped close
to Clemson in the opener but he defeated Duke the next
week. And that's the last time Virginia has game.
Vors however forgiven. The he succeeded, Ben
Martin, rated notorousy bad recruter. When Mar
tin left to coach the Air Force Academy, embtered Vr
gnia fans claim that he left nothing in the way of material
for Vors
1T USUALLY TAKES new head coach about three
years to recruit and establish his system So Vors
oO record last year discounted the grounds that
he hadn't time to bring in his troops But the
critics are harsher. This is the third and how
much longer can Virginia play without winning?
There has been speculation that Art Guepe
coach at Vanderbilt but who posted 47172 record at
Virginia from 1916 1852 might return to Charlottesville
he were offered long term contract athletic director
well football coach. With the financial terms
as at Vanderbilt, naturally.
This neither has been confirmed denied. Nor
has the report that Virginia is looking favoraby toward
that Washington and Lee coach Lee Mclaughlin who has
been doing job in his class. But that something
will be DONE later is inevitable
big school just doesn't lose "a straght-and possibly
1t Gould be 26-and%be satisfied.