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Fraim Heads Resurrected Jayvees

By FLETCHER THOMPSON

Virginia's brand new
junior-varsity football team
begins its season with a new
coach and a new approach.

The coach is Paul Fraim, a
graduate assistant in 1971, who
takes over the reins from Pete
Pucher, last year's first-year
mentor. Fraim's task has been
to find the proper role for his
JV squad, which came into
being when freshmen were
made eligible for varsity
competition.

Fraim compares his squad
to a farm team for a major
league club, whose job is to
develop new talent and help
season upper-classmen who are
not quite ready for the
big-time.

Consequently, some players
will be shuttled back and forth
between squads, as their
performance warrants.
However they will not be able
to compete in more than
games.

The principle function of
the JV, according to Fraim,
will be to prepare the senior
squad for their games by
impersonating the opposition.
He views the success of the JV
program as being directly
proportionate to the success of
the varsity.

The JV also plays a schedule
of five games which Fraim say
he will be playing to win. This
may prove somewhat difficult,
though, since the team will
have little time to practice as a
unit. Of necessity, Fraim will
surely be sticking primarily to
basics, although he does
promise an exciting, wide-open
offense.

The nucleus of the team will
be comprised mainly of
first-year men with a sprinkling
of upper-classmen. Fraim is
enthusiastic about his
individual talent, a result of the
staff's "excellent" recruiting
year.

Some of the finest prospects
are at quarterback, where four
first-year men vie for the
starting spot. Competing for
the job are Scott Gardner, Jim
Pruner, Mike Smeraski and Joe
Schaefer, who will travel with
the varsity.

Running backs include
Raymond Keys, who Fraim
says has "great speed," Dennis
Dellinger, described as similar
to Gerard Mullins, and Mike
Dowe, a 212 lb. fullback who is
also on the traveling squad.

The offensive line appears
to be in great shape, boasting
several freshly recruited
behemoths. Among them are
center Charlie Hale, who is the
squad's heaviest member at
260, 6-7, 235 lb. tackle Ed
Milligan, and Tom Glassic, also
235, who Fraim says may be a
starter by the end of the
season.

The receiving corps consists
of Bob Berce, Dave Livisy, and
Mike Bennet, who will double
as a punt returner.

Defensively, the deep backs
look the strongest at this point
with Harry Thomas, Dave
Echols, Jim Toombs, and Al
Williams the likely starters.