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Soccer Team Hopeful;
Leans On New Talent

Coach Gordon Burris has begun
his third season at the University as
head soccer coach and will be
trying to improve on his first two
seasons' records. The first year his
team did not win one game while
last season they won 3, but still
finished last in the conference. This
year there is much untried talent
and much uncertainty.

To win, a soccer team has to
have scoring potency. In the past
this has been lacking. Last year the
Cavaliers made only 22 goals.
Around 32 or 33 goals could
comprise a winning season.

This season talent in the scoring
department will come almost solely
from first-year men. Last week this
group of athletes practiced together
for the first time on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday. The
upperclassmen had been going
double sessions since September 6.
On Friday the two groups got
together to practice Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.

Among the 33 players are 7
returning lettermen and at least 8
promising first-year men. They now
have to learn to play together,
learning something of each others'
passes and moves.

Offense is going to be stressed,
because to win the game the team
must score, and the best defense is
a good offense that can control the
ball in the opposition's territory.

Any of a host of first year-men
can be scorers. Four front line
starters will be chosen from among
Jay Connor, John Murtans,
Bronson Platt, Phil Crane, Bob
Legnini, and Frank Steadjevich.
Upperclassmen Kent DuReivage,
left wing, and Bob Aronson, right
wing, both lettermen, will also be
playing on the front line.

Returning with some experience
at halfbacks are John Taylor, Mike
Ross, John Hodge, and John
Peabody. With the emphasis on
offense, Coach Burris will be using
a three-man defense. Jeff Kirsch,
Russell Ketchum, Carter Gunn,
Dave Bowman, Mike Sorenson, and
Tom Showalter are candidates for
the fullback positions. Goalies will
be Danny Abramson and Jim
Glaser. John Bakhaus is back after
missing last season due to an
injured back.

In Coach Burris' opinion they are
the best material he has yet had to
work with, and it is more depth
than he had in the first two years.

The team will have to develop in
the first four games, if they want to
meet their ACC opposition
competitively. Maryland, who has
not lost an ACC game since 1957,
will be expected o be the best
again.

UNC is always tough, N.C. State
has an all-Foreign team, Duke has
two Brazilians, Tymeson and
Jubanowski, who scored 23 of their
team's 25 goals last season, and
Clemson has their high scoring John
Schmidt.

The season may be characterized
by how fast the first-year men can
mature under game pressure, but
realistically, this has to be called
another building year.

The booters will be pointing this
season, not only for their
conference opponents, but for a
berth in the re-organized Virginia
State Championships. Instead of
the old format, where the top four
teams in the state met in a two
round tournament after the season,
the championship will be decided
this year on the basis of a game
between the best of the East against
the Western champions.

                   

Oct. 2	V.P.I.	Away
Oct. 4	E.M.C.	Home
Oct. 7	R.-M.	Away
Oct. 9	V.M.I.	Away
Oct. 15	W & M	Away
Oct. 18	Duke	Home
Oct. 22	Clem.	Home
Oct. 24	N.C.S.	Away
Oct. 25	U.N.C.	Away
Oct. 29	Md.	Home

Soccer Star Bob Aronsen Leads Pack In Workout On New University Hall Field

Photo By Frank Cox

Booters To Rely Heavily On First-Year Men For Needed Scoring Punch This Season