Show Draft Bugaboo Misses of Southerners Most This is another of a series dealing with likely effects of the national emergency on 1941 college football By BARTON PATTIE RICHMOND Va Aug 26 AP Unless AP-Unless Unless Uncle Sam makes heavier demands on the Southern conference than now is indicated indicated indi indi- the loops loop's football program will be little affected by the selective service act this season Only two or three really top topnotch topnotch topnotch notch players have been lost lostal al already already al- al ready by the 16 member schools Some two dozen or more have havel havelow havelow l low w draft numbers but only a afew afew afew few are likely to be wearing khaki by fall As far as can be learned Dukes Duke's Blue Devils who are given the No 1 preseason spot in the forecasting forecasting forecasting fore fore- casting hereabouts have lost no nokey nokey nokey key men to the armed forces Coach Wallace Wades Wade's squad is large and so well fortified with talent that despite the draft uncertainty Dukes Duke's supporters are not passing up any even money offers on the Tennessee game October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 4 at Durham North Carolina which along with Clemson's 1940 champions is regarded as Dukes Duke's chief rival i for conference supremacy re received received received re- re a st stiff f blow in the loss to the army of Johnny Pecora He had been groomed to take over the tailback post of graduated Jim Lalanne Clemson also lost one first first- teamer in George Floyd pound wingback and two re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve guards Joe Richardson and Chuck Reynolds leaving the line somewhat vulnerable as the Tigers Tigers Tigers Tig Tig- ers begin practice Coaches Carl Voyles of William and Mary and D. D C. C Walker at Wake Forest both of whom methodically n have have been building for several years for a crack at the title are keeping fingers crossed They hope that their promising but short on reserves squads will remain in intact intact intact in- in tact until November Furman lost three men of a squad of 45 including James Preacher McQueen pound tackle and Merrill McDaniel pound guard who might have earned regular berths George Washington newcomer to the circuit has lost Henry guard and Adolph Biasini end Missing from Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and Lee will be Tailback Johnny Ligon and Bert Nelson pound end nd A survey of athletic depart depart- i ments found unanimous opposition tion lion to making freshmen eligible to fill varsity gaps There was some talk however about the advisability of changing the regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation which forces an athlete to play his one year of freshman and three years of varsity football football football foot foot- ball within a year five year period This rule would cut short the collegiate sports careers of tees under the draft extension act Advance ticket sales for major games are better than usual on most campuses Already it looks like at least two sellouts for Dukes Duke's capacity stadium for the North Carolina and Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- nu games eames un |