The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15
THE PIG SKIN SEASON
wHArTHE FOOTBALL Iay,.
DOING AND EXPECT TO NJ
Tho 'varsities Up to Their s,.
Washington and Lee. Richmond Can.
and Other Teams 10 Pla,

looking forward with anxious en-. va
for the past two months, Is o., I. ,-'a
earnest, and black eyes, bruised .-..'
and perhaps few shattered rp..
be the result Of some brutal str-.' "a
over the pig skin during the -.
contests. The admirers OF the
this city too. will have an Co... .
lily to decorate their canes in he -
OF their preference. and yeu then
hoarse over a spirited rush q -.
punt, or a thrilling "pue-upp. =
number Of games will be plavs,
during the season, and some .' see
contests are expected. N''-LS
The various college toar,s
State are hard at work geffir. 'ae
selves In shape for the strgeylss '-N'
revival OF interest In the game +. 'l.
ly noticeable. OF course g-e,t e'.ti'
are expected OF the 'Varslfy ,''''ss
who are working hard 20 erii,.-- '..-,
former efforts. From day to a.. gaf
are doing effective training The 49,
Is composed Of excellent material -
eral OF last years positions b,.r, "a
ed by members OF the team OF b :
They Will put formidable reprsss-.-
ton in the field this year The n,,---
ment is highly gratifed with tho -
poets for an enyiable record M. =,
the old men are I'm their f0rme, ii.
and Poe. OF Princeton. has De-, 60,
ed by Manager Marshall to tul- .-
team. He has been one NJ fb. l..,
lights in foot ball for several s.,s
He has put the men throurha o,.
OF training I'm which passing fr..
on the ball. and tackling were tbs ~.
clpal features
Ramsey as centre rush is a ra, .-..
He carries his i93 pounds we'll h,,..-
and plays good ball. HE is rstt..
formidable adversary being dsterr'-.i
and by no means backward ln rr.'
OF emergency. Penton. Who has pia.,l
on the team FOR three years ls uoUs.fI
and active. lie keeps the team mn IA
high standard, and makes au excellent
Captain. Massie with bits d. pound. o,
sinew and mustle. is I'm hs 0d r,.s
as guard. and has by n0 means r.t
his tnthuslasm in the manly sr.t
Hicks. last years tackle is PLAYING sr'.,.
didly this season. lie weighs Dos n0rf
and IS very effective aft his post. While
Ramsburg, who has capialnI hin
Georgetown and ST. Johns teams Gao.
ries hts IT'S pounds with a symmetry
well adapted for foot bah. Ills ear.r.
fence will enable him 90 play with murt
Advantage. Marshall. LAST years eM
plays pluckily. and holds h.s mar n
spite OF his light weight The other ei
Is in the hands OF Bowlen. who trs
the scales al l5s pounds. lie is one %
the surest men on the team. Parker
last years full back. is AT home in Dire
old place. He hits the line harl and
kicks even; and James. last y~rs af
Is low and fleet runner He is o. hlri
man 90 tackle. while jacques who hs
played 40 iother colleges and Hfe
Captain Of the University NJ North Cam-
lima last year. are doing effective work.
and show much promise I'm future. H.-
per. as one Of the quarters. is rlnT
heavy but quick. ard keeps woil up n.n
the Interference. IN other momben ~
the eleven show decided promise.
The team as a whole WIN Doe strong
one, and Is already noticeable for H
Improvement I'm tackling over lofi years
team. Especial attention IS being g.c
an 10 Interference. Captain Poe vH
Introduce all Of Princeton's famous tr n
as wwell "a new ones.
The dates made Wy the 'Varsitia
with several colleges yet 10 hear froEj
are as follows:
October It'll Richmond College ~ home;
October 18th Pennsylvania state Cal.
ege ut home: October 18th. Waeh'Hrn
Y. NJ. O. A, at home. October lt
United States Naval Academy. no AHraD-
oils; October 18th, Johns Hopkins url-
verslty. at home; November Hh Geore-
town College, at home; N0v.mie- i'tl
Trinity College. az L.yHchbgre A1ram-
Der 18th, Georgetown College m WASH
ington; November 30th. University of
North Carolina. M Hrhu7ni
The game with the University m North
Carolina, 10 be played o1 Ihnhseiv-
ing Day IN this city wifi decide The
Championship Of the South tn s ore
pected that the contest $500 be aa exc
ceedlngly interesting one.
Besides the VARSITY team several
other Colleges will have % repreeea'a'
tive IN the field. Conspicuous amff
them will be Washington and Dee ln..
versity. The hoys from Lexington "h
be Captained by Built who. though
light. Is active and strong Tho team
IS some what light in lts average weight
but plays a plucky game. and docs
excellent team work. They are a deter
mined lot OF men, The represent2tY"
from Lexington, and win DO some ef
cellent work during the season. palss
for the seasons contest haYe hlt q.
yet been completed Tho team w.
struggle for honors. however, vim ia'
'Varsitiel, Richmond College. nni pl9
badly with the v ". l.. and the l..,.l.
sity Of North Carolina. TIE p'''''''
and weights are az follows: