The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
REAUY ron rms TAh-HEkLs.
The Varsity Team IN shspe-Pos's Absence
IL Felt seye e'y by the Men

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Nov. d
Speciality one who had placed his
hopes upon Nirginia's retaining the cham
pionship of the South this year. last
weeks practice was very distressing. The
play was careless and liStleSS, and sew
eral times the scrubs scored. not by
flukes, but by good, hard playing. Per-
haps the poor work of the Varsity may
be partly accounted for by the number of
substitutes playing almost every day,
which is great drawback to successful
team play, but at any rate, the support
ers of the orange and blue feel confident
that their favOIttcs will show up on
ThanksgNingDay I'm as fine condition as
ever before, and ready TO join battle with
the doughty warriors from Chapel Hill,
and demonstrate again the that they have
no superiors In Vhe South.
No doubt a large crowd Of students will
accompany the team to RiChmond--pro-
Vided of course, that the faculty be will
ing and judging from their attitude at
,he time of the Princeton game, II is not
certain whether they will be at all gem
erOus with their leaves Of absence.
The Philadelphlans said that the Nir-
gina TOoters were nuisances. That, no
doubt, was simply the result of their
disappointment at not having gained a
more signal victory over the heretofore
despised Nirginians. They hardly could
be called nuisanCes however to the team
ana may be expected in Richmond to
cheer the men 10 victory. Any one in
terested i'm the probable score. may make
some gueSses after to-day's game with
Rutgers. The latter comes fresh from
a victory over the Tarhcels. Ihey only
won, however. after desperate fight, by
a score OF 3 TO 0. Now, keep your eve
on to-day's score. But already we have
means OF comparison. Princeton beats
Lehigh, IS TO o; the sane team defeats
Virginia, ~ TO 0; Virginia is better than
Lehigh; Lehgh beats North Carolina, "a
10 6. and therefore Virginia will win by
a st.ll larger score. We all know that
figures do not lie Let the sport read
and place his bets accordingly.
1t is exceedingly unfortunate that John
ME Poe has been unable to coach since
early in October. AT that ate date no
had TO struggle along the lest ii could
without any coach. His absence is felt
and IT'S effect plainly perceived every day,
and IL is part cularly unfortunate that the
misfortune should have befallen the team
this year. as we have the finest material
ever seen here. At present the team Is
badly crippled. Taylor has not yet re-
covered from injuries received in the
Pennsylvania game; Groner has been
playing quarter, but does not begin TO
iii Taylors shoes. Pope was laid OF
Friday. Jones has not been in the
game for several days. and Penton has
Il had ankle But let not any George
town adherent become exultant, If per-
chance ne read this. They win all be
well by November 10th. and by Thanks
giving Will have forgotten that they were
ever injured. The game with George
town on November 10th VIM be the last
of the season ON the home grounds, I'M
less some others are scheduled In the
meanwhile. The following are the re-
manning games scheduled for the season:
Georgetown, November 10th, at Char
lottesNle; November 26th, at Washington;
ThanksgivingDa University of North
Carolina, at Richmond.
Games with Annapolis and Pennsylvania
state College were cancelled, much TO the
regret OF all the students.