The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-28
THAT GREAT STRUGGLE.
BETWEEN "a. AND ". c. FOR THE
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Ten Thousand People Expected to witness
the Costest-Crowds From ~ quar-
ters Comipg-The Reception.

North Carolina promises 10 De ''
row afternoon at West-End PARK, r..
For weeks past the great struggle LOT
the championship OF the South between
these two well-known institutions nde
been the absorbing topic or con l,'ii,c OF
among the football loving puDhC VI
Richmond. and the various theories as
TO the final issue OF the game have Deeh
as thick as bees in a clover patcn. Ath-
letics at both institutions has, during ne
last few years been decidedly upon tle
increase. There was a time when Norm
Carolina and Virginia both were lookeu
upon as no fruitful grounds Tor the cur
tiVation of college athletics anu the
two great State Institutions Of learning
attracted but little attention among the
northern colleges, where nuecIe anu
snew were trained TO the best advantage;
and where practiCed athletes appeared
annually upon the diamond, the grldlroh
or the water to compete Tor hohoIs'
THINGS HAVE CHiNGLD.
But matters athletic have undergone a
material change during the past nVe
years. The North Carolina represents
tVes have improved to so marked de-
gree that they are annually greeted on
northern grounds by thousands Of peo-
pie, who have recognized the high stanu
the Tarheels have taken, and more IMAM
once the baseball and football teams
from the University OF North Carolina
have given L.ohigh' Rutgers and other
northern teams a close call for victory,
while the famous Petersburg pan team
Of last season secured two OF their very
best players from Chapel HlI. ,-
Even more may be said or athleucs
at the University of Virginia, whcre u
handsome, spacious gymnasium, win all
the necessary equipments, Oiier lnduce-
mentS TO the young men to make their
marks in the athletic world, and during
the last four years the students nave
aVailed themselves OF the many adNah-
tagcs at hand. Their record on the base
ball diamond has been one to appeal TO
the pride of the friends and patrons or
the University, while on the gridir0n thelr
success has been truly phenomenal. Ihey
have defeated all corners on their own
grounds; have defeated LehiSh, JOINS
Hopkins. Baltimore, Georgetown, Rut-
gers, Richmond College 1.-TWO games, the
Army Reserves and others. and held the
great Princeton Tigers. the champions OF
America down TO twelve points, and the
heavy Pennsylvanians, before they met
the Tigers, down TO fourteen points AT
the same time scoring on the Quakefs'
The Nirginians were offered LIBERAL IN
ducements to appear on the Manhattan
Grounds, in New York, against Brown
University, but they preferred 10 dispute
the Southern championship with the
Carolinians.
IN EXCELLENT FORM.
Johnnie Poe did splendid work in
coaching the Nirginians during the early
part of the season. His success was dem
Onstrated by the strong game the play
ers put up against their competitors.
An attack of rnalarial fever deprived the
team Of his services. however, ana
Mackey came down from Pennsylvania
TO put the finishing touches on The IN
dividual players. and coach the team as
4 whole
Mackey's work has been highly salts
factory in every respect, and by all odds
the strongest team which has vet dp-
peared in the South will represent VIZ
ginia here tomorrow. The NlEin'dns
are somewhat heavier than the Ca.oli-
mans and have had the benefit of the
best coaching But the Tarheels have
been by no means idle. Their practice
work has been cmiqently satisfactory,
taking all things into consideration, ana
the form Of the team as a whole IS high
~ encouraging. They Will appear to-
morrow prepared 10 dispute every foot
Of ground on the grdirOn at West-End
Park and ev-n though they meet with
defeat. which is quite probable. they Will
certainly give the pers=yering NirSllldns
a plenty to do. Indeed, the general I'M
preston is that the Nirginians will have
their hands fun. Guiou and Collier, the
Tarheel guards, are well trained for
their respective positions; Sharp, at cen
tire. will give Nirginia's centre enough TO
do, while Baird, Pugh. Gregory anu Ran
kin will make it interesting for their OPP
pouerts.
III such men as Moore, Thompson.
Graham, Struggled and Baskerville add
strong support to the Cacolinians The
team has been putting in some very eff
fective work for the great final contest,
ara will show UP in fine form to-mor-
row.
THE yIRGINIANs CONFIDENT.
The wearers of the orange ana blue are
confident that they Will defeat the Caro-
iaans. and now their question Tor dis
cussOn is whether the Tarheels Will
score. The Nirginans are now in superb
form for the fierce. struggle Penton,
Blaine and Pope Will doubtless snow up
with their usual high standard. Groner
Burlingame, Ramsburg and Bosher VIII
be i'm the scrimmaEe, as will also the
other great players on the team.
Wagers are being staked two to one
that the Carolinians will not score, while
some are Offering five to one that Nir-
ginia will easily carry of the laurels.
Everybody is now talking football. and
as the day for the great struggle APP
proaches the interest grows intense
There is every reason to believe that
with fine weather the crowd Will not
fail far short Of ten thousand people.
The usual noise-producing paraphernalia
will be pressed into service, OF course.
ltn-horns. drums, and plenty Of lung
power. and flags. and whistles, ana all
Many individuals viii send out wagons
and carts this evening 10 reserve space
for the following day. Enthusiasm, Of
course. will be abundantly represented.
and il is believed the officers in charge
will have their hands full managing the
crowd.
The grounds now are In first rate con-
ditlon. Additional bleacheries have been
erected and everything possible has been
done to accommodate the great crowd.
The beauty. fashion and chvalry Of the
city will be present. and every one may
look for the greatest contest ever seen
on the southern gridron.
THE RrctPr on At NIGHT
The reception. to be rendered by the
Richmond alumni OF the University of
Virginia, at the Commonwealth Club. to
the faculty and team OF the University
of North Carolina and the faculty and
team OF the University Of Virginia, is a
topic at present OF little less interest
among the University people than the
game itself.
The reception will be from $50 to go
and viii be most brilliant affair
The decorations will be by Harvey
palms in the halls and hooks and on the
mantels yellow chrysanthemums for Viz
gina, and white Chrysan themums for
Noelker's band OF ten pieces which will
be located under the grand stairway
The reception committee will stand in
the large reception hall 10 the right as
you enter and Will consist of the follow
ms:
Mrs. Wyndham R. Meredith. Mrs. Chas.
T. O'Ferrall Mrs. Thos. S Martin, Mrs.
George Ainslie, Mrs. Barton H. Wise
Mrs. Il. Rand Wexford. Mrs. A. Beirne
Blair, Mrs \. b. Gugon, Mrs. Thomas
\. carter Mrs. George Wayne Ander-
son, Mrs. Jackson Guy, Mrs. Dryden Ten
nant, Mrs. Frank Christian, Mrs Joseph
Bryan, Mrs. c. W. T. Brock. Mrs. A. l..
Boulware. Mrs. James Peasants. Mrs.
T.. {. Minor, Mrs. George Ross. Mrs.
Edward Mcclure, Mrs. George Ben John
ston, Mrs. j. II. Ingram, Mrs. Archer
Anderson
They viii be assisted by Governor
OFerrall. Wyndham Il. Meredith. h.
Rand. Wexford. Frank Christian, j. j.