The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-01
WILL BE A GREAT GAME.
xIoHT HUNDRED LOVERS or FOOT
BALL COMING DOWN TO SEE IT.
4 Brilliant Eas.rtsinment TO DO Tendsred
The Two Teams at the Commonwealth
Cluh ON Thanksgiving Night.

There in every indication that the foot
ball game 20 be played In this city on
Thanksgiving Day between the UniFeIsi-
~ of Virginia team and that ot the cpi-
yersity OF North Carolina will be the
,oost interesting and exciting ever seen
An Richmond Speculation Is already De-
ing freely INDUCED ia as 70 the winners
OF the southern championship. ana WINE
the odds are In favor of the orange ana
blue, there are not a few lovers OF the
game yh0 believe firmly IN the ability OF
ihe men from the Turpentne safe TO
carry on the laurcls
For years past the rivalry between the
two Institutions has been increasing, ana
now there ~ sirtng feeling OF emuIa-
lion between tie Two teams Virginia
representatives have certainly been play
ing a phenomenal game this season. No
one thought tEcy would hold frncetCh
bIg eleven down 20 - poiHts. But they
did Then they scored against Penn
syivanias heavy line. and defeated Rich
mOnd College and Johns Hopkins With
ease The Improvement in the players
has been marked from the start, ana
their physical condition for the struggle
on THANKSGIVING Day Will he better thah
ever before
North Carolina. TOO, win put Il strons
been doing steady practice work. ana
are i'm excellent training. Their play
Ing this year has been Of a high STANDARD.
They haven't lost game. defeating
Trinity and other teams with ease.
As minated above. The Narsiues are
favOritos Ia this city. Football pco-
pl" here are confident that the orange
and blue will win the game. but II IS
generally conceded even among lniEcfsl-
~ Of Virginia men, that roc.s fellows
won't have "a Walk-oycr They We got 10
play hard and vita their usual hlsh
degree Of judgment 10 defeat the caro-
linians.
BIG DELEGATION COMING.
1t is thought that the men from Chapel
JIill viii bring quite delegation with
them. Heretofore they have been ac-
COmPanled by large number Of the SUI
dents and friends Of the institution, who
theeFed their fayorites
The Varsity DELEGATION will number
perhaps eight hundred. Not long since
The faculty Of the University refused 10
give holiday on Thanksgiving, ana de
oidod that none of the students except
the members 81 the team should be cN-
rused from lectures on that day.
Then the Richmond alumni Of the
University decided TO Take some steps
by way 81 inducing the faculty to
cnaugc their decision. 4 committee was
appointed to arrange for an elegant
entertainment 10 be- given at the Com
monwealth Club 10 the teams OF The
University Of Virginia and the university
of North Carolina on the evening OF
THANKSGIVING Day. II was decided also
10 extend invitations 20 the professors
OF the University Of Virginia, VINO VIII
be present on the occasion. This com
mittee consisting OF Nessrs. Wyndham X.
Meredith u. Rand Wexford, Frank w.
Christian, j. j. Leake, and Allen Iotts.
One Of the committee visited the Uni
Versity and had an Interview with each
Of the professors. who finally agreed
10 give holiday an Thanksgiving-Day.
a formal request was yesterday sent
10 the faculty by the alumni In this
city requesting mat lectures be suspend
ed on that day which request VIII be
granted when the next meeting OF the
faculty is held.
SPECIAL TRAIN.
The University special team viii leave
charlottesville at o'clock on the morn
ing OF Thanksgiving Day, and will reach
Richmond a little after IL O'Clock. IL
is thought that nearly all the profess
tors, together with members of their
families, about five hundred students,
And a large number Of University patrons
and sympathizers viii come down TO see
the game.
two teams and the professors AT the
commonwealth club will be brilliant
affair Extensive arrangements VIII be
made and nothing will bc overlooked To
make the entertainment a conspicuous
in addition 20 the entertainment COM
mjttee above mentioned, the following
ladies will he the patrOnncsses on the
Mesdames Wyndham r. Meredith. i.
Rand Wexford, Frank w. ChT GsI,l5.l,
Ross. Archer Anderson, a, s.. HWls"L,'
Joseph Bryan, George Ainsie, &. W. T.
Brock, a. J.. Boulware, John IL. IIEIaIh'
George Ben. Johnston, James {. Lamp
j. l.. Lewis, George Wayne Anderson
Edward NicIinire. James Peasants, a.
Beirne Blair, w. BTydOn Tennant.