The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-29

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f3I1SHNrNO G DE- ' delegations
SDNS.%~S|SAJN OF college students;
who reached the city this morning, an, ana
who VIII continue TO arrive uhtli ei''A
to-day.
TIE CARoLINIASs.
The University of North Carolina team
arrived I'm the city yesterday alteTHoon'
and are quaTtered at the ENchahse ilVsei.
They are as fine a looking team az s, naS
vet 'pcen seen on the southern grlduoh,
End are i'm the pink of physical CONDITION
for the great struggle tins AFTERNOON. fol
the past six weeks they nave beeh codC"Su
nv irvine OF Princeton, ana nave Ihduc
MARKED irnproVcment of late. Their tack
ling and interference Is said 10 De par
tic1larIy effective. and the team as a
whole as well as Individually VIII sno"
up well with their opponents to-ua!i
When | saw Captain baskerville IaSt
nigh; ne said he fully realized that ms
men had n hard task before thein. a ah
he by no .leaIN failed 20 appreciate the
merits q. The Nirglnians on the gIiuIi o.i'
They WEI strong aggregation. ne kneM'
and played the game Tor all thdt Coulu bo
gotten out of 1t. At the same tliie ~
Carolinians had been rigidly trained, ana
Were ready for the struggle. lheS hdu
come TO Richmond to dispute the cham
pioushiD of the South and they were
prepared TO play the best game tney
ever put up. Ills men were Determines 10
give the brawny Nirginians ught cor
TEST and the wearers Of the orange anu
blue would by no means have walk
over The Virginians. said he had de-
rived the benefits of the very best train
Ing ana had the advantage OF SUPERIOR
weight: yet the Caroinians possessed
high degree Of determination ana courage'
which played "a conspicuous part on the
football field.
Cartain baskerville was not prepared to
give an opinion as 10 the result OF the
game. lie could not say that the caro-,
linians would win, though ne believed
firmly they would score
The following special from the Cniyer-
sity of Virginia was received by Inc
Times last night:
The University team will leave Char
lottesyllle tomorrow morning at 40
O'Clock i'm charge of Captain Penton. The
following men will be taken Price ana
johnson. ends: Bosher and Hicks. tackles
Penton and Burlmgame, guards; Blaine
centre; Groner and Jones, halves; Tay-
lor, quarter back. Pope, full back. Sub
stitutes-Cockrell Ramsburg Hedges,
Davis. Cooke. Lambert. Bullet and Jack
son.
THE men are all in fine condition and
confident OF victory over North Carolina.
Bosher will probably so in at tackle, al
hantly during the last few days OF prac-
tce. and has been giving him hard
night for the place. \ large delegation OF
students went down this evening 10 Rich
mond, and another large contingent will
accompany the team tomorrow morning
on the special train. arriving at Rich
mond at los o'clock"
THE LINE UP
The two teams will lineup on the
West-End grounds at o'clock this af-
ternoon Here are the positions and
l. of \. c. Position L. OF V.
Merritt, l59.......right end .....Price 1888
Baird, 172.....right tackle....... Hicks. 1j9
Collier 49,. right guard. ....Pen,on, 30
Captain
Sharpe. Observation-Disclosures. Blaine $50
1.ft
Pugh, 100. .......left tackle. .Bosher, 40
Gregory. l53......left end. ....Johnson, 1856
Stanley, 10. quarter back. Taylor. lot
Moore 163. right half-back. .Groner. l54
Stephens, ia. left half-back. Jones' $50
Baskerville AZ. full back.....P Pope. 100
tCaptain)
II will be seen that The Virginians have
slight advantage IN weight their
average weight being 166 pounds. as
against lG2 5-ll pounds for the Caro-
linians.
The referee will be Mr.. Albert Riggs.
of Princeton. and the umpire. Mr.. Stuart
Janney. captain of Johns-HOpkins team.
.HE RrcoRD.
Here are the records of the two teams
this season:
i. of y. c. vs.. \. NJ COLI of n. c.
u Of n G. vs.. Trinity College, go
L; Of \. c. vs.. \. and NJ col, of n. c.,
L, Of y. c. vs.. L. Of the South. ss-4
- VI ~ - w. l4tulBH, Vi,
l. of y. g. rs. Rutgers. %.
U. of y. G. vs.. Georgetown, 10.
1. Of \. G. vs.. Richmond College, 50
l.. of G. rs. T.. of Va ..
l. Of Va. vs.. Richmond College. 80
I. Of Va. vs.. Baltimore city Col, So
OF Va. vs.. Princeton. 0-l2.
U. OF Va. Us. Richmond College, 80
!. OF Va. vs.. Johns Hopkins, 20.
L. OF Va. vs. T. of Pa. 6-l4
I. of Va. ~. Rutgers. %
T. OF va. VS.. army Reserves, 1920.
=. Of va. vs.. w. Phila. a. c.. Go.
L. OF Va. VS.. |. Of y. c., >.
AN IMMENSE CROWD
There is every reason to believe there
will be an immense crowd TO witness the
game when the two teams line up this
afternoon. Already the wearers of the
Virginia and North Carolina colors can
be seen on every side, and an enterpris-
ms firm on Main street has sold a large
number OF DeCk-ties made of orange and
blue and white and blue six. quite a
number of the shop windows i'm the retail
quarter OF the city have been decorated
with the cOlOrs OF the two institutions
and the streets will to-day present a
lively appearance with the enthusiastic
CCllegians and the sympathiZer with the
respective teams. conspicuous fact
Is that most Of the Richmond College
students are wearing North Carolina
c"lcrs. The C."Olinians have gained
much ground Of late Years i'm the estima-
TIN of Richmonders and the rarheels
have grown quite popular here.
The Petersburg delegation will roll into
the city sc9eral hundred strong this morn
ing, and "A large number of Carolnians
VIII arrive on the early morning train
over the Southern railway, from Dan
Vile, Greensboro Durham, Raleigh and
other points. In addition to these, and
the Charlottesville contingent already men
uCled special train with probably
hve hundred football fiends from Nor
folk and Portsmouth, will reach Rich
mond about noon, while Manchester will
be well represented, and some five thou
sard people from Richmond will probably
attend the game.
c. PT'ON AT THE COMMONWEALTH.
The reception 10 be rendered this even
monwealth Club. by the University of
N.r<inla alumni of Richmond, promises
e. be one Of the most brilliant social af-
fairs at that famous clubhouse for some
time. a large number OF the most Cul-
tured people IN the city will be present
a.d nothing has been overlooked by the
committee In charge 10 make the affair
brilliant social event. There will be
many distinguished people present and
sumptuouS repast viii be served. The
details OF the arrangements for the re-
ception were published in yesterdays
Times.
THE P3IZK SONG.
The last issue Of college Topics" a
paper published at the University OF
Virginia contains the words Of "a number
OF songs written TO be sung by the
VARSITY sympacnzers on the grounds
this Afternoon. The cover OF the paper