The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-06

SDecial.- Will doubtless De VI So -
,srsst TO all lovers of football TO Know
Mai n prominent stand the University OF
Virginia. has taken IN the foot-Dan MY. ~,
sn x,o,ir CORRESPONDENT sends down the
following correspondence.
Mr.. rRIEpMASs TELEoBAM AND LtIIhh.
To the Manager OF the University ol VI"
ginia Football Team: ,rs .,
AS YOU know there will be no game III
New York this Thanksgivins-Day De
tween Yale and Pennsylvania, 4 am AIN
ious 10 secure game on the Manna ,.aii
Athletic Grounds between your aaI ~
Brown. | will guarantee you Ill., ur ~
travelling expenses, and your s sii. &c 90
the gate receipts would certainly DE 1917
The newspapers will advertise you .Ioi
oughly. as the New Workers are ahAiou'
to see your team play. Repiy:; r,,,,,,N
NJ E,reodnan ia the receiver OF the
Manhattan Athletic GROUNDS; am eio Or
fer Of their grounds for Thanksgiving
Day is Justly considered a great coin III
ment by the University OF virginia ,n ms
team, or for that matter, any otner team
than Yale, Harvard or princeton mas
had the opportunity of playing In New
York on that day so coveted by toot-paI
Later Mr.. Freedman sent the follow
~ New York. November 1. 1891.
To Or. W. A. Lambeth. Manager Uni
yersity OF Virginia team.
Dear Sir.-Owing TO the disagreement
of which you know, Yale and Princeton
will not play here on Thanksgiving cay
isJr team has created most faVoraDle
impression here during this season. our
PEOPLE would like 10 have an opportunity
Of seeing YOU play Brown University is
willing to cancel her dates and play you
hero. We think the game would be
good one with the chances of victory for
you. The football reporter of the New
Nrrlr Gu -. h,lra in Tlt -
and says THAI certainly 10 less than
$4,000 would be taken in. We would
guarantee you hotel and travelling eX-
peLses. and one-fourth OF the gate re-
ceipts. The receipts last year were
Yours. etc.
A. C. FREEDMAN.
VIRGINIA DECLINES THE OFFER.
The management sent a representative
Immediately 20 New York to see Mr..
freedman and one to Washington TO
Interview the management of the North
effectmg a change Of date. which would
allow this most nattering offer to he
accepted. North Carolina was, however.
so situated, having a game In Birming-
ham on the nth and one I'm Atlanta on
the 18th, that they could effect no change
at all. Virginia refused TO cancel. as so
many others have done. thereby leaving
her less fortunate rival In the lurch,
ana consequently lN9nkSElNlllb-D dy III
Richmond, and not New York, will see
the orange and Blue charge down the
gridiron and howl once more for the
honor OF the University OF Virginia.
send 4 large delegation down to the
game, special train having been char
tered and the faculty having made that
day a general holiday
WILL BIZ GREAT GAME.
The team is showing marked improve
ment and under the training OF Mr..
Mackie, Of Pennsylvania, who Will short
ly arrive, II is hoped that they will inn
prove much more. Altogether the game
that Is 10 be played in Richmond be-
tween the two States on November the
18th will b. the finest exhibition OF that
great game ever seen In the SCUM, anu
next TO the game between the University
Of Pennsylvania and Harvard, which VIII
be played the same day. II VIII be the
finest game played that day In america
The interest shown by the Richmond
alumni has been largely to thank for
the desire TO please them that Kept the
southern game in the South.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CANT.
DR. W. 4. Lambeth. Of the University
Of Virginia acting manager Of the loot
ball team and member OF the ADVISORY
committee, was in Richmond yesterday
for the purpose Of making arrangements
for the great game on Thanksgiylns-Day
lie met Mr. Wyndham r. Meredith
president of the Richmond Alumni Mr.;
Allen Potts and Mr.. George Ainsle at
the commonwealth club yesterday even,
Ing, and arranged as far as P pc ,hn S all
tn particulars. The ALUMNI ana me I'm. = III,
versty are working together IN PR r -
harmony. and expect 10 have the largest
crowd ever seen in Richmond at pan
game.
Rutgers Defeated Again.
wAsHING1 Nov. THE Columbia
,tbiatic club defeated the Rutgers Col
lege football team here THIS afternoon
h, a score of - to o. Rutgers played
yery loose game. tackling and running
miserabiy.
Iefrelnnger to Coach the Middies.
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Nov. 5.-iletei-
dnper the great ex-Yale guard who mas
heen coaching Lehigh. will spend week
here coaching the. Naval academy team m
lie will pay particular attention TO the
captre men. He thought particularly
well Of the cadets playing SATURDAY.. re
saws Halligan will make one OF the great
esf guards in the country.