Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-28
FOOTBALL POPULAR.
THIS ATHLETIC SPORT ATTRACTING
MORE INTEREST IN THE SOUTH
Tho Thanksgiying-Day Game A""He'
Forward to With Intcrest-Persoh-
mel Of the 'yarsities.

The foot bail season is now well upon
us. and the long-haired, muscuia- cahui-
dates are the observed OF all COS'rVstS
in their respective colleges. This game
has in the last few years grown quite
popular In the South. and especially IN
Richmond. On last ThanksgivinS-Day
nearly 4OC0 people saw Virginia deieat
North Carolina. and the Indications are
that this year even a larger crowd VIII
witness the game between these two COL
leees at West-End Park on Thursday
November 18th. Football at the I'm
yerslty has advanced with mighty STRIDES
I'm the last four years. Five years ago
the Virginia team was not in the hfSt
ten teams OF the country, but last year
Caspar whitney, the athletic critic
ranked virginia fifth. placing her ohiy
after the big our"-Prlnceton, Yale
Harvard and Pennsylvania IL wa.
greatly regretted that virginia N0r'. ~
meet one Of these great teams ii'e III
a. seosor and show what she could do,
but a game could not be arranged "15
vear great things are expected iioi'
tho Varsity. and up to date their ItleIl''
are more than satisii d. HlchihO'" -
Icge was the FIRST TO so down pe4oie -"
southern champions. That game IeSul'SN
in a victory tor Virginia OF 10 10
forty minutes. The next to taste ~, -
was the Baltimore city toIltse' M
,o,m wa beaten SO to . in thirty MN
,,,as rho third game was against the
Great Princeton team, the famous chah-
9tors az last year, there being but TWO
cbarqes IN that team. After various
nr.dtctions on the results the game "dS
played in Baltimore last MoH'aE'
t,noctnc the surprise and shock TO the
oot-bau world when, after forty MN
rtes' OF hard and desperate play tne
mighty Tigers were able to score u"'y
two touch downs against Virginia - -
trio that Virginia did not score Dut sue
! rained n great victory IN holdihs INC
champions of the world Gown 10 49,
,otrts when even university men thouBht
"rat tbe score would be from 80 to {"
uoiuts in Princeton'S favor.
o., last Thursday the 'Narsit,es came
n town. and defeated Ricnmond Coilese
min Is to .. The playing Of the chaHA-
MONS was not W 10 their STANDARD Oh az
count of their stiffness ana soreness
rl.,,i,irp from the desperate frlhcelo"
.ane in Baltimore. This latter game wa
ono Of the hardest-fought in foot-h''h h,,
tory, ana the az a4'''' ~
| take some time TO recover.
rio team has been seriously handl-
| AIMED bv the sickness &C It's trainer MI
poo hut for which Virginia might nave
scored.
,tost of last wears champion team are
| h,cl, and these. with considerable zoo"
| no,c material. constitute what Is thought
| - no tho hest football team southern
| college ever had.
Captaln Peaton. last years captain ana
| ,ight-quard. is Il. MS post again. ana is
| NO imam holding his oWn against those
| r,bo face hiiA. He weighs l96 pounds
| stripped, and is an aggressive H7"'S
| payer. ..,e,.,.,, ,s
| srstaining his reputation Of last year. re
weighs IA pounds. is swift, low runner
| and sure tackler.
| rr Jones. the other half-back Of last
,.'.r 1s dsily inrroying in his brilliant
| york HIS weight is 80 pouncs' ana
| everv one WAC saw last years game re-
| members his brilliant runs and ldcN'e7.
| Popa. the full-bacS. is playing MS oll
| nosiffon o-an better than last N"1r ana
II Is not likely that anybody VIII get MS
| place lie weighs l5i pounos Is d S"it'
! ana dorce runner and tacnl.r, ana nuts
| Tho line harder than any man on the
| team.
| The fight for centre is very interest
ing one. both On account Of me aOlll'y
| of the two men. and their Distinguish
| narentaue James G.. Blaine. Jr, a son
| of the statesman Of that name. weighs
| lA, hounds. and is a good. steady man.
| Cockren. son Of United States Sena-
| tor Francis " CockrclL Is the other cam
| didate. and viii probably he the suc-