The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11
TIE CAROLINA KICKERS.
PERSONNEL or THE TEAM THAT
WILL MEET TIE YIRGINIANS.
Tbe f. dications nrs That the TarheeIs VIII
30 Del.stsd, BET IL VIII 70 the
Greatest Game Ever teen Here.

CHAPEL BILL. N. C., Nov. I0.-The Unit
yessiiy OF North carolina began the foot
ball season this fail under very gloomy
circumstances. Ten Old playerc were
back and no new giants came 10 ON up
toe biz hole made by the loss OF sucn
men as Kirkpatrick. Murphy barnard,
Little. and Snipes. But soma how ne
fellows down tbcre have "A way OF gong
10 ork ana 50 they did.
Nth poor materlal and a dismal cut
LOOK they made "A team. very light 10
be sure. oat one which defeated se~anee
ga Trinity 90. and Georgetown 2Jf.
Tie team has been coached by hvin,
Princeton %. He and captain Basker-
vile have worked Nsfy hard. OF course
the team Is stiii wide I'm certain direc-
lions. hat much Improvement VIII take
Dlace before the Virginia game on
ihauksgiv4ng. The present outlook Is
;baI Virginia viii beat Ncrth Carolina.
but u VII. not be an easy victory VIZ
sinia's superior weight strength, ana ex~
perience VIII tell. but the boys down
r. the TurDeDtine state have a poWerlnl
way OF doing things through given de-
termination and grit alone
rHf PsBsosSEL.
Tae makeup OF the rush line has been
practically settled for sometime, but the
back-neld has been giving the coach ana
caDtain considerable trouble ana anNleiy.
Taking up the line first: Sharp at centre
has improved very much during tn past
weeks OF hard practice. but Is sun Ntts
far from being an ideal centre-rush' ~
gs;s The bah hack 10 the quarter IN svVu
shape and follows the bail wei. lie ~
n hard man TO open up. but IS eHtIen!..y
weak I'm breaking through the opponhcl
line. lie is badly handicapped by pe'hs
a very slow runner. - -,
far The best game on the team. Ille
interference and defensive play are tess
good. while In running with the Dali te
Is easily the superior OF any gud,u a.,
has met this season. lie uses ne n anus
well in wardlng of would-be-iacklers'
and often after being tackled Will stag
ger on for several YARDS, al, y, ,ight
Collier seems to have the call OF Ilsnt
puard He Is not as hard a player Us
Glnon and does not gain as mum gIounu'
but uses his head TO better adVahtafse,,
and can always r DE rsF' His pIPoi nterfer-
enc IS GOOD in defensive play he Is
only fair.
A FoRaEY ORANGE hSD BLUE.
raf,-tackle is being very acoeptaoy
filled by Pueh. He IS one or me tnnee
men OF the team VINO nd naTe 0e tbn other
two being Merritt and BasKefNihe lusn
10 not a brilliant player, bui IS fe,s
STEADY and rs probably the heauleSt pa,
or on the team. us blocking Is good anu
his breaking through very far lie also
runs well with the bail g.. a..
Teard has played right-tackle In the
last few games. He Is very strong ana
hno,y che position. lie Is. however,
hard worker and will improve every Gay
he plays. ,,. ana
viii I'LL that position on the right slde
OF the line. He IL very strong ana bredks
IN INF ference In fine style, Hle tack-
ling Is low and hard. In offensive play
he can always he relied upon 10 get me-
nan out OF the way. Rankin and
Gregory are making = bad hGht for leii
end. The former Is the faster man anu
Is much better in offensive WORK. ne u
light, however. and Is much inferior 20
Gregory in breaking up interference ahp
tackling They ore about equal IN get
ting down the field on kicks. Al pres,
emf Gregory IS doing the better ah-a'oeho
AS is the case with a great many teams
ouarter-b back is very weak spot plo.
combe mas played the position in mosl
OF the games, but has fallen of so mpch
I'm his play that he has been replaced py
stanley The latter is very quick but Is
not sure in his passing. lie can also be
utilized as half-bac I'm case OF need.
CAPTAIN Baskerville will MI full-back
IN good style. lie has been SUFFERING
from injuries and has not been playing
his best game.
WEAK BACKS.
The half-back material has been dwind-
Hug day by day until there are nov ne.
more than three or four men who can
be considered even mediocre. stephens
Is the best OF the lot. lie hits the line
hard. but is slow in running the ends
and Is weak in interference ana delen-
slve play. benson tackles wei, but rs
too light to do much hard work. Gfaham
has been laid up with lame knee ana
has not yet resumed play KING Was
loked upon very tav3raDly carrier III on ,nS
that ne will not be able to accomplish
anything. In the game asalhst george
town Moore was moved from tackle 10
half. and did very well. II he improves
as he should he will make one OF the
best line breakers I'm the South.
Among the other candidates are WHITE,
centre; Wright and carpenter. gr r,rns,
Abbot and Thompson tackles; runner
and struggled, ends; and Schainer'
Falls, Brown. and Bradwell, backs.
WILL he GREAT GAME.
The great football contest which Will
take place at the West t.no Park on
Thanksgiving Day between the team.
of the University of Virginia and that OF
the University of North Carolina, p' on'isSS
TO be the most interesting event OF the
kind ever held in this city. Speculation rs
among the football people The adds are
In favor of the grange and blue, thousD
the representatives OF the TuFpehtine
state have large number OF sympathiz-
ers In this city who believe firmly In the
ability OF the Carolinians TO cover them
selves with glory. Ii viii be a hard night
The singuIarly successful work OF the
Virginians on the gridiron this season has
established for them high reputation
among Northern as we'll as Southern insti~
tutions, and the recent fattering induce
ments offered the wearers OF the orange
and blue TO get them 10 play i'm New York,
shows in what esteem they are held In
the Metropolis.
After such record as viii be seen DO.
low the Narsities have every reason TO
be proud OF themselves:
Virginia IS. Richmond CcNege. 0
virginia SO. Baltimore city College,. o
Virginia 0...Princeton ...,..............l2
Virginia %. Richmond College. ........ q
Virginia T6.. Johns Hopkins. ............. u
Virginia G. Pennsylvania. ... .........14
Virginia 10. Rutgers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4
2i4 50
THY PLAY BALL.
The Virginians play ball for all there is
I'm the game. Their backs are exception
Ill III nd Iii