The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30

In the presence of about six thousand
wild and enthusiastic spectators the Uni
versity of virginia yesterday justly
proved her title 20 the proud appeliaton
OF Champions of the South for the
football season OF 1891
The closing scenes Of the great stru6-
gle are well fit to go down as classics
in the history of football.
The Narsities outclassed their oppo-
neuts from start 20 finish, and at no
time was their coveted goal in danger.
Although the Ta.heels were beaten II
can be said Of them that they were
game 10 the last. At no moment even
when the shadows Of defeat hdu cHNel-
oD-q them. ulu they nlucL, but on ihe
contrary. stood brdVely up before tneM
opponents. proving themselves worthy
sons Of their alma mater. o...
They went down with colOrs nylhs'
defeated. but not disgiaced ,,-.
The hardy sons oil the Ola D0inl non
Valquished their opponents because Ihey
played better football
Their team work was perfect, ana tnelr
interference could not have been IN
proved Despite their many oilS ,I,I's
plays and fumbles. there was snap
about the 'Narsity's work that Wa 100
much Tor the North Carohnlans. Ihey
were as fresh at the end OF the second
half as they were at the beginning OF
me first. while IL was evident that the
work was too fast and furious for the
Tarheels. who showed signs OF great dis
trass toward the end Of the second haI.
virginia won on her merits.
The contest was almost entirely Tree
from slusgins.
40 sLUGGING.
The game was characterized by the
most seutlemanly playing ON Doth SIDES
While al times IL was TOught stlll there
was no brutality about IT,, and the utter
absence of any puglliSuc encounters
which So OTTER mar the great college sport
was especially noticeable.
Varsity Varsity. I've been thinking
on how much you have improved
Since YOU stopped the science slusblHS'
And no longer act 50 rude.
VARSITY. Varsity. I've been thinking
That 10 VIII not be so long 49,.
Ere you'H thank The Times for teaching
That TO slug is-Oh, SO wrong.
THEY COME. THEY COME =
Enthusiastic students began 10 awaken
Eicam1nd from It's letndIsF cary We
;.rdaN morning as they poured into the
civ from all over Virginia and North
carolina. They came not only NoLi
,.harlottesyiNe and chapel Hili, but col
legcs of lesser note Tor miles 20 M >
around sent their quota 81 hCrh'ilVNlu5
IeI.p.atiOng To root tOT enc SIDE or Tue
other. - great was the interest mani
Tested that many VINO couid HH' ~ en- en-
ioaet of an alma mater but blrnlnS
with pcnt-up enthusiasm Tor one BIC
or tho other, came 10 cheer on 10 VIZ
tory their iuyOritc team. FROM 40
t.rollua not only chapel Hln, bul lsu-
cigb Durham. Greensboro and oiher
cifies sent delegations iubued WIN as
much zeal and determination as II Ino,ii
votes We're needed TO nominal, d Isl
dent Nearly every city anu Io"Ill W.
VIRGINIA was well represented, Noiioh
Prtersburp. DluvIlle and J.! nchburS sen, ,
ing their full share. Inc Guy ny IN
sci and the CoCkade city served 10 SNr.'
m ATTENDANCE at least fifteen huhdIea
Iyery incoming train mp To J. "a poi 4
a heavy burden of human lTcibI,' VI"
Richmond took ON indeed a Ei,'I i,a u3' hoan
imost deserted by business men, W.
occupied by the football enth4Sla a., :, :,
with flowing hair. anu ueV Id'vtf ,6oi|I
t4vsanthemums and the colorS OF me-
obrirr While the orange ana biue Va
In the ascendancy thT pIue anu Nh
Ijd not 20 begging. Many d SGu,l' io,,
was born and bred IN the , Cru c"ior.
nroudlv sported the cmblenatE Statn
~ tbn University of the old Norln 91a ,t
and I'm response 10 the w an, " - az a" DO.
wah-who-wah,, tni UNI, ' me opbositton yell.
",rirSd of Main street. the crowd swan
al "a Broad. which presented ~" 80
scene Nearly every shop tdJ who
sco,atad while every pretty EHl WI"
uS.U ,,--aa,adcd wore her fayOrite color
TIVE NJ non TO THE GROUND.
roop the visitors raided the
,'',,rarts and hotels. soon after WHlNii
he march 10 the foot-baH efoouamriY as
West End Park was beSuIl' a. 49, sol
D,,lock two hours before the tlliIt o
- no game TO begin. the crowd luIueu
mir faces towards the west anu S',
cors racked until there was nov 80 80
SalS, for one more" hurried westward,
Iy ot mon each others heels, so faSt
80 folloWed. The crowd forgot the CoIu
and the long. weary walt TOT pay ~
helm I'm their eagernesS 10 EeN s Sou.
So we're the cars equal 10 the eHcI
-, Tor every lVeryman $ STOCK anu
600 was depleted, while Eally-pedecheu
,yi,ate vehicles or every u'r'I'p'i"H W.
raiIed into service ON theN pIeSsIu' a.
multitude OF eager ''V' WIZ
'n 6ld men. whose gray hair and bent
,o,rns suggested other environments,
l.tors VhO Of course, came TO look
after the girls; young men, enthuseu WIN
Concentrations OF the sport anu Nout7
~omen. with hearts fuA az JOY ana pa
,rjotisu1-all with one accord ana one ut-
irc messed into the gates with hopes
interningled with fears, but with ardor
undiminished'
SOME WHO CAN'T.
rr,rst came the football crank. with
long. unkempt locks. in imitation OF nus
hero ldylliC, then. q cane, chTysahthe-
mum. "A high collar and cigarette ac-
comnanfcd by the dude. Next came the
dead-game sport. who had Put up nus
last cent on the result, ana dldn haNt
much at stake. either. Now comes the
small boy and his horn. with which ne
makes his presence felt and last but not
least the festive fakir with MS wares
and wearing a bland smile. Score cards,
song books cigarettes and cigars, ne
shouts as he presses mechanically
through the thrOng
Al length the crowd afrYed Wilhln
the gates and then came the fun. Each
late arrival was the victim Of those VINO
mad already arrived and secured seats on
the south bleacheries. II his ''get-up
was not just the thing, or his jas sug-
qestive. he would certainly be guyed I'M
nercifully. but he would fire back. 10 his
own satisfaction. at least, and so the
time was whiled away
sASG SONGS
During the long wal; for the teams
. IN apDear the Virginia ToOters sang
songs from the popular song-book got
teu up BY University men at the eS-
pense OF the Tarheels.
one OF the most popular OF these was
the following. sung 70 the tune OF
sweet Marie:
There's a team from Y. V. A.
Chapel Hill,
which you will meet to-day
d Chapel Hin, -