The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-28

.i,od bv an intense rivalry. with the
hearts OF thousands throbbing al uise
possibility OF their taVorites neIeal' WI
old Virginia pluck. determinauoii; anu @,,u
Derseyerancet on the one side ana lue
North Carolina grit ana PATRIOTISM on
The other. there IS now nothing u-""
which 10 base an opinion as 10 the ie-
Muscle. Drawn. slnew. and will-9ower
win be the test Which VIII WIN luat
Is the question North Carolina mas 'ie
ADVANTAGE in weight since thr nm M =
Of tbe two teams has been decided. ihe
caroIinians win also have the encouias
ing cheers of hundreds. Virginia mas ,Ie
gvrnpatbv of the majority of the s1ecta- -
tors and the Nirginians never lah 10
surrender the fight am the last nvin'"''
CAROIINIANS ARRIVE.
At $40 o'clock last night the tar9ln-
fans reached the city. Ihcy were "'i"s
ed exactly two hours. Ihtg a..
companioa 10y dozen or hoit st,u,,', st,tt,.
from Chapel Hnl and few sympa tnl@tis :
and friends from various parts OF lne
state The team at once drove 10 ult
Exchange Hotel where they nav III
gaccd quarters Soon after their hIilN,ai
thc lobby of the hotel presented Nttly
anrearancc Blue and white, the coiuIa
of the CarOinians. were seen OH 'N..-
side and nearly huhdItu p'"lif4
gercd around the hotel t9 s.9 ~
of the men VINO VIII 40 N"''' WIZ
The Carolinians are stalwart set OF
mon They are heavier by scvefai pouhas
Than the Nirginians. Tan, some 0i lhcil,
muscular, and active lleE WIN rneb- ,''..5
a formidable appearance IN t.t, u@si' @
line They are straight, iirmly-puht. anu
athletic in appearance, every 'h@n ga
Them The men are IN cNcthrht ittif
tion, and not man Is ever ar. ,.s1i,
disabled Scarcely "a scar or lllihb gas u
decorate their faces. though a. AfIal' +,
here and there showed that they had
been doing some practice wofh lor iN'
final contest. ..t..ot .t,a
men were seated at the supper ihDie'
and partook only Of such diet as toach'f
Trenchard had ordered t,
To bed at 40 o'clock all han9s, SIiu
T'renchard. after the men finished supper
and shortly after that hour all the mem
hers of the team were snusly tucheu
away i'm their cOuChcs 80 dream OF pUntS,
safeties. trple-passes. and goals.
CAPTAIN GREGORY TALKS.
Captain Gregory. who occupies the post
uon OF left end i'm the line, Is cohn-e"'
of victory. lie believes firmly in the ca
pacity Of his team 20 win, and feels al
most certain that North Carolina VIII not
this time suffer the beWlldcrins dtitdt
which she has so often met at the hahos
OF the plucky Nirginians.
I'VE come 10 Virginia this time 10 CON
uuer Nirginans on Virginia soil SAID ne
good humorcdly last night NORM
Carolina has a strong team, with a pIh-
liant record for the season ana any
amount Of confidence. We have worked
hard and faithfully 20 bring the team up
TO its present high standard, ana every
man i'm the lineup tomorrow VIII 20 Oh
the grounds with firm pehci III tNe
ability Of the CarOlinlans 10 win the game
The Team is IN excellent physical condl-
ton. Not a man Is disabled we NAY
done light practice work with the set upS
during the last two days, ana some III ,
proVement was noted by poeh lIthvuatu u
-
team are old men, Hurley, whitaker
and Butler are the only new men. Sharpe,
last years centre, Is sub for mat position
this year on see py me iihe- pP W., W., I
I'VE are going TO play an honest, lalr,
and souare game. My men VIII work
hard. and each player DO the best work
Of which he is capaoie.
TRENCHARD THE COACH.
with the Carolnians is Trenchard, who
has been coaching 'hem oufhs tne sea-
son. lie was captain OF the Princeton
champions. season Of 's3 and 80. Trench
ard is low in statue. but of stout, COM
pact physique. ana quite muscular
During the season the effect OF his work
hae been quite notable. He has succeeded
in rounding of the ragged edges Of the
team. and has made OF good material a
splendid team. well-balanced, full OF snap,
spirit and judgment
"Wnen North Carolina played Virginia
mans were half beaten before they went
into the game. They were discouraged
to some extent, and had little confidence
I'm their ability to win. This lack Of con-
f'dencc e.d a great deal t0warcS the re
suit. No team can play football without
confidence. They cannot play with pluck
and snap unless there be confidence.
This year matters are different. VIZ
gina Is not so strong as last year. North
Carolina Is stronger In every respect. My
team does.not lack confidence this year.
They have given me some difficulty IN Inc
opposite direction The fact f.. / have
had some difficulty in holding them down.
Their team work is quite creditable, and
the works of the backs is especially grati-
flying 90 me- In the line the work Is alto
gether as good as | expected. The team
shows up well They viii win.
I'VE will adopt the Princeton tactics.
with some few notifications. This plan
] have found quite satisfactory IN coach =
ing, and now the smoothness with which
the men handle the ball, their cleanness
In getting around the ends. and the gen.