The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-27
Both T:ams Determined 10 Win The
Great Struggle.
1T WILL Be A HARr-F0UGHT BATTLE.
The Caroiinians VIII Bring strong Team
to Meet the virginians The Live Up
OF the Teams-Carolina's
Record This Season.

University or North taroiliisA- Muc"
speculation has been INDUCED in here
as TO which team would win the contest.
Both elevens are equally matched. and
the result at this time is hard 10 predict.
The University of Virginia team VIII
arrive i'm this city tomorrow morning,
and will stop al Murphy's Hotel Inc
Carolinnans will probably reach Rlch-
mond tonight, and Will nave their mead
quarters at the Exchange. Already sew
eral of the store windows are being
prettily decorated in honor OF the event,
and the streets will present a lively APP
pearance tomorrow when college stu
dents with their colors arrive ~ the
score.
NO PROFESSIONALS.
1t has been charged that the University
of Virginia team will have professional
players In the game tomorrow. In re-
gard TO this charge The Times last night
received the following special telegram
from its correspondent at the University:
AT a meeting OF the executive COM
mttee OF the General Athletic AssocIa-
ton held this evening charges OF profess
sionalism, which had been made against
several members Of the University foot
ball team. were Investigated All the
evidence was thoroughly sifted and
member Of the committee when seen THIS
evening said that the decision or the
committee was that the players IL Pdes-
ton are perfectly legitimate, ard the
charges absolutely groundless
L. VA. EXPECTS, TO WIN.
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA, Nov. %
Special-During the time which remains
before the great battle on Thanksgiving
Day. very little VIII be done by the Uni
vcrsty of Virginia team. except to 20
through some light practice work, and
mako the few final preparations Tor the
contest II was feared by many that the
unfortunate and distressing accident
which took place during The gene on
Saturday between the law and medical
teams, and which resulted In the death
Of Mr. George r.. Ptelan, of Memphis,
Tenn, would have the effect of prevent
ing the game. Great relief wal felt
when the result Of the coroners inquest
showed that the accident was not 70
be attributed TO the football game d.
rectly. An examination of the brain dis
closed the fact that the blood vessels
were in a diseased state, as the result
of n former inflammation. The doctors
who were present say the walls Of the
blood vessel were thin, that any violent
exercise would probably have caused the
same result and that in any ctse, in
few years the blood vessel ould have
and death.
In view OF these facts ii is thought
that the faculty will not take any steps
looking TO the suppression of football
i'm the future, and Il has not been DEEM
ed necessary TO cancel the game with
North Carolina. The team will leave for
Richmond on Thursday morning at
o'clock. Capt Penton VIII be at their
head. The men are upon the whole In
good condition, and while they realize
that Cardinals team is a strong one. and
that the fight will be a hard one. they
are I'm good spirits and expect 10 win. At
any rate, University Of Virginia students.
of whom there win be a large contin-
gent on hand. expect them 20. and will
come prepared to back their opinion
with their shekels.
While the cancellation Of the Annapolis
game was a disappointment in some re-
spects. ii was a great relief 10 the back
ers of the Virginia team TO know that
she would go Into the North Carolina
game without having any disabled men.
The probable lineup Of the team Will
be as follows: Centre. Simms: guards.
Weist and Davis: tackles. Penton and
Morris; ends, Cooke and Jackson: quarter
back. Hoxton; half-backs. Jones and
Lambert; full-back. Lang
A large contingent OF students win
accompany the team. \ special train viii
be run over the Chesapeake and Ohio
from Charlottesville TO Richmond. to ac-
commodate the crowd. The Virginia
team will be quartered at Murphy's Hotel.
and that will be the rendezvous tor
Virginia adherents.
HAVE GOT THE STUFF.
CHAPEL HILL. y. c, Nov. 25.-special.
Down here. at Chapel Hill, there is
no little interest as one would imagine.
right at this time about the outcome OF
the big game 20 be played in Richmond
on Thanksgiving Day. There will be
rather a large crowd of students TO ac-
company the team when they go up next
Wednesday for the big contest.
North Carolina so far has won every
game she has played. which is the best
record the team has ever made. OF
course. some OF the more sanguine think
North Carolina invincible. The sensible
folks, however, know that IL is going
10 be hard game, that belongs 10 either
side until time is called by the referee.
North Carolina has got a good team. but
no one ever knows what the other team
has in store FOR its opponents. This
was clearly demonstrated in the Yale
Princeton game last Saturday. Teams
can show such a wonderful improvement
IN a weeks hard work as to be hardly
recognized as the same set OF men.
Now, North Carolina recognizes this
very fact. and knows that scores do not
count for much, but that II is frequently
the spirit with which a team goes into a
gamo itha1 wins. therefore,, u must
be understood that North Carolina. Is
going into the game 10 win. and that
from the very start. Virginia has
very strong team, and II will take a
splendid aggregation OF athletes to de-
feat her, but way down here, you know.
we have got the stun with which to do
that very thing.
PRACTICING IN SECRET.
For the last week the team has been
practicing in secret, for numerous rea-
sons. Ii is always considered the wise
thing 20 do Just before such a big game.
We have heard that Virginia has been
I'm secret practice for several weeks.
However there are always a thousand
wild rumors nying around at this sea-
son OF the year.
REFEREE AND UMPIRE.
1t will probably be OF interest 10 the
Richmond people TO know that some OF
the greatest football men in the coun-
try have been asked to act as cInclals III
this game Johnnie Poe VIII releree'
Vance Mccormick and Burt Waters, eA-
captains OF Yale and Harvard, respec-
lively. have been asked TO act as UNI
pires. 1t may not be possible for either
OF these gentlemen to be present so with
this in view, those who had the matter
IN charge selected the following gentle
men as alternateH, to be invited IN the
order named: Hotchkiss and Pratt. OF
the Crescent Athletic Club; Schell, from