Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-29

nc,rnt 90 the umpircs--A Grent
fro,d Witness the Contest.
.. more have the universities Of Viz
and Ncrth Carolina met upon the
..., .aI aeain have the orange and
,,.s eaa,el .n victory over the blue and
white
r.. snh interuniversty football
,..t.r which has come TO be recognized
...,.. .f ,te distinctive features of the
r..,..r...ne- celebration in this city
... ,f,t.f yesterday afternoon in The
.....r.. ~ sA or seven thousand people.
,..a,teI in the defeat Of the Tarheels
l.a SCORE Of 6 20 0.
r.,+ thc score was indicative Of the re-
.,..r,. merits of the teams is an open
question.
p, vas IDEAL football weather. The sky
v.s treht and cloGdless. and the air
t.t keen enough to keep the blood in
craaten
..-... .nthcmume. tin horns. and great
,-,..sasm rcirned supreme. and the city
vac surrendered without a murmur to the
r-... army Of undergraduates who flock
o. info Richmond early in the day. The
n.rs ~ the University of Virginia were
...lm mirant and might be seen on every
frI throughout the morning hours.
Tt,-a was. however. no lack Of proud
v,lrers Of the blue and white. and these
crrs adorned the show-windows on
PraI and Main streets.
Tr. city was en- fete. and as most OF
fte business houses were closed foi the
halliday. the crowds upon the main tho
-.-1fares were unusually large, and as
all were more or less in gala costume.
re prospect was brilliant one ana re-
.embled more than anything else q winter
ulniyal
ANIMATED SCENES or MORNING
The morning hours were rendered hide
ODD. ly the blatant footing Of horns ana
,a. g.rorous hootinc of college yells, more
,,..s,tfflc Tor their force and pere-
trailing qualities than for any musical
element Withal they served the purpose
for which they were intended. and serv-
rr a. an outlet for an exubeance OF
.-.- ta.r kndled the fire OF d mighty
rrs..-m which eliminated only when
u. battle had been fought and won and
r,h.ror Of the Old Dominion had been
srIafaI upon the gridiron.
Tb. N9rth Carolina team arrived in the
...r Wednesday night. accompanied by
a M,ea contingent of adheren;s' all oi
sf0m were confident Of success. and their
.rrts vcr. c0rrespondently elevated the
-a. party. numbering over two hun
r.I made their heaIquart rs AT the kN-
0te. Hotel The votaries Of the team
aaU practically took possession Of the
...G. were willing to back their conii-
t-r. .r their representatives,. and the
money offered by the hackers Of the
University of Virginia was promptly COW
ri Yesterday morning a large con-
tr.0rt Of .hese undergraduates drove
nruah tho streets of the city in tally
i. decor te8 from bride to back step
vih .l. North Carolina favors
special train from charlottesville,
b.ren. me prcsentatives OF the Nir-
rn4 University. together with a large
o. ~ faculty.. arrived in this city shortly
hefor, noon Yesterday They wsre met
% thr chesaueake and Ohio depot, and
i..r.l io the echo by a host Of stu
i,n,s wh, had prec sded them, and by
nary ~ the alumni. who live in Rich
a3 Tte visitors were driven in brakes
'o te Jefferson. where they made their
h.tluuers.
1te Charlottesville boys averred them-
slyo no less confident Of success than
thtr rivals. and with the arrival of this
contingent fresh impetus was given TO
Oh. street. demonstrations.
FLOCKING To THE PARK.
for more than an hour before the time
fo for The opening Of the gates every
-tenae to West-End Park was thronged
WITH reopl. eagerly anxious TO secure The
tc.i seats ON the several structures pro-
Vlei i3r ,hc accommodation Of the pub
ic. Ions before the time set for The
htk-0r every one Of the six thousand
available seats had been filed ana the
N4naas-room capacity Of the grounds
a. unusually brilliant one.
Overhead the sun. in a cloudless eky.
ofamei brightly upon this vast assem-
t4.e which included all sorts and con-
o''ns o. men. The wealth, the beauty.
aai ll fashion OF the Ola Dominion
Mere represented. as were also the
uin and muscle OF her educational and
Athletic circles The fair sex were out
'' i-fee. ana were as exuberant in their
'''hlsasm as were their demoustratiye
escorts
j. vas only to be expected that the
orf of the University OF Virginia
'.4i ue largely In the ascendant, but
"s itc' Was rendered more evident.
'tase the Tarheel rooters were scat
''i in small bands in different parts
" NE Held. and the blue and white
sel 'n the sea OF orange and blue
"'' not particularly noticeable. The OBJ
''.' '' ihis apparent disorganization was
made manifest. however for these
s""en' little bands were gifted with abb
l'i ung power and their answering
' To The derisye songs and college
'''' OF their opponents were lusty and
vigorous.
Al IMPOSING SPECTACLE
"' huse chrysanthemums. the satin
'''''fs' which nearly every one wore
.''s'a The sombre background formed
Ae dark hues OF the winter gar