Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-13
HAMPTCN'S HEROES.
Notable Members and Achievements
of the Athletic Club.

of the Athletic Club.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. November 12-
Especial -Present indications are shat
several thousand persons will witness
Saturdays contest at Riverview Park
between the football eleyens Of the
HAMPTON Athletic Club and the Univer-
sity Of Virginia. Probably as much in
terest centres I'm this game as the Thanks
f-ivinp-Day game between Virginia and
North Carolina i'm Richmond. In the
early part Of the season Hampton and
Virginia played tie game in .Charlottes-
vile. the score resulting 10 TO 10. Last
Saturday afternoon the strong University
OF North Carolina team went up against
Hampton. at RiverView Park, and fell
down again. being unable TO secure
touchdown, while Hampton ran up her
score 10 IS Betting is lively in Hamp-
ton. and the Crabtown boys have plenty
Of stuff" 10 put up. but they want odds,
and they have a right 10 expect them.
as Virginia Is looked upon as no snap
There is no DOUBT that the game viii be
literally a struggle from start to finish
Hampton has not lost a game this sea
son. and the boys are determined to add
another 10 their long list Of laurels If
there is any fair way TO do ii.
The steamer Luray. OF the O'd Do
minion Line has been chartered by seve-
raj hundred Norfolk enthusiasts, who will
witness the game
The two teams will very probably line
up in the following order:
Hampton. Positions. L. or v
Sinclair ...........Ieft end......... Martin.
Small .............Left taclIle........ Moore.
Hull .............Left guard....... johnson.
Whiting .......... Centre. Wallace.
Massie .........Right guard. Davis.
Darling ........Right tackle. Kennedy.
ScuIl ............R ght end.......... Cooke.
Holt ............... Quarter .......... HOXtOn.
Dougherty Left half-bsck...... Dabney.
Armstrong Right half-back.... Garner.
Bickford Full back. Morrison.
When the North Carolina boys were
here they manifested considerable sur
prise when told that the members of the
Hampton team, outside OF their regular
practice In the field. had no training
whatever They never 20 to the board
together. and, as far as known. none OF
them diet themselves yet, in the face OF
this. a prettier exhibition OF football
could hardly have been expected than
that which the local boys put up on the
field Perhaps the secret OF this is that
nearly the entire team is more or less
athletic and among the members there
are several well-known athletes The
HAMPTON team has to-day. perhaps, the
two best "all-'round players in the State
of Virginia. Everybody knows DICK
Armstrong. formerly coach for Yale. and
ALI football enthusiasts know what ne
can do when he gets the pigsldn under
his arm. IA last Saturdays game he
repeatedly mad gains Of from ten to
TWENTY-FIVE yards reiore the North Caro-
lima boys could find him." and on one
occasion. after a kickoff. he fairly few
down the fed for a B-yard run before
being downed. MEssie. who IS better
known as big" Masse. has not a peer
I'm the State for lne-bucking When
"Bie" Massie Is called back OF the line
I'm a tight place. the rooters always know
that the required gain will be forthcom-
ing.
There IS a little marvel on the Hamp-
ton team by the name OF Dougherty