The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-12
GOSSIP! {: OFTHEGRlDiRON.
Facts, Figures and. Facles About the
Eleven Which WlllRepressnt Norfolk.
THE BEST THE CITY EVER HAD
The Thanksgiving Game WIFI
Probably 10 im baltimore = New
Material Secured = f. ]. sicberI
VIII Couch Tho schedule Will Dc.
pend Upon tho Support.


Ing season has been formed, and one
which Is undoubtedly the strongest that
ever wore the orange and black for
this city, the boys are anxious to know
what the people are going to do to sup
port 1t.
Hampton citizens have contributed
almost thousand dollars to support
their team this year and the other cities
| are not far behind them.
In the past Norfolk has never contri-
| buted penny to support a football
| team.
There have been several very valua-
| BILE additions made to the team this
year, and under the supervision Of an
| experienced coach" the boys are sure
they will not be beaten by any team
in this neck of the woods
In addition to last years team, there
has been secured S. II. Keyes, for sew
eral years left guard on University Of
| Ohio team. which Is known to be a
strong one. Keyes is over six feet in
height. and weighs 20i pounds, but
wlthal IL very active and quick on his
feet.
Then there is Tredwell, OF last years
| Blackburg team. and he Is a most valu-
| able addition, giving the team strength
where 1t was expected 1t would be weak
| by the loss of Heath of last years team.
| In the center of the line will be Har-
ry Sheen. Comment Is unnecessary
This will be his fifth year on the team,
and he AYERS that he is better than
ever"
THE NEW COACH.
The new coach" F. J. Seibert, whose
name occupies a prominent place In the
| football annals, has consented TO oc-
| cupy his old position of full back" and
I ,eta Too ,,-tt1 1o,l ~
certain victory. He has played on 4 half
dozen Of the leading teams Of the coun-
| try.
The management of the team requests
! recruits who wish TO play this season
TO show up for practice at the Academy
grounds. and all who desire will be fur.
nished with a suit and given a fair and
impartial trial. Mr.. Seibert states that
no favo!itism whatever will be shown
in picking men for the various positions
and that each man who goes into q
game will be proficient In his knowledge
of the duties OF his position.
Heretofore the games in this city have
been but poorly attended, but the grea
interest shown this season bids fair t
| largely increase II. In other cities &
football game IL the signal for Il sor
of holiday. Coaching parties wend theil
way to the scene of conflict and no pref.
tier or inspiring sight was ever seer
than a Thanksgiving day football audi
ence in one Of the large cities. An,
team can play the game where the!
know their every move is being watched
by their families and their sweethcarts
Some complain that football Is not in
teresting. No game ia interesting whel
one does not understand it,
Those who do not understand th
game will spend a minute or two I'm lis
tening to the explanation of one wht
does, they will find it exciting. Ever,
inch Of ground Is fought for. The action
is continual and not for one momen
will the interest lag for those who know
the stake.
Football is one of the oldest games Ii
history. and as Wellington said: 9TH
worlds greatest generals have beel
reared on the football field"
Even in our own time, 4 glance owe
the records of West Point discloaes tn
names of Lee and Grant enrolled a
members of the eleven" Cor the "thir
teen" rs it then wasN
GAMES SCHEDULED.
Games have been arranged this sen
son with University of Virginia. Uni
versity of North Carolina. Johns HOP
kins University. Baltimore City Col
lcge. Newport News, Hampton, Sufoll
y. NJ. c. y. and several other stron
teams.
THANKSGIVING IN BALTIMORE
The Thanksgiving day game will prob
ably be played in Baltimore with John
Hopkins University and instead of tn
Norfolk 'rooters" journeying TO Rich
mond this year to see the Y. NJ. c. a.
University of North Carolina game
they Will go 10 Baltimore.
The team has been rather discourage
this year in making dates for the HON
grounds hut nevertheless. will run tn
risk and have arranged for some game
here in the beginning of the season, bu
II proper support ia not given all date
will be arranged for other cities.
4 &C SpICIEEl