The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-25
AM OFF
THE TARHEEL BOYS NOT IN THE BEST
CONDITION.
The Weight of Virginia is "a Pounds to the
Man Against Carolina Game To-
Day in Richmond.
Day in Richmond.

Uay IN hiCHiiio"o'
Chapel Hill, n. O., Nov. 4.-lope-
eial)-The VARSITY football eleven left
this morning for Richmond where they
arrived safely at six o'clock this after
noon. The team Is quartered at the
Jefferson and the game will be played
in West End Park at $3.50 tomorrow
afternoon. The game in detail will be
received here over a wire leased for
the occasion and will be sent from Rich
mond by a player as the game progress
es. Last night ! saw Coach Reynolds
and in reference to the team the coach
said:
"The physical condition Of the team
Is not the best. All the men will proba-
bly, be able to play but will be severely
handicapped by their injuries. The lack
of practice of some of the men who have
been laid off since the Western trip
places them in such condition as to
hardly expect them to keep up the stand
ard Of team work.
defense work of the team is vastly
better than at any time since the season
started. The linemen are continually
breaking through their opponents ard
learning to tackle low.
'The western trip has proven itself to
be a great factor in the progress of the
team-the experience gained from the
heading teams of the west has been taken
advantage of and each mans improve
ment has been the result of correcting
the faults made evident by meeting line
men either his equal or superior. The
greatest cause for Improvement has been
the individual coaching. Each man has
been carefully told of his faults and
shown new methods of breaking through
and interfering.
sit is expected that the team will con-
test every inch of ground from start to
finish. She will put up the same gen.
tlemanly game which was so highly COM
mented upon on the western trip"
The mass meeting last night in Ger
rard Hall was hot success. Every
student on the Hill was present and EN-
thusiastic speeches were made by menu
bers of the team and leading athletic
supporters in the University.
College yells and cheers were loud and
long and the entire college displayed
such spirit as is seldom behind a team.
The college does not expect victory
when the weight is. 24 pounds to the
man against Carolina, but hard fight
to the finish will be made by every Tar
A1Sti VIM SCiS Ill the SdIe
MacRae will get in the game at the
beginning, but his leg is too weak for
him to use it more than fifteen min
utes. The Richmond Dispatch in a
special from Charlottesville, Va, reports
all Virginia players in first class cond:-
ton.
The following players were taken on
the trip:
White left end, Cox, sub.
Shull left tackle, Turner sub.
Cromartie left guard. Abbott sub.
Cunningham centre, Pickard sub.
Boland right guard. Brown sub.
Bennett right tackle. Robbins sub.
Kluttz (manager) right end, Kerner
Rogers quarter back, Osborne SUBJ
Howell left half, Buxton sub.
McRae right half, Collins sub.
Belden, tcaptain) full back, Graves
Martin and Gold sub halves
Coach: Will Reynolds, Princeton. '97.
DR.. Chas. Baskerville, of Faculty.
Students of University Dey G.. r.,
Dey, W., Smith, w. NJ, Drake, Hop
kins