Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
CLAUDE VI. DEAN.

manager Richmond College Eleven)
play reduces the danger 70 minimum,
and when the player is in the proper
physical condition mo one entering a
football game or any other athletic
contest should be otherwise), ii Is safe to
say that he will be subject to Injuries
no worse than those which accompany
all sports, such as slight strains and
sprains.
Football has become the national col
lege game, every college throughout the
entire country being represented by
team, and now, instead OF the larger
universities having everything their own
way and calculating how large a score
they can pile up against the smaller in
stitutions. they are very often forced
to do their utmost to avoid being scored
upon and even defeated.
WILL BE A STRONG TEAM.
Richmond will be represented this year
by an athletic football team which will
consist of ex-college players only. and
will be entirely devoid OF professional
ism, being in this respect different
from most athletic club teams. The
men are playing simply for the sport
Of It, and the people of this city Will be
treated to clean and Sportsmanlike
football game between this team and
teams of the different colleges and
athletic clubs Of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and
Washington, ID. c.
Afr. Charles II. Jordan. manager OF the
team, has already made a number Of ex-
cellent dates, and will complete his
schedule IN a very short time
He Is In correspondence with the best
- 4ftU nd a -
Richmond team is composed OF some OF
the best material in the State. the games
will. no doubt, be closely contested and
Interesting 10 all lovers OF this sport.
The team has been thoroughly equipped
and has adopted as its colors red and
black.
THOSE WHO WILL PLAY.
The following men are I'm daily practice
at the baseball park: Wilbon Bioxton.
Fubank, Carr, Ellyson, Maupin. Turpin,
Wilson, Burnett, Woodruff, Baker, Shines,
Fleming, Tyler, Belvin, Rand, Thomas.
Friend, Lumsden. and Hlnds. Mr.. A. X.
Foster. The captain. and star OF last
years team. will report for duty In about
a week. Mr.. Foster made quite an en-
yiable reputation with the Yale Reserves
in '94 The teams coachers will be
Messrs Percy S. Bosher. Tyler Brock,
Richard Ndlutflt anu AMEN TUE
The first game will be with Richmond
College on September 18th. at the base
ball park.
The Richmond College lads.
The Athletics will not have exclusive
control Of Richmond's gridiron this sea-
son.
Manager Dean, Of the Richmond Col
lege team. says the college campus Will
be the rendezvous for thirty-odd aspirants
for the football team on Monday eve
ming and Judging from the list Of APP
olicants, and their ability as football
players, he predicts that the college team
this year will be the best ever had az
the institution, and says II the public Will
patronize the games. he will have some
of the best teams In the country here
TO play, and they will witness no one
sided games. but, on the contrary, viii
be given the opportunity Of seeing some
very close scores, and many new and
novel movements.
A GOOD TRAINER.
He reports that his trainer has been
at Harvard ali the GUNNER taking a
special course. and that his team VIII,