Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-26

Mallory .......Left end White.
Nalle ........Quarter-b -baok........ Rogers.
carney ......Right half-back ...... Collins.
Hll .........Left half -back....... Howell,
Graves, and Buxton.
Morrison (Capt) Full back. .Belden (CapO.
Umpire, Kelly, Of Princeton; Referee,
Barnard, OF Princeton; Linemen-Whit-
nker and Walsh: neutrality-suspicious. and
Buscoville. Score-Virginia, y; Carolina,
o. ch-downs-Virginia, 2; Carolina, O.
Goals-Virginia, 2; Carolina, 0. Time of
halves. IS minutes; time of game 2 hours
and II minutes.
Old Virginia's orange-and-bue- -hosed
Cladiators have fought another battle on
the cridiron with their North Carolina
aIversarics. and one more victory perches
upon their banner.
No fortunate fulxe, no chance opening,
can dim the glory of the proud victors
nor soothe the pain Of the noble van
Quished.
The score was: Virginia, u; North Caro-
Ina, 0.
From a playing standpoint the game
was not sensational. Spectacular fea-
lures were few and far between. Still
Il was a game well worth watching. he
ing fierce, hard, and clean. 1t was play
ed yesterday afternoon on the chalk-rib-
bed turf of West-End Park in the pres
once Of about 1900 spectators.
The city became football wild on We'd
nesday night, and every hour yesterday
added 10 the enthusiasm and the crowds.
For some days past the larger store WIN
dows have been decorated with the orange
and dark blue OF Virginia, and the light
blue and white of North Carolina, but
as the day for the contest drew near the
window -dressers undid their work, and
prepared the most elaborate decorations
ever seen here in connection with the
intervarsity football match.
THE WEATHER UNFAVORABLE.
After a night passed with visions of the
goddess of football victory draped in
orange and blue, or in blue and white,
Virginia men and North Carolina men
awoke early yesterday morning to find
the days dawnng full of the most dis
couraging indications. What a saucy,
rabid. misunderstanding wind it was that
came to lash the day of one Of the great
est athletic events that have ever taken
place in Richmond! 1t swept across from
the blue and chilly-looking northside 1t
rudled the waters of the James and
swept up the dust on the streets, and sent
II hurtling into the eyes and over the
clothing Of great and little with demo-
cratic impartiality. As the hour for the
calling Of the game approached, however,
the weather. which had been so inau- |
spicious during the early morning hours, |
showed signs Of improvement, and with
the coming Of the vast throngs Of peo- |
pie the disagreeable features Of the day |
abated. The cold north wind died down
20 an extent which caused il to be al |
most no factor in the contest.
The gray, low hanging clouds that
threatened each moment to weep, in |
deed lent an effective background to the |
picture Of the afternoon, and no man, |
whether a Virginia or North Carolina |
sympathizer, who looked upon it, but
must have felt his blood quicken in his |
veins and his heart beat stronger for
having seen it.
THE SCENE AT THE PARK.
The first thing that struck the eyes of |
those who went out early to the scene
Of the contest was vast array Of yell
low pine and a horde of variegated fakirs.
1t looked as if several circuses had come
together. There was a din Of many
voices. The peanut and candy venders,
and the sellers Of innumerable and agoniz-
ing forms Of badges and souvenirs, and
other tortures. were vociferous with in
trying to earn an honest penny
by catering 10 the peoples wants, real
or imaginary.
The crowd was q little slow in coming,
What high prices had begun the threat
cning weather finished with many thou
sands They stayed away. The null
utude that did attend the game was
handled admirably by the Richmond Rail-
way and Electric Company. From II
o'clock there were professions Of sputter-
Ing. spark-spittng trolleys on the streets
leading TO the grounds. Many walked, |
and the football girls who went TO the
game on foot found a wonderful cosmetic
IN the fresh, eager air. The grandstand |
hlled up fairly well. The west
arn bleacheries were fully oc-
cupied except in the lower sec
ton and I'm the north stand, all the seats
we're claimed. The carriage enclosure
vas also well filed
THE CROWD WELL HANDLED.
The arrangements for handling the |
rowds were perfect. Without confusion |
he people were admitted through the |
roper channels. and were promptly seat
.d The crowd was so absorbed i'm get |
Ing comfortably seated that but little
was awakened until a short
iIne before the teams appeared.
IL was a picturesque scene The high s
iers OF seats that framed the field |
ined of I'm straight white boundaries, IN
heating the fateful limits 10 which the | I
all could be kicked or carried--were 2
lled with bright array Of happy and |
but expectant and anxious
eople. All of them were, of course, | I
rdent admirers OF one side or the other, /
nd the colors they displayed readily In =
icated their sympathies. IL was only | I
aturai that the orange-and-blue rooter | {
houid be che most in evidence. but the 8
ohorts OF North Carolina wore by no |
leans inconspicuous. A noticeable fea-
ure was the number OF ladies present, | 8