Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-25

pines that hedge the wandering Ararat;
taat they might see Howell again, If even
,o- an instant, as he plunges through
Vfsuias line and past her bafiled backs,
with half her far-famed eleven in des-
rute despairing pursuit while lie flies
towards the goal. with the pigskin hug
GOD fast against his heaving bosom. bring
irs 90 North Carolina the championship
o, the South. long coveted, often fought
f.r. and now bravely won.
No STORY OF FLUKE.
Oh. sing your paeans, men Of Carolina!
Oh smile your sweetest, maids Of the
Middle state! For this victory comes with
r. story OF huke or tumble TO Cim its
Iue.re: the men Of Carolina have met the
men Of Virginia in fair and generous con-
,.st and have won because they were the
better men.
Yesterday that two-acre lot which has,
With happy wit. been dubbed "Iracuon
Field" might have been mistaken Cor
ta.t mead without the walls OF Camelot,
where Iallrv the Knight and Launcelot
ON Ias and even drunken Quex, the
selesclal J1usted for the nine Liamonis
That good King Arthur found by the
shaooWy bourne. where the two brothers
fought i1 tine mist Of the farther ages.
Here Was 40 king to frOwn. but ladies' IN
plenty to smile. ladies beside whom
Cir.yere would have seemed country
HItse, and here was the great populace
ting I'm unchecked enthusiasm; here
were two troops Of athletes ready 10 do
e for the honor Of their respective
States ready 10 strain sinaws, break
Bones and dislocate innumerdble under
fH nate vertcbrae. If necessary, If only
te victory might be won.
a PICTURESQUE GATHERING.
IL describe the audience that looked on
w D be TO initiate the spendhrift Of ad-
l0..t,s who had Webster and Worcester
.. Stomonth AZ his beck: IL was sui
g".rs. Only 10 the V.rginia-Carolina
t.l--Dau game does such an audience
c'ue Old men. young men, sporting
mon sat cheek by jowl; girls Of partridge
lk. p.umpness. girls Of swan-like shape
I.of purred and murmured and laugh'
on and clapped their little hands together.
ana above the deep-tOned diapason OF
man, poor man. rose TO the skies the
HlI. vibrant treble Of the voices or
countless women.
To one who stood on the sunny north
'fu Side OF the field it looked as though
' .'dl ilpth OF OilDltS might nave hbht-
OIL nn t0e eastern end OF the field, while
troop OF doves had nestled at the west.
Tor those who favored Virginia mainly
tied themselves I'm the grandstand and
.Ie nearer bleacheres, while those who
A'led FOR Cardinals success gathered
mostly az the west But. in variance OF
the habit OF the football audience, the
.oi1rs Of the two universities were al
most equally worn. Many North Caro-
hnians were IN the city, and many ma
yves Of the State now reside here, and
aii these. OF course conceived IL 10 be
thoir duty 10 wear their State colors
Never was there a prettier day for foot
ball The teams lined up In light OF q
bright November sun that smiled at oui
little cosmic hive az he leaned his chir
On The hills Of Westham, as though lotf
70 miss the finish. The turf was dry and
hard. promising good foothold for the
runners and plenty OF work for the doc
Tors. The view was not perfect, FOR the
northern wind. dipping into the heid
brought with Il a misty smoke-cloud tha'
enyeIoped the men as on battlefield