Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-24
THE GREAT EVENT
Newport News Contest on the
Gridiron Today.
ANALYSIS OF LINE
Good Material IN Both Elevenr, and a
ssrappy Game May BE Looked for,
Prospect ofa Large Attendance,
Those Who VIII Participate.

"PpS uaihe MAY fSe Looked for,
Prospect of u Large Attendance,
Those Who VIII Participate.
The event of the day will be the
thanksgiving football game which will
pc played at lsiverview Park today
between the Newport News eleven and
the Richmond College team The game
viii be called at $3.50 sha1b ANA there
is every indication that the crowd will
be large one. 1t is true that New
port news, Hampton, Phoebus and Old
Point will all send big delegations to
the Nirginia-North Carolina contest in
Richmond. but there will BE- enough
or the enthusiastic lovers OF the sport
ielt TO more than test the capacity Of
the park. Every arrangement has been
made. and even with the poorest ex-
cuse in the way of decent weather. the
day will be a great success.
Both teams are confident and thu,
game is likely to be one of the hottest
Witnessed here for {, long time
Following is the lineup of the two
teams. subject. of course, to change:
Newport News. Pos. Richmond
toward toward. left end .......... Pope.
Defarge 49,. left tackle . Pope.
Marren... left guard $500. Duke.
Waterman ...centre 49,. .Conlmack.
Newklrk fright guard .. Hall.
Daliey .......right tackle ...... Stone
4 .'SN'i ~ iS III cru scott,
Curtis Quarter back -. Ellyson
Jones -. LEFT hand back Bloxton.
Damon. right half back. .Langford.
Rlchardson.. full back $3.50. McNeill
se from ,, the above line-u2. it will be
VIII &c no sinecure to dowr
Howard. at the left enu will be all
right, as demonstrated by his practice
Work. He is Il new man here nut not
a Lew man on the s,ridiron. as h. has
played vath 1-elliSh. as wen as other
crack teams. DeFargc as an old 'un.
ana i good 'un. at that. In his old
position. at left tackle. Il. will do his
share of the work satisfactorily. War
rem. ;,t'ett guard. is another new man
lie, too. has shown that H.. '.an play
football when he gets his blood warm
ed up to the occasion.
Last years center is this years cen
ter Dan Waterman knows how to
take care of the center of the line aud
Will show Commack a thing or two
Another old standby is Newkir:s. Who
plays right guard again. Daley will
play right end all right and next to
DALEY will be Scull-some will ask.
Who is Scull?' but the majority OF
- ~ i5aSRsaas1ssss hnaS Lin,
after today's game. Scull is home from
Savannah on furlough. He came up
especially to take his old position with
the Newport News team.
Back of the line. the locals viii have
four 'beauts," who know their busi-
ness. Curtis, though new man. is y
good one. and caught on TO the re
quirements of his responsible office Il
quarter in short order.
Damon and Jones makes a strong
team of half-backs, and their splendid
work of last year makes it certain that
they Will not be found wanting tomor-
z row. Richardson. who played full back
last season. is again slated for that
L A. .NV.f
News especially to play on the team
this season. He is Il good all-round
player. and the team has been greatly
strengthened by his return to the city.
THE RICHMOND BOYS.
Mr.. Allan d. Jones. of tffis city is
manager of the college team. He Will
arrive with sixteen players and crowd
Of 'rooters on the 1l:15 train this morn
ing. While here they will be quartered
at the Warwick Hotel.
The college team has been very sue
cessfui having won a majority of the
games played. The only team that has
so far proven too strong for them was
the Virginia Military Institute eleven.
True, the college lost to Washington
and Lee the first game they played
them, by score of to o: but in Rich
mond, oa-tAe 14th Of November. the
college Won from the same team. on a
slippery field, by a score of 10 to 0.
Randolph Macon and William and
Mary College suffered defeat at their
hands, Is to being the score in each
instance Early in the year they play
ed Hampden- Sidney to a standstill, the
score being to 6.
The Spiders as the Richmond team
is commonly known, are indeed spiders
in point of weight, averaging only
1856 1-2 pounds; but like their name
Sakes, they are exceedingly active and
lively. and. by playing quick. snappy
ball, they hope to hold the heavy New
port News to a much closer score than
they did the Hampton team last year.
when the college lost by score of 80
to 0.
The line up contains many players OF
the '97 team. McNiel will be at full
back. His superb tackIing in the
Hampton game will be remembered by
many. Landlord (Captain) and Blax-
ton right and left-half-backs are good
ground-gainers and hit the line hard.
Pope, Scott and Robinson play the ends.
the latter being a substitute. All run
ssSwell with the ball and know how to
# break up their opponents Interference
Powell and Stone will be in at tackle.
and both are hard, heavy players
Duke and Fleming flank the centre
Cammack. All three OF these are new
men on the team but that does not
mean that they don't know the game
Little Bagby at quarter weighs only
1A0. yet he never fails to be in every
scrmmage. The sub-quarter Doug.
Ellyson. gave good account of himself
III Lie w StiiiiS va Lie MIN
7. off, running through beaken field for
seventy yards.
Hail. Moore. Thraws and Watson are
the substitutes. The first named stands
six feet. four inches in his socks and
Z weighs 175.
= All of the officials have not been Sc
lected. Mt. James Bckford, of Hamp-
p ton, will referee He is a selection of
the Richmond College. Mr.. Kaufman
will be one of the time-keepers and Mr.
Eilyson one of the linesmen. Both are
z College men.
VIRGINIA-CAROLI
The Great Football Event in Richmond
Large Crowd Will Attend.
large crowd from this section will
take in the great game in Richmond
today between Virginia and North Car