Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-29
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
ALL READY FOR THE BIG FOOT.
BALL GAME.

BALL CANlE. Fl
University of Virginia, Nov. 2S.-On
the eve Of the great battle to take place
on Broad street grldiron, anxious
hearts are beating. Thousands are anx-
iously looking forward to what will
prove one Of the greatest games Of foot
ball ever seen on a Southern grIdiron.
Virginia, the boys from the Old Do
minion are going to do or die The
great spirit that characterlzes the
games of Yale, has been infused into
the Varsity eleven, and as by conta-
sion, has it spread into the. student
body at large, SO that each man seems
to feel that on his Individual efforts III
the way OF encoura cement depends to
great extent the chances for victory
perching on Virginia's banner. This en-
snu5iasnl, coupled with that of the
faithful rooters from Old Virginia, will
be manifested to the great discontinue
of the boys from Pennsylvania.
The well known "Stonewall Band.
has been secured to accompany the
hundreds of students who will journey
to Richmond. When they play "Dixie''
no onslaught will be fierce enough to
make Virginia give ground.
Then the girls! Those faithful adhe-
rents, whose attendance and plaudits
have done so much TO insure Virginia 8
repeated victories over Carolina in the
years past, will surely be with us again.
and constitute Il large quota of the en-
thusiastfc crowd that makes its yearly
pilgrimage to Broad Street Park. There
will be. too, many Lehigh rooters,
their brown and white, making n beau
tiful contrast to the rich orange ana
blue of Old Virginia.
To one who has never witnessed one
of these Thanksgiving Day games. the
sight is truly n revelation. The college
yells of opposing students, the waving
mass of ribbons and flags: the cries of
the excited throng; the jubilant songs
which swell from the throats of the
faithful rooters; all go TO create a
scene long to be remembered.
Not the least noisy and happy dlvis-
ion Of the crowd That roots for Old
Virginia. is the delegation sent by the
local preparatory schools. especially
McCabe's and McGu!re's. many of them
pros pect!ve students OF the University.
They are already eager TO attest their
loyalty. 1t would be we'll for the Nor
folk High School boys to cclne rs a
body on the excursion, and root for the
team from their prospective Alma
Mater. THE Norfolk High School has al.
ways been well represented at the
University, and all would be we'll pleas :
ed to see the boys come up. cheerlns
for our eleven.
AS to the team. oil are in fine trim. l..
comes from authority that the star OF
the team, Gustle. the great half back.
will surely be in the game. It is, Indeed.
safe bet that Gustlc will cross the
line. Since the fierce game with George
town HoXton has improved the weak
places on the team and has paid close
attention 20 the offensive work in gem
eral.
Virginia has excellent chances of
coming off rs victors
Lehigh has been hard at work get
ting her men into shape. Her line has
proved the weakest point. But she play
cd Cornell Just one week before Cornell
defeated Princeton. and was only
scored on once by the Cornell team,
and that was on tumble punt. The
feature Of their eleven is the fast work
OF their backs But in this position they
can hardly equal the Varsfty's with