The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
VARSITY TEAM
GETTING READY
Practice for The Season is to Begin
To-MOfrOw.
NO GAME HERE THIS YEAR.
North Carolina aud Virginia Have NOT
Patched Up Their Differences
Something About the varsity
Team.
NO GAME HERE THIS YEAR.

Tomorrow will see the applicants Tor
positions on the football team at the Uni
yersitv Of Virginia on the field. lhen
the alI-absorbing topic for the next tnTee
months will be the Individual players, their
strong points. and their weak ones. II IS
a LITTLE early to give an accurate forecast
ar estimate Of the team for the coming
season but Virginia will no doubt put
ohsupIonship eleven on the gfidifoh' as
abe has done for several years past.
II viii be heard with much regret by
,be numerous friends Of the Orange ana
pluo and blue and white in this city, VINO
have so enthusiastically rooted for their
favorite here on Thanksgiving for the
past six years, that Virginia and Norm
Carolina have severed all athletic lnleT-
course. consequently on next Ihanhs-
giving Day these two teams VIII not meet
In richmond to decide the championship
of The south. II is said Virginia has ar
ranged for her Thanksgiving day game
10 be played with Georgetown University
In Washington.
An this trouble between Virginia ana
North Carolina has arisen from the fact
that North Carolina played kOehler' the
crack end. against them here last year
II was stated by a Virginia man. mat
North Carolina was given fair warning
before the game was played mat II they
put Koehler in the game, # would - SUI
fc.ent cause for a breaking off OF All
athletic meets. North Carolina won from
virginia last wear for the first time. 40 il
fee indeed unfortunate for the University
that this feeling should have arisen from
that game
Archie Hoxton. the greatest quarter
virginia has ever had. viii be on the
neld tomorrow evening. as prominent
coacn. \ more competent and universally
popular man could not be found TO whom
10 trust Vrginia's record for ~. IL will
be remembered that HOxton played quar-
ter for the University two years. and was
a wonder. He VIII be there all the year
as coach for all the athletic teams.
Capt. Penton, Of the great "a team.
Will be on the s,de-lines some time this
week Penton is the greatest authority
ON the game Virginia has produced and
win De strong hep 10 the team in lts
early training. lie will only be with the
team until The first OF October.
IL was reported last spring that Capt
S1Immersgill would not return. Up TO
this time it Is not known whether he VIII
be- with his team.
shirley. substitute half. last year has
been spoken of as the possible captain IT
summersgin does not return. He re-
ccived severe injury to his knee last
Thanksgiving. and It is feared he will not
be able 10 come out. hut If heis In condi-
lion he will be a favOrite
OLD MEN BACK.
Coleman. substitute full back. will he
out also Elson the regular fun back
"sandow" and Baxter Moore. half back
and tackle. will be in their tags to-mor-
row LLOYD. the star tackle of last year.
Is said to be in the pink Of condition ana
will 20 into training among the irst'
Others Of last years team will report.
Amongst the stars from preparatory
schools who aspire 10 varsity grid.
iron honors. are Albert ". Mallory. last
wear Captain Of St. Adams; Henry G.
Mccall last year end on St Adams. and
r. Haskell. last season guard on Episcopal
high School team.
There are conflicting reports as TO capt
Golfers plans for this season. but 1t IS
safe 10 say he viii get in the game some
where. Some say he will return to VIZ
ginia. others say ne IS going 20 eoaeh
Tulane University team in New orleans