Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
BIG FOOTBALL GAME.
INTERESTING GOSSIP ANENT THE
THANKsGIVING-DAY CONTEST.
VIRGINIA And LEHIGH MATCHED.
The varsity Lads Have Greatly
strengthened Their Eleven, and
Hope 10 Win--Lehigh Has Been
Playing Sco-sasy Game.

As ThankssiWug-Day draws nigh, in
terest in the great football contest. in
which the eleyens from the University
of Virginia and Lehigh University Will
participate. increases.
For many years past the eleven from
the University of Virginia has occupied
the gridiron in this city on Thanksgiving
Day, and FOR the past five or six years tho
varsity lads have had es their opponents
the sturdy lads from the University Of
North Carolina The athletic relations
botF cen the .Wo universities wore rded
with Che .ne ASK november, however,
and this year Lehigh VIII furnish the
team with which Virginia IS to hight.
The Nirglnia-Caroiina games have been
fraught with much interest TO the lovers
of football, but even more interest CEN
tiers In the Lehs Sin contest than did IN the
previous contests. Lenieh and Virginia
have been recognized for years past as
being about evenly matched, and il Ia
expected that when the two eievens line
up at Broad-sireet Park next Thursday
week they Will be found 70 be equal IN
many respects.
LEHrGHS GAME.
Lehigh has a strong team. but the eleven
has been playing fl see-saw game all the
season, being strong IN one game and
weak I'm another virginia, on the con-
trary was perceptIbly weak until after
the eleven returned from its trip into
Michigan The drubbing they received at
the hands Of the Michiganders seems 20
have done them q world Of good and
ever since the Detroit game they have
strengthened. The Varsity cr2nks had
despaired Of achieving a victory here next
week aftor seeing the "horse-payS' and
bad breaks made by their eleven Until
they noticed the Improvement IN the
Virginia line. Now they swear by their
team and arc pr pairing for jubilee after
victory shall have perched on their ban
ner in this city.
The Virginia team e. being coached by
HuXtOn, who was their quarterback for
a number OF years. and the doughty lit
tia coacher has brought the men out Of
the kinks I'm remarkably line manner.
NIRGINIAS MAKEUP.
There is certainly excellent football
material on the team. Haskell and Crit
lin are the guards; Summersgill who, by
tine way. is field captain, and Lloyd are
the tackles. Taylor and Willis are play
ing the ends. Shibley and Male are con-
testing FOR the honor Of'hlling the posi-
ton Of quarterback: Mallory and Gerstle
are playing the half-bacAs; Coleman is
playing ful-back, and Norheet VIII be
seen at centre
Haskell comes 70 the University from
the Episcopal High School, and f. play
ing q good game az guard. Griffin, the
other guard. was half-baCk lest year, but.
being too heavy for that position. was
placed on the end. where he Is playing
excerently. Lloyd played with Virginia
last year. and Is one Of the best tackles
the 'Narsties ever had. summersgill is
one Of rhe stars Of the team. He has
plenty OF weight. and his tac1ling IS said
10 be superb. TAYLOR and Willis are play
ing the ends nicely now. Taylor by the
way, is a brother Of Saunders TAYLOR.
the great quarterback who played on
the best team Virginia ever put on
gridiron-that Of 1894.
HITS THE LINE HARD.
SHIRLEY and Maize are both good men;
both have plenty Of weight. Mallory IL
playing great bail. and as hair-back is
hitting the opposing lines good and hard.
Gerstle. too. is playing a good half-back,
and Is hitting the lines successfully, but
his strong point Is his sprinting. His run |
around the end saved the day against |
Pennsylvania. and gave Virginia "A touch !
down. Coleman, the big full-baok, is |
also playing frst-class bah, and his punt
ing is the equal O. any ever seen on |
Virginia gridiron.
The two teams will arrive here We'd !
nesday week and the game viii COM |
monce Thursday az 2:30 =. NJ The ar |
Of the park as TO seats and |
entrances will be identically the same az
I'm previous years. and none but scorers
and officials viii be- permitted on the side |
lines thus giving spectators an uninter- /
rupted view of the game. The officials |
t,nva uof Trp+ begu named.