Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-05
ALL ABOUT THE V. NJ I. CADETS.
Many "RDts" Coming In-Thc Ne"
Football Eleven.

Football Eleven.
LEXINGTON. VA. September 4.-tSpe
cial.) New cadets are now pouring int
Lexington OH every train, and the Iros
poet Tor an unusually large corps AT IN
Virginia Military Institute this session d
very bright. AZ noon on Saturday theT
had matriculotod sixty rats VINO lcp
resented seventeen states and the DistIlc
Of Columbia. Virginia has among 'H'
number thirty-throe representative
many Of whom are sons OF promlheh
men. Those from Richmond who nave
renorfed are A. p Curtis. son Of i. IA
Curtis. 905 east Clay street; W. II. Uiqu
hart. Jr.. SON Of W. II. Urquhart' Oh wcsl
Franklin street: II. W. Shelton, son oil
n ~. shelton. 2il south Third street
". u. Anderson. son of John T. Ander'
son. IS west Broad street; d. o. BRIGGS
son Of Colonel W NJ Bridges y Cren'
shaw building: Bradley T. johnston Jr'
son 81 Z. S. Johnston, a. J.. Haskins
Guardian r. 7. Jeffrcss. of Allen ON
fer, ". II. Faris. guardian Mrs =. D.
Carson. From Washington city there arc
n F.. Ford. son Of j. NJ Ford. 60 fli-
tenth street. northwest; f. j. Heiber6er
son OF f. J. Heiberger. Jr.. $50 fhteeh'I
street. northwest; a. =. warner SON OF
Il. IA. Warner, 9lS + street northwest
baltimore has one representative ID INC
person OF Montague Blundon. son OF X
NJ. Bmndon. los Hanover street
DESCENDANTS OF DISTINGUISHED
MEN.
Among the number are found two sons
of Judge 5. c.. white OF Martinsviile'
Va. Henry w. and Stafford G. Whttle'
A grandson Of General Bradley 7. john
son. Bradley 7. johnson. Jr., Of Rich
rnopd; a grandson Of General William
Malone. William Malone, Jr.. OF Peters
burg: a son of General John McCausland.
of Point Pleasant. ". Va, John McCaus-
land: a son OF }. +. Schoolheld, the evan
gelst, DanVille, James Il. Schoolneid' ana
SONS Of two members Of the BoaIu oI
Visitors Hon. Lloyd z. Smith, Of Heaths'
vile. and william T.. Shields, Of LeNing'
ION. Va. both new members OF the board
Tho new men are being actively drilled
in the first lessons OF soldier There
are three drills held daily-at and II A
Al. and J.. ". Taken as a whole the
rats" are a hne-looking set OF young
men and OF manly bearing. The session
begins September 9th, when studies and
strict military Will again prevail at inc
west Point of the South
Steps arc to- be taken 60 secure double
local man service DfAMANAA F-.h+A+I'- Hr+-
Uorrisonburg. At present all places be-
tween these points are served only once
a dav with mail from here. II a regis
tsroJ letter IS sent IL has to be mailed
before 8 o'clock in the afternoon, and does
NOT leave until the next morning. Inc
same delay prevails with one received
here I'm the afternoon, which canno, be
gotten until the next day. With a local
mail service on the $3.50 train in and n:A
out such service can be secured.
FOOTBALL TALK.
With the first of the month and the
reporting of the new cadets, the foot
han warriors began TO gather at the Nir-
ginla Military Institute. The captain OF
the eleven for this season, w. Bruce
Montgomery, Of LynchDurs' was the hiS'
man 10 put in his appearance, and close
lv following him were the trainers-Sam-
uel Walker full-back Of last years Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania eleven, and Sam
uel A. Boyle, the former famous right
end OF the University on pennsylvania.
OF the old men Montgomery as mention
Cd above: c. l.. Rice, HOnaker, Va, right
guard; !. b. Johnston, Norfolk, Va, lett
guard: T. l.. BiscOe, Washington city,
rlcht-end. and w. A. Blacktord Staun-
ton. ana G. :. Roller Fort Denance, Va
substitute halt-backs last season, are
here Bernard, of Petersburg, is trying
for a place. Claggett. of Lexington, H.,
and Dyan. Of Dyall, Fla, new cadets just
entered. are under care Of the trainers,
and although entirely new men, they VIII
DE pushed forward Neither have ever
PLAYED football, but they have tho sta
men.
USING ALL AVAILABLE MATERIAL
The eleven will not class clique, as
shown by the trying and making OF the
new men mentioned Any man who can
play football will be placed on the first
eleven It is proposed 90 make the team
one Of the best I'm the history of the
school. The other men are expected TO
report at once and go 10 work. Practice
kicking. punting out, passing, catching
and work al the tackling machine is the
order every day. Scrub men are taken
out each afternoon and play against
those OF tho team here Real hard WORK
will be the order this week, and by the
time school fairly opens the eleven Will
be under way and well up in pracuce
Practice each day will be gone through
with during the month OF September
and when the first game takes place
which is set for September Both, the
cadet eleven will Zoe perhaps the strong
est I'm the State. The military training at
the school soon brings the men out, anc
the habits--retiring and rising at regular
hours-soon makes them. There Is no.
thing so conducive 20 good health as mill
tarS training.
The managers. Cadets w. A. Black
ford. r. A. L. Walker, and g. i. Craig
Hill have arranged for the following
schedule at home on the Virginia Aili-
tary Institute parade-grounds;
September 30th-Washlngton and Lee
University. OF Lexington, Va.
october Tth-St. Adams School, OF Rad
ford. Va.
October 2lst-Richmond College. OF
Richmond, Va.
october 2sth--Niedical College, of Ealtl-
more. Nd.
November lth-Hampden-sldney Col.
leee
November lSth-Washington and Lee
University.
November nth On Richmond)--Gcor
town University. District of Columbia.
For 1hanksgiving-Day November Goth
a game with the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, of BlaclSs burg. viii be arranged
II the athletic committees can some tC
terms. October 18th ana November Gtl
are vet open oates IN tne schedule The
cadets. outside OF November nth anc
Thanks giving-Da can only play ON Sa-
turdays. on those two dates special time
has been allowed for travelling.