Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-24

Protection frovided-A Reception to
BE Given Tonight.
All Is in readiness for the great
football contest of this afternoon.
The hotels are thronged with
strangers, who have come TO witness
the game. Last evening the Monticel-
10 lobby presented q scene that dehes
description: crowds OF Virginia and
Carolina partisans We'd with each
other in giving college yells ana
songs. The balcony overlooking the
lobby presented Il gay sight. The elite
of the city gathered there view the
| spectacle below. Orange and blue and
! blue and white We're seen everywhere.
! All seemed intent on discussing the
! probable outcome of the game. 1t
seemed that the majority OF people pre-
! dicted Carolina victory, though the
members of each team would say no
! thing for publicity about the pros
I poets.
/ The people here seem to be pretty
/ evenly divided, there being about an
/ equal number of Virginia and Carolina
( partisans. The concensus OF opinion
| predicts very close contest.
THE CAROLINAS ARRIVE.
Carolina came in over the Coast
Line and was greeted at the wharf by
a fairly large crowd OF North State
/ sympathizerS. The boys siSnali1ed
| their arrival by voclferous cheering.
and their cries We're answered by those
| on the dock.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
Immediately on their arrival the Car
olinaS went 10 the hotel, and shortly
afterwards the Virginia delegation put
i'll its appearance, having come in over
the Chesapeake and Ohio. Their ar
rival was The sign for q great demon
| stration on the part of the assembled
| crowd. "Wah hoo waits fairly rent
! the curved roof OF the spacious lobby.
1t is hard to say which team will come
out victorious.
y CONSULTATION.
During the evening Mayor Johnston,
| Judge Hanckel and the managers OF
! the two teams were in consultation at
| the hotel The outcome OF the talk was
that there would be Il detail of fifty
! extra police oil duty in the park to-day.
| They are to see that no one comes
| within the ropes separating the field
! of play from the spectators, and that
| perfect order Is preserved.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY.
The city is practically owned by the
visiting collesians. They are whooping
! things ~.
CHANGE IN LINEUP.
| Virginia has made two important
changes in her lineup.
| Haskell, their great guard will be
out OF the game. He hurt his hip very
| badly in practice Thursday and will be
| replaced by Harris. Hurt will take
| MontSomery's place ut centre.
Carolina Will lineup with practically
the same team that played in the Geor-
| eia game last Saturday.
THE LINEUP.
The clevens Will be us follows:
Virginia. Positions. North Carolina.
Walters ........ X. H. ........'Osborne
lSenet ........... r. L. ........ Bennett
Harris .......... Il. G.. .Brem or Phifer
Hurst ........... Z. .......... Council
| Choice ......... J.. @. ........ Rankin
| Lloyd .......... l.. Y. .......... Foust
Bride ........... L. r.. ...... Smathers
| Male .......... G. Il. ....... Makeley
| Coleman ..... Il. IT. II, ...... McRae
Dabney ...... l.. II. Il. ...... Oldham
| Walker ...... T.. u. ......... Graves
captain.
GAME AT $50.
The game Will be started promptly at
| half-paSt ..
During the evening many bets were
made. but the odds were everything
| but fixed. One man would give two TO
one on Virginia. while another would
| give twenty To fifteen on Carolina.
Even money was also largely in de-
mand.
RIG CROWD ANTICIPATED
All indications point to crowd of
| from eight to ten thousand spectators.
and it may exceed the last-named fig
ure.
The street car people say that they
will be amply capable OF handling the
rush, as a number of cars will arrive
| in the morning. OF course busses and
conveyances of all kinds Will be in
great demand.
The Stockton Repaired.
tBy Telegraph to vtrginIan- Pilot)
Washington. j, c.. Nov 2S.-The tor
| pedo boat Stockton has completed her
repairs sooner than was expected, ana
| will start on her trial trip from the
mouth of the Severn river. near Anna
| polls at noon tomorrow.
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