The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-24
0NlESlDED GAME
OF FOOTBALL
CoIored Society Was Out in All It's
Glory.
BARCo PROVED A WONDER.
White Couldn't Give 1t to EN-" in
the " ay His Audience Wished,
and the Game
Was Lost.

.'Barco is a wonder! He eats en-
aliVe! was one of the great cries d .
football game between me colored teams
representing the Union Theological IN ~
versity and the Richmond Athletic C.uo'
AIT Broad-Street Park yesterday dltei-
noon.
Beginning at o'clock the croWds u
colored peuple from the aristocratlc sec
ton of Jackson Ward begun to spreao otlt
toward the park, and by 3:45 O'CLOCK, Wneh
the game was called, there were propapiS
about 1--WE hundred spectators, wiz VIII
enthusiasm, gathered in the lot, shoulins
for either the one or the other OIL liie
two teams.
The Athletic Club team was the first 10
reach the grounds. They came in a DIG
wagon, with black and yellow flags way
ing, and looked strong and healthy, ana
able TO cope with almost any crown OF
equal number. They had nearly the en-
tire crowd with them up to and shorty
after the arrival of the University team.
They put up some splendid exhibitions IN
practice work, and the crowd OF rooters
shouted themselves almost hoarse before
| the game begun, calling frantlcaliy upon
some one to bring forth the lamp to be
slain, in other words, the University
team
Where are they? Where are they?
Show I'm to u.s." shouted the Athletic
Club rooters, and then many blasts from
big tin horn awoke the echoes away
out in Henrlco county.
Presently fellow with a red hat on
and wearing a suit of red and gray, rode
into the grounds. He proved to be the
advance guard of the team from the Uni
versity. and the crowd with orange and
black hooted at him, and tried to make
him feel cheap and small
LITTLE YELL.
L. 4: IA I, t.,,@ eAS,
yell for himself, which in a few minutes
was reinforced by many University root
ers. who came along with the team. which
at that moment entered the grounds.
Then IL was time to compare the two
teams. and when that was done, half OF
the crowd that had bSen applaudng the
Athletics. changed, and put their orange
and black colors in their pockets. The
real rooters, however, continued to root.
Then the officers, which We're made up
from STUDENTS OF Richmond College, got
together and the game started up.
There was just one still moment in the
grandstand and that was when the pig
skin was kicked cit. When it fell into
the hands OF q University player 1t was
kept going along until within tour min
utes q touchdown was made. and the
Athletics got demoralized
Give it to EN-, Whiten' shouted q
small boy, and the crowd Of Athletic
rooters took it UP. But White didn't give
it to 'em. He couldn't The University
players had the ball again. and in an
ether four minutes another touchdown had
been made. e=s~
why didn't you give it to EN-. White?'i
asked the small boy in his shrill voice.
White didn't have to give it to en- re-
piled another shrill voice. They took it,
And thsn there was a lot of cross talk
between the two shriIl voices as TO the
merits Of White in giving it to EN-.
IF White can't give it to EN-, 1 can
give it to your shouted one shrill voice.
YOU'D better get Write to come up and
help you. was the reply, for I'm accom-
ing that er-Way now.
And then there was scramble in the
grandStand and the admrer of White,
with a big orange and black flag in his
hands, found himself in hot water
OFFICERS OF THE LAW
-Four policemen, who had been sitting on
q bench at the bottom of the grandstand,
out OF sight, arose, and when their grim
looking helmets daWned upon the view of
the owners of the two shrill voices, silence
as dense as midnight ensued SO far as
the two shrin voices We're concerned, and
somebody with second base voice said:
set down!'
Then everybody sat down, and interest
in the game that had been waxing hot
was resumed.
No personal remarks were made for the
space of probably thirty seconds But it's
just as easy to keep baby from CRYING
at midnight as it is to keep a crowd at a
football game quiet.
"Barco is wonder! He eats 'em alivev'
shouted the small voice, as that worthy
caught the bail and made 2O-yard gain
before he was downed by White
linen in m1X-up, while the University
rooterS were singing a dead march, and
the Athfstlc rooters were trying TO think
OF something appropriate to say, Pierce
Sot the ball and sprinted for 80 yards, with
everybody after him, and made touch
down.
Where's White?" shouted the Barco
admirer
And then three cheers were given for
Pierce, who, before the applause had sub
sided, had duplicated his feat. This last
one didn't count, however, for the referee
declared that somebody interfered in the
wrong way.
"Hurrah for White!" shouted the White
admirer !.
''Barco is a wonder!' shouted the other
voice.
END OF THE FIRST HALF.
And then with the score 1G to 0, the time
of the first half expired, with the ball in
the possession of the University team and
fast working toward goal
During the internission the Athletics
got together off by themselves and braced
up, and when the second half started in
they had more ginger on board, and came
nsar doing something to save themselves
the ignominy Of being shut out. But they
couldn't do a thing. and Whites friend
and adnirer gave up in despair
AS it begun to grow dark the crowd got
out on the field and crowded along the
line The Athletics put up a great piece
of work toward the end, and try as they
could the University could do no better
than get one goal with a touchdown, max
Ing the score p TO 0. when time and dark
ness both came on together. and Barco,
White and Pierce The lattar. Ia wing hean