The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
played Virginia last year, and have had

4 Line lighter.
v;re:aia has been a little SLOW all sea-
! son behind the Tine. while Caroiirla has the
lcputatlon OF quick formation and rapid
piaying.
WILL BE GIVEN GOOD TINE.
Preparations for The entertainment OF
the elevens and their 'rooters. while
4 here are III the hands OF a COMMITTEES
! from TIE Richmond Alumni Association
Of the University of Virginia, which is
! making elaborate arrangements to show
1 tifeii visitors every attention that VIC
1 tory may be sweeter and defeat less BIT
ter. no matter 10 whom each may faii
After tie game. the EIiou Theater will
be thrown apen to the teams and their
| FRIENDS. by theslocal committee. who9has
leased for that night the entire lower
floor and all the boxes. at the popular
playhouse.
! a german given in honor of the teaaas
ar the Masonic Temple. will follow the
show. and so the night will be given TO
celebrating victory and forgetting de-
feat.
The teams will arrive tire night before
the game, and will be Guartered at the
Jefferson 5#5 and Nurphy's Virginia
footing contingent win not arrive until
Thursday morning. when a special train
ever the CheSa s9eake and Ohio viii land
item 4ao strong tie 2tain-Streeta Sta
t1ol, The S.onewall Jackson Band, OF
Stanton. Will probably accompany the
Virginia aggregation.
Nlrginiass ltl1o-up 70 the THANKSGIVING
Day game Is yet al question OF doubt. anu
rein which there is naturally the great
tsst interest among CO Ie;ye men. as it Is 3
a long established custom With the
coaches to put on the field in this game
Tie hest IN the foot ball squad
Among college men j il a distinction
ard an honor to paw il this game and
one that is an incentive TO every ma n. I
through the hree months of hard rain
ing The liae-np is not given. out before
tqc day. and often not before the teams
are on the field, but IN looking over the i
~ alsitys'5 squad. many of the men who
5 will defend the Virginia fonor IN the
closing game Of the season many be-
picked
To begin with Branston and Daniel are
mighty ant TO be the ends In the Thanks
giving Day game.
Eranston has played the position the
greater part Of the season. while Daniel
VAS changed from guard to Left end after
the Lehighs game. and has greatly
strengthened that side OF the line. l'anlet 1
Is tweutv years old. weighs IA pounds and
fefcre going to the University PLAYED
three years on the St. Adams school team i
I,anston is twenty-fonr years Old 4
weighs 1853 pounds and has had consider
abIe experience with the game and the po-
siiica he now plays.
He like Daniel. played on ST. Adams
school team.
Is ID. Pollard viii go In at quarter. hay
ing played that position through the sea-
sol, and developed into one of the smooth
ast# and coolest men the Varsity had
in#tl7is position since IIoxtonts day Pol 4
lard is atwenty=one# years old, and is ma
tive of King William county.
ytiginia.s bal lSs will probably be iar- |
.2 TAI r.
,..ft half. and Watkins. right half,
i3achman, who was taken from the back I
field and put in at center three weeks {
ago. has played that position Well and /
Will almost certainly SO in against North |
Carolina
f Council and Johnson. who have strength /
enec the Varsity line at tackles and been
fer most aggressive grand gamers. VII! /
sla3doubt play these positions on Thursday. |
Jonnson4 Is an ex-y. NJ l. PLAYER. and |
knows the game Council Is an old North
Carolina man and when he goes In against
the Tar-Ieels Will be against the boys /
from down home. Z
Snates and Houston are the most
promising men for guards. Spates has a \
good record for the season. which iidus-
ton was at one time retired from the l
position by Daniel, who is now on the /
end a number of substitutes Will be II
be given an opportunity to distinguish I
themselves, and at the same time, by /
playing in the game become entitled to
wear the Y.
Virginia Is confident Of victory and
will, no doubt, offer odds on the game. /
CARoLINAS TEAM.
Tho eleven from Chapel Hill, when it 4
appears here on Thursday, viii come with
a record ma rked by only one defeat. that I
being at the hands OF the Georgetown
eleven in the game played in. Norfolk !
ten days ago. when in a pretty game,
the Marylanders scored twelve points to /
the Tarheel's Eve.
Carolina has met and defeated Fur
man College Of South Carolina by
score OF IA to i ana Il week later rolled !
up a score of IS too against Davidson
College. their Formidable State rival In !
Roanoke the following week she played I
the sturdy aggregation from " p. TO 81
a stand -stiil. neither team being able to /
cross the rs4l lire in tsrnitIlirty-,ninu mite 4
hatse. The Virginia Military Institute !
was defeated by the Tarheeis fvs a Score i
of Il to TO- Cardinals team Is light and s
fast and IN Graves. who plays quarter
and does the punting. she has one of the
best in the country. During the season /
he has kicked three goals from the field.
and IS dangerous adversary for any j
eleven to allow In its territory.
lie has PLAYED with the team three
seasons and besides playing his position
fast and certainly. as field general he
handles the eleven with cool judgment,
and is equal to any emergency.
The team is not composed of new men,
but has the advantage this season of play I
Ing men who were on the eleven last year /
and have developed under several years
training.
When Carolina played Virginia in Nor