The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-05
NEWS OF
CRlDl..RON.
Interesting Games to be Played
Both il North and South
on Saturday.
GAME At CITY OF NORFOLK N: ri ~
GAME At CITY OF NORFOLK u
North Carolina and Virginia
Polytechnic Institute to-
Measure Strength.

A great many interesting football
games are scheduled for Saturday. among
them the most interesting in this State
being that at Norfolk In which the Uni
vcrsity OF North Carolina will measure
strength with the team from the Vir-
Einia Polytechnic Institute. The Y. ?. I.
team was beaten by Virginia In this city
on October Ath by a score OF q to 9. but
in this game the Blackbburg eleven was
deprived OF the services OF Carpenter, It's
best ground gamer and nainstay Of
1 the team. He will be in the game with
Carolina, and that will make q. difference.
3 The game promises to be a very evenly
matchsd one, with the chances fayortng
victory by Virginia Polytechnic 1nsti-
Ntute, II the Carolinians can defeat the
Blacksburg boys with Carpenter playing
Il will mean very close game with
Virginia on Thansgiving Day IN this city.
The Blacksburg and Chapel Hill teams
appear to be we'll balanced, both Ill
weight and skill, and their game at Nor
folk should prove most brilliant battle
witha close score.
In tho North, Princeton will play La
fayette. g. strong team which has made
a very fine showing, but hardly in Prince
toms class. On tho following Saturday
the first OF tho great games, that be-
tween Yale and Princeton. the real rivals
for championship honore. will be played.
On the same day Harvard Will meet
Pennsylvania IN their annual game, and a
week later. November 2lst. Yale and Har-
ward will meet for their great annual
match. The struggle between Princeton
and Yale should be by long odds the
greatest exhibition OF football In the
East, the two being evenly matched ana
very powerful. both in oftense and de-
Tense.
Princeton has the better record OF the
two, II there be any difference. The Tigers
have not been scored on during the en-
tire season. Their defeat OF Cornell by 10
large score "a to o. last Saturday was
a surprise, but so was Yale's victory
over Columbia. Dewitt, Princetons great
drop kicker, contributed ten points TO the
score by field goals, the other thirty
four being made by straight football. IN
the Valet Columbia game five points were
made on a field goal. and the other TWEEN
ty by touchdowns and safety.
Columbia having defeated Amherst and
Pennsylvania. was deemed most form
dable team. but their showing against
ala Wa0 O1SdppO1llAu6. 80 AS~Sst $500
the first half, Columbia lived up to e1-
nectat lions. preventing score by Yale
and finishing the half on pretty even
terms. In the second half. however. the
superior condition of Yale was shown
by the manner with which they plewe
through their opponents line and rolled
no the score. It seems to have peen
clear case of entertaining by Columbia.
The team had grown stale and out OF
condition, and was not the team tnat
faced Pennsylvania. In tact. Colum oia
was then at its best, condition dln1cuit
TO maintain for long. Yale, on tho con-
trary, never reaches prime until the cru
cials games OF the season. The New Haven
men played a heady gam eagainst 20
lumbla, punting in the first halt ana re-
serving their strength for the second. our-
ing which they sailed into the Columola
line like an avalanche ana s"ept tt'o
New York men aside.
& p-iyiceton has brilliant record. espe-
cIally IN defense. no team having crossed
~. goal line or even secured field
goal Dewitt Is pretty sure to land one
or more field goals II the team can get
tha ball within striking distance OF Yale
line. In fact. the Jerseymen appear 70
he quite az strong as the Yale team. ana
81 seems to be pretty even thing. WIN
the chances. IL anything. fayoring Prince
ton. i.
Il tho aryard-Pennsylvania game u
4. diff1cult TO compare the strength OF
the two. Pennsylvania showed weakness
In the Columbia game and strength "
the Bucknell game last Saturday. hal--
ward has been consistently weaker than
usual. having been beaten by Amh sN
and almost defeated by the Indians. no
two look like a pretty even thlns. Last
Saturday Carlisle scored eleven points 70
the crimson's twelve, but ave OF these
were made ON a neld seal and the other
six on a trick of doubtful legality. Har-
ward ought to play 1.ennsylvania 70 q
standst!ll, IL the Cambridge men do not
win the game.
Unless all signs fail. Yale will defeat
Harvard by at least three touchdowns,
IL not by q greater margin. The SHOWING
OF tho two indicated consistently that
Yale Is easily the stronger, In the west
Point game Yale won. II to 3, and Har-
ward defeated the soldiers s to 0,
North Carolina last Saturday lost TO
Kentucky University by a margin OF one
I, po!nt, the score being s to s. Two weeks
before that the University OF Virginia de-
ifeated the Kentuckians to O. But
those two weeks make big difference.
lin short, North Carolina II not yet Mp
ito the strength Of Virginia two weeks ago
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