The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-24
Gigantic GridirOn Strug-
gle at Broad Street
Park To-Day.
TEAMS IN SPLENDID
SHAPE FOR CONTEST
Virginia and Carolina Will Line
Up Giants on Either Side,
All Admirably Trained.
Game Called Promptly
ata O'clock citing
at Even Money.

ID x IN +
at2 o'Clock-Betting
at Even Money.
Tho feature OF Thanksgiving Day "a q
Richmond this year viii be tho great an-
nual football game between the elcvens
OF the University Of Virginia and the Uni
versity Of North Carolina. The game will &
be played at Brond Street Park this af-
ternoon beginning at onlock promptly.
It promises to be great. indeed, IN all Il
that makes for clean. ggressive and
desperately fought contest ofstrained ath-
'letes at their best n
L The game In every respect will be tho 4
greatest ever played In this city. and will y
be witnessed by the greatest crowd I North
Carolina will have more supporters on the
field and in tho stands than ever Wit
messed ono Of these games. Already both
teams and hundreds OF the fellow-students
and admirers OF the two are In the ci ty.is
noisy scene last night "
h Both elevens are quartered at tho new
Richmond Flo tel with their coaches, train
lers and ayers. Each has plenty OF
substitutes as good rs the regulars, and !
SO far as can be ascertnined, 9all the mon
of both elevens are in the pink OF physt-fi
cal condition. and ready for the game of 4
their lives. The teams IN vel ghL. coacfl-
ing and training nre nearly up ii to the 4
standard Of the great teams of the coun-a;
try, the rush lines OF 10 tn averaging Is about
200 pounds to the man, and the ends
though lighter, do not greatly pull down
the ton OF ayoirdupois presenting each l
University ;' n!
y The vi ginians. 5ss3ssY S3
The team and substitutes of the TINT
versity OF Virginia arrived first last snight,$
and are at Tho Richmond. .% They are
Messrs Cothrin Council. = I I5 B. j ohnson,s5 N
Hammond, Johnson, Cite. Murphy. Cook.
Graham, Warren, Purcell, Pollard, Lnnl.--&
ford, Dodson, Randolph 'Yelsger, Ha skell
Page. Bryan, Beckett and Paul: y Coach 4
Sanford, OF Yale DR.. w. @ a.. Lambettl,
physical director 5s
The Caroline team, which came in H a 4
little later, consists of the followtng:S
Stewart, Sitton, Townsend, 4! Barry, Bear .3ali
Jacocks Wright, CARPENTER, Robertson
IA1aness, scigle, Story, Newton, Wnborne, Ii
Parker, sipgletary. webberY Farmer.
Oldham, McRae, Robertson, Emerson .sff
Coaches Brown and Trenchard and Man-&8s
nger Lnssiter. sSs 5SiSSat
Both teams are; q husky. lot, the lines
In both cases being heavy and the backs q
fast. Carolina will have the heavier
.backfield, and the more experenced.,# .,#
There are various runlors as to the lines
fpr a
learned the game viii start with the mem
in these positions: ". }448 5asia
Carolina. g Position, Virginia.
80. left end ~. Warren
5Webbcr Y. M. left tackle NJ. 49,. Cooke
.Maness Il. left guard ~. 4. Kite
Stewart (capt.) Il. center 80. b. y Johnson'3S III
Seigle. right guard $50. Murphy ii.
Story. ..t....5... right tackle .... Council ~
Barry ..... ...... right end Graham
Bear Z. Z. ~. quarter back Pollard Z,
Jacocks. 3. Il. left half back w Randolph 8
Carpenter. right half back 4, il. J ohnson
Robertson 4. ~. full back &. ~. Lankford! Ii
Strong Substitutes.
II Both teams have many substitutes,y.4bul ut
1t was stated last night that the teams Y
would start the game as stated. ID For
Virginia Haskell Will replace Kite Il subs
stltution he necessary. Beckett Is su
stltute center; Paul, substitute flIl back;
podson substitute end; Hull. tackle; Flir. \
cell, end Cothrln, tacltle;s Pinrkus. tackle;sy
lKollock, center; Spates, guard; Speare,
guard, and Weislger, half back.
Cardinals substitutes are: Newton ana 4
Oldham half backs; Parker, guard; sins Y
sGetary, tackle: sitton, end Wright. en- eng
Winborle,@ full back. and others. Both; u
teams will put fresh men In the line 1f
tho regulars weaken In the strenuosltyT
Of the contest. .gssg
II Is expected that Mr., Sharpe. OF Yale,
will umpire the game and that Mr. NJ, Fl
j, Thompson, Of Georgetown, Will referee.
with former Quarter Back Suter, OF
Princeton, head linesman. Thirty minute
halves VIII probably be played Win tsn!
minute intermission, III
Tho crowd VIII pour into the city to7
day on a number Of special and all regu- d.
lar trains from every direction, and ais Il
ready, tho vanguard OF the crowd Is
much larger than usual. The lobbies of
The Richmond and The Jefferson We're f
jammed last night, and tne night was +
made noisy with the yelss OF the two Uni
ycrsites and q numper OF root-pttll SONGS,
sung to familiar airs,
Virginia has a new yell, and Carolina
has several. the yachety yack being tie
old ono Last night d bunch OF NiT-l
ginia adherents were singing a song TO 81
the air Of Aud Lang syne. while Caro-
lima sang to the tune of America and N
John Browns Body Virginia also SANG
song interspersed with the long yell,
In fact, the vicinity az the hotels wa
merry until a late hour, though the men
of the teams were not much In evidence.
Talks from the coach and indoor prac-
tice In signals was indulged IN last night
by Virginia, @
The Chesapeake ard Ohio Will run spe- Il
cial trains from the main line West; from y
the main live East; from the James Riyer
Division, and from tie Bucking NAM
Branoh. The Southern will run lons &
special from Chapel Hin. and the Saa-
board Air Line from Raleigh, The Nor.
folk and Western and Coast Line and 4
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac IS
are running trains at reduced rates fares.s
Altogether thousands are espentea, aEd
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