The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-05
BE A BATTLE I:
OF GIANTS
University and Blacksburg Clash
on the Gridiron This
Afternoon.
THE. TEAMS FINELY MATCHED
It Will be a Fast Game and.
Struggle From the
Start.

The evenly matched football teams OF
the University OF Virginia and the vir-
g!nia Polytechnic Institute will line up
for their great annual game this after
noon at Broad Street Park The game
will begin promptly at 3P. NJ, and will
be played regardless OF weather. The
price Of admission, including a grand
stand scat, is one dollar. The general
admission to the grounds is scventy-five
cents. 4
Both the teams arrived In the city,
at the Richmond, accompanied by Coach
Sanford an old Yale star. and DR.. w. "A.
La.nbeth, physical director at the Uni-
versity. The ". 2. l. team Is at Muir
phys, and Is accompanied 5 by Coach
5O'Connor,s formerly of Dartmouth Col
flege, in II. y, and by Majors H.bH.f Gary;
\ general manager. and &. H. Scott, agsist4
ant commandment at the institute. Before
the Virginia team retired Coach Sanford
took ilis wards to the hal room, on the
highest floor of the hotel, and there had
a final sigma practice. 49,
isa Mr.. NJ. u. 8 Thompson, popularly5 known
as Mike" Thompson, graduate manager
of athletics at Georgetown. will referee
the ganegto-day. and under the new rule
will carry n whistle, while the umpire has
a horn, with which to8direct the attention
Of the players to his decisions. The um-
p!re is Mr. II. ~. Suter, Of Wa hington.
star quarterback at Princeton seven or
eight years ago. 81.
There was little betting last night. the
weather diminishing the crowds In the
lobbies Ono bot Of SIS even was regis
tered at tho Richmond last night.
The game Will be one In which the ad-
vantage will be with the Heavier line. On
this point it is difficult to get accurate
Information The ". 4. rush line is ad-
tmitted to :lvera &c about $50 pounds IN
weight Captain Council, Of Virginia,
stated last night that he did not kno"
Just what the University team would
average, as 1t will play, to-day with some
OF tho heaviest men debarred. He
pressed the opinion that the line would
average nbou: l7a; It may slightly exceed
that figure. One OF Eirginia's men, Muir
ply, at guard, is said to weigh about c40
pounds.
The Lineup To-day.
4 AS well as could be ascertancd last
night, tho line up will be as follows to-
University. Positions. y. P.lI.
Warren. left end Robins
Cooke. I. q. /. ......l left tackle t(capto Wilson
Spears Tor. .Kite) )tlcft guard. d...... McCullocn
Beckett ........ center Stlies
Murphy. right guard ........ s tickling
" - - :.
C;raha n, 4. :. right end. Lewis
randolph. u. ,q,,arterback... !. r. Harris
T,nnkford Z. ). left halfback..G. !. N. Harris
p. ii. Johnsqn,.right hnlfback.,,... Connor
(or Purcell) ,r....
Yancev /. 49,. .fullack .,..Nutter
Cadets Are Enthusiastic.
over 800 ~ p. i. cadets will reach here
his morning on special train over the
Norfolk and Western. This Is the iarg-
est number OF cadets, that has ever traY-
|nled such a distance for a. fopt!ball game
bur the enthusiasm Is at the hlghest p'tcN.
Every man wants to do al ne eal, 70 tn-
courage his team. and wants to, see his
college lick tile University OF virginia.
Tho reara coach Is reserved for the inssti-
tutc officers and professors Il large num-
Der OF whom expectAto witness the game. game.