The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-11
IN SECRET PRACTICE
A. & M. Laying for Uni
versity. Girls Buck
the Line.

The A. & M. College football eleven
have been having daily secret practices
in preparation for their game with the
University Wednesday. The A. & N.
boys. while they realize that they VIII
have very hard game, are hope?ui
almost to confidence. they feel as
sured that they can holl their CDDor-
ents without permitting Il score, aud
that with half back Wilson OH the
field they will have an excellent
chance of scoring themselves and
thereby winning the game
The impression which Went OF
after the tie game between the A. 4
NJ and the South Carolina University
that the VARSITY would Wln easily IN
Wednesdays contest is erroneous say
the A. q M. students. While the Uni
versity defeated South Carolina early
=, the season by the large score of u
to 0, the Palmetto boys have i;restly
improved since that time and, IN ad-
dition, the field was muddy aad the
A d NJ. eleven We're playing OLD style
bali for fear that University men who
were on the ground might catch "a
to the plays on when they specially
depend
In spite of A. & Ms recognized
strength and their confidence. thought
full followers of foot~oall look for an
interesting game and i University VIC
tory. The Chapel HIilans ought -
score twice, say they. and ought also
to prevent the =. =, Nj. boys from
crossing their goal. in support OF thls
belief, it is pointed out that the Uni
versity's especially capable ENDS VII
neutraliZe the danger OF wilson runs,
and that with the excellent payer
Stewart at centre an I Il strong back
field-Carpenter especially the VAR
sity should be able to make SLOW Dut
steady gains both through the line
and around the ends. According to
the wiseacres, the score should be
University u, A. & NJ. 0.
Ii is well known, however, that the
man VINO predicts football scores IS
in a dangerous business and every one
recalls how prolific the A. & M. is In
athletic surprises. University men
have not forgotten the sting of the tie
game PLAYED with A. & M. a few wears
ago and, with all their sanguine belief
in the strength of their team, they
will breathe freer if the result means .
University victory. however small.
A special train. which will leave
Raleigh about noon Wednesday Will
carry A. & NJ team and students and
many Raleigh people to Chapel Hill
The team will return immediately
after the game, reaching Ralelgh at
about seven O'Clock in the evening.
The care thrown about the secret
l
the A. & NJ. boys.
A day or so ago two young LADIES'
of the younger set went to the GROUNDS
for the purpose of seeing the practlce.
At the entrance however they We're
stopped by two small college fresh
men who had been put out as guards.
AS the girls approached the niue
freshmen presented their guns as SOL
EMMY as if they had been hating q
night approach to wartime picket.
''HaIt!'' exclaimed the freshmen as
one man while their arms ached with
the horizontal weight of the big guns.
The little girls were scarcely per-
turbed. They beamed upon the little
soldiers. who got red and redder under
the scrutiny. One OF them put out
gloved hand and took hold of gun
barrel, the freshman almost uncon-
sciously loosening his grin. Lets see
what you've got in it," said the girl
as she threw back the breech-block
expertly. "PshaW. Alice!" she eX-
claimed to her companion, they're
not loaded: Come on and While the
freshmen expostulated the two young
ladies swept into the grounds, only
to return to the relief of the guards
with the information that bridge whist
was much nicer and so much simpler
don't you know?"
The University-A. & NJ. game it was
first thought would be played on
Thursday, the 18th. Later, the ar
rangement was TO play tomorrow but
the date has now been Sc. finally for
Wednesday, 10th.
Under the rules there is some doubt
as TO whether the University will be
able to play its regular team, doubt
being thrown on both Carpenter and
Bear. =