The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-06
A CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME /: THIS WEEK ]
Richmond College to Play Will
liam and Mary Next
Saturday
A WARM CONTEST EXPECTED
Prospects for tic Teams Who
Join ltoccs on Thanks
giving Day.

The root-bnll game this week of most
interest will be the con est between Rich
inond College and tho College of William
and Mary next Saturday afternoon In
Broad street Park. Though played be-
tween colleges OF smaller rank, this game
will he OF unusual interest In the fact
ii is tho championship contest between
tho two colleges for the cup of the East
ern Division OF the Inter- STATE Collegiate
Athletic unipn. The colleges represented
In the Eastern Division. nrc. Richmond.
fredericksburg. Randolph Macon and
William and Mary. The game Satur-
day will be the first championship game
OF the season. and for that reason VIII
excite moro than tho usual amount OF
interest.
Between the two aggregntions of Rich
mond College. and William and Mary
there Ia not much to choose both teams
have made marked developments since
the last contest. which. Mt that time.
showed that, practically. they stood an
equal show, as between themselves, ZOE
the cup.
1t will be n game Of evenly. matched
teams, and there Is no foretellng how
Fate will cast the dice. Plucky work ana
n hard fought game from both teams
may be expected, and II there be n WIN
Ming score, It viii be only by a close
margin. The teams have played twice.
,rhe ,rst time they tied with n score
of o TO o; in tho second William and
Mary won only by the close margin Of
to Q. "a score that was made by a drop
kick from the field by William and
Mary's quarter back. So the game next
Saturday will be ono OF nip and tucH
and the best team wins Both teams arc
preparing for the game: Coaches Dunlop
and Blanchard arc putting their men
through some hard practice, ana the
game will be one well worth seeing.
TborkcUivinp Games
Tho game Of chief interest now. and the
one towards which tho eyes Of all foot
ball lovers nrc turning. Is the Thanksgiving
contest between Virginia and Carolina.
This game promises to be the one OF
greatest interest OF the season, now thai
j is over and decided. Judging By COM
paratlve scores. Virginia should win.
~. p. T. has defeated both aggregations.
Carolina by n score df "a 10 Q. ana VIZ
GINA by II 0. But comparative scores
have always proved to be OF doubtful
fact. 4 In the,Fgame against GEORGETOWN
on Saturday Carolina made a far, better
showing than she did against Y. r. on
Saturday before last. and virginia mas
improved to n marked degree since me
contest in Norfolk cannot be judged ny
the former standards OF the teams. and
odds may be placed on either. However,
the contest may finish. there Is every
prospect OF a#clOSc HtiItc.i3 tiiu .!'ei y :"
no possibility Of real forecast OF tho
final score. The margin OF the winning
ponts will In all probability. be small,
and that Is all that may now be said.
Az To the Thanksgiving game between
". z. T. and Y. NJ. J.. all the ODDS are
In favor Of v. p. 7. Nv. NJ. l. has MADE
little showing so far. and the v. T. !.
aggrega ton Is far In the lead OF any
team If, the South. The game Will be
onc-sided. and there Is little doubt that
the Polythet technics will defeat the cadets
by 2 heavy score even with CARPENTER
out . the game. The equalizer when
the cadets nre developing for the game,
Will be OF littleguse and hey must pre-
pare to take defeat with as good a grace
as possible But thew put ND sturdy
game and will showthe pluck for which
they5ar renowned There Is little doubt
tina t they will fight hard, and make q
game anempts,tn score. SO the game
Will not be totally devoid Of interest and
some SURPRISES may he In store for I he
large number OF foot ball enthusiasts who
viii witness The eame
Mr.. Murray Mcclure said Yesterday
that the game between v. P. ]. AMI
Virginia was fair and University alumni
and students were satisfied that the VIC
tory was wel-deservcd. going TO the
| strongest team.