Evening star., 1905-11-10
READY FOR VIRGINIA.
George Washington Team in Good
Shape for Tomorrow's Game.

The George Washington University team
held its Anal hard practice yesterday. pre-
paratery to the game with Virginia tomor-
row at American League Park. The reg
ulars were Lined up for about an hour
against the scrub team, and literally tore
them up. The play was fast and snappy.
and while on the offensive the varsity
scored almost at will Today the team will
be given only the lghtest kind OF work.
Just enough to keep the stiffness out of
them. They will run through signals and
devote some time to perfecting interfer-
ence on the end plays. The coaches are
highly efated at the showing the men are
making, and feel confident that they are
going to give Virginia a good fight. Every
position will be filled by a capable man;
the lineup will be the strongest that can
be presented and Will be 80 per cent
stronger than any lineup this year.
The buff and blue are especially anxious
to make a good showing against Virginia
this year because of the fact that She has
replaced Georgetown on Virginia's schedule
for this year and hopes to do perma-
nently. Since the announcement of this
fact large number of candidates have re-
ported for practice, and two elevens have
never been lacking. There is a strong feel
ing Of friendship between the two institu-
tons, and George Washington will do ev-
erything in its power to further this feel
Ing and to maintain athletic relations Tho
Virginia-Georgetown game was for years
considered the big local game, and now
that George Washington has taken George
towns place Virginia's schedule this
game becomes the big one In Washington.
Virginia has been working hard in prep
arat.on for this game, and all week Tom
Thorpe has been out assisting Cole with the
linemen. Warren and Crawford are back
in the game. leaving Capt. Cooke the only
regular out of the game.
big band of rooters is to accompany
the team to Washington. and many are ex-
pected from all over Virginia. The Vir-
very large. and they will be out to man
and will make up in cheering all that they
have missed in the past four years.
Last night mammoth mass meeting Of
the student body was held at the univer-
sity and II the enthusiasm displayed was
a sample the roofing at Saturdays game
will be the greatest ever heard On local
gridiron. Speeches eXhorting the students
to stand by and support the team were
made by President Needham. DR.. Phillips,
Professors Ernest and Vance, Mr.. Reid.
acting president of the athletic association
and Manager Hefiebower. During the
course of the meeting Captain Staenerson
and some of the gridiren warriors appeared
and Immediately there commenced out
burst of enthusiasm which only subsided
when Steenerson appeared on the platform
and made short speech. Mr.. Laughlin of
the senior medical class was elected roofing
leader and he proceeded to lead In the
practice of the university yells. The meet
ing finally adjourned with the crowd sing
ing college songe.
The officials of the game have not been
definitely decided upon as yet but it is
probable that Poe of Princeton and some
local man will officiate. Special excursions
are to be run over from Baltimore and a
crowd from Alexandria will come over to
witness the game.