The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-30
VInG|N|A D0ESV' I
FEAR CARP ENTER.
Students Say They Won't Attend
Game Unless Heis Permitted
to Play.
CHARGES AGAINST v. p. /. MAN
Athletic Management Says 1t Yas
Positive Proof That Carolina
Paid Carpenter.

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& CIIARLOTTESv1LLE, VA. October g.
The fact that the advisory board of the
University or Virginia has protested
against the playing OF Carpenter. the
star half back on the Virginia Polytcch-
mic Institute eleven. In the contest sched-
ulcd TO come or Saturday at the Uni
vcrsity OF Virginia has created little
surprise among the Students ut that lnsu-
tuition. 1t has been known here for some
time that Carpenters standing in South
ern athletics was Questionable. Some six
ortsevcn years ago he made his debut on
the Virginia Polytechnic institute team.
Last fall found hin in he. lineup OF the
North Carolina Varsity, but soon after
the football season was over he with
drew from the Chapel Fill Institution
and entered business with his father In
Eastern Virginia. Now. again. he 10
found at Blacksburg In tho capacity OF
coach and player, and. 1t is alleged. IS
pursuing studies In which he graduate ed
ut that institution To cap the climax
comes the statement. published In a paper
in his home town tclifton Forge. to the
effect that Carpenter had returned to
Blacksburg, where he would remain ..un-a
The Virginia athletic management 10
said to have positive proof that Car:
pentcr was paid for his services mt North
Carolina last fall, IN the nature OF n
sworn statement from a man who saw
the money handed over Virginia Poly
itecnich Institutes reply to Virginia's pro-
test Is anxiously5 awaited at the Untver-
sity. rs
Don't Fear Carpenter.
The student body at Virginia. while
recognizing the fact that such profess
sionalsm should not be countenanccd In
the South, are anxious to see Saturdays
game pulled of with Carpenter In the
lineup Some even go SO far as to say
they will not 90 out to see the game
unless he does play. They express little
fear at the outcome OF the contest. saying
that Virginia Polytechnic Institute has
never beaten Virginia, and Virginia has
never been defeated upon Lambeth Field
in football. Tho game, they say. will be
n hard one. but Virginia will be able TO
hold UP her end.
For the past week Coach Cole has had
the Virginia squad playing association
| football every afternoon. much to the
amusement Of the palyers as well as to
| the spectators. At first the mon pos
scssed only an ordinary ball, but Tues
day the regulation association ball arr
rived. The coach's idea Is TO give the
squad wind and at tho same time to elm
mate tho danger ofinJury. and also to get
cverybodys eye upon the ball. Coach
Yost has been using the association ball
! lin his practice at Michigan for over three
weeks and the results obtained ARE all
that he expected.
Many Collar Bones Broken.
/ Several of Virginas best men have been
i laid up lately with broken collar bones.
which will keep them out Of the game
for the rest OF the season. Crawford was
! the first to go. he being hurt in the
4 Indian game two weeks ago. His injury
was not discovered until the following
Wednesday. and It Is not likely that he
! will be able to play again this year. In
I the contest with Bucknell in Norfolk.
Warren. after playing superb football.
met with like accident. His absence
at end is sorely felt. Coach Cole has
been trying n number OF men for his
place the past week. Those showing up
best were Dodson, Krebs and Hall. The
third man to be hurt was Zlmmer. He
| was hurt in the same way.