The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-17
HBMP SIDNEY
IS DOWN AND OUT
Plucky Presbyterians Meet With
a Successive Series Of Disasters
and Disband.
THE BEST PLAYERS CRIPPLED
Coach Gardner Says He Never
Saw a Team Suffer So Many
Injuries.


HAAiPDEN- COLLEGE. VA.
November le-Great disappointment and
regret prevails here on account Of the
circumstances that rendered il expedient
and almost necessary to disband the foot
ball team, which was done yesterday af-
tcrnoon.
IL has been known ever since the game
with Roanoke College Friday last that the
Team was In a sorely crippled condition.
and that Il would 90 into the game with
Richmond College tomorrow I'm such
shape as 10 render the chances OF vic
tory out % the question and even the
likelihood OF holding down the score to
reasonable figure as precarious. How
ever. DESTROYS OF the teams fulfilling its
Obligations TO the other colleges OF the
association, Manager Foster wired Rich
mond College that the team would play
them on the 26th. by which time Il was
hoped that some OF the injured men would
again be in the game. This overture was
omptly refused by Richmond College
who replied that they would play on sat
urday. the 18th, or not at all.
A meeting Of the team was had yester-
day afternoon and an open discussion
took place. Statements were made by
Coach Gardner. Captain Thayer and Man
ager Foster, and all the pros and cons
were thoroughly threshed out The vote
was then taken. and IT was decided by
majority vote. though reluctantly that
rhe games with Richmond College and
William and Mary be cancelled and the
team disbanded.
The conditions which LED 20 this action
were tho following: Eight OF the regular
team are out OF the game-six from in
Jurics and two who have been declared
ineligible by the faculty for deficiency in
their studies.
Those injured are Hoy. fullback. who
has "a dislocated hip; Joynes. left end. has
a bad knee. and is at home in Norfolk
under the physicians care: Johns. left
tackle. who is sick in bed at his home;
Foster, quarterback. who has a broken
coilarbone. and Whiting. tackle. who has
suffered the same injury. Those not meet
ing the faculty requirement are Townley
and Hansberger guards.
Below Standard.
These places have been supplied in some
kind OF way by substitutes. but I'm case
Of injury 10 any OF these there are no
others TO take their places and at best
they are far below the standard Of the
regulars many Of them not being familiar
with their present positions.
The season started of most propitiously
with excellent material and high spirits,
but from the second game. injury after
injury occurred. which no foresight could
Though some might call II an idle state
ment. we think we can say with conf
dence, that had the original team gone
through without serious accidents, the
team at the close OF the season would
have been the equal OF any in the State,
barring the University of Virginia and
Y. p. t. and the coveted cup would not
unlikely have landed here for the third
time.
The members Of the team express them
selves as entirely satisfied with the work
OF the coach. lie has been painstaking
and conscientious. and but for unyielding
circumstances would have brought ont
winning team For the men OF the team
first and last it may be said that they
have played a plucky game throughout
In the face Of bitter discouragement, and
the injured men when hurt stick to their
positions until so badly crippled that play
ing was an impossibility.
Coach Gardner gave your correspondent
the following statement: Il have never
known a team TO suffer so much from
injuries, and I firmly believe that with
tho whole squad in shape there is no COL
lege Of equal standing in Virginia their
superior In all the requisites for manly
clean and winning football"