The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-28
COLLEGE WORKING
TO PLAY VIRGINIA.
Outlook for a Strong Team Is Al
ready NIucl, Brighter Than
Usual.
GIVEN HARD sCRIMMAGE WORK

The football season in the South
opened yesterday with the game be-
tween the University OF Virginia. and
Davidson College elevens, the Caro-
linians giving the Orange ana an .c Slne
The game is reported elsewhere.
The University of North Carolina
!eleven will play It's first game OF the
Of Pennsylvania team at Philadelphia
to-day. The defeat ot the green Caro-
lima team by the heavier. and more
advanced team of Pennsylvanta Is
est Being as to the size Of the score
The Chapel Hill eleven had many gaps
to fill, and will feel the loss Of Cap
tain story especially. Pennsylvania
its elevens have made very irregulaI
early season showings. and tho down
homers may give them SURPRISE
Coach Lamson, of Carolina is an olo
ed his men as to PENIS play and
tricks.
Tho Richmond College eleven had 8, !! I
game scheduled for to-day with ting
been cancelled Tho collegians are prac-;s
|ticing hard, however, TOR opening game
which is with the University ct VIZ
gina at Lambeth Field next Wednes-s
do more than get a good showing and
profit by the experience gained there;
Coach Dunlop. who Is drilling and
conditioning the team: ., Is ss one y, OF wing ,ns
in 1905 and 1906 with. light and ms
Inexperienced material being tine tess
timonial to his ability. For THE pasS
two days he has had the !. eleven = o onns
team, and is drilling. the men In end
runs, line plays and forward passes
The men lined up and played hard
halves against the scrub on both ua az,
L. ChClnWnS. u
the backs are heavy enough TO carry III,
Tho ball we'll. Lankford, left, hall al
ready promises TO deVeiop an.o
land is developing into as great q back
as his brothers.. Burnley l.ahkfor1aI
GUniversity Of yirsin1 a., an, and N NIsn
predict that no will excel etther ct
them With another seasons experiences
He hits the line hard. and is hard To-
stop when running with the !, pa,
tico with a dummy for several day
and for the past two DAYS the men
have been given, hard scrimmag g W 'I,r
and well coached. Iheys8ar r,v a q
Wcdnesday. The men are being cpn-s
ditioned by running and i, e -ss z,
tackltnr they are a bit tender yet but
it may be different when they are ,l M
against real opponents. The atackltnEB
hardly appeared sufficiently convincing
In practice, and there Is. too nue. N Z. g
tendency to crouch and wait for TIA
runner, Instead of making lying tack , es:a
The men are we'll drilled IN s. sle -sss
nal r,, work and getting of their play;5E
with fair speed. 4 On 81 offensive WORK ,
they proved to be stars, tho scrih 4 pc
ing unable to make a. first dow ON
Among the scrub team Is som as..ss 4 a
Gallant material. notably he quarters
back who hasa good head. and getss
Into every play He is a fairly goods
tackler but Is not sufficiently aEgras.s
siye This will come In actual go me
and he is a valuable man as suhquar-a
| ter. The regular quarter Is a KEN
lucky University man., and playslA
cool and heHdy game and runs tina
team we'll In practtcs, - /, =, W
II the bows will hold Shei ana ~ 6!
refuse tt he daunted by the 81 3 W.
next Wednesday. they are likely to
| hold tho lniversity eleven to q small
score They cnn hardly hope 70 wllnS
against a moro seasoned team with
| Longer coaching and hard 81 arAs
already played. Tho wetg ht OF tha
University teamis much gIeatar alao.s
Many games are scheduled tor to-
lday besides the Carolina Fenn lyanta
event, Rucknell Will NEE SietfyssyS
hurr, Carlisle will tack villa Mova,s
| George wa shington will limo up y GA inst
Cornell, and many q hars s!i NJ SSS