The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-14
WORK Of TEAMS
IN COMPARISON
Yale and Michigan Alone Have
Kept Their Goal Lines
Inviolatc.
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VIRGINIA AND VANDERBILT +
VIRGINIA AND VANDERBILT
Randolph-Macon and William,
and Mary to Mcet-Rici,-
nond's Next Game.

Tho records of the great football
teams OF the country for the scnson arc Of
interest as offording comparisons In
some degree OF the relative strength
Of the great clevuns which will meet
in the final games OF the season dur
Ing the latter half OF the present
month. Tho figures show that Yale
and Michigan alone have not been
scored upon up to this time, though
Princeton leads in tho number OF
points scored with pennsy-vania next,
and Carlisle next. West Point has pre-
served its goal line inviolate until
last Saturday. when Cornei scored
In the South tile University OF VIZ
ginia has had two hard j9its IN the
defeats by Sewanee and washington
aud almost tied-1s to 7.-by Vir-
6inla Military Institute, which was
later decisively beaten by ". z: l. This
you'd seem to Indicate that y, y, + 4 i 1
and could not beat Virginia.
All of the teams have played an r.
regular fn-and-out game. except Yale.
which has been consistently able in
defense, and has not always exerted
itself 10 pile up scores. being cGntent
to win and reserve its energy without u
the South the Virginia Poiytechnic 1h-
stitute has Initiated Yaio. Its score
and It's play against Georgetown were
4 ponents a 8 to the teams real strength
but when II met It's ancient rival. tho
v. NJ. L.. the mask WIS thrown off, and
i ts SEEING Ses, cha machlns
Blacksburg team IL stronger THAI its
game here Indicated.
virginin- Recent Dcfcnt.
The University OF Virginia could de-
feat the Washington and Lee team
to-day, but 1t was through this decep-
tive tactics that IT was beaten. 1t un.
dertook to win by II margin that would
not disclose to real strength: and
backhcld for the Georgetown game
which 1T regarded as more Important
In pursuance. of tliis plan 1t put ii
substitutes, after IL Thought the game
Cured; the subauarter-back muffed /;
punt under his own goal posts and !:
Leslngtoniai fell on the ball. Few
teams tea can Withstand an opponent to. o.
ihing that a score spells long coveted
victory. Washington and chad suci
an opportunity and by strenuous. al
most hercuiean effort, i took advan
tage of H. And Virginia was beaten
This defeat forebodes no good fol
Georgetown, however. when the tw,
late Virginia TO such a show o
strength as Will well-nigh wipe out al
previous defears and differences draw,
from comparative scores.
Vanderbilt University ranks as per
haps the star Southern eleven for til,
season. and Virginia, Carolina an,
Georgetown cannot longer ignore tn
sominouores In their championship
claims. Sewanee. il is said. has n
rigid eligibility rules and its team car
therefore, hardly be considered IN Al
Intercollegiate contest. Give Virgins
some of the stars OF recent years an,
ffrg 4,
could North Carolina. Take Council
Branch Johnson. Hammond johnson
Pollard, Walker, Williams and a fey
others. and give them coaching nm
would not be in the game with then
in the same way v. p. /. could music
mn almost unbeatable team from IL
;,iars OF the last five years. Wander
collesians. whether under the four
year rule or not, and has easily til
most formidable eleven in the s;oaiti
$ Michigan defeated the Nashville team
but II did so by two field goals an
never crossed its line.
Two Saturday Games.
Richmond College ought to max
show of strength against North Car
DINA at Chapel Hill Saturday. II the
do not win. Carolina Is apparently no
sina, and Richmond College is 100 pc
cent. better in every department q
play than wien the team met Wiz
Sina
An interesting game is promised 70
Broad Street Park on Saturday. whc
Randolph Macon and William an
Mary meet In their championship sc
rles, Early in the season William an
Mary defeated the yellow Jackets. I
0.winninS by a field goal Both team
are In far better condition and a NOR
advanced stage OF coaching. now. an
ought to prove well matched. Ran
dclph- Macon is almost as we'll know
and popular here as local institu