Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
William q Mary Hooters Probably
VIII GulnuInbsr Those For
Richmond Two 10 One
TEAMS REACH HERE THIS EVENING
Athletic Committee of Merehants' AS.
ISOLATION viii Meet the erldlrOn
Warriors With a Brass sand-,com.
parlson of Records and pope"
About the Rivals.

Football enthusiasts OH the Virginia
Peninsula arc awaiting with interest
ihe moment when the clevens of WIN.
IAN and Mary College and Richmond
College VIII line UP Mt The Casino
park tomorrow afternoon for thcir an.
hhal sridiron struggle Probably no
other football game ever played In
Newport News has aroused tho same
amount OF interest ANA enthusiasm.
ana the indications are that with clear
weather the Casino park will he
crowded to It's capacity when Referee
Armstrong gives the signal for tho
opening of the battle Mt 2:30 o'clock.
Both EIevens Arrive Today.
Accompanied by Il large number of
students the rival teams Will arrive
in this city over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway at $3.50 O'clock this after.
noon Tho squads will be met l,y tho
athletic committee Of the Merchants
Association and the band OF tho
North End fire company aud escorted
to their rcsnectivc hotels William
and Mary College Will mako IT'S
Headquarters ut the Lexington Hotel
hui at this time II Is not known where
tho Richmond squad Will establish It's
Headquarters.
This morning nearly a hundred
Richmond College students will arrive
hero ana 20 to tho Exposition. They
VIII return this afternoon and meet
the Richmond team nj tho donot
when IL arrives from the Capital city.
Abont two hundred more students ana
.rootetrs' arc expected down from
Richmond tomorrow morning. VIII
lam and Mary College will send down
about n hundred students for the
came and large number OF Wil'iams-
burg people Will also liz OH Ia ia to
root" for the orange and Hhite
oloyen.
William and Mary Favorites HIRE
Tho indications arc That tho local
supporters OF the williamsburg team
VIII outnumber the Richmond College
"rootcrs'' nearly two to one, bnt the
enpltal city boys will have good fol-
lowing Already a large number Of
remnants, arm bands and streamors
OF tic rival colleges have been pur.
chased ny the local ''rooters and
When the play opens tho cast and
west stands on tho Casino will no n
solid mass of colors. Many OF tho
lady supporters Of William and Mary
VIII wear yellow ana white chrysnn.
thcmums. while tho Richmond sun.
nortnrH viii wear rel chrysnnthc.
NUNS. These beautiful flowers Win
add q soncli Of beauty To the woneral
color scheme that will he sccn in TIN.
stands,
Both teams are IN fine fcttle for tho
FRAY. every player being in excellent
nhyslral condition Richmond Col
teee has had u rest OF about ion DAYS.
While William and Mary plnved last
saturday. There is very little differ.
ence In the weight of tho teams. and
III things considered, il would appear
that the teams are, about the most
evenly matched n the State
Teame In Good Condition.
Richmond Is slight favoritc in the
betting hrrn 2 few wagers having
hnen made ns;erday at odds OF fivc to
four. How yer, q number of even
bets have h"en made and il ie ex.
neeted ihni ihnra will be plenty Of
William and Mary money in sight to
morrow.
Comparative Scores.
While 1t has been difficult this sea.
son to get line on the relative
strength OF Tho eleycns by the com.
nnrativc scores, the records OF Will
lam and Mary and Richmond this sea
son hear out the general belief hero
mat tho teams are about MS evenly
matched MS 1t Is possible for any two
einvcns to be.
Following are the comparative
scores:
William and Mary 0 V. NJ. I. "a
William and Mary 4 RIM q
William and Mary O Carolina ~
William and Mary 10 O. +. C. q
William and Mary II, TT. Monroe o
William and Mary 10 RIM &
William and Mary 4 HIS. o