Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-05
VIRGINIA SLIGHTLY The HEAVIER
Both Coaches Say Their Men arc In
Need of Practice, But Each Seems
Confident of victory-Weather Man
Says "Fslr" and Big Crowd is gx
pccted.


NlEHt InCklc.
Morales (Aldorson) Powell
Right guard.
itVsc ............... Parker
Center.
fipcS ................... Thompson
Left guard.
White ................ Harris
Left tackle.
Dow .................. Davis
Left end.
Knoto (Wllsom ........ Mann
Quarterback.
Armcntrout Ruffln
Right half.
Wadulll ......,...... tCapt) Mcneil
Left half.
hnoues .................. Williams
Full back.
When Referee Richard Armstrong,
of Yale, blows his whistle on tho
Casino grIdlron Mt $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. tho football elovens Of
Washington and Lee University and
the University OF North Carolina Will
meet for the first time In the history
of these universities and tho greatest
football battle ever wngcd In Newport
News will begin. Both teams are in
fine physical condition and the players
are eager for the fray.
Fair and Slightly Coldcri
Fair and slightly colder is what the
weather man at Washington promises
for this city today and IL his prog
nostigation Is correct--and everybody
here hopes 1t is-it Is expected That
the greatest crowd that ever witnessed
n football game on tho Virginia Po-
ninsula Will bo gathered In the Casino
park when the game begins. Interest
in the battle Is at tho fever pitch and
quite large sum of money will change
hands when the contest ends.
Washington and Lee Here.
Accompanied by President George
II. Denny. Conch ''Buster' Brown and
his football squad from Washington
and Lee arrived in this city over tl.e
Chesapeake and Ohio railway ut t0:30
o'clock yesterday morning, sprlngng
n surprise ON the athletic committee
of tho Merchants Association, which
had not expected the team until $3.50
p. NJ Fortunately several OF the com
mitteemen were at tho depot to meet
the players and carriages were quickly
pioNiuNu hc SVu'lu WuS uilNtil III
automobiles ana carriages to the Lex
ington Hotel, but President Denny
went to tho Warwick Hotel.
Owing to the fact that the players
had travelled all Thursday night,
Conch Brown sent them to bed soon
after their arrival ana they had sew.
eral hours rest before being put
through light practice at the Casino
Mt | O'Clock in the afternoon. Quite
n crowd of local enthusiasts watched
the work of the team.
Yesterday afternoon the team went
over to the Jamestown Exposition for
several hours, but returned in ample
time to get plenty of rest last night
for the game this afternoon.
Carolina Arrives This Morning.
The University OF North Carolina
SOUND arrived Mt Norfolk at s o'clock
last night and was met there by Mr..
John r. Morton and DR. Clarence Por-
tor Jones. of tne athletic committee.
Owing to the fact that the players
had travelled all day. their coach would
not allow them to come hore last
night and thep spent the night in
Norfolk. Tho team will come over
from Norfolk at 1890 o'clock this
morning and proceed to the Warwick
Hotel.
number of tho Carolina players
are Norfolk men and it Is expected
That several hundred of the football
enthusiasts OF that city will accom-
pany the team here. The local as
Sociation has advertised the game well
In Norfolk and several hundred people
VIII probably come across the Roads
this afternoon to witness the match
Virginia Boys Are Heavy.
While the exact weight of the Caro-
lima team is not known. Il is said upou
good authority that the Washington
and Lee team Is slightly the heavier
The Virginia team weighs total oil
1873 pounds and the average weight
is 1G5 pounds. The line weighs 1.lSSI
pounds and averages 10 pounds. The
.lour backs weigh Ga pounds and the
average weight Is 1871 pounds.
What Coach Brown Saws.
Coach Brown last night gave out
the following statement concerning
the condition OF his team:
Hfhe team Is not in rs good shape
ns could be wished, as STREET. and
Hhodes, two of the best men. arrived
this week and have been in but one
lineup. All OF the men are In good
physical shape except two. who have
had snkles. The team work is rather
ragged in comparison to wat 1t will
be two weeks from now rs the men
are not thoroughly veised In plays of
this season. All are eager for the
same and North Carolina will not
have any c!nch, Washington and Lee
teams have been noted for their fight