The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

Rogers .......L. T. 81 1854
Thompson ....L G.. 90 eos
Parker ........ G. 81 1b5
Howell .u...R. G. "a 40
Deans ..s.,...R. Il. Il lob
Thomas ......R: Il. 10 1G4
Mann .,.,...Q. b. 22 l31
Dunlap L. II. % 1856
Mcneil r.. II. % l61
.Crosswell -i,...F. u. II 1o5
Average weight, 1872 Average age.
20k years. Tho age average is tearly
Ia year and a half over that of the
v. =. I. team.
The game will be played at Broad
Street Park on Thursday at 8 p. NJ,
regardless OF weather, and halves Of
80 or Sc minutes viii be played. Tho
officials will be the best that can be
secured, both for experience and abso-
lutte impartiality. The management
have fixed q rate OF $l.25 for seats In
the covered Grandstand. affordlng
fine view OF the gridiron, but for .the
uncovered stands on the south. north.
east and west no extra charge will be
made. 81 admitting to the games and
emitting the person admitted to seat,
II he can find It. A slightly lower
price for boys will be made. The game
Will be greatly enlivened by music
and singing. as we'll as by the cheers
and concerted yelis OF the hackers Of
the two teams.
The following brief sketches OF tho
men constituting the V. p. I. team show
their experience and their characteris-
tics as players:
Sketches of v. p. I. Men.
r. w. Smith. right tackle; weight.
179: age, 22. Last season Smith played
fullback on the varsity team. This
season he has been changed to tackle.
He Is a strong defensive player. He Is
fast at getting down on punts and
making tackles.
Luttrell, left halfback; weight, 100;
age, 20. Luttrell played as substitute
on the varsity team last season. This
year he had no trouble In making O
regular place on the team. He Is an
Especially strong offensive player. fast
and a good broken field runner.
". B. 1Iodgson. fullback: weight, 800;
age. IS. Hodgson is freshman this
year. and has played fu1lback1 most Of
the season. He hits the line hard and
lis good at breaking UP the forward
pass and fake plays.
Hicks, end; weight, 15o: age, 10. This
is his first year In football. Hicks Is
"a good defensive player and is espe-
cially adapted to taking the forward
pass. He Is q strong running mate for
Hufrard, ut left end.
B. L. Smith; weight. 162h; age. 81.
He has been playing tackle, making
n good substitute for Captain Diffendal.
He also plays the position OF halfback
and end, making valua BILE man for the
team
Gibbs, fullback and tackle; weight,
1866; age, 81 Gibbs is playing the posi-
tion of fullback and tackle. making a
strong substitute at fullback and right
tackle. Gibbs is good offensive play
err and hard tackler.
| Huffard, left end; weight. 1870: age,
liz. This is his first YEA on the team.
IHuffard Is also captain of the track
team for 1907-'0s.
Diffendal (Captain), left tackle;
weight. 11o; age, 20. This is Captain
lDirendals third year on tho varsity
game for v. p. I. this year, and at the
game time has proved to be a good
leader for his team.
j. P. Johns, right end: weight. So;
age, 49, This is the first year Jones
has had any experience on the grid.
iron" He Is fast going down on punts
and sure tackler.
| u Cooper, quarterback: weight, 124;
age, II. He has the distinction OF being
ono OF the highest and youngest mem
hers Of any college team in tho coun-
try playing the responsible position
OF quarterback. at II years and weigh
ing 124 pounds. This is his first year
on the team and practically his first
football experience He Is a safe de-
fensive player In tile back-tield. hand
ling punts we'll. and a strong inter
ferer for his light weight. He is de-
veloping into sure drop kicker, and
at the same time handling his team
with good Judgment.
Billups, right halfback; weight l6e IA;
age, 10. This is his first year, OH the
team, and not until recently has he
secured a position as a regular. Bill
llups has shown rapid Development. and
lhis Improvement has been more marked
than that of any other member Of the
team. He is q strong player on both
Ioffense and defense. and gives promise
OF making a speedy falfback,
breckenridge, left guard; weight,
l51S7; ago, 10. This is Breckenridge's
frst year OH the team. He plays U
hard game, and on every OCCASION he
has proved himself better than his
opponent
Johnson. centre; weight. 49,; age. -.
This year is the second year. that 10 hn-
4 son has played centre on the Tech
team. He Is playing the best centre
Tin tho Soutll--strong on both qrensa
land defense. In getting down the field
and making tackles he. has no superior rs !,
p. n, Hoagson, right guard, welgh ~
,tl67;f age, 90, This year is Hodgson's
Ifirst on the varsity eleven, Hodgso1
lplays u steady game in the line. He
lis doing the punting for the Techs
.)thts season. III this feature OF the
A game he is especially strong, I.
i ii, a. Jones, tackle; weight, i So; q g
! twenty lone, This season Is Jones's frs
!. wear on the squad, Jones Is one OF TIL
a largest men on the SQUAD, fte is
4 member of the track team and is fas
Il a a irynnd frrniint