The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-30
'FlNAl FOOTBALL
OF SEASON TO-DAY
Richmond College and Randolph
d Macon, Old Rivals, to Meet
IL in Battle.
RICHMOND TEAM is CRIPPLED

The Anal game OF the football aeason
~ that hetween the tennis OF Richmond
College and Randolph.Mac II Will
he played this saftcfnoon at q O'Clock at
Broad street Park. With good weather
and tho ground In condition. The out
lock assures a clever, fast and brill
liant game. 1t is generally anticipated
that Richmond College VIII win. ospe.
cially since Its overwhelming defeat
OF William, and Mary Thursday, after
Tho Colontals had benten the yellow.
jackets here. Tho Beauty Of football,
however, is Its uncertainty, and this is
likely to .ha demonstrated to- day. /
Randolph Macon showed a powerful
limo In the William and Ma.y game,
aud the Coloniais could not pierce 1t
nor circle the ends for consecutive
sains. William and Mary won BY tield
goals, not by rushing the ball over.
Richmond showed It's ability to score.
ana score frequently. against the line
Randolph Macon found itnpregnable,
butfit overdid the work. and piled up a
score OF 40 TO 0. when l; would have
seen sufficient. The team WAS go full
OF offensive power TINT II Woro itself
out In the seventy minutes play dem
onstrating ~
To-Day after but ono days interval.
the Richmond College men are to tackle
strong, fresh and equally heavy
eleven, and one with q reputation for
playing hard game against Rich.
mopd, whatever the form displayed
heretofore by the elevei,s.
Coach Warren, OF Randoiph.ola
has greatly strengthened his team,
both In offensiye and defensive work,
and the ov.rworked Richmond team
will necessarily weaken in the. second
half. Several Richmond players arc
sore and stiff, and will hardly be able
to play the game through. Landlord,
halfback: Waite, fullback. and Rob-
ertson. tackle. arc all sore and st;H
from, their bruising battle Thursday.
from his game. Atkins is tho field
general, punter and drop-kicker, and
II he drops out the Richmond team
will be far weaker than on Thursday.
The Richmond team had a light signal
practice yesterday. in which several
did not participate.
There are capable substitutes at
quarter. half and full. but they are not
up to the standard Of the regulars,
best. Richmond will plny its best. but
Rnndolph-Ma is stronger than a
fortnight ago, and is-in the pink OF
condition. To defeat Richmond to-day
would largely retrieve every other de-
feat. Their line plays are fast and
powerful, and II they can get the ball
near Richmond's line they are likely
to push 1t over by attacking any vul-
nerable spot and hamInering II. Bal.
derson and woodhouse are hard to stop.
and are liable to make gains when
Ueeded.
Taking all things into consideration,
Richmond Ought to win by three touch
downs, at least. ThIrty-minute halves
are likely to he played by agreement
Here is the probable lineup OF the two
teams:
Randolph-
Richmond. Position. Macon.
Wright. ....I.... left end. -. j. ;. Story.
Tiirayes. 49,. left tackle.R. Woodhouse.
tcaptain) tcaptain3
Coleman. .a..Ieft guard Bush.
Stringfellow. i. .centre...S. Woodhouse.
Jones -. .....right guard. ..Ridgway.
Robertson. i. right tackle... .Balderson.
Saunders 49,. right end 3. 1850. .Drewry.
Atkins ...... quar- terback. Chapline
Lankford 80. left halfback. Powell.
Louthan.5.. right halfbacls.... Harris.
Waite. fullback $.... Harlan.
Oficers: p. NJ Barry. Geor;setow n. ref
cree: Mr. Cannon. Ha,npdan- Sidney.
umpire MIC. r.. Miles v. p. l., pcob-
ably head lineaman.