The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-17

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between the John Marshall High school and
the Norfolk High School. l, dosen't com
mence until O'Clock. and most any KIND OF
a boss will let you off at that time OF day
without inventing any distant relatives who
have dropped Off conveniently. 1t is the
bounden duty of all lovers of the sport to
show their appreciation of the very high
class OF football put up by the local High
School by going out and depositins the price
OF admission. But soshal-hemock. It's go
ing to be a game without quarter. Prep
School Championship of Underwater Vir:inia
goes to the winner. and that's some title.
Now that we are In the shank Of the foot
ball season local interest Is centred in two
bames-the one on Thanksgiving Day and
the one to follow on the Saturday after
North Carolina and Virginia
get together on the holiday, and Richmond
College plays Randoph-Macon two days
afterwards. AS to the first game. the S. X
o. sign viii be out early Recent develop
ments have made many of us come 10 the
conclusion that Carolina and Virginia are
more evenly matched than was believed
earlier in the season. In fact 1t might be
stated that the Carolina-Virs!nia game Is
the local Princeton-Yale affair. II il were
up to me to do the pointing out should say
tina, Carolina is the Yale of the coming
game. 1t might be we'll to dwell further on
the subject. but you know what Yale did.
Princeton was the tavorite. and rightly
So IL one Is to rely on previous records.
Then Yale wisedup bit. frightened up its
collective weakened attitude, doctored up
Vaughan being run In at the other end
| and--but as Kipling says. that's another
story. In the present instance 1t looks Ike
Virginia can't lose. But Carolina trains Tor
bu, one game. and that game happens on
Thanksgiving Day. Under these conditions
wonderful team can be built up. In the
first place, even though every other game
on the schedule may be played TO WIN, .he s
tactics pursued are tho tactics whieh wou ,ha
stop the team It is desired to beat In the
| crucial game of the season. The same tac-
tics. which might be all right to accom-.
plish the main purpose in mind. mlsht prove
disastrous against other teams.
| If Brides is wise. and there are few who
doubt his football wisdom. this Is Just what
/ he has been doing all season. II MS team
wins on Thanksgiving Day the oIhs s ae.
feats will be forgotten and he VIII De ac-
claimed by the North Carolinians. at leas''
as the greatest football coach OF the age.
| He has had ample opportunity TO STUDY
virginias style of play. There never was
a style OF play Invented In football gam
which could not be stopped. as witness .ne
! old tackle-back formation OF pennsy'
which for some time was so formidap'e'
Now II Brides has been doing VIVA. ~, ~
Ilieve ne has, then watch virginia Bel esou'
ped those sweeping end runs
Advice is a mighty cheap article. but
even the wisest OF us could pronta ny tA : .
ing advantage o, some OF the crumbs
spread around have Just received lette,
from Or. Leslie Byron Wigs an a!umnus 0,
North Carolina. He Is OF the opinion INA
Carolina has the material. but JACKS hs ;,t
ing spirit" This comes pretty nearly MT
ting the nall on the head. II you nave
seen Carolina In action you VIII. nave no no
tIced that at the beginning OF the ea au w -
Tar Heels carried the ball down the he.a =. =
grea, jumps Then the gaining s.oppeu
The explanation Is easy.
Carolina has a great individual ball team
Some Of the men can carry the oai' ~
or twice and make gains against any te aI'l
But II the defensive team wakes up-ane
the defensive team usually does wake sup :.
an evenly or nearly evenly matched game
the only question Is to stop an lHuiviuuaI
No man can play against e'even II,
matters not how good he Is. In nutsn 4.
that is what Carolina has been dolns VI AT, ~
season. If Brides gets his men 70 tea 49,,
, that the question of who Is golns 70 ~ !,
in the game Is subservient to winnlns, y !.
, will have the greatest team in the sour 2
, He started out with the best prospects. :
Is time to stop teaching footpall a. ~. -
tIlll and to start telling tho men .na, =
game won Is OF vastly more imPoltaAn. -,
than that any individual should shine. AM
:, this is the nnal word In the advice Inc.
Richmond College, student body, foot I, !
team, and even tho buildings. declare ma .
Randolph Macon shall not win the , Ea1'e. !.
Intercollegiate football championashipt Phi, q
Richmond College, OF al. is the only stuI.,o
| ling block In the way of the yellow = acA ~ :.
something is liable TO happen. Rlchnon
College was never prolific In its love man No y,
festatons for the Ashland crowd, especiat
} on football held Mighty will DO inc c :. . !.
% when the two teams get together. y Fan
: dolnh. Macon wins there will be no duest!u !.
as to whether or not the team deserves -
victory.
am asked to decide bet bets = ~ lna
the Portsmouth team in the virginia st ~
o League would win the pennant IN me 70. ~ :,
race. Portsmouth did not win the pennan
and before tch season was over the for n
mouth ranchise was surrendered ana =. :.
!. team transferred to Petershurg When -
!. team was transferred the percentase ~
: the members OF tho old Portsmouth y, a1 =
remained the Same, Under thesa condltla,
decide that A loses ha bel. lie couIan
/, win unless Portsmouth won the ponnan
and ne would have won had Petersnurg W. ".
ne pennnn,. He would not have lost ~ ~
q me league started fresh from the tlHie w.
n Petersburg secured the franchise. bul Wy W
can be no question but that he los on. =
bet under the conditions AZ they eAlsteu'
Boston Jimmy Walsh put Sammy hnIlo
from London, II you please. out q .h me ~