The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-05


the title Of champions OF Richmond.
they having defeated the First hegi-
ment eleven second time during
the season.
The dnal game WAS played 1T Broad
Stfeet fArh SATURDAY, Altu Attracted
some zvv roVters for the two esStix.
The Tigers were primo for o t1ard Aid
grueilinx ana prepared to tackle any
tnins tnat came their way. Inc SOL
dlers presented q pAteneu up appear
ance, ana oia not play the game mat
has Deen expected aii aioIie. s,e. eIai
oil the Regiments DesI players were
out Of the game, but even w,tn lnis,
the soiuiers managed to hoid the
ferotiOus Lennes u score OF i to .,
anu Sc, eral tunes came witnin an ace
: OF tying the score.
Both lines were as GOLD as the rocks
OF dfurai,ar ana pract.eaiiy no gains
were mace through them. End runs
for lonx gains we're frequent, and
both teams worked forward passes To
a perfection OF nnisn. and tlnish OF
perfection.
The Regiment started off like n
winner, but the Tigers soon took a
b,ace and snatched victory FRI m the
fires of defeat. II. Cau.aer, OF the
Regiment team, eiraled the ends and
received forward passes which er-
apied him to romp over tho wildcats
goal line for the first blod of the
game. No goal WAS kicked, and the
FIRST period ended with the score )
to In the soldiers favor.
In the second and third quarters.
however. the Tigers We're the agxres-
sors. and Bare and Lutz went over
for toucndowns. and Macr ariand
kicked one goal. giving the Tigers
IL points and the game.
Next Saturday the strong eieveus
representing the st. Vincent Academy
and Norfolk Riues Will clash on the
Broad street Park gridiron at 3:3o
o'clock. Rioters in great numbers
viii come up from tho City by the Sea
to help both teams and likely-look
ing crowd of Richmond football fans
Is expected.
The teams will play for $1,000
and the gate receiptsc, Neither team
has lost a game, and neither has been
scored on this season. The rivalry Is
intense, the teams heavy and cent?
dent, and the weather 9ili probably
be ideal for fast and furious en-
counter The game should be worth
the price OF admission aud give foot
ball followers something to talk
about.
Richmond Will turn out en niasse
next Thanksgiving DAY to witness the
Virginia ( 'aro.,na game. The sched-
i,la In already being arranged, and
Observation-Disclosures neutral ground and
the best paying cit. for the game
has been selected. In this game the
Richmond public. and the thousands
Of t-of-towners who flock here TO
witness the Interstate battle, sees an
vent which looked forward To eli over
the South and whose result II watched
with interest by the football eathu-
siasts all over the East.
up and threatens to come back I'M
less Bass meets Holman, his proteKc.
BASS stipulation for match with
Heiman--that OF a guarantee Of 320a
seems most unreasonable. II he
means he should wrestie Holman for
Il reasonable purse. II he really be-
iieves the featherweight deliberately
risk of losing the title of champion
Bass should accept Herbert's def II
he does. II should he interesting. Many
Of Georges admirers would like 10
see him In action after two years
retirement Should he wrestle Hol-
man the bout should prove real. live
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We see nothing that demands big
type IN the announcement that the
New York Americans Will train here
in the spring. or that several other
OF the American and National League
teams VIII train on our ball yard The
spring performances are sad at best
infinitely more interest elsewhere. True
tho bugs viii seq the stars Of the
xame IN action. but what of that?
These same stars will be reiegated to
the minors sooner or later. and Rich
mpnd may get some OF them.
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There In little probability OF Rich
mond getting any Of the castofss from
the big teams. because OF the $1,000
salary limit In these parts, and we
do not recall Just at this moment
the name OF any Richmond player,
except Revelle. who will be groomed
up in big league uniform.
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exhibition gaines and 20 away, but
don't get excited over IT, They'll do
the same thing IN 1912. because Rich
mond 10 on their way home and the
coin packed up here helps to pay the
travelling expenses.