The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-05

Richmond college and the Mary
land Agriculture and Mechanical col
lege will usher In the local football
season, this afternoon, when they
meet In their annual setto at Broad
street park. Advance dope sent out
by the managers seems to Indicate
that the teams are about evenly
matched. The Aggies have the better
of the argument. however. as regards
weight, outweighing the local play
ers by several pounds to the man.
The Spiders, on the other hand, are
confident that the difference in
weight will have little To do with the
final result and look for a close score
in their favor
There seems TO he more school
spirit at Richmond college this sea
son than ever before in the history OF
the institution and the roofing OF
the local collegians IL expected to be
one of the features of the contest.
For the past week the entire student
body has been meeting once day
and practicing the yells and songs
Several times they have gathered at
Broad street park and have sung and
yelled while the team was working
The final practice was held last night
and all pledged TO attend the game
today.
Although the day before a game
is generally given to light signal
practice Coach DUNLAP drove the
squad through two hours of the hard
est kind of work yesterday afternoon.
He had charge OF the men who will
start tadays game and Harry Grit
fin took over the working out OF the
second string men.
The early part of the practice was
spent on the campus where the two
squads went through light scrim-
mage. working out several new plays
which will be tried for the first time
this afternoon. The latter part OF the
practice was spent in secret work at
the ball park. Dunlap wound up the
day with a hard signal practice and
run.
Special attention was given TO for
ward passing and to the kickers.
Perkins, who will start at quarter
today, liz expected TO be one of the
finds of the local season, His gen
eralshtp. proven while member OF
the champion Richmond academy
team of 1909 is unqnestionable and
Coach Dunlap is taking special pains
to train him In the use OF the for
ward pass. He is having some lit
tie trouble with getting distance TO
his throws at the present time, hut Is
improving with each days work.
Hart. who has been playing the posi-
ton for the second team, will in all
probability get into the game TINS
afternoon He is master at pass
ing. but is not as reliable at running
the team as Is Perkins.
Ancarrow, the old high school boy,
is another member of the Spider team
of whom much is expected. He IS
playing at full for the present and
ia sure to land one OF the back
field positions regular. His drop
kicking has made a favorable i'm
preston on both coaches and they
are making every effort to develop me
boy. The punting will fall entirely
upon Johnson, the big tackle
Coach Dunlap in speaking of the
prospects for the game today stated
that il would answer as general
tryout with him. He expects to run
In as many men as possible so that
he may get a line of their abilities.
-"af course" Coach Dunlap stated,
II cannot foretell just how the game
will go. but ] am confident that the
boys are going 70 put up-a-gamf
that will do credit to them and TO the
school. We have an unusually strong
squad out this year and While mum
her of the men need training they
are willing. hard workers. and | oe-
lieve will hold the Aggies 10 a close
score"
Harry Griffin who is assisting In the
coaching. was much OF the same
opinion. Il think there will oe al
Ieast twenty men in uniform TO-DAY
and II Is our intention that All Oh