The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-31
VIRGINIA SPIRIT
At FEVER HEAT FOR
Vanderbilt CONTEST
LANNIGAN SAYS MEN ARE IN
GOOD coNDITToN-MANY FOR
WARD PASSES EXPECTED.

Virginia spirit IL at feverheat and
the whole university Is aroused in
support of the greatest college DEM
onstration ever attempted in a South
ern university. Realizing the i'm
portance of systematized and concen-
trated cheering, those in charge of
the cheering corps have been MAX
ing extensive plans for the coming
fracas with the Commodores.
While Head Coach Warren has
been tutoring the first squad in the
fine points of the game and has been
whipping his aggregation into trim
for the conflict, the student body,
to q man, has been bending all posi-
BILE energy in support of the team.
This was demonstrated fully at the
big send-off given the team as 1t
took the train for Atlanta Seven
hundred students marched down
Main street, eight abreast. headed by
a drum corps, and the enthusiasm ex-
ceeded anything seen here in years
even on the return Of the team which
defeated the Navy several years ago.
The cheering corps will assemble 500
strong Saturday In the greatest exhi-
bitten of roofing ever witnessed at
Lambert Field. Dick" Dibert's fife
and drum corps viii be on hand to
add to the din.
Alumni from NNlS anu Otn9T Et3leS
are coming in droyes to see the great
battle and incidentally to witness the
dedication of the new concrete
stadium. just completed at a cost Of
$4,000, and conceded to be the An
est athletic outfit in the entire South
land. The Lynchburg alumni alone
have reserved 200 seats, Most Of the
preparatory schools of the State will
attend en- masse, and large deiega-
tions from the various female schools
will grace the occasion. From pres
ent prospects. Ii may be safely prophe-
sled that every one Of the g. 900 seats
in the new stadium will he occupied
when the referees whistle opens the
greatest conflict Lambeth Field has
ever witnessed.
Today the men were rtven a stiff
work out in all departments of the
game. leaving Friday for the perfec-
ton of the PLAYS that will be used
against Vanderbilt.
MAYER. who was injured in the
rsehre{a game seemed 10 be much
better yesterday. and had Il great deal
freer use Of his leg. Trainer Lanni-
rn~ when asked hts opinion Of the
serlsn4ness Of the htg halfback's nurt.
satfi ut lis NOT 'Chariey-horse' that
}s troubling Mayer. as | first thought,
hoi merely badly bruised leg. He
VIII Be rs good az ever ny saturday.
with this assurance or Isannsgan's
the football stock at Virginia has re-
eeIvea oulte "a boost, for with this
feet |trx3nian out of the running, the
Orange and Blues chances would be
very materially diminished. Maiden.
who suffered cnt on the side or the
head in the Georgia game, liz in the
best of condition, and the big fellow
x.,kff hs n nrFnAfnT
himself when he meets the Consaao~
dores. The rest OF the players came
out az the contest practically with
out a mark. which speaks volumes for
their physical condition considering
the terrific punishment they went
through last Saturday in Atlanta
Coach Warren has given the men
quite a repertoire of forward passes
this week. and these have been talk
ing up good deal of the practice.
White has also been devoting his at
tention to dropkickinF, as the coaches
wish to be prepared TO meet any
emergency. and should 1t happen that
neither team In able to score, Vir-
ginsa will be sadly in need Of a man
to compete with the brilliant Boensch.
who has proven himself a marvel at
every phase Of the kicking game.
In the backfeid. Randolph has been
latter has been disabled. and Speer
and Walker have been alternating
with Ray and Landes. lett. by rea-
son Of his stellar work in the Geor-
gia game. IL sure to relieve Brown at
center early in the contest with the
Gommodores.
The propects for defeating Wander
biIt seem brighter than ever, consad-
ering the present condition Of the
~,.l 10 rlz ~ FaA kn ShSsSg
have been exhibiting Although the
defeat of Georgia was not SO decisive
as expected. vet 1t comes from refia-
Bile sources that the Crackers were
very much moderated and that the
published weights OF their men were
misleading. Old and authoritative
football men who witnessed the game
In Atlanta state that the Virginians
did not outweigh their opponents by
more than six pounds to the man at
most. and not twenty pounds as COM
monty reported through the press dis
patches.
Dr. Lambeth. director of athletics
at the university, stated last night
that he was very much pleased with
the work Of the Virginians. 1.-THE
men piayed a good game with the
Georgians. and there Is no criticism OF
their playing" said the noted foot
ball student "As to the game with
Vanderbilt, think the tw teams are
as evenly matched as two teams
could be- and II Is my opinion that
the outcome OF the contest will be
largely the result Of break Of luck
on one side or the other" Trainer
Lannigan states that the men are In
the best OF physical condition, and
that before the end. of the week, he
will have MAYER In his usual form.