The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-04
SPIDERS BELIEVE
GAME WITH MACON
WILL DECIDE RACE
HARD WORK PLANNED FOR REST
OF SEASON AND MEN ARE
DETERMINED.

Coach Dobson had his squad OF
Spiders out for hard afternoons
work yesterday and put them through
their PAGES. The team suffered but
slightly In the game with Hampden-
Sidney Saturday. and most of the men
reported In first class condition A
few bruises and some stiff muscles
scanned to be about the extent Of their
injuries, and the men went into the
practice with renewed vim and de-
termination to get into the best pos
sibie condition for the game with
William and Mary on Saturday.
Not one on the team but expects
to take the game with William and
Mary and their one hope is that
Hampden Sidney will defeat Ran
dolph- Macon. II this should happen
or II the game should result in a tie
the Spiders are confident that they
will win the intercollegiate cham
pionship of Eastern Virginia
1t is conceded that they will win
from the Williamsburg team after
the showing which that aggregation
made against the Ashlanders In their
ffrst game. Then, should Hampton
Sidney defeat Randolph Macon the
Spiders will be topping the other clubs
for, the honors, and a tie with the
SiipW JaLAGLS WOutu TSSufL Ia hicn-
mond college winning the football
championship. A tie game between
Randolph Macon and Hampden- Sid
ney would still leave the local team at
the head OF the list. but require that
they defeat or play the Ashianders
to tie in order to annex the cup. A
victory for Randolph Macon means
that Coach Reiss' team will be tied
with the Richmond eleven. and that
their game here on Saturday "A week
will decide the championship race.
Football stock at the college has
been boosted considerably since the
game on Saturday. and the concensus
of opinion is that the Spiders have an
unusually good opportunity to win
from the Methodists and with that
victory take the championship. No
stone will be left unturned by the
coach 10 insure the team taking the
field in the forthcoming games In the
best possible shape. The men them
selves are encouraged and declare
that during the remainder of the sea-
son they will work :heir hardest.
The real battle Of the season SO
far as the local team is concerned
comes when they meet the Ashland
eleven. Judging from the exhibition
game PLAYED here several weeks ago
IL appears that Richmond college has
an even chance to win. II Is said that
they PLAYED Aep+s.ti. strength.
In that contest and that the Yellow
Jackets we're not up to their standard.
but those who have followed the
Spiders in their daily workouts know
that such Is not the case and that
their work In the exhibition eraeas
was the kind which they have been
putting up each afternoon. When
they appear 10 be playing below their
usual rate Ia generally when they
enter real game and when the ex-
element OF the contest seems to take
from them the knowledge and ability
which they display In practice.
The yellow Jackets may have been
crippled at the time they met the
Spiders and the additional practice
which they have had since that time
has no doubt improved the men and
the team work of the eleven But the
local team has also improved in the
additional time allowed IL. and when
they meet next ii is expected that one
OF the best games to be stared in this
city during the present season viii
result Certainly 1t will be hard
fought for as stated before, 1t In the
belief that 1t will be the deciding
game and such belief appears to
be well founded.