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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
HOT BATTLE is
EXPECTED TODAY
Tigers and Invincibles Meet at
Byrd Park at $3.50 O'clock
This Afternoon.

The Tigers and Inyincibles will mix
Up IN football game at Byrd Park this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Both teams
have been kept In a fever OF excite
ment waiting for the time TO come
When they could give one or the other
q good sound thrashing. They are con-
sidcrcd TO be the two fastest teams In
Richmond. excepting the two college
clevens. Both squads have been kept
in constant training. and practice has
been carried on with much zest. The
Tigers feel that they Will beat the In
vncibles. but only by - close score
while the lnyinciblcs arc thinking
pretty nearly the same thing. These
two teams have for years been bitter
rivals. and il is not likely that they
will reform for some time 10 come
The 1nvincibles eleven is composed
of about the same players AS last year
with the exception OF 4 few new re-
cruits, who Joined but couple Of
ing some class. and viii likely be
elected mebcrs of the team.
The Tigers are ready for the game.
and will welcome il with wide open
arms. They have not been defeated
this season, while their opponents
have.
Joe Olvcri. manager OF the Vigi.
liant Club. of Washington. viii chal-
lenge the winner OF the game TO -day
for a game TO be played in Washing ton,
ut Nigilant Park. This eleven is the
hvc-time independent champions Of
Washington. and to play and whip
them would be Il thing for either the
Tigers or the Invinciblcs to be proud
Of. Whether or not tho winner OF the
game to-day will accept tho challenge
1t the Nigilants is not known.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
RICHMOND ACADEMY
WINS HARD STRUGGIE
Chester Agricultural High School Held Scoreless,
While the Academy Boys Score Is Ponts-Edde
Roden Features Game With Long End Runs.

OutEeuoraled in every play, tho
chester Agricultural High school won't
down In defeat before the fast and
heavy eleven Of Richmond Academy,
by the score OF is 10 O. In the first
half both teams played an even game
end the many spectators predicted 3
uo-Scoie finish. hut tho farmers were
doing their best. while on the other
hand Academy was simply holding
them and playing a safe game II was
IN Tie Ihisd minute Of tho third quar-
tor that the arst touchdown WAS reg
;stercd Is swiftly owens. ACademy's
Iul back Tor tho rest Of ;hat quarter
,hcro was hard fight. IN the fourth
period Little Eddie Ro0an. ACad-
culys half back made two more
touchdowus. but mono Of tho goals
were Kicked. ana tho score stood is
10 o.
The game started at o'clock, at
broad Street Park. ard there was a
fairly good crowd or hand 10 see the
contest.
IN the d-st and second quarters both
learns played the game in their best
form Goyre for Chester. kicked on.
and L RcGer received. After a series
o. plays, - Aoademys let enc.
Whitlock, made pretty run for iwen-
~ Yards. bat after sevenyard gain
hy Ro6eu the Academy fumbled and
Chester fen on the bail. Chester then
Kicked ANA the bali was blocked They
managed 20 recover l. again. Thoy
kicked again and recovered. but after
tina; neither side had the advantast
until the beginning OF the third quar-
tar and isl nat period the fireworks
started
Richmond Academy kicked in the
third. and Gcyre received, bat fUm-
bed PITT fell on the ball ana Acad-
cmy then started it's gains. Chester
was caught tripping and was penauIed
fifteen yards This seemed 20 spur the
Academy. boys Oh. After a line plunge
ana two az those end runs by T.. Eo-
deu. they were Within eight yards OF
The Chester goal swiftly Owens WAS
alled through centre. and he answer
~ with q touchdown Captain Pitt
then failed - kick goal. and the score
Tine VAS sailed Win Academy IN
POSSESSION ot the BAN on Chester's
seyea-yard l.aa, having rushed * there
by several short snappy plays fol-
lowing the kics or
-h.ster. tn tile oH+ninc OF the fourth
per.od ttaced and teld the Academy
Tor downs and the bail Went over on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
''SP|DERS" PLAY
At WAKE FOREST
Several of Student Body Accom-
pany Richmond College
Eleven on Trip.

The Richmond College eleven left
last night for Wake Forest. \. ca
where they play the Wake Forest Col
lege eleven to-day. They travelled In
Manager Perdue's Private Coach" as
the college boys call 1t. and arrived
ut Wake Forest about midnight. ~
good crowd Of students went along
with the eleven Spiders. who VIII try
TO sting the "Backwoods boys" Both
teams are In good condition for the
set-to and will put UP hard game
The spiders. since tho game with
Gallaudet College, have been out for
daily practice, and Coach Dobson feels
that they are improving very fast In
every way. The backheld used In tho
game last Saturday Will probably be
used against Wake Forest to-day.
The PLAYERS are Ancarrow, KlevesahL
Rock" King and Coburn, who played
the star act in the game against Cal
laudet.
Wake Forest, from all accounts. has
q fast team, which, under good coach
Ing, has perfected teamwork. me
players are all light men, but what
they lack in weight they make up In
speed. They have played good games
so far In the season, and are booked
to keep it up The Spiders probable
lineup is as follows: Jones, left end;
Beale, left guard. Hutchinson, guard;
j. Wicker, centre: Blume, right guard !;
Robins. right tackle: Newton, right
end; Ancarrow, quarter back; Kleve-
snhl left half back; King, full back,
and Coburn, right half back. with
this lineup Coach Dobson expects to
put up mighty good game
Wake Forest will probably use the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
YELLOW JACKETS
AND BLUES TODAY
Elevens Are Evenly Matched and
Gridiron Battle Should
Be Interesting.

The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
and Randolph Macon College will
struggle in game OF football, at
Broad street Park. this afternoon, be
ginning n $50 o'clock. Both teams
are OF about the same weight. and
should put up = good exhibition. The
Blues are confident OF victory. They
have not been scored on this season.
and this should give them confidence,
den sidney, winning ny tho score Of
- TO 0. They then tackled the Irwin
cibles and put IL on them by score
Of 10 o, and played Richmond COL
lege to a ro-score finish. Their last
game was with William and Mary.
which also resulted in neither team
scoring.
Randolph Macon is not leaving home
with the idea OF going down in de-
feat, but fully expect TO hang up the
Blues scalp on their return 10 Ash
land They have been under stiff prac-
tice for the last week. and are ia the
Cest Of condition for the game to-day.
Their lineup has not been announced.
The Blues probable lineup VIII he
as follows: King. right end; Sweeney.
right tackle. Williams. right guard:
Jacobs. centre; Burton left guard;
Quaries, lef, tackle; Burke. left end;
cray OF McRee, quarter back; Rose,
right half back; Bahen, fun back and
Word left half bcak This is very
nearly the same team that went up
against William and Mary last Sntur-
day, and f they should put up the fight
they did against them. there is likely
20 ne a victory celebrated at the Rich
rncI.d Light Infantry Blues Armory to-
night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
LPH-MACON
READY FOR BLUES
Coach Reiss Makes No Predic-
tons, but Is Not Worried
Over Prospects.
Especial to The Thnes-Dispntch !


Ashland. Va. October IS.--Tho Vel.
low Jackets football team is ready
to meet tho Blues Tomorrow at Broad
street Park. In Richmond
NO scrimmage has been held the last
TWO days, but the team has been hard
NJ work Yesterday Coach Roiss scat
tered the line men over tho field and
made thom tackle the back field men
as 'hcy tried to run through the ball.
rms was to practice tackling and at
inc same time teach the backs to stir
arm ana shift tho ball from one arm
To- the other.
inc team seems to have moro life
IMAM mt any time this season 1t went
through signals in the snapptest kind
OF way this afternoon. and seemed to
Lave the signals down good
Coach Reiss would not mako any
predictions about to-morrow's game,
but he seemed pretty we'll pleased with
the teams condition. and was not wor-
ried over the prospects. Tho line up
for the yellow Jackets tomorrow VIII
be: Vaughan, left end: Jones. left
tackle; Morton, left guard: r. Scott or
Harrell, centre; Copley, right guard :;
Bush. right tackle; w. II. Scott. end {;
Banc. quarter back: Driver, left half:
Sheffey. full back; Blount. right half
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
MURPHY NO MATCH
FOR M'FARLAND
Never Did Chicago Boxer Seem
So Hostile Toward New
York Fighter.
Hy DANOS RtSYOS.

Eew York October l7-Mr. +. Mcfarland.
~ Chicago. Ill. gave n boxing exhibition
~ GsaIHon Square Garden tonight. demon
stgatira - large variety of pokes punches.
II var quit. n show way and
other Uut IL was rather harassing TO tho
artistic henelbilties of our Mr. Thomas MUIR
lHy. 81 Harlem. FiatbuAh and other we'll
InoVf II" railroad Doints, and Mr Murphy
wat So there helping Mr. Mcfarland give the
detnouEtrAilGu. aud In the heat Of the e~-
,!ttfaeat Jr Mcfarland struck Mir Murphy
qyite :. number Of times with his boxing
In tact. the affair approached fcionious as
.s that Mr. Murphy did not get angry and
setali1tc IN sOme rough manner.
Il Gret seem shame that perfect
ft5argef can come into n mans town and hit
hitu 40 many times az Mr. Farland hit Mr..
Mummy. bat that's tho way II goes since
Hh"flU HHrUurger Lost his interest In box
!IE tuNtefts.
Sfr Sic FnrIand won by no far that had
~ estsfn4tu tie diHtnncc in round figures for
fear the reacor might think VIC were talking
atout tar measurement between the earth
and NOM.
There IL a rurnor that Mr.. Murphy hit Mr..
HoFarleud in sheer evaporation once or
Lw!ce, bul no one seems TO know where or
npW.
"hen the gong sounded Mr. Mcfarland
bDpped fixbt out III his corner and began
Ntd;Gg p4pccs Mr.. Murphy's body that
&ir. Mcfarland and Hr Murphy have
been nFhl!us lers ma there for some time.
tgi ncYcr before ola Mr.. Mcfarland seem
- feel 20 hostile toward Mr.. Murphy. There
wnfc moments wnon no even seemed dispos-
90 ~ hnock hm out, which would nave been
direct violation OF tho ruler. IL was not
rrscty q ngit, but IT wan grand demon-
Stgatioh 81 Ar. Mcfarland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
BOWLING

The Munieoeiies and the Railroad y VI.
O. a teams o. ;he Commercial League
played rh.i- scheduled game las, night or
81. Newport Aileys before large crowd OF
iH;srsstea spectators The Mou,cbello boys
had elood in ;he!r eyes AMI smashed tho
7ins -iEht and ief, The Kanroad boys were
as4ly Handicapped ~ being on strange al
los su; fought ;he!r opponents until the
last ball was -oi-d. They made big hit
win th= crowd. and were spplauded ,ime
lro tft.e again :or clever work Captain
Bethe. csr-ie! % the hono-s tor the Rail
-oad 'eatn while Bu;ch Jed The Mon,ebe.ios
Win Newco~b and -yle- lie for horors
-ptzia Il5o used great head work IN tho
series ana carries has team 70 victory. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
VIRGINIA SQUAD
IN LIGHT WORKOUT
Expects to Defeat v. M. I. To-
Day With Margin of Two or
Three Touchdowns.
Especial to The Timos-Dispatcbl

charlottesville. Va. October w
Nirginia's football team engaged in
only light workout to-day in prep
aration for to-morrow's gamo with Vtr
GINA Military Institute. the last CON
test scheduled before the games with
teams OF the Ear South. Georgia Mt
Atlanta. and Vanderbilt in Charlottes-
VILE
Aside from tho daily signal drill. the
backs were prncticed in receivins and
running back punts The varsity play
ers reached the gymnasium before 3
O'Clock, but Jctt remained on the field
for some time TO practice passing the
ball. The big Eentuckian, who put up
star game at guard last season, will
probably make his debut as n centre
III the second half OF to-morrows game
The coaches devoted some time to run
ming off n few plays with the third
string of backs. Knox Walker being at
full. Robinson and Rumbough. halves.
and Fitzhugh quarter. Murphy tried
drop kicking. with varying success
The Virginia Military Institute
caught Virginia in u slump last season
and Won out by n score OF 10 to 0.
Virginia expects 10 win tomorrow
with a margin Of two or three touch
downs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
BRITISH VICTORY
IN GOLF PROBABLE
Miss Ravenscroft, of England
and Miss Hollins, of New
York, in Finals To-Day.

Wilmington. Del, October l5.-ThouEh Miss
Muriel podd holds the British and Canadian
womens golf championship. She will have TO
go back TO England without the American
title.
This does not mean. however. that tho
American title - going to stay here in
America. in fact, the play to-day in tho
seminal round for the national champion
ship mt the Wilmington Country Club make
u british victory probable.
Miss GLADYS Ravenscroft, OF England. and
Miss Marion Iiollius. OF New York. are the
hnaltsts tho former winning to-day from
Miss Dodd by UP and to play and play
Ing the best golf OF the entire tournament.
while Miss Hollins eliminated Miss Hay-
rict = Curtis, II former national champion.
in II match which went twenty holes. and
In which the quality of tho golf played was
not up to the standard set by the British
girls. who won the other match.
Al times Miss Holins played brilliantly.
and ut other times her golf was rather poor.
She made great finish however. and her
ability to fight hard was demonstrated NJ
every stage or tho round.
The warm weather and the prospect OF
seeing the present and past British cham
pions play each other. brought n good
sized gallery that devoted itself entirely 10
Miss Ravenscroft aud Miss Dodd. and left
Miss HolliTs and Miss Curtis to play their
match practically unattended.
Summary Seminal round-Ni!ss Marion
Hoilins, WcStbrook. defeated Miss Harriet
:. Curtis. Essex County. up. 20 holes. Miss
Gladys Ravenscroft, Brom borough defeated
Miss Muriel Dodd, Morelo. up and to
play.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
FOOTBALL GAMES TO-DAY

Virginia VS.. V NJ l.. at Charlottcs
vile.
Randolph Macon VS.. Richmond Blues.
at Richmond.
Richmond College vs.. Wake Forest,
at Wake Forest.
North Carolina VS. South Carolina.
at Columbia.
Washington and Lee VS.. Johns Hop
kins at Baltimore.
\. e NJ. VS.. Davidson. mt Raleigh.
Yale VS.. Lehigh. at New Haven.
Harvard VS.. Holy Cross, at Cam
bridge.
Amherst VS.. Trinity. at Hartford
Army VS.. Colgate. at West Point
Bates VS.. Fort Mckinley, at Lewiston.
Carlisle vs.. University OF Pittsburgh,
at Pittsburgh.
Cornell VS.. BuckneIl, at Ithaca
Dartmouth VS.. Williams. at Hanover.
Fordham vs.. st. Joseph's. at Ford
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
OFFICIALS CHOSEN
TO ACT IN GAMES

Cambridge. Mass. October iT.-Folowing
closely the announcement OF officials
for the Yale Princeton and Harvard Prince
ton football contests. comes the announce
ment OF tho names ot tho men who Will
handle the other big games o. the year.
The games and their officials follow:
Dartmouth W. Princeton. October -. Ref
cree. W. @. Croweil. Swarthmore. Umpire
Neill Snow. Michigan. Linesman. l.ieuten-
ant Nelly. West Point
Harvard w. Cornell. November l. Referee.
W. !. I.anEford, Trin!ty. Umpire ID. Fultz,
browns. Linesinan J. u. Pendleton. Bow
doin.
Pennsylvania W. Dartmouth. November Is.
Referee, y. 4. Tufts Browns. Umpire w.
q. Crowell, Swarthmore. Iinesman. +. Muir
ply, Yale.
Pennsylvania W.. Cornell November %.
Referee. w. :. langford. Trinity. Umpire.
Neill SNOW. Michigan. inesman. Carl Mar
shall. Harvard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18

ham
Franklin aud Marshall vs. St Johns.
at Lancaster.
Georgetown vs.. Medical College of
Virginia. at Washington.
Hobart Va. Rutgers. at New Bruins
wick.
Lafayette w. swarthmore Mt Easton.
Amherst Angles vs.. Norwich at Am
herst.
New Hampshire State VS. Worcester
Iolytechnlc, at DuthaU.
Penn state vs: Washington and JEFF
ferson. at Washington.
Yale Freshmen vs.. Exeter, at Exeter
Stevens rs. Rensselaer, Tech. at Troy.
Princeton VIZ. Syracuse, at Princeton.
:, University OF Maine VS.. Tufts. at
University OF PENNSYLVANIA vs.
Brown, at Philadelphia
University OF Rochester We. Hamil-
ton, at Rochester.
,ursinus vs.. villa Nova. at College
Vile
yermont vs. Bowdoin. at Burlington,
Mcsleyan VS. Union. at Schenectady.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
FIRST GAME TODAY
IN TOUR OF WORLD
Chicago Champions and New
York Giants to Meet in
Cincinnati.

ball club. Chicago champions. left tonight
for Cincinnati, where tomorrow they
10 meet the New York Nationals in the first
game of q baseball tour around The world.
The local players loft aboard special
rain. which IS 70 h" their homo almost con-
tiuuoUsly until they board the steamer al
Vancouver November - for Japan.
Manager NcGraw AMI the New York play
ers left New York carly to-day for Ctncln-
natl Both teams will board the special
train after to-morrow's game for the Jour
ncy to Chicago. where tho second game OF
the tour i 20 10 played.
Games have been scheduled TO take place
almost daily before the teams embark on
the Pacific Coast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18

Annapolis. Md. October 1.-THE NavI
VIII show some new football In tho
game against Dickinson tomorrow. and
thc coaches are waiting with much in
These plays are expected To show what
tho Middics can do through end rum,
forward passes and delayed passes.
Until now the Navy has been content
10 play line plunging game. Vaill
VIII start al quarter and Leonard at
left half MCReaNcy ana Harrison APP
the two other backheld positions.
Biodgctt. a husky candidate. VIII be
tried out behind the line, while numer-
oUs substitutes viii be sent into tho
linz. The team Is in splendid physical
condition. and every regular is eN-
pcrtrd 10 stRrt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
GAMES TODAY LIKE
PRACTICE MATCHES
Elevens of the Leading Institutions Face Teams of
Lesser Importance West Point Appears to

New York, October 1.-THE football
horizon viewed from the standpoint
or the big university teams OF the East
is unmarked by n single threatening
cloud on the eve of tho week end
games. Almost without exception tho
elevens OF the leading institutions
face teams OF lesser Importance, so
that few OF tho contests are expected
to rise above the plano OF practice
matches. In ono or two cases. minor
college teams, which a year ago caused
gridiron upsets. meet tho same oppon-
ents. but during the past twelve
months have dropped TO u mediocre
standard and cannot hopo to repeat
the victories of 1912.
The United states Military Academy
eleven appears to have drawn the
hardest opponent OF the day in Col
gate. Harvard, Yale, Princeton. Cor
nell and Pennsylvania are all called to
face much weaker teams. Tho Grim
son VIII line up against Holy Cross
which was defeated by Yale. 10 to o.
in the Eli's second game Of the sea
son Princeton has Syracuse as an
opponent
PENNSYLVANIA will entertain the
Brown University team, but 1t Is only
a shadow OF tho eleven which defeated
the Quakcrs. 80 TO Z. IN 1912.
l.e!ghigh will play Yale at New
Haven. and judging from the way the
NedH Uclu odTllSI' 10 ~ 10 victory
should give tho Blue n good battle At
Ithaca, Cornell will play Bucknell.
which scored on Princeton week ago
III the second flight OF Eastern elevcns
the two most promising games are
Lafayette VS. Swarthmoro and Dart
mouth W.. Williams.
Important games OF Saturday in the
East. West and South, with the scores
of 1912. follows;
East: Holy Cross, at Harvard. 0 to
10; Lchish. at Yale. no game: syria
cuse at Princeton, 10 G2; Buckncll. at
Cornell. to II; Brown, at Pcnnsyl
vania. 80 to Z: Carlisle. at Pittsburgh.
- to s; Swarthmore, at Lafayette. 81
to o: Colgate, mt Army, TO IS; Dick
inson AT Navy. no game; Williams at
Dartmouth. o to p; Amherst at Trim
ity. 10 to o.
Wcst-Iowa nj Chicago "a TO "a.
Northwestern AT Illinois, TO o.,
Michigan Agricultural at Michigan :
10 SO; Wisconsin at Purdue, 80 10 o..
Minnesota at Nebraska. 10 to @
South--Icnderson AZ Vanderbilt, no
game; Virginia NJ. g. at Georgetown. no
game; Tennessee vs.. University Of
South. at Chattanooga, 0 to 80; Viz
ginia NJ. 1. al Virginia. - 10 0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
LIST OF OFFICERS
IS MADE PUBLIC
Annual Meeting of Baseball
Players's Fraternity Held
in New York.

New York. October 1.-THE annual meet
ing OF the Baseball Players Fraternity Was
held IN this city last night. aud the lis, OF
officers elected for tho year made pub
TIC today. Subjects relating TO the welfare
OF the bis league players wcrc discussed.
but action was tabled until later meetings.
The officers OF the fraternity as elected are;
David L. Fultz. president, Raymond ".
Collins, Brooklyn Nationals. vice president:
John T. Henry. Washington Americans.
Nice-nrcsident. John H. Miller Pittsburgh
Nationals, vtcc-prcsidont: Edward NJ. Reul-
bach Brooklyn National, secretary.
The advisory board consist. OF Raymond
Collins. Jacob l.. Duubert. David l.. FuItz.
John I. ucnry and Iohn u. Million.
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Final Touches Put On.


West Point. y. Y. October l7.-Coacl,
Charles Daley drove the Army football
the season. when he put tho players
through two and Il half hour drill in
preparation for the game with Colgate
than an hour. and during this the var
sity was able 10 score but once. Sew
cral changes have been made In tha
line. Packard going In for Wynne at
tackle and Britton for Markoe at end.
Huston, the biz guard. Will not be ablo
TO get In the game Tomorrow. Hobbs.
Ford and Benedict Will start behind tina
line
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
,Iontehcllns.
Railroad J. NJ. c. \.


games Iaft uirHt from the E.rs Leader
'f-- NJ -ae Is.ace I4chy!a League
Pstfirk p; re i.unch boys was tte-
ar."F ~ We series - rolling $40 hlgh score
Ar -aakirs grand ,otsi o.: 20 81 bit.
iaf-e ftr!1fs r-.5 falling Feyel pins benin.
f'+ f.sa 'rt7- ftera ~, ~ ~ J.. - Row
So. -a.i ~ etr-t.+ DiEaf. sores .1st n!snt:
lin fnnnI Imrrl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
Game POSTPONED.

game which was to have been played here
toe day between the Cubs and White Sox for
tho beneft OF the widow or james Doyle.
former Cub third bascman, was postponed
because OF rain. u. cannot be played until
next spring.