The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-27
Both Coaches Predict
Closest Score in Years
in Game This Afternoon
Billy Word Recovered and May Play, Says Warren Teams
Reach City Few Minutes Before Contest. Roofing to be
Feature Largest Crowd in History Of Annual Affair
Expected

decided upon, but that the lineup
given In another place on this page
would probably be the one used. He
was emphatic in stating that Billy
| Word would be given chance should
| Ray have to be taken out from any
cause.
| The Virginia team will remain at
the Country club until just before the
starting OF the game. They will
either motor into tho city or use a
/ special electric car. While the game
/ Is in progress their baggage Will be
conveyed TO the Jefferson hotel, and
there the squad viii go Immediately
after the conclusion OF the fracas,
/ Carolina is to be Quarted at the JEFF
! ferson during their stay in Richmond
I and both teams are to be entertained
at dinner and the theater following
the game.
| Teams Kept from Public.
Carolina will not reach Richmond
until fe wninutes before the game.
| They spent last night far from the
| bowling crowds, which swarmec
| Broad street, in the quiet of Peters
| burg. and will be kept carefully
| housed from the many Carolinians
who accompanied the squad here for
| the contest.
| Excursions to Richmond arrived In
! the city at short intervals last night
and will continue TO reach here this
/ morning. One one OF the afternoon
trains from Charlottesville there
came about 900 students, and this
crowd will be augmented by hundreds
/ OF others who will arrive today. There
were many extra trains from various
sections Of the State to arrive also
and each OF them brought number
Of rooters. many OF them Carolina
/ hut O. tArffv nF them
| backing Virginia
However, the Tarnaeis are not lack
| Ing in number or enthusiasm. The
usual hundreds swarrned into the city
| with their usual defiant yeiis and the
usual backing of their team. A
special train left Chapel I'M last nigh-
with 500 students on board. Several
hundred additional ones were picked
up en- route. and b ythe time the train
reached this city it Is estimated that
II alone will lbeing In about a thou
sand A large body also accompanied
the team which left the university at
clock yesterday morning y-----=------
Roofing To he Feature.
Both Of the main bodies OF rooters
/ brought their bands, and they are
expected to play a. large part In the
roofing at t0ady's game The root
ing, as In the past. is expected TO
prove to be che OF the features Of the
contest. The grandstand will be oc-
cupied by more equal number OF
supporters IT each team than any
other section OF the field. In the
north bieachera will be the band and
the main body Of Carolina rooters,
while in the south stands will be
banked the Orange and Blue of the
Virginia adherents.
Hundreds of persons will view the
game from positions back Of the field
fence, while many others VIII occupy
seats in their motors. Ample pro-
vision for large number Of auto
mobiles. has been made by the park
ma nagemant and the usual number Of
tallyho and motor parties to the
game is expected.
The advance sale of tickets has been
enormous and predictions were made
last night that the largest crowd In
the history OF Carolina-Vtrginia games
would be present At today's game.
The gates at the park will be opened
at i:45 o'clock.