The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-01

I.YNCHBURG, VA, Oct. 31.--For
the first time in Tanderbilt's history,
a black and gold eleven has invaded
Virginia The time for me invasion
is rather poorly chosen considering
! that 1t is a mere shell Of a machine.
Vanderbilt supporters tonight are
| hoping against hope. Numerous
taunts and messages that Virginia
students and alumni are wiring to
cover all the money that the vandy
followers are able to produce has not
stirred the college spirit enough to
| take the dare For several hours
yesterday AcGuigin put his green and
/ crippled charges through a stiff sig
( nal drill 10 improve their work on
( the many new formations that "Hur-
/ ry-Up Yost imported TO him imme-
diateiy after last Saturdays disas-
/ ferrous game. The Commodore team
I sleep in Lynchhurg tonight and ar
/ rive in Charlottesville early Satur-
/ day afternoon. Just before the game
starts.
/ All OF this week NcGugin M
/ HaEer nave devoted their time to line
development of new men. but so dis
couraging has been the re7,.tt that
the head coach gave the team an
other one OF his tongue lashings Tues
/ day night Only twice in the history
of his stay at Vanderbilt has the
coach done this. Just before the
Michigan game he pointed out the
glaring defects and again this week.
The Lame Ducks" that left here
| Wednesday night will die fighting.
that mach la certain. Ever since q
critic raised the point that the Com
modores quit In the Michigan game
the members OF the squad have been
1 fighting with new spirit. and their
I attack on the Virginia eleven Is sure
/ tn be fierce and determined from the
/ first play on. Virginia, however, out
weighs Vanderbilt. and more irnpor-
/ tant still the average experience OF
the Charlottesville players In close to
three years each. while the Nashville
team can Just claim an even two.
we don't know who Is going to
win this game said Captain Muck
/ Brown Just before boarding the train.
hut you can bet your last nickle that
Virginia is in for the hardest fight
il will have this season They may
I be stronger than we are. but that's no
sign that they'll win. Just watch us
scrap EN-"
This was the sentiment expressed
4 by every member OF the team.
7 Georgla's feat In holding the vir-
gtnians to two touchdowns and a
| Is TO score has filled the Commo-
dores camps with confidence. for
there is not a student on the cam
pus who doesn't feel sure that the
Commodores can give the Athenians
! cards and spades and lick them to
FRAGILE. This idea may be a little
/ far fetched. but Georgia has usually
been pie for the cammodores.
Reports from Atlanta are to the
! effect that Virginia showed tho same
fault az last seasen--the playing OF
/ old style football. but their winning
+. the game in the last three minutes on
a long forward pass seems to indl-
cate that they really ha o something
/ up their sleeve to cut loose at the
crucial moments.
Despite the fact that Virginia
scouts saw the Michigan game, they
returned with little real knowledge
of the strength of the Commodores
as the McGuginites pulled nothing
new, so far behind were they after
the second quarter In Tanderbilt's
/ repertoire ~ plays are several that
should catch tho Virginia eleven nap
ping. Just as that team fell before
! Hardage's long forward passes last
season.
i II the Commodore line can hold
as well against the Charlottesville
team as Is did against the Wolver-
ines, then Virginia's fast and heavy
backs are going to have .hen wo: II
cut out to rain consistently.
last Saturdays rude upset has
probably done the team more good
i {Continued on Sixth PaRe,)