The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
PIGsKIH WAR STARTS 1T
I'LL COLLEGES THIS MEEK
Eight Major Games Scheduled to &c
Played at BROAD Street Park Dur
ing 1913 Season.
SPIDERS START woRK MONDAY
Coach Dobson Has likely Bunch of
Youngsters From which to Select
Eleven--ATcdicos VIII Get in Ac-
ton Thursday.

! With the opening Of most of the col
1cGcs this week will bc seen the pre- pa
ration for the football season.. which
Throughout the country this year will
he one of the most active in recent
times. Particularly is this SO in Vir-
einia, whore all the college teams have
hard and fast schedules Richmond
Will he fortunate in having eight ma Tor
games in Broad Street Park. In add-
ton To innumerable smaller games. and
possibly others that have not yet been
sch edulcd.
Among the great Eastern universl-
ties practice has already begun. and
many a gridiron. Practice among the
smaller colleges Will begin this week
even before the regular opening OF
| collegiate doors. for there are many
chanpionship games on the card. and
, 1t Will require much training for the
youngsters If they wish to bc in ut the
finish
Spiders tn Action ro-1Icr-ov.
IIcmond College aspiran;s have heen
row morning At. 10 o'clock, when Coach
Dobson. WHO whipped the spiders into
such fine shape last season, will be
with them again. lie has ordered
liminary talk, and light practice. will
begin tho next day. Everything is
ready ut Wcsthampton. The spiders
are fortunate in having nine OF the
old" mon back. with about thirty of
the men Of the second team. and 81 mum
her of new candidates. The old men
pack include Ancamow. captain; King,
fun back; klevcsahl, half; Pollard,
bali, and G T,.,.. Fobiymsi Newton;
! Jones. The new men arc Bruce. Of Nc
Cures University School: Craig, OF
John Marshall High school: Craven, OF
McGuirc's., and Christian Cox. Of the
Newport News High school Il likely
youth. weighing l6o pounds.
Six Championship Games.
mi coin. n L.. n
games. six of which are for the cham
pionship Of the Eastern lntcrcolleEiatc
League, Hard work will begin rs soon
the University OF North Carolina, at
Chapel Hill. will he on September 90.
Following this game Richmond College
tobcr ). And II week later Virginia
will be played on Lambeth Field. Then
the Spiders will buckle down to serious
work for the FIRST championship game
of the season. which will he with
Hampden Sidney ut I'armville on oc-
tobcr u.
The complete schedule is as follows:
Septemher 25--Caroina 1T Chapel
Hill.
October lo-Virginia at Chariottcs-
willie.
october II - Hampden Sidney at
Farmviilc tchampomshiW.
October Civ iiiian ana Mary at
Williamsburg championship.
October 81 = Randolph Macon at
Richmond championship
November 7-lIampdcn Sidney at
Richmond championship.
November I3-Richmond Blues at
Richmond.
November William and Mary at
Richmond tchampionship)
Novembcr Rnndoiph- Macon at
! Richmond championship.
ticIicoS ucGin Thursday.
! Tho practice of the Medical College
Of Virginia will begin on Thursday
! afternoon. in Broad Street Park, the
call for candidates having been issued
by DIR. Leslie Il. Wigs. who viii have
charge of the squad until coach Is
/ secured The coach Will probably he
selected tomorrow. when the athletic
committee will meet. The Medicos
have some splendid timber from which
| to select II winning team. among the
| aspirants Cor the eleven being several
men who have achieved distinction on
preparatory schools. Some OF those
who have already responded to tho call
are iicdsepeth. Tyler. stafford. Justis,
| SchenclS. the former William and Mary
star quarterback, Brockwcil Clarke,
! Brigham, Robertson, Cole, Ransone.
| Harding, Foster ana Yohannon. The
| schedule. SO far as 1t has been ar
ranged by Manager Bra8well, includes
games with Georgetown, Agricultural
and Mechanical. of North Carolina. and
| the University OF North Carolina. The
| first game will be with the Richmond
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