Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-25
SPIDERS SHOW PLENTY
OF "PEP' IN PRACTICE
Coach Dobson Sends the Regulars
Through Long, Driving Workout
on Westhampton Field.
ANOTHER SESSION TOMORROW
Squad Will Keep In Form for Most
Important Game on the Schedule.
Student Body Standing Nobly by
the FootbaIlers.

With plenty of life--in keeping with
the sharp weather-the Spider football
squad ran through long, driving
practice yesterday afternoon at the
latter part OF which the varsity was
sent against the scrubs in the first
sorimmage of this, the last week of
practice of the season leading up to
the final game to be played against
Randolph Macon at Srond Street Park
Saturday.
The varsity had in a strong lineup,
although the backtield was changed n
good deal; and. although the scrubs
put up stiff fight all the way, the
frst-string men held the upper hand
all through tho fray.
The Spiders are inlprov!ng every
day In their team play and spirit al
though several new plays arc causing
some trouble TO tho men who have
not yet perfected their execution The
locals have a hard program this week,
and IL will ho especially trying, in
view Of the fact that Thanlksg living
Day comes right in the middle OF il.
To-day they will hold their regular
practice on the stadium field and will
probably indulge In Il heavy scrim-
ynarN
% Thanksgiving Day. Coach Dob
son Is not willing for his team TO BIO
idle or to lose tho benefit OF that days
work. when every day IL now So I'M
portant So the Spiders VIII hold a
morning. They will probably have
their last scrimmage at that time
Friday afternoon the team will hold
its last practice Of the year. and there
is n plan on foot for tho students to
show how spirited they arc In their
support of the team that will take
form that afternoon. Tho students Will
gather en- masso and march out to the
fold at 4 o'clock and cheer and sing
while the team Is completing It's final
drill.
Besides losing the services OF Mac"
Cosby, the Woodworking fast little
player who did 80 much last Saturday
against the Wiiliamsburgers. It now
looks as though Richmond College
will have to start tho battle Saturday
against the Yellow Jackets minus the
presence Of Captain Ancarrow, who
has been nursing very >bad charley
horse for the past week or 30.
IIe received this injury In one OF tho
scrimmages Inst week. and has been
undergoing treatment for 1t ever since,
but he seems to improve slowly. But
this fact Will not discourage the
Spiders ut all. Ancarrow Is a brilliant
player, and his presence or absence
f. makes a big difference in the play OF
the team, but there are men on the
varsity squad who have proven their
worth, and who will take care OF the
position, IL need be, with credit to" the
team and themselves. .-,.. .3t.
The Splders~nnd the Yellow Jackets.
so far ms the records go. may BIO said
to be about equal, and in the Intercol-
legiate League they enjoy the same
standing, each having three victories
and two defeats on the books. True.
che yellow Jackets defeated william
and Mary by almost twice the score
which the Spiders ran UP against the
luckless ones from Williamsburg, but
the Yellow Jackets had their best team
in the game, whereas the Spiders had
almost second backleld against tho
William and Mary crowd last Satur-
day.
teams, 1t Ia seen that the Yellow
Jackets line liz slightly larger. but
this advantage Is compensated for by
thc fact that the Spiders bnckiicld Is
probably tho heavier by n slight
margin. The average weight of the
two teams Is about tho same, and in
age, etc, the two aEgreEations seem
20 have no decided advantage one way
or the other.
There is this much certain about the
Spiders. Not man IN college falls
TO realiae the heavy responsibility that
IS resting upon both the teams and
the student body in the coming con-
test.
Every ono knows that tho game is
bound to he: a battle from the first
minute uatil. tho last, and the firm
determination OF every player IL to
fight with all the strength and spirit
game. And the resolve is gaining
strength every day on the Spider
campus. viz: We are going TO win
that game-no matter how hard Ran
dolph- Macon fights. we arc going to
fight them just a little bit harder