The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-27
GOVERNORS WITNESS
GRLDLRON STRUGGLE
Virginia and North Carolina Executives Occupy Box Seats
Grandstand and Deliver Brief Addresses at End OF
= First Half-Josephus Daniels Also There.

Sparr, for virginia, had been pulling
off lot of things which the technical
writer's know more about than any
body else.
1t is generally conceded that one
tenth of one per cent OF the people
who attend football games, know
something about It,
About two per cent of that BODY
of citizens know when one team
makes gain on the other, and scarce
ly three per cent Of those know which
side of the field his particular team
occupies.
This. of course. is generally under
stood, so that. when Colonel Julian
Hill applauded loudly when TayIoe
placed to the credit of his exhuberent
spirits rather than to his lack of
knowledge of the game.
FOR Julian used to be quarterback
for Virginia
In the last part Of the first half the
NTginians got angry. parentheticaliy
speaking. They made some gains
which the fellows from down home
regretted afterward.
Enter the Fray.
With the words OF Governor Crais
and Secretary Daniels ringing in their
ears, the Trojans from Chapel Hill
went into the fray. at the beginning
of the second half, satisfied in their
own minds that there would he moth
ing to it.
Dixie"
Whoops above ~whoops. For every
one IN the United States feels tina,
Dixie" is nothing but Virginia tune
When Kessnich's buch of near
musicians pulled off Dixie" there
wasi nothing but one big loud sound.
The Gavarnnr Nf I-t>
speak above a whisper TO the Gov
ernor OF North Carolina. In asking
him about that long time between
times
Colonel Warren Taylor almost
swallowed cigarette which he had
gotten from Colonel Henry Valentine.
when Gocch took flying trip toward
fhe Carolina goal
Then the crowd settled down. and
Pc Chapel Hill band PLAYED so Long.
Mary" while the north bleacheries
crowd Of Virgin.ans. aided and abe.ted
~ the two contortinnists Sang
We all have come from Z Va.
Where we have kept all foes at bay.
We've got the best team in old Dixie.
And we are here 10 win today"
sosrr made touchdown. The
Iarhee's took some courage, through
the splendid work Of the Chapel Hill
band They skirted. and they bucked
the line. They did other things which
stand II II were attempted to explain.
and at times t1e ball was held in v!r-
ginia territory
Faial error Attempt at kick from
Held. Caught one. Which Melted but
three points.
As the bali was being carried stead
;iy toward tie Virginia goal, someone
In the Carolina line said
Let's try another kick"
And they Old Not once, hu. twice
Nothing doing. The ball was lost
and thereby saangs the tale of the loss
of the game.
We are good losers" said Gov
ernor Craig.
We sure are" said Secretary Dan
tefs, using the Down East slang ne
has learned since he has been In the
navy.
Governor to Governor.
But we will come back here next
year and wipe the Virginia crowd of
Youngsters of the face of the EARTH
Continued Governor Craig.
Well see about that" remarked
Governor Stuart
Then as the cryer announced that
the game was over and the result stood
go to In favor OF the virs4nians. the
crowd OF Virginia and North Carolina
coloneis arose as one man. and the
party proceeded as best 1t could
through the crowd of $4,000 people to
waiting automobiles, which scurried
them to the Jefferson Hotel, where a
public reception was held.
AT the conclusion Of the game Kess-
nieh's Band started up the old tune
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
Ave thousand fans formed into line. and
"A march around the field and into the
street where Major Werner and his
men had made splendid arrangements
for the handling of the crowd was
taken. and onto the street cars, hun
dreds of which were waiting. and down
into the maelstrom of Broad Street.