The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-14
Cadets and Clemson Aggies Battle Here Today Broad Street Park
GAME HERE TODAY BETWEEN
CLEMSON AND V.M.L CADETS
WILL BE HARD STRUGGLE.
Although Dope Favors Eleven From Palmetto State to Win,
Cadets May Spring Another Big Surprise-Both
Coaches Anticipating Hard Battle.
BY EARNEST POLLARD

With the coaches of both elevena
anticipating a hard battle from start
to finish, the game this afternoon
at Broad Street Park between Viz
ginia Military Institute and Clemson
Agricultural College, of South Caro-
lima. should prove to be one of the
most interesting gridiron contests
staged in Richmond during the 1914
football season. It will start promptly
at. 5 O'Clock.
Both of The aggregations arrived Oh
the scene OF battle yesterday and en-
gagged in light signal drills in the at
ternoon. The Cadets arrived about
noon and went straight to the Country
Club of Virginia. where they well be
entertained during their stay in Rich
mond, Accepting the invitation Of
Coach Frank Dobson, the v. M. l.
boys engaged in brief practice at
the new Richmond College stadium
and showed up in fine form.
Williams Optimistic.
Headed by Coach Robert Williams.
dent of the Virginia State league.
the Clemson team arrived in this
city IL short while after the SOL
der boys had put in their APP
pearance. The eleven from tho
Palmetto State is CHARTERED at MUIR
phys Hotel. Coach williams pro-
:eges are very enthusiastic over their
victory last Saturday over the Uni
versity of Georgia eleven and are con.
fident that they will administer
the Lexington footballists dose OF
the same medicine. While they expect
to win the South Carolinians are not
expecting to get a verdict by q very
large majority.
undaunted by their overwhelmina
defeat last Saturday at the hands
of Doggy Trenchards North Car
oinians, the Cadets will go into the
battle today with that same old spirit
which characterized tl,e game hers
last year with the North Carolina A.
and NJ. outfit. Notwithsls nding the
weight Of their opponents, the v. M. !.
boys went into the contest with spirit
and pep galore and kept plugging
away until they finally triumphea
over their heavier opponents. AL
though the dope favorS the Soata
Corolinians to win, il past perform
ances of the season count for any
thing, the Cadets are famous for
upsetting the predictions of the old
dopester and they may be up to
their old tricks again today. This
seems to be q bad year for favorites,
anyhow.
VIII Be Hard Battle.
Whatever the outcome may be
when the game Is ended both OF the
teams will realize that they have been
in q. real football game. 1t is ex-
pected to be fast and furious strug-
gle for supremacy from the initial
kickoff until the game Is ended. Meth
er of the coaches would make any
predictions last night with reference
to the game other than to say that
they expected hard fight.
Efforts are being made by local
alumni to furnish the members OF rne
V. NJ. /. eleven some entertainment
after the game, and If the contri-
buttons received by this afternoon
warrant it they will be rendered q
dinner this evening as well as n
theater party. Just how elaborate the
entertainment will be depends en-
tirely upon the members of the v. NJ.
I. Alumni Association of this city.
Any Of the men hers desiring to make
contribution should get into COM
munication with either Foster Witt,
Il. NJ. Waddey or T.. NJ. Stockwe1l.
all of whom are doing everything in
their power to show the gridironists
as good a time this evening as pos
sible.