Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-27

let me play THEY'D call me a ringer
But the battle. an II was 100 years ago,
must go to the strong. the active and
the brave. I am here to try to lend
you encouragement and TO bid you
God speed"
GO ahead and root" said Or. ].
Allison Hodges, president OF the North
Carolina Society Of Richmond as no
mounted the stand ana introduced Sec
rotary Daniels.
I'm with you. boys" said the secre-
tary. These young gentlemen on the
field have just begun to fight. Tho
only thing they have done set Ia to
bring out their hydroaeroplanes. Walt
until they bring ont their submarine"
We've got en-" shouted the crowd.
and broke into the rah-rah of Caro-
lima. lima, Lima" until 1t surged
across the field where sat the massed
rooters OF Virginia. They rang out
with Dixie" and Carolina came back
with cheer for Governor Stuart. vir-
ginia returned with cheer for Gov
ernor Craig, and thus they cherred
each other. like enemies waiting in the
far-reachins trenches. until time for
the second half was called.
COLOSELS MAKE GALLANT
SHOWING BEFORE CROWD
During tho interm!ssion. Governor
Stuart visited friends in various boxes.
and the colonels eased their legs on
the field. making a gallant showing
before milady's admitting eyes. Some
snid that they looked better than the
visiting crop of newly-made colonies,
but people who wore the Blue and
White said that North Carolina had the
finest and biggest crop ever grown In
one season In the South. Be that as
nd pfu 10 Ill f4,
argument about crop OF colonels
when there Is football gamo to writo,
about, the whole thing Is settled by
tho little newsboy who said that no
'wisht" he was 4 colonel, and hov
didn't know one crop from tho other.
Still and nevertheless," as Gov
ernor Craig and President Graham and
Secretary Daniels said after the game
was over. things happened in the sec
ond half that arc worth recording.
What happened. in brief, was two
moro touchdowns by Virginia and one
goal. which ran the. score up to 60
for Virginia and finished the game
Governor Craig couldn't explain it,
neither could President Graham. and.
N the words of Mark Antony, both
tary Daniels, himself n Tarhell of the
Tarheels. offer excuse. His submarines
wouldn't work for some reason. 1T
isn't here that flaws must BIO picked
or dcfectS be found In that machinery
which was supposed to be as nearly
perfect as human ingenuity. In a short
limo. could mako It. An expert will
tell of th4t. It looked as II 1t simply
couldn't be helped. as IL there wero too.
much Mayer. Gooch and Word And.
: here, before another word is written.
no pun meant-it should be stated that;
the former Richmond Blues PLAYER
doomed largo yesterday In the football.
dictionary.
When the lgnmo wns over and the
referee had blown his whistle for the
last timo. Nirglnians and Carolinlans
, aurgcd upon the field and chesred
each other and each others Governors
as IL is given only friendly foes to do;
The Eirsinians danced the Yale step
across the field. shouldered their Vic
tors and passed out. And the North
I, Carolinians, not to be outdone, shout
Esdered their heroes, too. and together,
/ when the gane was over and night
had flung her curtains, they made
| merry.