The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-12
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VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA
HOLD SECRET PRACTICE
Tarheels Promise Sensational Change III Lineup Day OF
Game-Coaches Experts, and Everyone Con
nected With Colleges Busy.

The University of Virginia and Tnr-
vers.ty of North Carolina football
elevens are busy practicing for the
game to he played here ON Thanks
giving Day. News from both camps
tell tales of hard work and secret
practice A short story from each
camp follows:
University Of Virginia, Nov. 11.---Af-
ter the brilliant showing made by Nir-
ginia against st. Johns Saturday, Mt
tie apprehension is felt at the univer~
sity as to the outcome of the game
with Swarthmore next Saturday, al
though Coach Wood viii shield his
regular men as much a. possible and
will not run any risk with those MEM
bers Of his team who will have to bear
the brunt of Thanksgiving Day con-
test with North Carolina
The Orange and Blue first string Is
in better condition than ii has been
at any time this season, and II - the
object OF the coaches and trainers 70
keep them in this condition at any
price Evans. center, and one OF tns
best l!nesmen that ever wore VIZ
glnla uniform, is the only member or
the SQUAD who is in bad shape, az ne
! Is still cu1ering with very BAD
shoulder, which uecessitated his revr-
ing from the st. Johns game after the
&
/ he done in the time before the Caro-
I lima game 80 patch UP Evans' wound
/ so that in that contest he Will be able
! tn play against Tandy. who has made
such a name for himself this season.
/ IL Ia safe to say that every Virginia
supporter will back Evans to play
better game than the Tarheel center
il tho former liz in condition, HOW
ever at present Ii would seem that
HI In
7 usual form by Thanksgiving His
Z shoulder has shown tendency to dis
( locate whenever put to n strain
Since the game with st. Joints all
doubt as to the outcome OF the annual
contest with the Tarheels has disap-
peared. and there IS great confidence
/ that Virginia will win by decisive
score. Reports Of the giant prepare
lions Carolina has been making IN
getting team that Will beat the Or
ange and Blue. and the statements OF
! football authorities commencing the
4 TarheeI eleven have worked the Ffr-
ginians up to high pitch and they
4 look to that game as the one OF the
/ entire season that they must win.
From now on everything will be sac
rificed to the great struggle that will
/ take place in road-Street Park Mo-
| vember 26. The Virginia squad Will
work behind closed gates and alumni
| coaches will be brought In to rein
force the already efficient coaching
staff.
Head Coach Joe Wood and Assist
ant Coach Rice Warren have had lit
tie to say SO far as to the outcome OF
! the big game, contenting themselves
| with promising a hard struggle and
/ a close score. but the Virginia sup
uorters around Charlottesville ara
! confident OF a great victory.
Chapel Hill, Nov. i1.-Beginning
today the University OF North Caro-
| lima football squad will go into secret
practice in preparation for their game
! in Richmond on Thanksgiving with
/ the University of Virginia But one
more game remains on the Tarheel
schedule before Thanksgiving and
! that is to be played next Saturday In
| Raleigh with Wake Forest. This
game liz not giving the coaches much
trouble and the Virginia game will
claim their entire attention from now
on.
Coach Cunningham returned yes
terday from Charlottesville. where on
Saturday he Jaw Virginia play St
Johns. The Saturday previous Coach
Bluethenthal saw the Virginians play
Vanderbilt. Next Saturday both
coaches and several members OF the
team will go TO Swarthmore to see
the Virginians play Swarthmore. Car
DINA is losing little sleep over their
game with Wake Forest Saturday
as previously thia season they defeated
the Baptists. 53 to o--and all efforts
are now being expended 10 conquer
Virginia on Thanksgiving.
Two big shifts in the lineup will
be made by the coaches, starting to-
day. No play has been used so far
that will be used against@Virginia.
An entire new set OF plays and signals
will be given the squad and under no
conditions will any one but the squad
l and the coaches be allowed on the
field at practice time. The coaches
have a string of plays mp their sleeves
that will set the football world to
gasping They have them all figured
out and the squad will start to work
mastering them this afternoon.