The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22
VIRGINIA ELEVEN IS
PHYSICALLY FIT EOR
THANKSGIVING TUSSLE
Report From Charlottesville Shows That Orange and Blue
Players Are Not Feeling Over Confident of Defeating
Fast Improving Carolina Gridironists

the attention OF the Iootpdii SH'heS'-
asts who each year journey forth to
Richmond to see the two southern uni
versity eIevens battle for supremacy
At Charlottesville the game is being
looked on as hard one and the
coaches in charge are working at their
utmost to prepare the Virginia team
Tor the fast coming Carolinians
That is II Cardinals sole desire to
defeat the Orange and Blue. no one will
deny. and, with this in view. the Fir-
ginia eleven is meeting their end by
going through strenuous daily practices
and are in no way over confident. re
gardless of the great showing made
this season one thing that liz on the
minds of the Nirginians is that Car
DINA has good material and Will en-
ter the game expecting 70 show up
to advantage. IL will be recalled that
Carolina reached It's height of form
last year In the Georgia game. when
they overwhelmed the Crarkers and
set the loyal followers of the Old
North state football mad. Now what
many gridiron experts predict Is that
The Tarheels will reach their hest
form when they stack UP against Nir-
ginta on Thanksgiving and spring
surprise that may mean something.
There is good basis for this predic-
ton. as the Cardinals have appeared
different set of players in the past
two games, Besides Virginia reached
It's maximum power in the Vanderbilt
game ami Il IL not unusual for the best
Of all teams to have a tendency TO
slow down. and this is another point
Tn favor of the Caroiinians.
History May Repeat.
In their determined effort TO win
from Virginia, history will have some
play in the affairs, as II will be re
called that this year Is the tenth an
niversarv Of the last victory Carolina
has won AVER Virginia Tn g being in
Norfolk in 1905. when Carolina came
through with a big surprise and won
by the score of II to 0, Since that
game Virginia has held the winning
hand despite Carolina determined eff
forts. 1t looks at the presen, that
Carolina would cherish 10 the utmost
= win in h NOR of the tenth anniversary
of their vt-t Dry and, besides, down
he grea est Gle, en- Virginia has ever
turned out. Isn't this worth while
for the carclln'ans to fight for. and
with psychology playing some part
In the minds OF each member Of the
Tarheels' squad. one can look for n
holly contested game
This is the final game for the best
OF all eievens that Virginia has turned
out and 1t will mark the passing OF
Eve of the regular men. These being
Buck Mayer Captain Harris Cole
man "Ruhe" Moore Jim White md
Bunny Berkeley. This means that the
above FIVE veterans are due to be heard
from in their nnal appearance In Nir
GINA uniform.
The passing Of buck" Mayer means
a big loss 10 the Orange and Blue, but
the Carolsntans viii have no cause for
Ff.~ Etsr
In which Mayer has been starring at
Virginia. he has always shown remark
IA HE prnMess IN The game against the
Tarheelx. and hts all-round playing
has been instrumental In downing the
carolinians The memoirs OF last
Thanksgiving Day recalls that Mayer
scored all of Virglnia's twenty points.
and also played the best defensive
game of his career. Watch Mayer"
viii certainly be the instructions each
Tarheel player will have to carry out,
for he is due to end his brilliant career
with another of his excellent examples
OF ONE Of the best halfbacks who ever
donned a ''N." Mayors name has been
commented on this season by numerous
seribes AZ being OF All-American ma
terial, and his final appearance will
have some method 10 point TO.
Like Mayer. Captain Harris Coleman.
IL also an Aii-Sou{DtFH man anu his
playing at guard for the past three
Orange and Blue. He also graduates
this spring. and goes away with the
honor of leading the present country
wide talked Of team
Berke ley's playing at quarterback
this season has been of high class or
der, and his generalship helped to
nil big gap at the opening Of the
season, for he had to make good in
the opening game by the departure of
the veteran Bobby" Gooch. This is
Berkeley's first year as regular quar-
terback, as last season he was under
study Of Gooch. and while In college
several years ago. he was under the
tutelage OF quarterback Hanaker. The
diminutive quarterback, weighing only
las pounds. graduates this spring
Jim White has held down left end
for the past three years and while not
starring, he has played in true form
and player consistently. He was late
rounding into from this season, not
playing against Yale and Harvard,
owing to an injured shoulder. but he
came back In remarkable form and
played the best game of his career
In the Vanderbilt game. He gets his
degree in the academic department
this spring. Not only will his loss be
felt by the football team, for he is
considered the best all-round athlete
Al Virginia. having received his let
tor In basketball, and baseball, being
captain, Of last years nine. and also
was awarded the unusual honor OF be-
ing reelected the head the baseball
team for 1916.
The NTH player to leave the ranks
OF the Virginia team Is Claude "Rube"
Moore. When he first reported to the
coaches cali for football material in
1913. the husky guard was somewhat
soon developed into frst-class line
green at the gridiron game but see
Ing his ability and strength the coaches
soon developed into a first-class line
man, He held down right guard all of
last season. and this year has been
alternating at tackle and guard. be-
Ing familiar with the ms and outs of
both positions. He receives his de-
gree IN medicine next spring a~rs-Aa'as.
Tho Virginia team, as a whole. La
In excellent physical condition, as has
been the fortunate state of affairs in
all Of the games played this year,
barring the temporary loss of Tackle
Bill Stuart. He IL now In shape to
enter the game and will be heard from
In the fnal game.
The many thousand spectators will
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