The Washington times., 1915-11-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Nov. 10
Although Virginia stIli has two more
games on this years football season.
they are not giving her much cause for
worry right now. after her remarkable
showing against Vanderbilt on Novem-
Der 6. The two games that are en-
suing are those with the Universities
Of South and North Carolina. on No.
vembH l3 and %. respectively. They
both are played away from Chariottcs-
vile. one In Columbia. s. C.. and the
other at Richmond. The strength Of
tho Palmetto State lads Is almost I'm
possible to gauge. but reports are that
their team IL the strongest In years
They have defeated this season North
Carolina A. and NJ, which In its turn
trounced the Navy: the comparative
scores route would give the South Caro-
linians a strong eleven.
Football supporters Of the Charlottes-
willie institution are not anxious over
the outcome. however. Though the tea m
makes no claims to the Southern cham
pionship. but rather plays the brand OF
football that makes these claims. 1t
would seem from the seasons records
OF the various elcvens that the locals
have manifest suptr!ority over the
Otner elcNtuS IN TINS tCtlOn.
First, as to Gcorsetown. there Is no
basis of comparison save that OF COM
pdrative scores. and by this modlCum
Vii ginia has clear superiority. Har-
ward defeated Virginia. to o., and
Princeton, 10 to g. Princeton defeated
| the Iiil,toppcrs, l3 t. .. That would
place Nirimia about three tUlchdowns
superior to Geurgeto"n Ed l'onheiey'
| who umpired the Nandy-N TSinia con-
test. and who has seen Georgetown In
action, says that he believes the locals
about two touchdowns better than the
| Washington team.
Doubtless Washington and Lee will
| also come forward with claim to pos
| Sc sicn 0r the number one button. nut
! this will not be taken seriously by any
s,NH ICx,i,Ston z"Aiots. me ftnefdIs
have been successful this season In not
| being beaten but the elevcns they have
bet have not been OF very large
| caliher. PCrnaps their strongest aurdy
was that with indiana two weeks ago.
which resulted in a TO tie; Indiana
! is no great netnuts this faiL ~
mated Georgia and Vanderbilt. There
are still to be considered Auburn and
Georgia Tech Auburn beat Georgia II
| to o. which tops tn" locals win from
the Athens eleven by y to !, and Sat
fray with vandy will tell the tai on
| its claim Tech has but latterlv shown
| Its strength. Vanderbilt eliminated
Tennessee: Tech did the same for Ala
bama. and Sewance has shown no eVi'
dencc Of n championship team this year
| Nirginia's record Ia one which she Is
exceedingly proud Of, and one which
! u III go down in her football history In
huge letters She has been defeated bu,
| once this season, and that by three ol
! Eddie Mahnn's field goals. Her goa
line has been crossed twice, but eacf
time by long and rather hukey rur
by a member Of the opposing team. she
has shown clearly the possession OF ar
lail-smothering defense, which was able
to eat up plays any OF the opposini
teams might try, She uncorked IN th'
Vandy game an unstoppablc offense
one which was mystery to McGugln
doughty team and which netted var
ner's team five touchdowns.
The interference which the Virgins
| team would furnish to Its own runner
| whether he had recovered a tumble. wa
| running back bunt, making an en'
| run, or buCking the line. was forme'
| in a fash, and did wonders in blockinl
| the Vandy men; It's excellence brouGh
forth unstinted praises from the larg
! number OF out-of-toWn reporters wh'
we're there looking at the game an
! who exclaimed that they had never sccl
| such perfect Interference, or interior
cnce so quickly formed. This Is an
other point in which Warmers eleven /
| un surpassed
1t takes a good line to block an on
ponents punt This Virginia did 81