Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-25
FATHER OF BIG CLASSIC
PERRIN BUsBEE WILL SEE
TWENTIETH ANNUAL CLASH
Cuptnlnch FIRST Tnrhccl Athletic Team
Ia I'Iny Nirwinin-Conchcd Vic
t0rious North CnrOIinn Eleven.

turious North CnroIinn Eleven.
There is no questioning the fact that
those caro!inianS are game to the core.
This applies t" the loyal followers of
players. I'M example right at hand is
Perrin Busb.c "A lawyer. of Raleigh.
who arrived IN itichnond last night
To witness the annual clash. Mr.. Bus
bee has earned the title of veteran
spectator, for in spite Of the numerous
any periodical defeats handed hts favor
ties, h" has not failed To see Il game
i'll twenty years.
"hc game to-day is somewhat in the
aturc OF a twentieth anniversary for
Mr. Busbe". What few Carolina vic
time Ii" has witnessed. and having
written Il critical analysis OF them for
North carol!na's leading daily. he as
serts that he can almost visualize all
-! The games.
lie says hc can distinctly remember
ii"""lrS famous run which gave Caro-
,inn q "-t"-2 NictorS III lSaS. when
ii"W"ll. AFTER :umbliug III" bali. ran
nAck ~" yards and picked IL up, and
instead OF going whor" he had been
SlehA ied To go. went another way ana
running through the whole Vjrriui:,
team. scored the only touchaown nf
the game. II" also saw tn. wonderful
Il" game Of 1902. which. lac declares.
was the best exhibition OF football
ever pulled OF In the South. both teams
playing according TO Yale rn.thois
nc also Witnessed the remarkable
t'ui" OF l'"3. whcn virginia won IN
the latter part OF the last half by hnv-
in2 Try az goal. which would have
gone wide, detected upwards over tho
goal bar and sidcw!sc between tho goal
costs hy u Carolina player who tried
10 block the try AT goal, with the
disastrous result that his effort won The
game for virginia, whereas II h" had
remained .quiesccnt tho game would
nave resulted IN tie. II 20 Il.
Mr.. Bushcc remembers all tn. games
II" mas seen In the past twenty Years
ara iAlks extremely interestingly
about them. lie states that ono Of Tho
greatest games Carolina ever played
Was til" gam. that Virginia won In
1897. IL 10 Z" In this game Carol!na'e
chief asset was the punting ability Of
10" H"ldon. who during tins game
averaged sixty yaTds and over Vir-
tlnlnns wer. predicting that Virginia
would Win this game by u score Of
9" I" q. but with the execution OF tho
hrst hft""n minutes OF the game and
N" las fifteen minutes. when both a.
NiT@!n!a'S touchdown wer" made caro-
INA really "ntplay"d their opponent.
Whl'n was an" largely TO Bcldon's
wonderful pUnting.
Mr. Husbc. was :, ncmber OF ,h,.
class OF ls"@ at Carolina ana grad
uaied IN 1898. He was the captalu az
ne hrsi Carolina team which ever me-,
til" University OF Virginia--thc has,.
ball team Of lS9l-which was PLAYED
~ richmond a; old Island Park. on
MaNo's Island. out in the James River
y irsInia won that game. = t. /. but
Iht remnants OF that team won from
virginia the following year. u
Mr.. iush"c tolls how on the MIN.
, ., ! hnnksEiEins. lS'S, when the caro-
Ito N'ciory. he was called upon Tor
IN aitcr-d!nncr speech at i.oug.-s
care while dining. ana how he related
We !ne!aenis OF thor first meeting
"t The teams Of the universities or
two sister states. ana how from ,hot
modest beginning the affair had de-
.eI1pci mt" an annua! event, bringing
!" richmond thousands OF visitors ami
su.Sts and adding mary dollars To tbc
.pH"Fs or this proud city. He stated
al"I ~ was most r"mnrkablc-almost
~ rcnarkah!" as tn. fact thar n.
should be called upon for an after
ainncr speech IN Il public cafe
Mr' iusbec, while he never PLAYED
.oolpa!i as a regular on the Carolina
nst. ana contributed what he colld "a
,1".Phll when he was at college by
,,.a ing on the scrub team lie
weighed at this tim" only llG ana cr,,-
Sequcntly was not 1T material for ~.
'hiS SHY t!ut In PLAYING on the scrub
cam he learned enough football 10
varsj,, MN TO coach successfully the
snrS'iE team in 1892. when ne was
sun an undcrgraduatc. which team de-.
tyht'u rS!nia ia an exhibition gan,
,,..,; cd ia Atlanta. Ca. during the ex-
poSiI!oh there in 1852. % TO O. II vas
uiu''hG the sam" week that the Caro-
!'hn team defeated Auburn. Vaudcrhil,
ana nearly every Southern coll.rn ar
my note by overwhelming scores MIR
:"snee %nchcd the teams OF the y
y. ~ NJ. College FOR many years
nc - conceded 10 know more about
ne history ot football among III" col
.rses IN virginia aud tho two Cnrolinns
; nam almost amy man living. EXCEPT (;
be. possibly. Or. ". \. Lambeth, OF mo
University OF Virginia
Mt. snspcc is yet an enthusiastic
ana loyal supporter OF the Carolina
It"th. lie IL now Il trustee Of the
University Of Carolina. and takes nm
activ" and vital interest In her welfare
ne declares hc will continue TO com.
10 see future Virginia. Carolina games
even II they arc taken from Richmoud
and PLAYED q. Charlott.svillo ,md
chapel Hill He says Richmond is the
hest football city in the world. and
mat he delights in coming here.