The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-12
TO PL. AY q
YELLOW JACKETS HERE
Arrangements For Contest to Be Staged Here Saturday 81
TENDER g. Completed Last Night-John Gilroy Will
Be Seen in Blue and Gray Line Up.

That Richmond devotees OF tn
gridiron game will be rendered an OBJ
portunity to see the formidablo
Georgetown University machine In So
ton against the Randolph MacOn
Yellow Jackets this fall Is now q cerss
tainty. 1t was stated last night thA4
definite arrangements for the coM4
test have been completed, and 1t Win
be staged at Broad-Street Park o.
Saturday afternoon, September ~
which is less than two weeks on.
1t was originally intended Tor
Georgetown and Randolph Macon ~
meet in Washington on the AboVN
date, but because of the infantile 80
ralysis scare in the District OF c.
lumbia no colleges or schools win ~
permitted to open before October 11
making 1t impossible for the game e.
be played in the national capital r.
this time.
Negotiations were opened YESTERDAY
morning between Graduate ManAG44
Charles r. Cox. of Georgetown, -
President Blackwell, Of Rando1pN
Macon College. in an effort to pl
the game in Richmond. George64
tried to get the Yellow Jackets to IN
here on September 30 but the 49,
land eleven plays Washtngtou
Leu CIT 1TcAiA6LOil oI THIS oASOs
ing the game impossible on the ~
wanted by the Blue and Gray. h.
ever, when President BLACKWELL
nounced that the Jackets would
able to play here the Saturday bet
Graduate Manager Cox declared
1t will be satisfactory. w. B. BraA
has announced that the two elOvN
can secure the park.
Arrangements Being Made.
The arrangements for the Um1
here will be made by Fritz SitterdE
Jra who Is graduate OF 0AQA
town, and when seen last nagnt
was very optimistic over the cT0Ul
Georgetown will come to Richm0
at considerable expense. but It u L.
lieved that the receipts will at l.
enable the eleven from Washtn9e1
to pay expenses. Georgetown -
many friends in Richmond, In a44E
ton to scores OF graduates. and &11
crowd Is expected to be a good onNk S
From present Indications, C044M
EMdine will have one OF the grea4e4
machines in the South. He has pre-
tically ali of his old men back, W4t
the exception of Gormley. while thet(
Is a wealth of new material on hand
Among those who will be seen n
action here is John Gilroy. who wa1
last year considered one OF the Del
halfbacks in the game. He was cnt
of the most feared men in football
last season, and shone throughout thu
season Wall and Leighty are two
other stars who beamed into thu
limelight last year. and who will H.
seen In the lineup.
Coach Reiss will arrive at Ran
dolph- Macon today and will immedi.
ately start work with his charge1s II
Is said that the prospects this yeal
at the Ashland institution are mucl
better than they were last season
Reiss will have his men travelling =
a rapid gait within the next few d1yl
and the Jackets should be in co14l
ton to at least make form1da44
showing against the GeorgUeq
eleven. Exendfne will probably b.
all Of his men to Richmond in ordee
to get a line on them with the ade9
OF picking those who will face tho
Navy on October Z.
This will be the first game OF the
! season in Richmond, and It shouId
attract one OF the largest crowds q
the season.