Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-16
BIG GAMES LOCALLY
COMING SATURDAY WILL
BRING FIRST REAL TESTS
Virginia Should Have Hard Time with
GcOrHiH--Spiiers Meet rixerS Here.
buckets Dutt1e lndiuns.

The first OF the larger football
games to he played in this section
will be staged on Saturday. wncn Nir-
Sinia meets Georgia at Charlottesville.
Richmond will have an opportunity l"
witness it's first college game II III"
season in the battle between lticnmon"
College and Hampdcu-S Sidney. WIN;
t;andc!ph- Macon is battling Nillihh
and Mary at Williamsburg. Washing
ton and I.rc Will meet the compare :
lively weak ltoan.ke College eleven
North Carolina mixes things with the
Georgia Techs. Vanderbilt battles MlsS-
issippi and V. NJ. |. goes up hEhihs'
Maryland State, while on Friday '. T.
|. is chedulcd to furnish tn" fait
eleven some entertaining moments.
Recent reports from championships
ucy and WcSthampton lead 10 III" be
lief tina, the gam. here on saturday
viii he closely contested. hut ii.t n"th-
ing unusual ia the manner OF play
or in In" performances Of individuals
will result The spiders are showing
marked Improvement with every game.
though. ami il Coach pobson iS abb"
TO furnish his players VIII! It To-" more
OF the formations he has bc.n trying
out rcccntiy. thu spiders probably VIII
spill tho dope and provide some sur
prises iininpdcn- Sidney is expected
10 rcly chiefly on the strength and
speed or its backiicid Tor ground gain
ing. and Spiders ends probably VII
spend Il strenuous afternoon
From the interest taken In biz "nncS
staged nj charlottesville during recent
ears 1t is expected that the -rcat"r
portion Of Richmond's interest win
b. conferred there and tina, most toll
lowers OF III. sport will witness tn.
battle with Georgia This gam. VIII
be one OF the larger Southern battles
this season, and It's result viii 10"
acted carefully chen students Of the
game begin. comparing thu. various
teams.
Georgia has been making a fair rec
ord thus far. and there is every in
dication that the eleven which faces
the Orange and Eluc Saturday viii he
ono likely TO carry home tn" honorS-
should the Nirginians give il . ghost
OF chance. Against ;he Formidable
array Georgia, viii take To charloties-
Vile. Virginia viii throw the best tall
ru, coaches have been able TO develop.
The university eleven this season has
been giving evidences OF weakness.
especially N the back field. However,
Allen Thurman is expected - report
for practic" carly this week and {"
play IN the saturday game so hopes
OF students aud ALUMNI have been
raised considerably.
Virginia barely WON from Georgia
las, year. and this fail TIA. latter il not
going TO be against anything Tx" as
powerful an organizations Virgins,
this season is much less strong than i
was year ago. aud Georgia couSc-
uu.n,!y should stand :, better chanc"
to win. The football season for that
team would hc success If Il victory
could te obtained over the Orange and
Eiue; there few teams Georgia
would rather defeat than Virginia
Tomorrow McGuirc's University
school Is scheduled 10 meet icn.dic-
tine College. but the game has bern
postponed once. ani 10 d.iiuit. ar
ranEcmcnts have been announced 10y
the manager OF either team a. Yet.
should the game hc played. II probably
Will be interesting. as thc>: teams sem
- be evenly matched ana horh ar"
composed OF enthusiastic youngsters.
John Marshall High school has a
:racas scheduled with Richmond Acad-
cmy on Friday. II should prov" TO ~.
little more than practice affair. ,or
the husky and speedy High school
eleven. for Richmond Academy This
season apparently haas not the mate
rial necessary I" place 1t OF even terms
with John Marshall.