The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-24
By ERNEST POLLARD.

with the pennant races in the
American and National Leagues draw
ing to a close. and tho worlds series
fast approaching, King Baseball, who
has been ruling supreme these many
IL soon TO pass into oblivion
for the time being. surrenderfng his
throne to the moleskin- clad rah-rahs.
Within three more weeks the gladi-
ators of the gridiron will have full
sway in the sporting world, and they
will have a monopoly on the sport
pages throughout the country until
after their Turkey Day clashes.
The passing OF the baseball season
always causes gloom to settle among
those ardent supporters OF tho great
national pastime. and 1t Is always
with reluctance that they $50 the king
of them all ostracized and another
his exalted seat. However,
1t is never for long for the football
fever soon makes its way into their
systems and they turn out with the
rah-rah boys and yell for their
favorites
The races this wear IN the Ameri-
can and National Leagues are the
greatest In the history of the game.
The races are such that they may be
doubtful until the last two days of
play. Although at the present time
it looks as If the Boston Red Sox Will
emerge with triumphant Colors fiut-
tering in the breezes when the John
sou lea que Is brought to a close. both
the White SoX and Detroit Tigers
still have chance to ktdnap the
coveted gonfalon and the contests this
week should prove especially inter-
esting
While II looks as II the Brooklyn
Dodgers have monopoly on first
place In the National League, Uncle
wilbert Robinsons proteges have by
no means stored the bunting safely
away yet. for those Phillies must yet
be reckoned with. while George Stall
ings' Beantown Braves cannot be
counted out of the race.
II doesn't make any difference
Whsther 1t be the Dodgers Phillies
or Braves facing the Red Sox in the
worlds series. they are going to ex-
perience no little trouble with those
Leonard and Mays comprise one or
the greatest pitching stats in the
history Of the national game. and any
team IN the country will fnd It a
hard task in vanquishing the Red Sox
with such hurlers as those on the
firing line.
This may be heard just before nos
tilities open in the initial game OF
the next worlds ser4es: Batteries for
Boston, Foster ana CarrisDn; for
Brooklyn. Pfeffer ana MsyerA
osvorsi Of the big Eastern and
Western football elevons prtsd or the
lid yesterday afternoon. while the
season in tho South Will get under
way next Saturday afternoon. Fol-
lowing are the games scheduled In
virginia and North Carolina for next
Saturday: Virginia end Davidson. at
College. at Raleigh: Carolina and
wake Forest, at Chapel Hill; Rich-
mond College ana Virginia Polytech-
MO institute, at Blacksburg; Ran
dolph Macon and Washington and
Leo, at Lexington. and Hampden-
Sidney and Virginia Military Insti-
tute. at Lexington.
The outlook at Richrr ond College
this year Is much more encouraging
at the present time than 1t was two
weeks ago. However. It doesn't make
any difference how inferior the ma
terial Is to start with. Richmond Col
lege is always going to have good
football team as long as Frank Dob
son is grasping the coaching reins.
1t will be remembered that the ma
terial on hand was mediocre when he
first assumed his duties at Richmond
College, but he came through with a
pennant- winning eleven. AZ a coach,
he is hard to beat, and as long an
he Is chasing up and down the field
after the Spider gridironists, follow
ers Of the Baptist eleven can always
look for a formidable machine.
Although very little news has
emanated from the Hampton Sidney
camp up to this time. II is understood
that Coach Bsrnier has a lot Of good
material on hand this year and pros
poets At FArmviils are unusually
bright Thurman IL back and will
be again seen in the quarterback posi-
ton. This younSyter 10 regarded ~
one OF the best football players that