Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-14
SPORTS
MARSHALLITES READY
FOR WOODBERRY FRAY
Dandy Prep Battle To-Day Is Expected to Furnish Thrills
for Large Crowd-Burrus Primes Men for
Worthy Foe-Start at $3.50 O'clock.


at the ball park this afternoon when
John Marshall High School meets
Woodherry Forest School at 3:$o
o'clock.
Each Of the teams Is strong this
season. Each has an aggregation OF
experienced players and each has been
under tho tutoraGe of competent
coaches for several weeks. While sew
cral new men are to be found in tho
line-ups. all OF them have been show
ing TO advantage in the early battles.
and can be relied upon to play strong
games. The fracas to-day gives promise
of the first real football that has been
staged in Richmond this fail. and
should attract Il large crowd of fans.
John Marshall is just beginning 10
get into trim for the season Most
OF the men who were injured in early
contests have recovered and will he
In the game to-day, Captain Core,
hcadE little leader that nc Is. Is cx-
pectcd 10 occupy his regular position
At quarter. and II he finds tina, he has
not recovered sufficiently TO remain I'm
the contest throughout the afternoon,
there ts Northern. who played re-
Harkably good game against the Rich
nond College second team las, Satur
day. TO take his place
Coach Burruss spent several busy
days WITH his aggregation during this
week and has developed tho team into
a rcgu'a: football machine. During
htN
eicren was put through strenuous
scriminSgcs for nearly an hour each
AFTERNOON. The remainder Of tho time
was spent IN teaching: the PLAYERS new
formations. in The beg, way OF meet,
Ing the attacks Nroodherry Forest mon
ably Will aim Mt them, and In tnocr-
ING tho cndr tho hest ways OF down
ing men who handle punts.
Mea Given blackboard Tnlk.
considerable time has been spent
Ia
me Marshallitcs. and the lincsmen arc
expected 10 show great Improvement
.o-"hH over their work I'm tho I.st
Un ''ie, from rcports secured Mt tho
MoodbcrfH Forest training camp and
from ohscrratfona gained =, tbo ~,
,,ark' ono Is Inclined TO the belief that
nl.ie ground Will be made throu,-h
elther or the opposing lines. /, an.
pehrs now that most OF tho gains ,nn.,
he around the ends or from forward
Ri ana mis- style. Of play no doubt
stands l" inc
Yesterday Coach Rurruss would mo,
'hhc cnahccs on his mon incapicatiur
themselves by Drawing tho clcmcn,, AT
BHrd Park. and contente,l hj,uscIr ,,;,i
allowing the players To rest Ito ,ooi.
the squad Of thirty mon over TO ,bc
trays Armory. however and there IN.
gave them crisp blackboard tank for
moro than An hour. The coach strnssa,,
~" cnheaNored TO train his men to
'hk" "4rantaEe OF the possihili;ies IN
the irl"s All Of tho men pr.cticaliv
p," ie,ter -nerfect in the rules. and
ourruSs believes that they Will he ab1c
l" turn any errors on the part of tboir
opponents 10 their ADVANTAGE
'oih Marshall is ready for the FRAY
nc! men arc eager for tho first whistle
an" IN" school is behind the team 10
nam ana II girl Accor,lipc IN 80
ports from the public school. there win
- a EHrSc gathering Of rooters M ma
pHA PARK this afternoon, and the cheer
vi, ~, "a. iads and lassics probably
From Woodhcrry Forest come re-
W 'hh' John Marshall this after
noon VIII meet foelnan worthy nf
, Inn l"rhl steel. The opposing linc
ana ~" back field is fast and hnrI
working ' '"'"
~ IN" squad arc three Richmond
noNs' ana II Is expected they will rlnv
certainly "a portion OF the game ,.,,oI.
are: Arthur Scott. who is eynectoh -
start AZ fun back; Berkeley Roh,rs
hiward ana Robert Parrish. SCOT Co.
(. resu!"r on HE first eleven and cor
tainly viii start. the battle to.da,. ~.
weighs l72 pounds and has ho,i'F nc
az" power The other boys are MAY
ing; regularly on the second squad h,,
VIII get into The game should any, w
VIZ" "'hcrs have TO be removed
NonHhrrry Strong on Dnfc,.
W"odhcrrr has shown herself o.,
s"i'N strong on defense this season
~" Hc',hc' or the eleYcns she has mar
la' mas been ahl" 10 make 6rst
line "' through the
"a hTief nnrvey of the eleven that
snii im !!.''Sh"!I will face this afternoon
a thoroughly reliahi. Ma sei' T rnd.
Is ms fourth season on thc wno,,i, ms
~ lean jis weighs ID pounds o' "ed
without r"cr IN Virginia Cb baona by
inr other cnd. is t,r.t-ycar ,,,,, n.
fMiTi"",rrTE Forest. He is aggres.ivc
iry OF a ..,m pa Vel. and has tho max.
~ IGN, tnckle woodhcrrr ,,s
pure i love ,tiIi y. -, lie plays the game for
Stant inspiration 10 his teamnn,cs IL
IN lands his position thorouchi,
AID 49," sat Az !" tackle on the defense
~ played ~ Knowles. the hineapSo,S '.lon
N lam lie IS six feet ,hrcc
hr ,""LheS nope TO make = ,,r.n+
,t,'T, S co.. ana pahn"y, a, ief, and
lar" 90 last years team ..bc, 'etu,
nEhters ana ia every way Icyend,hIa
pi1!'iS' shaw, u big, rnngy fcIinw
io nS' seasons second team. Viii
Tho. n"tc-up ~ woodberrv.s hoc.
h he.n ~ -" snmc IS rrohlonn;;c IN
,Ne'op'"t hhck field IN" coaches nave
been greatly iaudicu,pcd hcc.,,,uo ,
ytr"nitshk applicants for positions b,r.
r ri M ,tI ,'ne hI nave ben Injured ut va.
dolph-Mncon Academy. ounrtrr. E.ml,
49,! *plaiueh ir knee mud IL now ON
tIutthrS Fosi"r or W"ilhor,l viii t:,l,..
Ms p3tIaon mtHinst John Mnis shall.
Nliilai1I. WHO has not been ;h,. IN
piay sinro The game Win Churintt.s.
VIC iith school. on account or -
broken hurc'. may again bc n, 80,
nal II" PLAYED ,h!2 position regtln,i1
.aSt ycar 'a'rpll Woodb"rry's st.r.
,rhCEmaih wiil probably PLAY rieIt
nan hac". lic pTomi!Rc- 20 be on, 80
the h"Sl h"ck-G"Id mon VINO mas .y"r
pounds nud haH speed and n"v,.r
Arthur Scott. It Richmond hoy. may ho
~ fuil back. i!o played there nccnSiou-
any last year, wiiin Baker il nnoibrr
organising nppl!GMm, FOR this position
Inc probable lineup
Z, y; ". H. = POSITION. w Forest
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