Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-25
SPORTS
JACKETS MEET TIGERS
LOCAL INTEREST CENTERS
IN CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
Each Coach Predicts Victory mud E:ucI
Presents Strong Aggregation.
Jackets Number Players.

While a great par, of the local in
t"res, in football to-day will be cen
Navy, contests. Kithmonders who are
unable 10 attend either of these games
viii have the opportunity Of witness
ing :, battle that should he Of interest
from start TO finish. Randolph Macon
and llampdcn- Sidney meet in BROAD
street Park at o'clock. and. although
from either camp il is expected each
school viii send Il strong eleven into
the fray. and that the play will be
unusually spirited.
liampdcn Sidney will enter The bat
To q fayoritc. 1t is expected. by virtue
Of the fact they now are leading in
endcrs. y victory to-day Will go Il
long way toward ciinching the cham
piomship for the Fnrmville eleven.
while a defeat would be disastrous
To- Il degree. II would cnabl" the
Richmond College Spiders to regain
~" favoritc over Randolph Macon in
"a" final contest 10 be played here on
December >.
However. Randolph Macon is a team
sibly may shatt"r the championship
aspirations Of either IN" Tigers or the
Spiders. or, perhaps both ~ them; y
t"a'us ~ not outside Tn" realm OF pos
sihili,y. although il hardly is proba bile.
Ttat they may hc known to the Rich
i"Si :" much interest In these contests.
tn" Randolph Macon players Will he
luinh"r"d - follows: Coghill |: Young.
.: l;hndoIph. 3 Waters. :: Christian. .:
CopI"v. =. Merton. = Creckrnur, g:
M"yb"rv. = Moss. 10: IIudnall. IL:
f !.,r,,,, '2 i'eI ro ~ w%odnn =:
Sn""t ". Lancaster. 20; Sims. Il, and
During the last two weeks. both
Hampton SIDNEY and Randolph Macon
nav" h""u bending every effort toward
rr"parur for tn" game of to-day. The
''inr"rS VII" viii start arc reported
ahie linc-ups. a. announced by the
coaches last night. indicate that al
most Tho best possible argrcgations
Injured "nntain. VIII pIny.
-, "mns I.ria,n Thurman: of the
IN tn" injured list for several weeks,
nay" recovered surici"ntiv to start tho
n ,,ai, to-day, to- Eac, PLAYS quarter
c"n'"r III the work Of these two players
Coach Rernio- has boon shifting his
mon = great deal during IN" week in
an effort to secure u combination ,bog
wv Droduc" q decided punch. on kirk
hrrlsh Nil fall great deal Of tho
,"In h,'i"d n the position formerly.
10 ht 'ick linrv"r and IS relied unon
" q" ~" puniin" for IN" Tigers
N'r"rHinE n reports from Iarn,yil,.
y" Sh'''S have produced results and
- team now presents a strong de .
''us' ana powerful attack that re
emily has hecn sweeping oynrvtbi,,
HNid" in ~" scrimmage Tho iunrnvn7
m"nt n6t"d In tho game with Richmond
"li'4" - SAID e. have marked rho
inrn nf tho tide to better thinrs nd
.!' ''i"F"n this afternoon is cxpected
:" yiv" tho Ashlauders ono Of ,b.ir
hArr"si fyhts OF tho season
Tn" Yellow Jackets YESTERDAY com
m"t"h their preparation for tho game.
nc team is in much better con,]it'on
,'''h ~ Was AT the first of tho week
'.r II has shown marked imnrovcmont
i"hE All lines. II will s:ill he rrin
n'"d. however, for Morton Will no, ho
~ IN" lineup. and Randolph is ex
nc"'-d :" u" out Of the game. ,honnb
- 'S possible that he may get in for a
short while" ''' ii
In case he is unable TO rlav. either
iilncr or Wray Will start at full h,cl;
~ i"it guard. either Lancaster or car
WI" viii start in place OF Morton
Coach isicss also has seen III Ia sbif;
ne "nds. placing Christian on right
"nd aud transferring Moss 10 lnf,
'antatn C"gbilrs return Ia the game
VIII greatly strengthen the Ashland :
Nn'wi thstanding tho injuries Of Soma
pi the best players which has nccessI
taf"d the changes noted above Coach
iti"SS IL pleased with III" showing OF
ms charges. and predicts a victory for
'h. lemon and Black Tomorrow
Following is the lineup which will
start the game. v go