Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-11
SPIDERS MEET BLUES
ANNUAL BATTLE SHOULD
RESULT IN DANDY PLAY
soldier" strong aud In Good Trim.
'o'eEe Has Several Regulars In
Iured-Plny at : O'Clock


~ lively tusslc more than likely will
result This afternoon when the foot,
Dali clcvcns of Richmond College and
inc fichmpnd Blues will clash in Broad
Street Park. The teams have long
been rivals on the gridiron. Each ycor
tho games result in close scores. and
this year will hardly prove an cxcep
ton to the. rule. The fur will bewin IN
lily at 3 O'clock
Richmond College team will bnvo 81,
| edge on it's opponents in that il has
had more time to practice and has had
better chance to develop teamwork
me soldier boys have necessarily been
handicapped by having to attend to
military duties. and when practices
were held ii was impossible frequently
TO get the same eleven together and
develop necessary teamwork.
The boys have been practicing under
Coach Wilkinson. Il former Davidson
and University of West Virginia plaver
and they have gotten together a team
OF no mean ability.
Among the men who will comuose
the eleven this afternoon are men who
have played on college football teams
both in and out OF the State Ancor
rDw, who is trying for half back, is an
old John MARSHALL High School PLAYER
ana has played on che Blues elcvcns
IN past years. as we'll as with tich-
inond College. Blanton. another half
back. is also an old John Marshall and
Randolph Macon College player. Par
son, Bradbury, Blankenship. Northern.
feaSlcy and a number of others at one
time We're performers on prep school
EridS of the State.
Coach Wilkinson is expecting much
Of Whitncr. who is trying out for the
position OF quarter back. Whitncr
halls from the Univcrst: of South
Carolina. and played four years on the
Gamccocks' eleven. With his cxocri
cncc he is expected TO he n tower of
strength To the Blues in the game to-
day
While followers Of the Spiders are
confident that their boys will be able
to defeat the militia team, they realize
that the task of downing :he soldiers
Will be no easy one.
Coach Dobson has had his team
working hard following the game with
the Catholic University. and all Of the
men are in the best of condition. The
boys have gained confidence i'm their
ability 10 advance the ball due to the
fact that they crossed the goal line of
the Washington team last Saturday in
Washington for the first points regis
tered by Spider varsity this year.
Spiders Have Several Injured.
The coach is depending Il great deal
upon the showing of the Spiders line
in the game this afternoon. Hendcr-
son, Wicker and Whittct will be out of
the game to-day as Il result of injuries.
Their places vii! he filed by Sheppard,
Spencer and Milbourne. who are re- !
gardcd highly by Coach DobSon. From !
tackle to tackle. the Spiders are well |
Fortified. and little ground is expected
70 be gained through this section.
The back field, while not as fast as |
that Of former years. is expected to
cause the Blues "a great deal of worry |
before the game is over. Pitt. Euyk |
and Miller are trio OF backs that
faced the Catholic University. 1t is
quite "a coincidence that all OF them |
had their initial football training ut !
the same school. The youngsters were
1T one time stars on the Richmond
Academy eleven.
The teams probably Will lineup as
follows:
Richmond Collcge-Rrol ddus. left
end; carter. left tackle; Baldcrson. left
guard. Sheppard, center; Cakes, right
guard. Robins. right tackle; Milbournc.
right end: Pitt quarter back; Kuyk,
right half; Spencer. left half, Miller or
Jollim. full back.
The Blues Will select n team from
ne following; Peasicy. Ruskell King.
oaSl G,nyST fn saiy Ts arsnnn
tackles Michael Donald. Bradbury.
Currn. guards: Ancarrow. Banton.
shelton. Whitncr, Humba:d McRac,
Ores .c'm. Blankcnship, OEccfc. North
ern, Dennis Mo!tZ, back Bixby. Hun
ter, ccntcrs
'oaca Wilkinson expects to get every
one OF these men in the game for n
short while al least. The Blues have a
hhrd schedule. and the coach il anX-
ious 10 get a line on the material ON
''ctohcr 20 the soldiers have u game /
scheduled with til: University of Nir- /
Einia freshmen At charlottesville, while |
on November the Soldiers are schcd- 1
ulcd 10 play Agricultural and Mcchan-
real VARSITY team in Raleigh. Both |
games VIII bc played unless the Blues |
&" /" til" border before that time.