The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-07
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

For the first time in several weeks
every college football eleven in Vir-
ginia will be found next Saturday af-
ternoon engaged In battles in the
Old Dominion. While some of them
will be away from their home
grounds, none OF them will depart
from the State.
In Richmond the football enthusi-
asts will be rendered an opportunity
to watch Virginia Military Institute
and Clemson College, of South Caro-
lima. get together at Broad-Street
Park. This game should he a close
one, and one of the largest crowds
of the season Is expected to be on
hand to witness the hostilities. This
will be the third time in as many
years the Lexingtonians and the ag-
gregation from the Pa lmetto State
have staged their annual struggle
within the Broad Street Park en-
closure, and those who have been on
hand know just what kind of exhibit
ton to expect from the two elevens.
Two years aEo--the 7rst time the
teams met here--the South CAROLYN
ians emerged victorious over the Ca
diets by a count of 26 to % after
one of the warmest combats ever
witnessed here. The Palmetto State
outfit had everything it's own way in
the first half hut in the closing one
the Cadets came back with a VEN
geance. and finally lost out by the
scant margin of three points Last
year the Cadets avenged the previ-
Gus d-feat by trailing the Clemson
gridironists in the dust here to the
tune of 6 to 3. The Lexington boys
ma to y, Iprr
while the best the visitors could do
was to register a field goal. This is
the third year they have met here
and tho count is oneall Both teams
are after this game with blood in
their eyes, and unless our prognosu-
cation goes astray Richmonds ex-
poneuts of the Rridiron game are in
for a bang-up exhibition of the fall
pastime.
Generals Battle BucI<neil.
Washington and Lees footballists
will be found on their home grounds
struggling for supremacy with Buck
nell BY virtue of their victory Sat
urday afternoon over Uncle Sans
future adnirals at Annapolis. the
General are fayorites over their
Pennsylvania guests, The Lexington
team has met with marked success
this season against Northern elevens.
Aside from defeating the Navy, the
Generals held the Army to two touch
downs, while they were registering
one for themselves and held the for
midable Rutgers eleven at brunswick
to 1913 tie. Next Saturday will
be the annual Homecoming day OF
the Washington and Lee alumni, and
several hundred graduates from Fir-
gnia and adjacent States are expect
ed to be on hand to witness the con-
fiict The Generals are going to win
this game, but they will have a fight
on their hands.
Virginia and South Carolina are
booked to have their annual battle
on Lambeth Field at Charlottesville.
The Orange and Blue forces were
triumphant over the South CAROLYN
ians last year, the score being l 3 to 0.
The Virginians will again win. In our
opinion, from the Palmetto State ag-
gregation. but they will have no walk
over, Virginia Is still considered Woe
fully weak in more than one depart
ment. but the players doubtless
learned lot i'll their little practice
affair last Saturday at Cambridge
with the Harvard Crimson. Wagon
knight will be back at quarter for
the Orange and Blue and the Char
lottesville eleven should be in better
shape this Saturday than when they
went up against the big Northern
outfit.
The Virginia Techs. who have been
sprfngtng surprise after surprise this
season, are scheduled to meet Wake
Forest at Blacksburg. These two
two teams did not meet last year on