The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-19
BY ERNEST POLLARD,

This young fellow. Bill Peters. the
grappler, who halls from the Lone
Star State, may not be the best
wrestler in the world, but he can
boast of being the most handsome
artist on the mat.
1t is said that he met with con-
siderable success out in Texas con-
quering bucking equine steeds, but he
failed IN his attempt to tame the
Russian Lion"
While the University of Virginia
eleven is battling Georgia at Char
lottesville Saturday, the Orange and
Blues worthy grldiron foe. Carolina.
Will be meeting. another Cracker State
aggregation. The Tarheels are sched-
uled TO meet Georgia Tech Saturday
on Georgia soil.
That Washington and Lee and
Georgetown University will get to-
gether on the gridiron in 1917 now
seems certainty. Negotiations have
been going on for several days and
II ~ believed that they will be closed
within short while. A game be-
tween these two crack eleveus would
be welcomed by the football enthusi-
asts throughout the South Atlantic d.
vision. Efforts are being made to
stage the encounter In Richmond on
next Thanksgiving Day, but it is
understood that Georgetown wants
some other date.
Much interest Is being manifested
In the game next Saturday afternoon
at Broad-Street Park between Coach
Frank Dobson's Richmond College
Spiders and the Hampden-Sidney
Tigers. The Tigers won the cham
pionship in the Eastern Virginia In
ltercolle giate Association last fall, and
If reports that have been emanating
from Farmville this year are correct,
they are well fortified to make an
other strong bid for the honors.
| II Virginia wins from Georgia Sat
urday by a wide margin It VIII be the
! first big football surprise in Virginia
! this season. Everyone Is anHcipat-
ing a close battle and some have gone
so far as to predict victory for the
Cracker State gridiron aggregation.
We believe that the Orange and Blue
forces will win out over the Georgians
by one or two touchdowns-
Ere long those loyal Carolinians
will again be yelling "On to Rich
mond." And from the way that Tar
ent time it looks as If they will be
given many opportunities to yell some
more when they arrive in the Old
Dominion capital. The Down Homers
have already made a much more
formidable showing this season than
the University of Virginia, and 1t
looks as If they are destined to give
the Charlottesville gridironists the
battle OF their lives.
That battle out at Broad-street
Park Friday between the Academy
and McGuires should be a warm one
Both Of the teams are composed of
young material and on paper they
appear to be very evenly matched
Members of both elevens can be de-
pended upon to put all they have into
the conflict.
This is probably the last year that
the annual Virginia-Carolina battle
will be staged at Broad-Street Park.
The plan Is to play the Thanksgiving
battles on Lambeth Field at Char
lottesville and at Chapel Hill. saT~-
However. Richmond people need
not fear Of not having an opportunity
to witness good game at Broad
Street Park every Turkey Day. There
are many crack elevens that will be
glad to stage games here. All OF the
battles staged here on Thanksgiving
Day have proven financial successes. 4
There will be good football games
at Broad-Street Park every Saturday
from now until the end Of the sea-
son. Teams in the Eastern Virginia
intercollegiate Athletic Association
have the park every Saturday. safe
two. and on those the Clemson-v. NJ.
I. and Washington and Lee-Washing-
ton and Jefferson games will be play
ed Those games In tho league
promise to be more interesting than
ever before.
George Kircher, who was brought
~ chm0nd last sRring n0M tha|