Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-01
v|CTORs MARCH THROUGH
STREETS OF RICHMOND
Pale Blue and White Colors Are
Triumphant for First
Time In Years.
CELEBRATION Is voclrERors
Down Homcrs Gather About "Old
Man" 'fandy. Father Of Carolina,
Captain, ami Cheer Enthusiastic
caliy-Many Family Gatherings.

The Thanksgiving spirit in Kich-
m"nd reached its glorious Gilman yes
tcrdaH afternoon SION after the referee
~ i;road street Park blow his final
whistle. when the Elder Tandy public
ly embraced his sturdy warrior-Som in
u spontaneous outburat nf parental
pride and satisfaction. aud the thou.
sands uf holiday makers iilcd in joyful
or mournful procession. Just as tho
case might he. castwardIy through the
city.
Conspicuous in TING line. which left
tn" idewalk :" Il sea IT "hrysanthc.
NUNS and edged it's way. vchicuIarly
nnd by foot, over the cubbIcstuucs was
pur" Whit" automobile capnrisouc,l
in tho blue and white OF Carolina. and
carrying tbs auuintcd leader at the
victorious Downhomcrs. Like "A Caesar
moving iriunphautly through The cap
itai city of a conquered province but
WIN ihhh'toiN moro noise and display.
nc rode haughtily down the main thor.
ouShfarc az NirEinia'S metropolis. now
and then stopping the ear to lead in an
outburSt Of cutl,ISiaSin
Trailing behind. in single file and
IN l"ckstcp fashion. there came tho
"hooper;-up for Carolina and there
Is not doctor in the world who would
give these youths weak lung rcriif-
Gates. The Iiluc aud White had ,ri.
unphed after many successive defeats
ana the Tarh"cI lads didn't lot .liu ,u
opportunity I" shout it To tho Orange
ana Rlu" supporters on the .;i,lewalk
The! had tho true spirit Of Thanksriv
ing.
NItTORS PARADE CRY
WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM
me street ears and waiting taAis
quickly hlled as the enormous hoJi
day crowd He'd out of the football park
thousands and thousands of Richmond
erS and visitors took to the sidcwnIl,
ana walked down Broad street east
Wardiy. some OF the crowd turned i'm
toward tho residential section of Tho
ci'y' out, for the most part. il formed
AN unbrokcn parade from the foothalI
arena to Murphy'S Hotel, where the
i'"wnh"m"rs again gave vent ia nm
spent enthusiasm
Moving leisurely, but withou, hin.
ORANGE, the parade found no orcasiou
10 halt us march until il reached Tho
downtown section al Seventh aud Rr,.d
Streets. when il encountered ,ho ~
gong westward from the theater xonc
Iicrc the crowd came to a StaudstilI
'or sIace OF minute or two. when
the traffic officer took q hand and adj
juSted things
The sidewalks crowd. though non.
erously intcrspersed with 4 part of the
aroma contingent. was for the most
part Nirginian, and took good -hunor
ediE the witty thrusts of their auricn,
rivals marching along the robble
stones. II was the chance Of a life
time TO jeer affectionatcly at the con
ouered Zoe III the main thoroughfare
oil ms own capital city Things had
gone tafolinaS way, and il WIS :;
time /" nou; Cardinals prowess.
CLANS MUSTER AROUND
GOLD MAN" TANDY
NJ Murphy's Hotel. which the Down
honers make their capital while i'm
Richmond. the Victorious visitors
packed the lobby. Still enthusiastic
uesp'tc Herculean efforts at destroying
me peace OF the city on the way down.
the clans clustered around the Elder