Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
Random Musings ofSports
III "MONrY."

The victory OF the Spiders yesterday
afternoon successfully tied up the
Eastern intercollegiate championship,
ana again demonstrated a need for
changes in the scheduling Of these
championship games. II is proba bl e
that the elevens will be matched for
Il decisive game either Wedn cs,lay or
SATURDAY. as IIampden- Sidney an
nounced last night they would send
the Spiders challenge. ana Captain
Robins stated that he would be glad
TO meet the Tigers
In some respects the battle brought
out sterling football, in others ii
Drought out rather poor playing TIL.
spiders Won because they ou;plaved
theii opponents from the start They
showed considerable Improvement, i'm
the use of the forward pass. while
the Jackets showed little proficiency
~ hrcak King up this style Of attack.
re puntins, particularly the plac-
, us oI me kicks. was excellent. For
the most part 1t was the old-style game
again with the Jackets showing many
examples of poor headwork. they being
cohtrasted strongly with the excellent
gcneralship of Pitt
announcement that is made i'm these
c"luf'HS to-day. to the effect that ,ha
'ocal ampScGr baseball bodies probab
VIII effect an understanding. and thar
icNt summer all local amateur baseball
VIII be played under the rules of =,
single body. probably will NEE, wi,n
as great enthusiasm, as any inforr,a
''oh recently furnished the snoring
p"ohc IL appears that grounds for
complete and friendly und,rstandinr
nave been reached. and that an orp,ni,
cation Will be formed within a shor,
time '''o'
seems like that crowd Of John Mar
snail gridiron fellows can't be stoppe,
upon considerably yesterday bv VIA,
e es OF the Magic City chaiacterize
as inc best coached eleven that has
news The Marshallites have had In,
Dehent OF expert direction this season
a., ana I, ms rs toid as much in their record
az mas the individual work Of the best
piayers on the corkingly good little
team; They were scored upon yestci :
DAY, but they won by wide margin.
Of Philadelphia, who laid out the new
Hermitage Country Club course. was
grounds the once over just to see that hat
al was going Well He announced
that he was well pleased with tht
new links would be among the best in
this section OF the country when com
plcted
Bask etball enthusiasts meet to-mor-
row nigh; for tho first definite steps In
the way OF preparing for the coming
season. The schedule will be Arranged
and other details settled. The mcctins
Will be held in the McGill Catholic
Union ut o'clock, and representatives,
or tho managers of each of the fivcA
has been requested to be present
SO cometh now the wintertime
With snow and icy dew.
When outdoor sports no longer reign
And all the worlds askcw.
The baseball fields and footballs. too,
And tennis courts and such
Are bleak and drear--and 80 must stay
Within OF Winters clutch.
However. there's little solace for
the Northern folks in the thoughts OF
hockey. The game Is rushing forward
into popular favor. In every big city
indoor ice palaces have been built,
hockey teams are springinS up. and
many big intercity mat ches viii be
played during the frosty period Of
1861.
And now that the footballers are
preparing to fold up their helmets and
TO steal away, the spotlight shifts once
more 10 the baseball folks II discl6ses
quite bit OF squabbling among rival
factions in tho big and the little
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