Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-16
w. & J. TEAM GETS
READY FOR GENERALS
Expect frying battle Here With Crurk
NlrEthin Eleven ON November Is.
Features or Wcstminst~r Gumes.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
WASiilNGTD\. PA, October Ii
Washington and Jefferson viii meet
Westminster in football here next Sat
urday for The fifteenth time. The game
VIII conclude ii series Of five conSco-
utivc game at home. this quintet COM
liiSine The sO-callcJ preliminary Schcd-
NJ" attended To prepar. The l:cd and
Black for ;he Important championship
games which follow Immediately in
rapid succession.
Events have shown tina, the Wash
inEton and jefferson schedule was al
most ideally arranged for green team,
sucn az Mctzger had had 70 develop
Ihc first two practice games with
bethany and Geneva furnished just sur
hcicnt opposition To bring out tn. ahii-
lily Of the men. while those with West
Virginia Wesleyan and Marietta We're
OF such "alib.r that Mctzger's men
were forced to develop NOR. than The
ordinary carly-scason team inlay and
unity To win. 'ihe Westminster game
VIII come immediately preceding that
with Yale and is counted upon 10 prove
just about right at this stage. when
the coaches do not desire to tax tn.
men too severely before jou.ncyiug to
New Haven.
Washington and Jcff.rso,t IN tho
fourteen battles that have been staged
with Westminster has a great advan-
taSe both III games won and in the
number Of points scored. In fact. West
minister has dcfcat",- Washington :ind
Jefferson but once. this being by tn.
forfeit route IN 1910. when tn. score
"hs ! 7" o. il being the only gam.
washington ami jefferson ever for
ieited. In addition II that on. point
Westminster in 'hc fourteen games has
Earncrcd but seven points those com
inI BY "a tonchd"wn- and goal route III
1913. this being the only time the
Hit"d freSbytcrianS ever crossed the
Washington and jefferson goal line
Tn" first game was staged In 1894. the
highest score being registered in 1902
When ior'y-"iSht points wcr. made
Washington and Jefferson has regis
tered It total "i 3cs points to hut eight
Tor WrstiuiuStcr
Washington and Jefferson is making
every effort ia develop its team for tn.
h"rd battl" expected on November -
when th. eleven meets the powerful
WASHINGTON and Lee. team at Richmond
This game is expected L" ,,. on. IL
the hardest ON the Washington and
Jefferson schedule and tho coaches plan
!" use every on. OF the he, players
IN IT,
F"!l"wing injuries l" Fam ANA Nuss.
half backs, and Whit"hill. end. in tn.
game week ago with West Virginia
Wesleyan. forcing ties. men ont Of
iri',lc" Tor u period. Coach M-tZu,r
mas been forced to rcuakc his machine.
rue INJURIES. coming at that time to
ln"n wh" had just begun 10 tit into In.
re" anu Black eleven. WAS cspcciailv
unfortunate h"%aus. Of the crc.unesS
or the material Nuss and Whitchil
ar" not S" badly hurt as was first be-
I 1irE"d. ana should lac ab,. to play
against Westminster. although it j.
poSSib!. they viii u. saved fol. tho YaIc
game on October -. t'ajn Will hc on,
KY probably TWO weeks Vet, as his
f!i' !" badly fractured. and MctZccr will
take no chances OF additional il, iur,, 70
shc S"Htherncr. II necessary he wiIi
Keep nun OUT OF the Val. contest ana
say" him FOR the more inlpor,au, game
! WIN Pittsburgh on November IL