The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
SPIDERS AND TIGERS
PRIMED FOR COMBAT
IN RICHMOND TODAY
Game Between Richmond College and Hampden Sidney Will
Decide Championship of Eastern Virginia intercollegiate
Association Elevens in Fine Form and Game Ex
pected to Be One of the Best Here This Season.

come one, for it serves to stir up
additional interest in a game. Pro-
grams will be disposed Off the park,
and the numbers of the players Will
appear opposite their names.
Tickets have been on sale all this
week. and the advance sale was most
encouraging. several hundred of them
having been sold. Announcement has
been made that there will be no extra
charge for automobiles, and there Is
sufficient room on the grounds to park
no less than a hundred cars. Some
of the bleacher seats on the north
side of the field have been pulled
down. giving the machines additional
parking space.
Teams in Good Shape.
Coach Frank Dobson's proteges
were given their final workout before
the encounter at Westhampton yes
terday afternoon. only a light signal
drill being on the program. The men
verbal fiddle, and they will go into
the encounter in the best condition of
the season. with one exception. Rich
mond colleges regular lineup will be
put on the field. Henderson il still
suffering with a bad hip, and Shep-
herd will take his place at center
Dorsey will play Shepherds guard
However. Henderson has shown con-
sidera BILE improvement recently. and
there IL a strong probability of him
being In the lineup at least portion
of the game. All of the other regu-
lars will he in harness. Whittet and
Milbourne will be seen on ends; Cap
tain Robins and Harry Carter. in the
tackles; Dorsey and Cakes. in the
guard positions, and Shepherd at cen
ter. In the backheld will be Pitt.
quarterback: Wicker and Kuyk. left
and right half. respectively and Tom
Miller. fuilhack. 1t will be noticed
that every Richmond College backfield
man formerly played on the Rich
mond Academy eleven. All OF them
were backfIeld men on the Academy
eleven with the exception of Miller.
who was tackle In his preparatory
school days,
Tigers at Country Club.
Coach Bernier and his Tigers ar
rived in Richmond last night and are
now auartered at the Country Club OF
Virginia. They will remain at West
hampton until about 80 this after
noon, when they will take their de-
parture for Broad Street Park. The
men are reported to be in the best
condition and are anxious to get into
the fray. Thurman has thoroughly
recovered from the injury OF several
weeks ago. and he is expected to show
everything he has. this being the last
game Of football he will play in the
Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate As
ISOLATION. Huddie and Crisp are two
men who will also have TO he watched.
Huddle played in the backfield last
rseason for the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. The Warren brothers are
all right again. and they will hold
down the wing positions Palmore. a
Richmond hoy. has been displaying
good form for the Tigers this season
In the backield. and he is expected
TO put UP a nice exhibition before Il
home audience this afternoon.
Good officials have been obtained
for this encounter. and there shouldn't
be any occasion for disputes. Barry.
of Georgetown, will referee the game;
Branch Boeock. former coach at Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute. will UNI
pire. while Mcclure. of Harvard. will
serve as head linesman. All three
of the men are good, and are just
about az Competent officials as could
be ohtainad for any game.
The game will be called at $40
o clock, and the gates will be thrown
open one hour before this time. There
will he no special charge for tho
gnandstand, all OF the tickets being
sold at the regular price.