Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-28
SPIDERS BATTLE TO-DAY
NO GREAT INTEREST SHOWN
IN FRACAS WITH INDIANS
DobsOn said to Complain Of Little En-
thusinsni mt Westhnnlpton-Seve
Players Ont From Injurics

|
Although Richmond College plays
| William and Mary ut Broad Street
Park this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, in
terest of local football followers prob
| ably will be conferred OH contests that
are TO be staged In other towns. A
| great part of the interest will be with
| Virginia in her battle against Wander
bilt: the Virginia Techs will hold :,
large portion also. while the game be-
| tween Hampdcn- Sidney and Randolph.
/ Macon at FarmYille probably will he
watched closely by those Interested i'm
| the race among the eastern State col
| lcgcS.
Judged from reports circulated a,
! Westhampton and williamsburg, the
| contest here is mot likely to be one
! nails as Il brilliant affair Dobson IL
said to be complaining Of lack of i'm :
| tcrest on the part of his players and
| the supporting rootcrs. He will send a
make shift aggregation into the game.
| If reports from the college are to be
credited. as a result Of injuries which
| Wicker. kuyk and Henderson have re-
| ccivcd.
The Indians are said not to be for
midablc this year. but they also have
sustained several losses rs results OF
injuries. However, William and Mary
| Macon last Saturday, and arc reported
to have improved considerably during
| the iASt weeks practice. The coaches
| have been driving their charges hard.
and efforts have been made to build
! up the defense.
! 1t is believed that Richmond College
will be victorious this afternoon. but
| there is doubt concerning the sore
! Unless the Indians offensc has been
/ improved considerably. and unless they
resort to the use Of trick formations
and passes. there appears but little
chance OF them winning. Attempts at
the Spider line. no doubt. Will result
IN IL - St,g hn nfnp II ln Ir,.
! line trenches of the local eleven is
strong: On the ends. Dobson has II
pair Of promistng winEmen as proved
AIRY line, of defense has been weakened
| in the loss of Wicker and Euyk. bur
Miller and Jolliff each has played some
! best to-day.
Unusual Plays VIII Count.
Even r,o VIII then, then IN The game i is
! will be able to make many gains
through the use, OF forward passes.
the ne use See Of Trick formations and I'G shese
F.! Spiders may spring something OF the
remains to be seen. what the visitors
! will do in meeting the shift formations
| Dobson has been using to such advan-
taEc.
| In the kicking department the
cicvens appear to he almost evenly
have shade the better of the arRu-
mcnt here. Wicker's loss will be felt
and Pitt will bear the greater part Of
this burden. However, Coach Dohson
has not depended upon any one man
for his kicks. and is using several from
various formations. II the quick
punis from regular formations are
used frequently to-day the visiting
backs probably will have several EN-
barrassinE moments
Thus far all OF the eastern State
colleges have been using the mass a.
tacks most frequently in their often
Sive. and the teams in the battle here
to-day probably will follow the beaten
track. However. victory will rest with
the aggregation that soonest and
oftenest forsakes the humdrum for the
unusual.
The prob4ble lineup of the teams