Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
VIRGINIA WILL HAVE
FINE GRID SCHEDULE.
Practically All Games for 1917 Sea-
son Already Arranged-SeveraI
Big Battles Provided For.
RICHMOND COLLEGE DROPPED
Randolph-Mac and V. VI. !. Only
state schools That Will Meet Uni
yersity Eleven - Yale. Georgia
Tech and Vanderbilt ON Schedule.
Especial TO The 1'hnes-pispatch.l

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. December
ao.-Nirginia's football eleven viii play
nine games next fall. and. with Gcor-
gia Tech. Vanderbilt. North Carolina
aud the University Of Georgia on the
orange ana Blue schedule. il Is be
iievcd that football critics Will havc an
excellent opportunity ~ the end Of
the season to get a good angle on the
Southern ti;lc. Georgia Tech meets
Washington aud Lee again. and the
Generals viii tackle Georgetown
Two dates on the schedule are yet
vacant. but viii he filled soon after
the return OF Manager Faulkner. who
is at home for tho holidays. Despite
tho poor record made by the team dur
ing the season just closed. the usual
number Of requests for games came
from leading institutions III all parts
OF the country.
James clay Ward, OF I'aris. Ky. viii
play four Of the nine games away
from home. and "a all Of the trips
good distances viii TIC covered
T" date. only two Virginia teams
are given place upon the schedule
Virginia Military Institute. which gave
the orange and Blue u Stin battle las.
month and Randolph Macon College.
which usually turns cut ono Of the
strongest elcren$ IN the Eastern di-
10 pay visit TO Lambeth Field
The schedule, II whole. is con
Sidcrcd one OF the best In the his
tory Of the institution. Following the
"urttinraiser with Randolph Macon, on
Lambeth Field. the eleven viii make
its annual trip 10 New Haven ana
pu, forth every endeavor To wipe out
the crushing defeat administered BY
Tad Joncs's crew the past season
Returning home. there will be the
usual contest with the Cadet team
from Virginia Military Institute and
on October 70 the squad will journey
To Atlanta to play Georgia Tech. the
team which made football history the
past season. This contest should prove
one Of the banner gridiron events OF
the 1917 season in the South and will
attract hundreds of Virginia alumni
from all portions of the Southland
Meet Gcorgin ut Athens.
IN" annual clash with the University
OF Georgia viii take place at Athens
Ga. on November TO- The Crackers
won out over Coach Evaus's team in
the big home game on the schedule.
~ November. Il single touchdown being
the margin of victory. The NirEiniuus
VIII GO I" Athens next fall eager for
revenge.
The big horAe contest mex, fan will
be with Vanderbilt on November II.
This is the occasion for the annual
homecoming Of alumni from this and
adjoining States. Mainly through the
brilliant work OF Rabbit" Curry. the
cominodorcs walked away with a Vic
tory IN the game played in Nashville
last month.
Virginia Will play North Carolina
at chapel hin on Thanksgiving Lay.
Instead of in Richmond, as heretofore
fhe decision was left to Carolina, ac-
cofdinS 70 AN agreement. as there is
Il regulation ut the university reurir-
ihE Virginia teams to play on college
hcidS. The only reason the games
have been played IN Richmond has been
| due TO the Tact that Carolina has had
no adequate held This cause has been
removed by the completion OF Elmer
son Field. 1T Chapel Hill
The change VIII DC watched with
much interest here. The pre.snt be-
ilci is that only ~ small portion or
the Virginia student body will take
me long trip to Chapel Hin to witness
the game Certainly the attendance
OF virginia students Will not DE a.
large as WAS the case when the game
was piaHe" 1T Broad Street Park, Rich
mond
The schedule is as follows:
S"ptembe, 2S--Randolph- Macon =,
Charlottesville
October yale. at New Haven
October l3-Virginia Military Insti-
tute. a, cha rlottesvine
October 2o-Cieorsia school Of Tech
| nolcgy. nj Atlanta
October .1-open
November 3--Opcn.
November l6-University of Georgia.
ut Athens. GA. 60
NoNcinhe: l1-Nanderbilt, at Char
lottcsvillc - '''
November 2'---Nor,h Carolina. al
Chapel Hill!