The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-13
WASHINGTON AND LEE
PLAYS HERE SATURDAY
Generals VIII Go Up Against Washington and Jefferson Eleven
at Broad Street Park-Pennsylvania Scouts Be-
Ieve That Virginians Will Put Up Fight


mgton and Jefferson's football team
viii next week make its first invasion
Of the South since 1914. when 1t goes
to Richmond. Va. to play Washing
ton and Lee. The objective point Will
be the farthest point South ever
touched by a Red and Black eleven.
Frequently In the past W. and J. has
played the Navy at Annapolis and
two years ago it waged war with
GEORGETOWN at the national capital.
this being the farthest Washington
and Jefferson ever penetrated into
Dixie Land For the reason that the
team will be playing in new territory
and also because the contest next
Saturday gives promise OF proving
ono Of the hardest and most tmpor-
tant Oh the Red and Black schedule.
the game with Washington and Lee
II being looked forward to with more
than ordinary interest
The game yesterday with PtttsourE
marked the opening OF the hardest
period on the w. and J. list. every
eAms Cow until the end of the season
being one that 10 calculated to test
the mettle of the Metzger machine.
Chattanooga follows Washington and
Lee In q game in Washington and
then comes the Thanksgiving Day en-
gagement with Rutgers at the Polo
Grounds, New York. or this trio of
Angagements that with Washington
and Lee Ia by far the hardest and
II II realised here that 1t will require
che best kind Of football by Sol Metz
gers men to win.
Washington and Lee will have two
distinct advantages in the forthcom-
int battle. the first thing being that
~ had In the game with Bucknen
Saturday . comparatively easy OPP
ponent while w. and J. was playing
Its hardest opponent at Pittsburg; and
second. because the Southerners Will
be playing In their home territory
aiasta. The Generals. as a result Of
their easy encounter yesterday, should
have all their cripples in shape.
w and J. scouts have carefully
watched the work OF Elcock's men in
two or three engagements and they
report the Generals as about as good
a team as any Metzger's proteges have
met The victory of the ViFgintans
over the Navy November Was an
Coach Vesbecher, OF W. and J.. who
asserted that Washington and Leo
could have won by 80 points had II
90 desired This victory. it Ia believed
In the w. and J. camp. will make the
Generals q hard outfit 10 beat
W. and J will carry a big squad
to Richmond Coach Metxger will
have a, ieas, two fun teams. a. he
had at Yale. so that there viii be no
lack of substitutes at any staga- The
squad will leave here Thursday night.
Will make a short stop at Washington.
d, c.. and will move on to Richmond.
where II will arrive about noon on
Friday. II 10 likely that n mum Der
Of Washington and Jefferson rooters
VIII accompany the team from this
district while others who are living
In the South expect to see the game
Reports from Richmond state that the
game Is regarded as the biggest OF
the year In Virginia and that a ire
rnsndous attendance Of Washington
and Lee supporters Is certain.
Ii 10 hoped that FurrnAn Nusa. the
w and J. halfback, who was hurt
Ia the Yale game and whose injuries
kept him out OF theAPitt engagement
today, will be able TO take his place
In the lineup by the and OF next
week His injuries have been given
constant attention for two weeks and
1t 10 probable thai he could have
played for q time against Pitt today
had the coach desired to use him. It
was thought better policy, however.
to hold him out and make certain OF
his appearance against Washington
md Lee.
Reports brought back from Chat
tAnooga by Scout Dave Morrow. who
saw Al Sp!cgefs team play Tennessee
. week ago. indicate that w. and j.
Will have her hands eati with the Moo
oAsins when they come here two weeks
from yesterday. Morrow says Spite
gel has 4 big and powerful line with
q fast snappy backheid; that the
team has apparently Just found itself.
that it 10 coming along rapidly and
playing good football. and that II will
probably be going at top speed when
IL strikes Pennsylvania The Fame
win be the ANAL one of tho home sea-
son and the fact that Chattanooga
u coached by SpieEel 10 expected in
itself to make It an attractive con-
test, as Spiegel Is very popular with
W. and ]. football fans. Spiagel will
bring his team here sarly In the week
OF the game and will keep them in
the country near Washington for sew
erA DAYS getting them In shape to
meet his alma matters representatives.
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