Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
CADETS AND n. c. ACGIEs \
TO PLAY HERE SATURDAY
' irsinia Military Institute and North
Carolina a. & Il. Clash ut
Boulevard Field.
WILL BE SECTIONAL STRUGGLE
Contest VIII BE Seasons Virginia.
Carolina Cameo zach Abel
Pushes Cadets Hard In Practice.
Arrive Here To-NIorrow Afternoon.

Rchmond's football fans will be
treated to their first football game Of
the season between big elevcns on Sat
urday afternoon. when Virginia Mill
iary Institute and North Carolina Ag-
riculturc and Engineering College viii
clash at boulevard Field. The affair
viii be the Virg a-Carolin;, struggle.
us the university teams will not meet
mere this season.
The playing of this game marks the
renewal OF athletic relations between
the two colleges after lapse Of four
years It was just about that long
ago that the Cadets hung defeat on
their rarhccl rivals. Since that time
the teams have not met. and Saturdays
contest promises to be hummer. as
both c!cvens are anxious to cary OF
- victory
Virginia .ilitary Institute will ar
| rive in richmond tomorrow afternoon
"a, 3:t5 o'clock. and viii be Quartcrcd
at tho Country Club Of Virginia. where
they viii 20 direct from the train. \
signal drill will De held at the Coun-
try Club. after which the Cadets Will
retire for the night and will not come
into town again until just prior to the
game. They viii be the guests OF the
Country club of virginia, Friday night;
at the Jefferson Hotel. The team re-
turns home oE Sunday.
Not word has been heard from the
Downbomcrs and their time Of arrival
tainly arrive, here before Saturday
morning. however, and they may get
mere about tho same time that tho
Cadets arrive. Where they viii be
buuartered also remains Il mystery. as
| not word az 20 their plans las Leak
Gd out yet.
Eievens Are Well Matched.
comparison Of the strength o: the
teams cannot be given, as the clevens
have played different teams. with the
exception Of the Maryland Aggies.
The Caroinians defeated the Mary
lhnd team by the score OF 10 TO o.
wh'ie TIE Asg.ea held The ,adets 70 a
seen that the odds arc slightly In favor
of the North Carolina eleven to win
bu, so slight that il there is any bet
Coach Abel, Of V. NJ. l., is having
his ups and downs in getting his squad
In shape for saturdays contest The
Cadets have such Il long military drill
period that the time allotted to foot
bah practice has been sliced TO almost
nothing, and the coach has been forced
may get in as much work as possible.
bloody Wednesday," the day on which
the team is allowed AN hour for prac-
ticc. is when most OF their work Is
none. During This hour the first and
second teams are piitcd against each
rthcr in scrimmaec and some livel?
playing results.
Taking the squad as q whole 1t is
n very good condition. but there are
three men suffering from minor inju-
rics. :. Hawkins. tackle, is troubled
win charley horse at present, while
RCnSoNi and Polk are suffering from
slight injuries. All three OF these men
are expected to be in the best OF con-
dition when the game starts at Boule-
ward Field on saturday. Coach AbelI
IS OF the opinion that - the boys are
coming and he believes his charges
SKILL give good account OF themselves
OH Saturday
The Virginia Military Cadet corps
viii be unable TO make the trip to
Richmond WITH the team. but the Cadets
have Number OF alumni and friends
In this city ai!d at Camp Lee and Will
he backed by them