Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
CONTEST IS ARRANGED
BOULEVARD FIELD. SCENE
OF THANKSGIVING GAME
Aviation Squadron, Composed of Men
From Many states, to Play
NIrEinln ChriNtInn COLLEGE,

Crack players from u score OF States
throughout the nation. members OF the
ayiatiom squadron eleven. Will compete
with the Virginia Christian College
team Of Lynchburg on Boulevard Field
IhanksgivinS afternoon.
, associations between the two teams
Day were completed Friday after
1t had been definitely learned that plans
for the game between Virginia aud
Carolina clevens had failed TO ma
ter ialiZc. Both the Christian College
and aviation squadron teams arc rated
among the fastest in Virginia. and
or Thanksgiving afternoon it is he
iiered record breaking crowd viii
be packing Boulevard Field stands, for
he game VIII probably mark the last
civilians in Richmond. having some
what the nature of Il peace cclebra-
ton.
Word from the aviation squadron
camp In Fulton Is that their eleven
expects to tax" the Virg mia Chris
IAN college men on the. fastest trip
drop them with a thud." II. Nj Reyn-
olds. in charge Of the Christian Cot
ieSe agEreSation. has reported that
has team is in trim for the Thanks
giving contest. which viii be the only
big. game in the state that day.
Men from coast to coast compose
the aviation squadron team. There
are twenty-siX players in the squad.
which is practicing every day for the
coming fray. Sergeant Kilburn who
has been conducting the team. is ex-
pected 10 be fullback Thanksgiving
Day. lie formerly played with the
University OF Arizona eleven. Me-
West Virginia twins" who have
played together for six years and en-
Asted IN the air service from the
University Of West Virginia. will be
In the lineup, probably ON the cnts
Charles Strain, the Richmond hoy. WHO
made an cighty- yard run for :, touch
down against Stauuton. viii be behind
the line. Dressing, Kansas State Arri-
cultural College. and Alexander. Uni
Nersity OF Kansas. viii probably be
~ the tackle positions
Byron Lecner was trained at Mount
Union College. Alliance Ohio. under
Bob Dawson, the first exponent OF the
forward pass Arthur Hutchinson
played under the tutelage OF Jack
Giascock. University OF California
coach. who made II record in defeat
ing Stanford University. Tom Parry
Is from Mount Tamalpias Military
Academy coached by Dobic. who
gained :. reputation rs !, military coach
and Instructor throughout the West.
who viii he in the aviation squadron
lineup: He played end for the san
Jose High School eleven, which held
VALLEY. Harry Hoffman played guard
on the San Jose eleven, and Is expected
to occupy that position with the nyers
on THANKSGIVING at Boulevard Field
Leonard was at end on the vallejo
Prep eleven. also with champions hin
amateur team Of California known as
the Winged VS..
pukich played end with The Cogs-
well College team OF San Francisco
and the olympic Club eleven OF that
city. Fr!cke * from Baltimore where
ne played with the Maryland High
school aggregation for four years and
later with Baltimore College Shorty
Quinn received his early training with
IN" Sioux city High School squad and
later played center fof South Dakota
state College This team led North
Dakota Tor years. and played some of
the fastcst teams in the West