Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05
LOOK FOR WARM FIGHT
RICHMOND FANS EXPECT
STIFF CONTEST SATURDAY
Spiders Get Down TO Work in Prepnrn-
tion for Indian Eleven
Here.

/ The race IN the Eastern Virginia In
teFcol"g,ate Athletic Association has
/ tests To be desired. II has SO punched
three Of the teams as to make any one
/ q prospective champion while the
fourth has only = chapcc Of smiling
one of the contenders. Last Saturdays
struggles merged the Indians. Tigers
aG I amd t IN '' must Come e0 Break
hy the close OF the games next Satur-
day which will allow more than specu-
Richmond will be the scene OF prob
ably the hottest battling OF the COM
ing week end. The Indians will Invade
head above water while the spiders
Will fight TO push the WILLIAMSBURG
OUTFIT under and at the same time
Lynchburg between the Ashlandcrs and
the TissrS is praeti ,i nyidSnt but
may explode the dope.
To lie Championship Anair.
Fans are prone to believe that the
Driver eleven has shot its, big gun
the exhibition in the initial contest
lend support 10 this argument. on the
other hand the Indians. have stiT
kick which is not credited anywhere
more 'han in spiderdom.
saturdays fray will count as a cham
the Richmond College mentor who had
the choice of making the next game
ellnCr an eNnlDillon allulF ana dlloW-
Ing the. THANKSGIVING Day contest 10
be considered in the championship. by
reason OF the agreement made early
ago ago The williamsburg autho7itiss
have agreed to permit the student
one game in Richmond In body. An
indian Special will therefore DO run
on Saturday, and the. largest attend
pectcd. because of the calibre. OF the
game and the scrap 10 be Witnessed
n steady gain in efficiency in the last
two games. a heavier line has been
mustered along tho right wing and a
better ground gaining back field has
evolved. Il also appears as If right
end has hccn fortified by the selection
OF kappes, although he is fighting to
keep that station in place of Robins.
Towills Development Surprising.
one of the brightest features attend
Ing the whole scope or the Richmond
College development recently, however.
is the turnout OF Towin as an alter
mating quarter. Jones will be depended
on for the greater amount OF the
dictatorship or the eleven. but the di-
miuitive Salcmite is sure TO be behind
/ Kidd often during the remaining games
Of the season. IieGler. too, has boosted
/ the Spider machine, and rates high
when il comes to capacity for work.
/ The local aggregation is taking it's
work with n great deal OF seriousness,
/ and Coach DobSon is pushing the
squads fun tilt. Yesterday he boil
/ stored the scrub team with a number
OF varsity players in an effort to offer
the first string men more powerful
| opposition G. Shepherd. G. Shepherd,
/ Robins and Hibbs faced the varsity
in the line. and Spencer and Snead
/ served for the afternoon without car
rying the pigskin. This more evenly
| balanced the teams and a terrific
Scrimmage was the result. Stadium
/ Field viii continue all week as the
! workshop in trimming the Spiders for
. the Indians. and whereas there is no
/ Cvcrconiidcnce the Westhampton lads
are banking on shifting the interest
+. in Saturdays contest 10 the Hampton
/ sidney affair. one week later, by hang
/ ing up victory.