The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-18
Race for E. V. |. A. A. Football
Title Opens Today With Two
Games, One at Boulevard Field
and Hampden-sidney Play
Here, While Richmond College Spiders Jour-
ney to Williamsburg to Give Battle to the In
dians-Race to Be Close and Exciting This
Year-"Spider Special to William and Mary

This afternoon will sec tho
opening of the race for the
Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate
Athletic association football
championship. " hen the
hampton-s Sidney Tigers and
the Randolph- Macon yellow
Jackets meet at Boulevard
ficld for the first game TO be
played in Richmond. At the
same time tho Richmond col
lego spiders journey down to
Williamsburg to give battle to
the Indians.
All OF the teams have shown
exceptional strength this sea-
con. both IN offensive and de-
fcnsivc work. and the race
should he interesting and OK
citing.
The Sbi5ers are going TO run a
special train. and several hundre ]
follow ers OF the game are expected
to be present in Williamsburg.
Coach Dohson has not let the play
ers under his control have n
minutes rest. drilling them con
stantly in plays hat Will be bene-
fetal They loot better than the
Indians on paper. but the Williams
burgers are an aggressive team,
and viii nrht 20 the last ditch 20
keep the spiders in their strong
hold. The Indians have light
team, bur they have made won
dortul showing in the exhibition
games they have played. having the
Y. NJ l. squad beaten 3 to o. in
the first half of the game played
here a week aga yesterday, The
heavy weight Of the cadets finally
told On t@em, but they put up 4
ecrappy battle
Coach pohson will take two full
teams Ia the. game There will be
the regular varsity team and d
like humble. OF scrubs, who have
been worrying the big bows a lot
during the week clyde Sheppard
wili VERY likely get into the fraca :
today though he VIII not start Al
of tie candidates will be present
except Bob Caveriee who has be N
dcctortng bad knee. Smith, a
freshman. who played in the game
with V z l. last Saturday received
a charley horse. which will prob
ably Keep him out Of the game.
The lineup for the varsity team
will be. subject TO unforeseen
Robins, right end; Price, right
guard Kidd center; Thompson,
left guard, Carter, tcaptaln), LEFT
tackle: Broaddus. left end; Spe0-
Ger or Lane, fpl4hack; Blanken-
ships right half; Snead or Zeigler,
Left hall, Jones. quarterback. The
varsity subs are: Hiohs, guard
sheppard center, Kappee and
smith. ends.
The subs going on ths trip are:
williams. Anderson and Wright,
ends Nuckols and Billups, tackles;
Bowles and Coates guards; WA
!InghaE1 center, Escho. Hillsman,
Ford Garter ard Robbins, back
field. SeysFal Others mot set name
will also make the trip.
Coach Marshall has been giving
the YaLlnw Jackets hard drills dur
ing the week Final scrlmmages
we're held Wedne sday and the timo
since has been spent in hand
signals. dummy tackling and
similar practice, Captain Scott and
Rees are the only members Of the
team who are not in first-clas -
shape. but both ars expected TO 'ba
il. the game today, provided their
st re spots heal sufficiently The
y elbow Jackets are not overconr-
dent. for they expect one ri the
hardest battles Of the season with
the Tigers, but they are determ
ined 70 fight to the last ditch. Sew