Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
RICHMOND ELEVEN FACES
STRONG TEAM TOMORROW
Athletic Clubs Warriors Will Have
No Cinch With KnickcrbuCkcrS
i'm Washinutun

When the Richmond Athletic club
faces the Enickorbockcrs. of WASH
inrton. at American League Park to-
morrow afternoon the local players
WEI face an aggregation declared to
be tie greatest independent football
team ever gathered Together in the
Capital city.
lIr District team has been re-
ierrcd 10 as the mushroom" team.
having been recruited to champion
ship strength. and sprung into prom
!n"ncc pracr cally overnight.
Playing the entire season without
causing any noticoahic ripples on
tn. waters OF independent football
"knicks" suddenly gathered together
an unbeatable aggregation OF col
lcSc stars. after the l9.0 season had
closed, and surprised the sporting
by beating both the Rex Athletic
club and tn. Navy Yard eleven. who
held uniisputed sway i'll Washington
semi pro football circles.
Perhaps the biggest gun in the
Enickrrhockers' heavy artillery IS
non" other than lie ROY Aiackcrt
All-Soutn Atlantic fullhack. the lad
whose individual efforts FOR the Uni
Vcrsity of Maryland. practically de-
toated the powerful Syracuse eleven.
Since Joining the kuickS'" muSh
room team Mackcrt has ran rough
Tod through every opponent. Neither
inc htN nor lnt Navy ] ara Ctulu
check his oucnsc.
II will be interes,ing. to note if
the powerful line OF Richmond team
VIII have any greater success in
stopping this hu---:! batterins ram
tha,I did the best semi-pro forwards
IN" District OF Columbia can boas;
OF.
r'lanlslns Macksrt viii hc Van
i;r"cklin. OF NORTH Carolina state and
formerly of Georgetown University.
ana "Hap" sullivan a second string
half back on the Blue and Grey eleven
this year. These two players were
second only 10 Mackcrt in the pow
orful offensive developed by the
'Jack' lIceartv. for three years
thorn in tn" side OF the rniversitr
o: Virginia whoa 'c played end for
Georgetown University. Is coaching
who brought Van Broc!llin 10 this
outfit, aS thc latter Was Il pupil OF
ms while coaching ttic North caro-
lima aggregation.
To meet THIS opposition the E.ch-
mond tam has trained hard for III"
last few day. and viii go u NASH
inGton conidcnt of treating tn"
knickerhockcrS To tho Same dose
they gave The Rex Athletic club and
others in Hichmond. Headed by Al
bor, Bethel and Coach "Hilly" Gooch.
former University oi Virginia play
cr, the Richmond squad -: seventeen
men Will I'HNI mere TOMORROW nlt'tN-
ing At S:i5 on the Seaboard Air Line
train.
Football fans Of the District are
eager 10 see the Richmond team IN
action and ans fact. combined with
the fact that the game is for the
benefit Of the American Legion, in
dicatcs that n record breaking crowd
VIII watch Tn" teams perform.
"Cul2ry" Byrd, sporting writer of
the Washington star, viii referee
the game. While Bryan Morse. assist
ant sporting editor of Tie Washington
Times Will umpire Hin" Dufaa,
sporting editor OF the Washing ton
Post Will bc head liacsman.
In addition 10 Manager Bethel ana
Coach Gooch the following will make
the trip to Washington:
Carter. Brown, McCcnkcy and
pcIslcy. ends; l.. Wilson. Bethel and
Robins tackles: Oakcs ana Knapp
guards: Shepherd. center; Strinrcr,
quarter back; Goff, Gurlcy, CHRISTIAN.
Graham, klcvcsahl. and Carpenter.
hal: backs.