Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-04
IaIVAL ELEvENs WORKING
GARD !! FOR GAME SATURDAY
5oachcs Drive Spider and Tech
Squads-Both Will Have Full
IL Strength on Field.
DOBsoN COACHING MCkERs
kciglcr and Towill Kept Busy Yes
"a. terday-I,ocals Will Rely OH
:. Broaddus to Do Punting-Tcch
- Reaches Richmond Friday Night.

* Five times n football team repre-
( .senting Virginia Polytechnic Inst!-
cute has played the University of
8ichmond and on each occasion the
l5lacksburg eleven has won without
allowing the local team TO score
point. With this record Virginia
Tech will come 20 Richmond Satur-
day afternoon TO battle Frank Dob
Spn's Spiders, but the Tech squad
and coaches are not over confident
fhey are expecting a hard battle
sJon the Spiders and will bring more
than two squads here in order TO
Stop tho Spiders.
u Tho Spider squad. student body and
coaches are not predicting victory
sides are confident Tech will be
orced to go the limit in order to
halt Dobson's machine. The record
lar this season has resulted in the
Hed and Blue being considered one
5t2t the best teams I'm this section. Only
a:nie defeat has been registered against
/, Inc locals. the contest with Davidson.
1n,this game the Spiders lost by seven
Roints and against a team considered
Crisp VIII Play Tn 1le''"a'
On an the field Saturday and an array
\ fsi ckle. Is the most prominently
As, nS%bn player =; Toe lSSsal'y; Crisp vas
Slayer to be feared. His ability to
Rpen holes in opposing lines has
i,.s ,.. him considerable OF grid
InformatioR from Blacksburs is
3Iat Tech coaches have been driving
Dor the game Saturday. The hard
work will continue until Thursday.
iIhe team will leave Blacksburg early
sriday night. The squad az arF' Mil Ae he
sanartered a, the Richmond Hotel. "
Yesterdays workout ut Stadium
snason for the Spiders. Keeping the
tEen handling the ball In scrimnagc
Until IT was too dark to mako this
beneficial Dobson sent them in squads
10 tho dummies, and later to skiddinE
lthe heavy charging sled over tho
issward.
= And the thing most pleasing to the
sagerness with which the Red and
.t:lsslgnments. While the extra hard
week the Spiders will Tighten up to-
muX and tomorrow Indulge in signal
drill only.
Spiders KIckers Busy.
Coach Dobson is giving Towill and
Iiegler lots OF time. to perfec, their
drop kicking as IL Is with this that
Jhe local mentor hopes to score on
Tech. 1t IS thought the Spider lihc
ran hold the Blncksburg team. with
out them running away and while an
Dnense IS being built up and strenE-
lheued. should tho Spiders get within
the 35-yard mark eitHr OF tho toe
artists will get n chance.
~ Ziegler has not had n chance at
3.tiis style this season, but last year
.lie will be remembered for his long
Held goal against the Indians. and II
5Hns Towill's three points made from
a he 32-yard line that brought victory
40 the locals over the strong Catholic
IT, eleven earlier in the season.
s Spencer, who has been out OF the
and the lineup for sew
Fcsal weeks because of n d!slocatcd
Finger donned toys again yesterday
Sind was worked In At half hack.
sCutchins, who made a good showing
ut end Saturday. although he was in
SDnly q few minutes. has been rccog-
1iized ms valuable man and may re-
Snlacc one of tho ends or tackles Sat-
nrday.
Another department OF the Spiders
httack that is receiving attention is
the punting, department. In Broad
illus the Spiders have. "A Valuable toe
artist, and the captain has many
Times booted out OF danger. but
= Broaddus will soon need successor
s.hEd in Snead. Dobson seems 10 have
3ound n coming understudy "iobbie"
fflns n powerful foot and may be used
s before the season closes.