Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-10
PLAY PROFESSIONAL
TEAM HERE TOMORROW
Locals Confident at Avcnging
Defeat Handed Them i'll
Washington.
NEW MEN HAVE nEEN SECURED
Surctlnnd md Ripple Expected Ia
Give RichmOnd Necessary Victory
Puprh-E.ic,cn Completes Training
This Aftrrnoon-Sc1cct OHlrlnl>.

TorSorrow. the fourth observance
of tho signing Of the armisiicc, which
ended the world war, Will and the
football team Of tho Richmond Ath-
Ietic Club playing its biggest home
game o. the season. Richmond's
we'll Balanced independent eleven
will play team of prot.ssionals
who represent the city OF Washing
ton. 1T Boulevard Field. The gam"
will get under way at o'clock
Information received here is that
Richmond fans viii see the local team
in action against an aggregation that
will give IL 4 battle. Visiting teams
have come here on former coca ions
this Year with records and nothing
against the Richmond Athletic club.
the locals literally swamped them
and won by decisive scores. The only
team to put up any kind of game
mont -Athlctic Club. OF Roanoke.
This eleven bat,led the Locals 70 a
scoreless tie At boulevard Field.
Richniond heat them. =, 20 .. in Roa-
noke last Saturday. Washington has
81 formidable team, as the local boys
founds out when they met them In
the Capital City recently. losing 10
the District team, 10 TO q.
Clarke Griffith owns Visitors.
Clarke Griffith. owner Of the Wash
professional football team, and has
hired only star players to represent
the capital of The nation or the grid
iron. with one victory over the To-
calls. the visitors are coNildcn; OF re-
peating. and VIII tight their hardest
10 sm6ther Harry Carter's eleven.
When the Richmond team lost 20
their tomorrow opponents, they had
several stars out Of the game. There
men will he in the contest and their
appearance is expected - turn the
tide IN favor q: ia Byri's boys.
Sweet,aud = for,n,-. Washington and
Lee player. and Kiprei a, one time Il
star on the North Carolina state COL
lege eleven. will he seen in the Rich
mond liuc-up. Both ncn are cX
pected to strengthen the Richmond
e-s and give them just the necessary
amount Of confidence to overcome the
visitors.
Coach Dictx Pushes Team.
Coach Die,z has been pushing his
team to the limit this weel. IN order
that II may be in the best of condi
ton when II faces Washington TO
morrow. He has drilled the men
carefully In the plays to be used. and
while no outdoor practice was held
yesterday, on account OF tho rain. lie
gave his charges lectures III the club
house at Boulevard Field. The rrac-
ttce for the big game Will end this
afternoon with a long signal drill.
While not making any wild claims,
the local team Is confident of win
ming. Should they emerge Victorious.
they will have 4 claim To the indc-
pendent football championship OF the
south. should the Richmond team
win, X is probable that another game
will he played with Washington in
order that one OF tho aEErccationS
may have clear titlc to the cham
nioEslrip. The Washington team has
several former AllAmerican players
on its ROSTER.
Officials Of the contest were an
nounced-last night by those in charge
Ut the game. They are: John Harri-
son son SWrshington and Leel. reteTee;
Haywood tCn!vcrsity OF South Car
olina), head Iincsman.