Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-03
FOCAL ALUMNI TO GIVE
TEAM ROYAL WELCOME.
Squad Will Be Me, at Depot
and Taken To Quarters
ilrAulomohiIcs.
norm COMPLETE uEA,, w"n>
Last Scimmnsc or Cadets and Tar
heels. Before Saturdays Encounter.
Held Ncsterds!-Salr Of Seats Com
tinues Rri>k-Expect tiS Crowd.

Military institute who viii meet the
University Of North Carolina on the
football sridiron. here Saturday at
ternoon. Will arrive In Richmond to-
morrow afternoon a; 4 o'cloch. The
football squad. coaches and Il few of
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. y
special coach will be added 10 the
train TO take care OF the party from
tween thirty-ivc and forty.
Announcement OF the hour OF the
Cadets arrival has brought; forcibly
10 tho minds OF the football fans OF
Richmond that this city Will have a
real big football game at Mayo Is
land Park saturday afternoon. Coll
nmn after column has been written
South Atlantic foo.hal! champions ship.
but the fact that the V. NJ. !. team
VIII reach here tomorrow. is a well
dents of Virginia Military Institute
Alumni TO Meet Train.
The Alumni Chapter OF V. NJ. l..
and when the gridiron warriors step
10 the platform OF the depot, the one
time "kcydets" will give then, a
! s fS reception; Automobiles be-
OF v. NJ. J.. VIII convey the team
through the streets Of Richmond that
richmond football fans may get i
glimpse OF the powerful football ma
:, chine as II appears on tho gridiron.
Reservations have been made at tho
/. Jichmond Hotel for twcnty-eieht
his, charges there Immediately upon
arriving in this city. The squad will
&c given a light supper and sent To
oed. Sore muscles will be linbcrcd
up carly saturday morning with Il
light practice on Mayo Island grid
iron. After the early morning work
out. the team will he taken into Sc
Sluslon by the coach until just be-
fore time for the game TO start.
North Carolina is expected 10
reach this city early Friday after
noon, but reservations have not been
made for them at any OF the local
hotels. 1t is probable that the Tar
heels also will be quartered at tho
ih hc I;o should both squads spend
VIII be large gathering Of alumni
OF both institutions present to vel
. :, cone them upon their arrival.
Both V. NJ. ]; and Carolina ended
tcrday. Coaches Fctzcr. OF Carolina.
ana GARRISON OF Y. NJ. l., held long
hard scrimmages. and beginning to-
day there will be nothing but signal
drills for the cOntcndcrs In Satur-
Jays struggle.
Cadets Practice In GymnnsIurn
-, Ra,n in LSNinston Monday forced
INC starr OF V. NJ. !. coaches TO keep
their charges indoors, giving them
lectures. Blackboard lectures wer,
Even. IN which the faults OF the team
= Carolina state College were pointcd
OUT Rain Tuesday again hamprred
me me practice OF the Cadets TO u GER
snin extent, but the coaches forced
The men TO brave the elements and a
twcnty-minute sorimmage was held
on wet field between the varsity
.I rna The scrubs: Given the, ball on
lhG scrubs twcnty-yard line the
- varsity, with Half Back shannon
q. carrying the bail, registered "A touch
:. G0Mh on the yrst play, an end run.
- cniS one more touchdown was req
r Hn. ny me Fegulars during Tues
= aesstGrday proved an ideal day for
:. oo'oni! practice. and the team was
: Much of the time was devoted To- in.
: CerIerenco and considerable imprnve-
n,ent was shown III this department
OF The game. Every man on th, "a.
Diet squad is in cXc"i!cnt condi,jon
tDI the coming contest with the Unj-
-- .stronEcs, Of North Carolina, and the
Iarheels. Drcwry. who has bcen M,
or the game with an injury. viii boIJ
.So"h on the first play, an end run.
hurt In the Virginia ccs!test. hu, has
.Vcn.hi, ent!seiy. FROM his injuries.
ncnaDie ana Costello. although M
present playing on the second tcom
Saturday ''
Local Interest Increases DAILY
Local interest in the confess
crcases daily. and Indications ar, III,
-! scat VIII be taken, ands 1hous
anuS occupying the standing rom
nHcn inc game begins. TicEe,s -.
IaNiiioi i: the Tarhccls scctinn
,ie on sale Yesterday, ana informa'
sioi. IRON Norman johnson, who ms
charGe 0: the section, is that All a.;
ms nchcts vii! be disposed of he.
-!Ste tomorrow. Eighty per ctn, ~,
She paSteboaidS wcr. sold ,aS,ar, "
Morgan Il. Mills. Jr who ;s ~
nead OF the Y. NJ. ]! dcIcratinn ~
sdSSChinond: stated that H!cbI"on.;
% a!u!Hnl OF the Lexington tns;i;m,ir,,,
a.iu sNooSAt AN entire section In ,En
Sir"nd stand, and had practically sid
az! OF the tickets. Nor vii! mo ,oc.,i
aLuihhi be The only former Cadcts ~
this section. DELEGATIONS from p
leEsDurS and other cities near pici
,ito.d VIII be on hand for tho cnn-
test. seventeen tickets were sa,d 70
an atumnus OF Y. NJ. ! IN petersbur.,
Each Incoming mail yes,era,,
brought requests from football 80:
o. North Carolina for rrserva,in "i!S
mere arc those who declare s',,,
ga! crowd VIII eclipse am M,
tehncd contest between E;r1i;,
snd ,aroiiIsa when The two SAL, - 49,,
hnr!. ' n,i =, ned their annual game
mere Oh THANKSGIVING pav.
NEBRASKA LEAVES