Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-30
. GAME ON ISLAND
/. ENDS 1922 SEASON
elimination of Best Football
Program Ever Offered
Richmond.
GETS UNDER WAY AT .
Richmonders Enter Turkey
Day Game Favorites on
Past Performances.
GETS UNDER WAY AT >
BY EARLE LC'rZ,

roI Juet ono year tho StCucnt bOtS
at William and Mary has been walt.
ing for today.
Handed licking last Gobbler Day
the Indians swore revenge. and or
Mayo Island this Afternoon the old
rivals will nght it out.
All Eastern Virginia has been wait
ing tor the Indian Spider contest. and
for the people OF Richmond the oc-
casion is the elimination of tho best
football program ever offered the city.
A crowd that is expected to equal. II
not surpass. that OF the two other
major games here. will be out TO see
the game. according to predictions
based on the advance sale OF tickets.
Both the University of Richmond
and William and Mary expect the an
nual engagement OF the two inst!-
tutiors TO be one OF the biggest
events nj the football season. and
they promise game today unsur-
passed by any seen here In many
moons. The Spiders offer the best
team in decade, while the Indians.
despite shake-up several weeks ago,
are stronger than they have been AT
N'''S 'l'i't Az years.
Gets Under Way mt ..
The game today starts at o'clock
in Difference to the early hours kept
by Old Sol at this time OF the year.
This means the game Will be over
long before darkness and in plenty
OF time for the winners to Ee, off
steam before the annual alumni din
ncrs, which will he forerunner OF
the tAeater party at the Academy OF
Music. with the players as the guests
OF honor.
with the game today both Rich
mona and William and Mary will bid
farewell TO several men who have
been conspicuous figures on football
nelds for four years. Captain Jones.
Snead. Ziegler and Robins viii be
playing their last game for the Red
ana Blue. RanGcly. White and
Chandler will pack away their Indian
war toys also.
While Richmond enters the game n
taNor!te on past performances, tho
Ni!!iamshurgers Will outweigh the
p!cers by seven pounds per man.
me Indians scale AZ l7o l-o or about
on par with any team in the State,
while the Spiders tip the beam at
I65 l-2.
The best Official oh,a!nable Will
'Nf'' va N19t lSlt,.u To-Day.
lection was lief, with the central
board in New York. and Ed THnrne
who refereed the Army Navy cah.
last week. will serve. with Mcrrirnan
and Palmer as the umpire and head
linesman.
The William and Mary team. ac-
compa1!eG by !,s followers. VIII ar
rive shortly before noon and wiz! be
quariered az Murphys Hotel. The
sp!ceEs vi. come ~ :c- lunch and
WI. remain q; th= virginia Boat
Club anti! t..ae 70 ,zE4 ths as!t
= :noHste- celebration las, .ish,
served - c-rs,ele.z= ne se--l-en.
o: lie ardent BODY Nth references
70 ,+= s--4 Saeecass. yeI.s. sprens.
enc --a@- noises contributed % MAJ.
sAs "a occasion TIE most unusual
= tEe eI-sr.e7ces Q: The college Tn.
eti'aax cane when The ;t,I.tIo 90
st-cE-:S marched to Craca- I-,sra,s
acM= aad insisted tia, he MAKE 4.
speech. E.s remarks presented bo,h
as own fc!rt o: v!ew and IN. a.,i
rude Of The students he SAID th.,
ne team is going 10 Richmond 10
60 It's Asht!-c best, that the s..u..
tom 3 encouraging IN the sense thar
the college VIII be wo-thi!v RENE.
sented At Mayo Island Bsyond ,hat
ne d!d not 90, but his audience re.
sponded "!th applause because the
general opinion hero IS that william
and Mary VIII have reason 70 be
proud o: Its football team. whether
il wins o! not.
The FIRST football game between IN.
Indians and the Spiders was PLAYED
IN laSs' since men. the rivals have
p, played -'i%cntyseven times, tn. Ricb-
A., lnond institution winning ~ ,,.to,
: iiy OF the games by large ,nsas
rre Dnr!"g the twertv-,hres ys,-
/, OF footbel! relations. there have heor
I hut Two Interruptions in tho annual
+, contest One occurred IN 1900. when
10 game was scheduled because of
bad feeling. The other nj 1902. when
{ nc indians dishaudcd carly In the
[ eeaSon on account Of injuries.