Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-14
KENTUCKY |NVADES
OLD DOMINION TO
BATTLE GOBBLERS
Wonder Team Has Work
Out at Mayo Island Park
10 Timber Up.
ATTENDANCE TO BREAK
ALL LOCAL RECORDS
Virginia Poly Players Rest at
.Ashland--Gamc Starts
at 2:30 o'clock.
Ry Earle LutE.

| NchtuckyS .Npcditionary force has
reached the old dominion.
And out ut Ashland. ready to
march To her defense. rests Vir-
! ginia's hopes against the invaders
Before dusk today the issue will
| have been settled. and Centre. tho
! mttcoric Bluc Grass representatives.
! w!ll be preparing 10 continue tho
Eastern Invasion. with the ultimate
! object "f trailing Haryard's colors
I In the dust once again.
I Mobilized from all points of Dixie
+ IL the largest crowd ever assembled
d in Richmond to witness an athlet:n
event. and Mayo Island Park. sccn.
OF tho bluc-ri5hou football event III
iha year. viii sbc inadequate to ac-
commo'late the thousa nis who Will
storm the gates begGinC TOR tho
standing room left after the advance
sale OF the io,5O0 seats within tho
Z !llciUsurs..
/ Centre First on scene.
/ centre Colleges party, thirty
/ strong. headed ~ Uncle" Charlie
! Moran, was the first to reach Rich.J
! m0nd, the "Prayin' Colonies" arriv-
I ing early In the morning. With tho
I arrival Of the V. i. |. squad twelva
hours later, the issue vas drawn.
While the kentuckians limbered up
In short workout In the afternoon,
the day was spent in sightseeing
/ and the night In an early theater
! party Rnd then a much needed rest.
/ The G6bblers. In the meanwhile. had
! been whisked out TO Ashland, where
| they Will remain until this morning.
! out Of temptation and far from thc
! maddinE crowd.
I Early this morning the Rlackshure;
I special will arrive, bearing the Vir-
( G!nia Polytechnic Institute cadet
corps ana band. tho contiugcnt num-
! oerinS appro Nimatcly 500. Alumni
| will welcome tho cadets. who will
/ remain under military orders until
after the game. The pre- game pro-
gram calls for the battalion TO
march 10 Mayo Island Fark sup
per and dance Will wind up the en-
tcrtainment before tho cadets again
board their train and start home
! either th" happiest bunch OF mortals
/ In tn" Old dominion or an aEgregn-
| ton thirstinS for revenge at tho
earliest opportunity.
Trinkic to See Game.
virginia's chief executive. himself
native OF tho Southwest. will be
| among those who pull" for the
! Orange and Maroon to wave
triumphant. Governor =. Lee Trim
| klc and his STAFF, the latter in full
| dress uniform. will occupy IL section
| in the main stand. in front of which
Z
Marshall High school Surrounding
! tho official party Will be friendly
! foes. the Kentucky Society OF Rich
momd. numbering 500.
Across the field from the main
\ stand will he the Virginia Poly
( cadets and alumni, the tormer in
/ uniform. And every other available
( inch OF tha park. around which nows
, tho chocolate -color-d James. will be
/ occupied hy = rahid supporter o;
! Kentucky or Virginia. With clear
weather il will be n cniorful assem-
blaec to say the least.
! While lacking in the personal in
,crest that other games here have
had. tho wonder team from Ken
tucky is stellar attraction that "a
I irrcsistinlc 10 the myriad OF football
/ followers in Virginia. But not only
Is the interest confined TO one state.
From all points OF the compass they
are coming 10 sec the game. as tha
mail reservations have shown Fame
"f Red" Roberts and other Blue
Grass staiwarts has been on the
lips OF countless thousands and tire
opportunity 20 see them is one not
, 70 be missed
Centre Mig Attraction.
Centres husky thirty vas tho cen
! ter OF attraction yesterday. Arriv-
'''tT ~ S'S' - Ns'NH, XIV party WAY
taken 20 Murphy's Hotel. where
breakfast was served. In the early
afternoon Moran had his men at
! Mayo Island Park. and their train
| cranrpeG muscles given an oppor-
tuniiy 10 Timber mp The afternoon
closed with black board instruction
and "skulH practice. Then sight
seeing was In order.
| The Virginia Tech players did not
reach here until dark. They trans
! frrred immediately TO another train
and Went 10 Ashland. supper was
served at the Henry Clay Inn. after
which the men tumhed into bed
early They leave Ashland at $3.50
| o'clock and VIII be quartcrei at The
( Richmond Hotel during their brio.
stay here.
| Men and coaches appeared cond.
dent. Moran predicted another VIC
tory for his ncn. while Hen Cuo-
bag" was ecn'tn, 10 point 10 Tecn's
showing last year with the stale
mon; ,6a, the Ciobblers were ready
10 do better. Centre wants 20 live
UP 10 its reputation OF point a
minute" and H. goins into the game
with the idea Af runnipG up as big
scor. as posaibie with minimum
/ expenditure az the msS.Tia! with
which IL hopes 70 drag Harvard down.
In other words. the C"loncls do not
want TO o?-n up any plays that can
he saved .ur the Crimson end viii