The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 13

TAYLOR Guard These four rcriilarn are brine down the flank porltlunM and keep counted on by Trinity student to carr the swift Wildcat back field from dec the brunt of battle today Farter anti Finley will he expected to hold ling the ends They will lia'e the heavy work to do on the defense EXPECTS TO DEFEAT THE iiwnr Younger and Tilson Have Lightened the Practice Each Day and Brought Team Into Pink of Condition EflOflNG THE WUSOT OF ATTACK Will be Lighter Than the Methodists but Every Man is Deter- mined to Wipe Out Last Year's Defeat Captain Simpson to Play His 'Afternoon Out TWO SETS OF BACKS ON THE SQUAD ream Leaves for Charlotte Amid Enthusiastic Cheers of the Students Many of Whom Will Come Here The Probable Line-Up Davidson: Trinity: Position Davis Carter Left End Lindamood Aldridge Left Boggs Taylor Left Guard Cox Simpson (C) Center Vance Griggs Right Guard Anderson Hatcher Right Tackle Faison (C) Huchabee Right End Sappienfield Shipp Quarterback Black Lagerstedt Left Halfback Buck Bullock Right Halfback Wells Johnson Fullback Referee Sampson (St Albans) Umpire Harrison (Washington Lee) Headlinesman Major (Clemson) Time 2:30 Place Wearn field FAST BACKFIELD BEHIND A STURDY LINE Last Game for Blue Devils This at Wearn Field was last fall When the Trinity eleven enters the game Thursday It 111 possess a set of plays well adapted to a fast and traveling baekfield The Trinity hat field will lie composed of Shipp Jjigerstedt Bullock and Johnson Boswell Smith and Winters "111 lie held in reserve Shipp lratels well and fast He weighs well under the J50-liound murk Lagerntodt Is somewhat heftier and with his 155 pounds ploughs through the strongest of lines Bullock weighs in the 165-pound Husk and Is a remarkable brokenfliid runner Johnson Ups the scales around 180 but can negotiate a hundred yards In less than 11 seconds Carolina And Virginia Ready Football Matinee The Observer will run a football matinee this afternoon starting at 2 provided there are enough fans to warrant reading the play-by-play accounts cf the big games The Associated Press wires in The Observer building will take the reports and The Observer announcer CoL David Shaw will be here ready If the rooters assemble they will get the dope Owing to the fact that many will go to Chapel Hill and still others to Wearn field to set the Davidson-Trinity scrap it cannot be known whether or not there will be any rooters in front of the building but those who do care to come here will be assured of the latest returns from the field rf lay All returns vs posted on the bulletin board as scon (i they are teceived as usual CANNOT PLAY CENTRE ST LOUIS Nov 2 8 Coach Rochne of Notre Dame announced here tlfis afternoon that the South Bend aggregation would- not play Center in the Grant Park stadium Chicago October 25 1924 as proposed as he had arranged a game with Princeton for that date HIS THE HIT KINSTON Nov Judge Lane of Reldsville is the new president of the North Carolina Fox association succeeding 'A Bristol of Statesville who will nrve qs first she president during 11924 Theassociation is holding Its annual business sessions field meel and bench show at Seven Springs Other officers for the new year are lllnton James Laurinburg second vice president Boyce Gastonia third vice president and Roberson Fujettevllle secretary and treasurer I Serving as judges for the compe-jtitions now in in ogress are 1 I Kanatza Richmond Ivy Tilden Claj'ton Charleston Va 1 South Boston Va jPrecket St Matthews and Kesals Rock Hill Field trials for dogs under two years of Hge were started jesterday with about 75 entries Following two elimination heats the derby will be run The all-age rtake will be run Thursday and Friday The bemh exhibition will be a feature of the closing days of the meet The meet opened with about 100 men and 250 dogs at Tlie attendance is expected to be several times as large tomorrow quarterback Armstrong Griffin halfback Greason Cathell halfback Karleakint Sikes fullback Southern Classic Today At Chapel With Odds Slightly Favoring Virginia THK C-VA OFFICIALS CHAFED HILL Nov 28 The officials for the C'arolhia-A'lrglnla game were announced tonight as follows: Referee: Magoffin Michigan Empire: Barry Georgetown Headlinesman: Strapper Georgia Tech Twenty-Four Men Constitute the Lineup From Old Dominion Many Students Are Leaving Charlottesville for Chapel Hill for Came Special to The Observer UNIVERSITY Va Nov Two dozen Virginia football men are on their way to Chapel Hill for the an-1 nual Thanksgiving contest with 1 North Carolina which will close the season This will be the 300th football game played by the Orange and Blue eleven since the early days of ithe gridiron sport in 1888 With the players who left just before noon today are the coaches managers and several faculty members In the last two afternoons of practice on Lambeth field Coach Neale used the same men on the first varsity eleven who will probably start tomorrow's game with the Tar Heels Captain Staigo Blackford will be in his place at left tacWe for the first time in soveral weeks with Bill Dletrick on one side of him in end and Hall on (he other as guard Fred Thes-mar will play center Joe Baldwin right guard Holland 'right tackle and Don Darby right end Carter Dlffey Is expected to gen- eral the eleven Benny Arnold who is to play left halfback has been Virginia's best ground gainer this year and In addition to scoring touchdowns both by the line plunging and passing he has added 15 points by the field goal route In eight trjs from the held Arnold has made five of them good two from the 40-ard line In punting 8atn Maphis who Is to work as right halfback has not been equaled by any kicked whom the Viigunans have faced this jear Statistics show that his punts averaged more distance than those of Bennett Rutherford or hite Wapitis is also valuable as a running back and for his accurate passing Malt Wilson will probably be in fullback "hen Virginia faces the Carolinians but Paul Walp may be used In this place Roth these men are valuable defensive -players anil are always good for short gains In bucking the line Henry Foster and Bobby Taylor quarterbacks and Mike Hubard Tom McCoy and Allison Loth will be used to replace the regular baekfield men The Virginians are scheduled to spend tonight in Durham and to go to Chapel Hill by automobile in the morning Many students arc leaving to see the Chapel Hill contest tomorrow SIGN IN I PLAAFUs ASHEVILLE Nov 28 Higgins leeently elei ted manager oi the Asheville baseball club is lining up plajers tor 1924 officials announced today He has several players under consideration and some definite announcement is expected In a few weeks IN PUT ST HOME HU" Ik CHICAGO Nov 28 Football games played In the western conference during the past season attracted nearly 1000000 spectators according to compilations from figures reported by the Institutions today with total receipts estimated at nearly $2000000 It was the greatest football year In the western Conference with stadiums crowded by huge crowds while thousands clamored for seats to several of the feature games without avail Michigan and Chicago with six home games stood out as the principal drawing cards Michigan estimated attendance was set at 183000 whllo Chicago attracted 163000 to the limited seating capacity of Its stadium ROCKINGHAM DICKS HAMDET ROCKINGHAM Nov Rock-lngham highs defeated Hamlet highs here this afternoon 37 to 0 1 to the IIilI tomorrow morning A special invitation has been Issued to the coaches and members of the Old Dominion squad to attend the Play-makers performance tonight Excitement here is at its height as the hour of the game draws closer Faculty members and students alike have cast aside books and all thoughts of books and discussion of tomorrow's game Is the I only topic that finds an attentive ear The Carolina varsity went through a final light workout early this af-ternoon and the players were ordered to retire early tonight Dr It 15 Lawson trainer for the squad said I this afternoon that every man Is In rn nbvsmal condition including McDonald whose ln-i hi nail been a source of I much concern In the final work-I out this afternoon passing appeared to be accurate Coaches Bob and Bill Fetzer the Carolina I mentors would make no prediction I regarding the outcome of the game They expect the Tar Heels to put up the hardest fight of the seasoij and there will be no alibis If the Carolina eleven does not emerge victorious I The feeling among alumni here and students is that Carolina has an even chanee to win though the betting odds have given S'irginia a slight edge Arrangements at the field have been completed for handling approximately 15000 persons and Indications today were that the crowds will equal If not exceed that number The students of Carolina will be seated together In a special section and divided according to classes No outsiders will be admitted to section Students wishing to sit with (Centinued on Taco Fourteen 1 of a count of injuries Wick Black is used for short necessary gains through the opposing line Flash off I tackle runs are called for when the I i usn starts for a score The game Thursday between i Methodist and Presbyterian will close the season of 1923 with Coach Younger completing his first j-ear at Davidson as athletic director He has put a machine on' the gridiron lacking in weight and experience A victory this week will end what students and alumni call a good season Official for the game are announced as follows: Referee Sampson (St Ar-burn's) Umpire Harrison (Washington and Lee) Headlinesman and timekeeper Major (Clomson) The game will start at 2:30 Gates will open to the public an hour earlier The price of admission has been fixed at $150 straight There will be no reserved seats at Wearn field The Davidson students will occupy a section of the bleachers A large delegation of Trinity students Is expected although no one has written from Durham asking for a reserved section Davidson students will drift Into the Queen City all Thursday morning The special train will not run from Davidson but will leave Charlotte at midnight Thursday for the campus Local boarding houses served their Thanksgiving dinners Tuesilay and Wednesday In vtew of the fact that the students would not be In town on the regular feat day The varsity squad coaches and trainers leave here at 1115 a Thursday They will dress at the Charlotte A building Three weeks of hard training and a heavy schedule will end with a mammoth banquet to be given the varsity and scrubs at a Charlotte hotel Thursday evening Ifl THE LEAST FOR THIS BY HENRY BELK WAKE FOREST Nov With the speed of a 16 jear old youngster I)r Poteat president of Wake Forest college darted from his place In the circling figures and pursued the fair joung lady around the line And thus in succession did various other doctors of philosophy professors deans and ministers turn time backward time in its flight and engaged In the childish game of drop-the-hundkerchitf at the Golf cabm Monday night The occasion was the annual meeting of the Wake Forest Golf club and members of the Wake Forest faculty und of the citizenship of the town numbering 60 were present for the meeting Following the games and the serving of refreshments the election of office! was held Dr I MeOutrheon of the department of English was elected president of the club Miss Mauls Pigott vice president VV Dixon secretary-treasurer and Miss ltuhv Reid assistant seoretaiy Prof peas was named with these officers to comprise an executive committee Various plans for the Improvement of the golf course during the coming jear were discussed Special to Tlie Observer DAVIDSON Nov The Davidson Wildcat has trained grimly and determinedly Monday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of this week with blood in Its eyes realizing that to come off Wearn field Thursday afternoon as victor every ounce of strength must be thrown Into the fracas with the Blue Devils of Trinity college Presbyterian meets Methodist and the fur will likely fly thick and fast for all four quarter! Practice this week has beep tapered down considerably bv Coaches Younger and Tilspn The squad shows no signs of staleness The team Is not over confident But despite the dope which leans towards Durham local students can not get away from the fact that the eleven wearing the Red and Black will give its best and The workout today on Richardson field was very light Only a signal drill was acted The squad took to the shower baths early and were told to hit the bed early tonight The practice Tuesday and Wednesday was very secret Only the managers and their assistants were permitted inside the cyclone fence Incircllng Richardson athletic field A correspondent of The Charlotte Observer entered the main gate at 5 but before he got anywhere near the field he whs ordered away by Assistant Manager AV Woods The latter probablv does not appreciate all the puhiicitv the Charlotte paper has been giving Davidson teams thin fall The college not having a publicity director does not furnish sports news to the papers Two or three large dailies have been making It a point to have a special orrespondent load the telegraph wiies with advance matter on Wildcat foothall happen-' Inga With the exception of lnlured men Coach Y'ounger reports his men In fairly pood shape for the Davidson-Trinity battle It was not announced late tonight whether or not Laird Summers Faison and Henrix would start the game on Turkey day They may play In the last half If their strength Is needed Davidson has not won a game on Wearn field this year and everj'thtng will he done towards taking advantage of every break in the game The probable line-up announce 1 tonight is as foi'ows- E'uls Davis Cox or Faison IJnda- mood and Andeisnn or Patterson guards Boggs and Vance center Cox quarterback Sappenlieid halves Black and Buck fullback Welle Ed Buck and Lucian Wells are two of the unknowns of Inst no 'll They have stadlly won their way to varsity trips Puck will do most of the punting for Davidson Thuisdav Coach Y'ounger sajs Wills is the best lack-field man he has In stock The youths plavltig against the University of North Carolina clearly showed that Buck Is plajing his flist jear of football and he hasn't got started vet He Is a sophomore at the Presbyterian institution If Nick Sappen-field starts the giuie as field general he vvl 1 be the smallest man of the field He weighs less than 140 pounds hut Is hratnv when It comes to opening up an attack Younger has two sets of bnckflelds which he will likely plnv If needed The two ful backs Wells and De-Armon play differently Wells is an offensive player with plenty of drive The other Is when in condition the best defensive hack on the Red and Black machine The Charlo- bov has not piaved in the lust three gauiee to amount to an thing on ac I postal to Til Observer TRINITY COLLEGE Durham Not 28 The Trinity Blue Devils after strenuous workout on Tuesday afternoon left Wcdne-sday morning for Charlotte where they will give battle to the Davidson Wildcats on In day The Mudent body cheered the squad 22 strong aa It filed out of the college entrance A ropresenta-tlte number of Trinity students will go to Charlotte to witness the game While Coach Alexander Is making no predictions he is reasonably that tils squad la In the best shape It has hern In several weeks Tim players put on the finishing touches of the and system In their final practice end from all Indleatlons they have mastered It beyond the predictions of the nasu opthnlstie followers The new form of attack has been drilled thoroughly and the Methodists expect to suffer little from nitseues Just who will cull signals Is still undecided hut It Is likely tliat Captain Simpson will call them from his position at center If this happens Shipp will In all probability play quarterback Otherwise Shipp will play fullback The Methodist line has been bolstered since the Wake Forest game and Taj lor all-state guard last season will enter the line-up after a short absence Taylor plajs left guard but was shifted to right tackle when Bruce Williams was disabled early In the season Since then howe'er the coaches lime discovered a real tackle In lorn Aldridge a sophomore and Taylor will return to Ills former position at guard There Is a possibility that Williams will re-enter the llnc-up In the Davidson game Captain Simpson will pla' hi' last collegiate football game Thursday when ho pilots Ills team agiUnst the WTdcats Fv-ory year since he entered the game he lias been mentioned as all-state quarter by leading coaches In the state He plajs cither a ro'tng or stnUosiHry center and Is powerful In his attack Many times during the season he has broken through opposing lines and thrown the enemy backs for lioa'y losses Often he is quick enough to tackle a man on an end run His plajing tills season 1ms been the best of Ills career Although the Blue Dc'lls are far from I icing o'crconfldont they belle'e they ran repeat the performance pulled off In Greensboro last year "lien they trounced the Wildcats 12 to 0 Trinity lias a stronger team Ilian the one which went up against the Presbyterians last year but It wl'l hate lo overcome the disadvantage of being disrupted In the middle of the season The Methodists "HI enter the fray with the com lotion that they will hate to put every ounce of strength to eurg the Presbyterians 1 Tlie Blue Devil attack Is certainly more potential than It ME FOREST GOES TO MEET THE Special to Tlie Olwerver WAKE FOREST Nov 28 The Wake Forest football team left ror Columbia this afternoon In the South Carolina capital at 12 o'clock tomorrow they will close the season with battle against the University South Carol na Twenty-one players Coarhes Garritv and Utley and Student Manager Medlln are mak ng the trip In celebration of the completion of successful season the athletic association of the college has instructed the coaches and managers to treat the squad to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Jefferson hotel following the game The banquet after the game will be the first meal in three months at which the players will eat what they want Instead of what the roaches have ordered With the exception of Moran and Ellerbe tackles the team is in Pjie shape for the Gamecocks Moran for the past two days has been forced to keep his bed with a heavy cold and only got up in time to board the rtain Ellerbe has developed boil on the leg First Team Second Team Merson Harris center Johnson Jones guard Lcitz Powell guard Moran Greer lr 1 a Ellerbe tackle Rackley Ellington FROM THE BATTLE FRONT CH A PEI i HILL Nov 28 (By the Associated Press "We expect the Carolina team to put up the hanlest fight of tlie season and uc nro hupeful and confident but we say let the best team These were the final words to-night of Coaches and Fetzer of the Carolina eleven in regard to the a roll a-A tiglnta game here tomorrow member of the squad Is In good physlclal said Ir Bob lawsuit trainer will Ik no aliblx so far aa Injuries go when Carolina starts The weather forecast of rain has not dampened the ardor of the Carolina enthusiasts and scores of ihtsoiis Intent on seeing the nnnuul Hassle tomorrow poured into the village tonight Rain or no rain Lite game will lie played according to athletic officials CHAPEL HILL Nov 28 Everything is In readiness for the 2Sth annual football Hassle between the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina which will be played on Emerson field here tomorrow at 2 The vanguard of visitors began to pour into the village today coming from every direction by automobile and by train The celebration begins tonight with a big bonfire and student mass meeting heie and a special performance of the Carolina Playmnkers at aDurham for the benefit of returning alumni The Virginia team and Its entourage was expocted to arrive at Durham tonight and probably will spend the night there coming over.