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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
6
The piece previews the Spiders game against Hill City Boys with emphasis on pep and fan turnout. It notes new Assistant Coach Charlie Churchman, ex Virginia guard, and mentions Fielding Yost’s twenty year Michigan tenure and a nod to Frank M. Dobson thirteen years hence.
A sporadic update notes SPIDIER SPECTAL to Norfolk on October 30 with rivalry dynamics in football and basketball. Mahaney, a promising freshman, quits under parental pressure while Captain Mottley leads basketball plans as unengaged candidates are eyed. The piece suggests last year’s losses may color current expectations and fan reactions.
University of Richmond adds Charlie Churchman a Virginia lineman and former guard center to assist Coach Dobson. He works with two squads freeing Dobson for training the four elevens and will later develop sparring partners for the varsity prospects. Churchman’s reputation as a clean sportsman fuels optimism for a strong Spider scrubs and overall team morale.
University of Richmond second team meets John Marshall High School eleven on Monday afternoon at Boulevard Park. Admission is half the regular rate and a large John Marshall turnout is expected. The game opens a new local scrubs schedule with Park Union and Wake Forest Scrubs also booked later in November.
Dobsonites star halfback Hugo Blankingship was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital with acute appendicitis and operated on in the early morning. He is out for the fall season but hopes to return in the spring. the student body sent flowers, and Blankingship serves as Y M C A president and Pi Kappa Alpha member along with other activities.
The University of Richmond resigns from the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association amid campus changes and new status within the university’s athletics. The move reflects circumstances favorable to the Spiders and related program adjustments.
The piece notes a welcome development in Spider sport circles as a one meeting plan for Richmond and other colleges in the Ey Vi WALA league, and says the action will not change the current football schedule though future schedules may vary. Richmond withdrawn from the league over a disciplinary dispute but still values membership and hopes for continued rivalry with EB V I A A opponents.
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