The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-29

| Sleepy Hollow or SwansbOr0
They will come up all right presently. say
! the y arsity admirers. and they are given con-
! siderable comfort III the fact that tull-Back
Durham fails at goal. The score is now four
! to nothing. Twenty-Five minutes has been
consumed.
The Virginia PLAYERS bring the ball out TO
! the twenty-five yard line. and the crowd
| again become interested, attempt to get all
| over the field and watch with much anuclpa-
/ tory pleasure. BY successful rushes the pig
/ skin is carried forward thirty yards 10 Trim
/ itys ten ward line where they are stopped
| and held for three downs. For cOnsldera-
| bic time the ball remains near Trinitys goal.
/ There are repeated PUSHES. tackles and every
| other means known in fOOt-baldOm 20 make
touchdown. but the minutes seem TO fly IN
Referee Nurphy's watch and time is called
before any move of importance Is made.
The usual time Of forty-tve minutes has
expired. and the game stands rs bef0re--four
for the Carolinas and blank for the 'Narsities.
Just the same as last years score" was on
every ones tongue. and the Varsity supporters
still hoped for victory. but no Greenway
responded TO their captains cry.
The Second Half.
The second-half Lpop takes Jones place
The latter was painfully though not seTl-
ously. hurt Daniels breaks out of Trinitvs
y aud gains fifteen yards before Stone forces
him out. Ii is a signal for enthusiastic cheer
ing by the admirers Of Trinity and it seems
as though the Carolina adherents have
increased in number Cheers that
before were weak now grow III
volume and roll across the field with Joyous
sound of encouragement. In four rushes
Trinity advances seventeen yards when
Daniels tries the 'Yarsities right end and is
tackled by Elliott who carries him back seven
yards. Daniel with the faith of his namesake
makes another dash at the Varsity warriors
and ten yards nearer does he approach the
Carolina goal
FATE AGAINST US.
Trinitv's rush line advances and gain of
eight yards is made, while cheer after cheer
from the bleacheries tell them that the good,
honest work IS appreciated. The ball is lost
10 Stone but Charlottesville makes an Off
side play. and the Iarheels capture the pig
skin. Everything is against us. is heard
from the orange and blue cohorts, while tbs
blue standard bearers think of the lucky
stars they were born under. The scene shifts
in favor Of Varsity, for Elliott again tackles
and Trinity loses eight yards Bad luck fol-
lows. for the sperod goes over 10 the cham
piOns after three downs. Varsity tries 20
kick and. ike their usual kicking. IL fails TO
have effect Stone made costly tumble
and Daniels the next minute embraces the
pigskin IN hs arms. Elliott quickly tackles
him and IS hurt slightly. causing temporary
delay. with the ball resting quietly on Viz
ginas ten-yard Line
When play again begins Daniels makes a
beautiful run of ten yardsan secures touch
down. Mr.. Il. Durham tried at goal and talls.
The score stands eight to nothing.
wmTwAsHED.
VARSITY brings the ball out after the crowd
has subsidized from the severe attacks Of yell
in. and in the third down Stone beautifully
punts the ball Matters az once begin TO look
brighter for Varsity as the pgskin goes sail
ing through space, but K. Durham checks
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the spherold IN ITS wild career ana IS
Immediately dOwned by Elliott before he
has chance TO move out Of his
tracks Davis the splendid right-tackle for
the visitors. then, begins some pretttly
planned work. and IN three downs gains
twelve and half yards. Daniels increases
the feverish interest which now exists by
going around the left end for fifteen Yards.
What pretty run it was, too and the crowd
on the bleacheries hop about like lot OF
Sioux Indians attempting the execution OF
skirt dance
SPLENDID RUSH LINE.
Two more rushes carry the ball TO Virgin
las three yard line, where Davis is showed
through for q touchdown. How the crowd
veil 'Varsitie-' interference IS beautiful, 50
everybody SAYS. but Trinity is making such
Glorious spirits. VARSITY does splendid work
with her rush line. but the indOmltable Dan
iels has the pigskin forever III his arms The
score is twelve TO nothing. MIR. X. Durham
fails at goal.
The lall is carried to the gridirons centre
and the 'Narsities failing 10 push Trinity line,
Stone is called upon and punts tor twenty-five
yards. The goddess Fortune, however hastew
smiles for the 20 champions. and TRINITY
Gains SIX Yards. This IS followed by punt
OF twenty five yards and the ball IS closely
followed by the Tarheels.
GRAND RUN.
plvler then makes the run Of the evening.
I'M 4 tlc frfFR yin ttsr i
goal and the spectators line both sides OF
the field. The air is resonant with shouts,
while canes with huge lunches of ribbons are
waived franticaly over the hundreds OF
heads The pretty girls in the grand stand
are upon their feet and peer through the net
scrimmage, and III twinkling
Plvler is out and running towards
bis goal He makes q touchdown, ana the
crowd cheer. yell, howl. holloa, and wake
Jersey COW who is asleep on the Chesternelu
side of the river Durham attempts goal but
fails. and the score stands out III bolo re-
lief against the wilderness OF the Narsities.
Tho Carohnas have made sixteen points
FAMOUS CHARGE
The crowd became unruly; appeals, threats,
entreaties are all in vain. They refuse TO
stand back There is but little chance OF
rushes while tho average cltlzeh IS III Ihe
way. The two teams make charge; Inc
six Hundred" could not have done Delter.
and the crowd scattered.
Play again begins and N SIX downs VARSITY
gains thlrty-one yards Hopes that the wnlte-
washed score viii be relieved OF some ot us
Darkness rises in the human breast ana me
orange and blue contingent nearly iaii OH tne
benches in their desperate efforts 10 cheer the
Narsities. The latter loses the ball IN q
scrimmage, and the irrepressiole Danieis
dashes out and sees clear held OF MY
yards before him. He makes glorious run
and the few threats that have not been mace
sore with yelling. make every sound possible
while Daniels trips, rolls and ends up lis mao
career about ten feet on the outer side OF the
goal line. The goal Is failed. and the score
stands twenty To nothing.
Wah Who Wah does not resound on the
field with that gustO with which IL once
did while innumerabe newly invented Trinity
wells split the atmosphere into small bits.
Tho ball is again put into play from the
twenty fye-yard line. and there is punt
made by the 'Varsities. II is recprocated at
once by Full-back Durham and time is almost
immediately called. Another forty-fve
minutes has expired and the game of 1891 is u
matter Of the past
THE END.
This ended tho game which had been won
hv the extraordinary work Of Daniels and the
splendid strength that Whitaker had given to
the centre. IL had been won because the
Trinity team. rs n whole were better payers.