The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-24
COLLEGE MEN DEFEATED.
KeSgick Football Players Walk Oh The
Field as Champions.
1T WAS A BRAVELY FOUGHT GAZE.
Red and Gray Ribbons FIoated Triumphant
In tho Breezes That Were Coming tp
the James Yesterday Afternoon.

: A game Of football took place yesterday
afternoon at Island Park between teams from
Keswick High School Of Albemarle and Rich
mond College, and resulted in the defeat Of
the latter by score Of twelve to four.
, Rain fell in torrents during the morning,
and at one time it was feared that 1t would
break off the game. The sun. however, APP
peared in his cloudless majesty in time to
, dry of the grounds, as well as 70 cheer the
spirits of the visiting team. The Keswick boys
arrived at the Exchange Hotel about o'clock
and made things lively till they left for the
grounds. A fine looking. athletic set they
were, in their red and gray colors, and they
evidently felt much 70 Judge from their
spirited yells and bearing.
keswick began its first session three years.
ago under the direction OF the Dlessrs. Page
Since then IL has steadily increased IA pros
perlty and reputation. as may be Judged from
the fact that they now put such good
foot ball team IN the field. They have not
lost match game this session. This team Is
picked from a school of thirty-tive boys and
should feel proud. indeed OF defeating the
representatives OF one or the largest colleges
IN the State.
THE COLLEGE MEN
At twenty minutes 70 four the teams trot-
came first. in regulation canvas Jackets and
knlckerbo ckers with blue stockings and caps.
while their hackers, adorned with long
steamers OF red and VIII te, yelled themselves
black IN the tace. They showed up sta Wart
and in god shape, and their hackers had
every reason TO be full of confidence They
lined up as follows, the figures being the
weight
Joyner, right end. TO; Luttrel. right
| tackle, 40. LOuthan. right guard l7S: Hon
| Ieff IL 9.
sher, lett tackle, l62; Grues. lett end lGs
! Marstella, quarter-b back. 1876. Duke right
half back. $50 ChIldrey. lett half-back. Ii5.
Basby, full back, ~. Average. 1853.
KEswIcK's INDvIDCALs.
A minute latter different crowd set I'D a
different yell "iiurah-ray- hurrah ray
heswick-keswlck-r and gray Alter this !
had been repeated a number of times and M va. |
rious keys there appeared a number of young |
gentlemen. all OF whose legs greatly resem- !
Died sticks of peppermint candy OF the cOlOrs /
mentioned in the pleasing cry of their adher-
ents, They, too, wore canvas jackets and |
knlckerbJckers which told the tale OF many a |
dirty, If not hard-fought field They we're
much smaller and lighter than their oppo-
nents but showed better tlanng.
They lined up ~ follows:
Fox. right end. 40; Harrison. right tackle.
14j; age right guard. 100 Morgan. centre.
l62. Long, LETT guard, 167 Barker lett tackle.
li5i Petit, LETT end 10: Shine. quarterback.
l06; Rowland. right half.back 10. Stringfel
low. lett half-back. $50; Cochran, full-back,
135. Average. H..
Ar. Hoge Gillian acted as umpire.
Mr.. Allan Potts acted as referee
TIE GAME BEGAN.
The referees whistle sounded. Richmond
College won the ball, formed Y and with
cheers from all the five hundred spectators
the game began. Keswick threw her l.64O
pounds against the l.5lz pounds of human |
that was rushing towards her Down it
came. followed by crash. means and
waving arms and legs. The Blues
had made gain Of four yards and Keswick
had made glorious beginning The Blues
then made two more ineffective attempts to
advance the ball and lost il on the fourth
down TO the Red and Grays. Morgan snapped
IL BACK 10 little Shine-whO is q Yeritable ,
midget and tringfellow went through the r
centre for two yards. The ball was next :
snapped to Rowland. who made the run of the :
eyening-forty yards through the crowd \
bringing the ball TO within fifteen vardsof
the Blues goal. Great We're the yells raised
by the Red and Grays, and sad. s0rrowful
and silent were the wearers of the temperance
badge. Little by little the ball was advanced
by heswck. when finally by splendid rush
Rowland broke the college line and touched
he ball down back of the line The ball was
brought out by the midget and Rowland fail
I'd to send It between the poles. Score Kes- a
wick, A. College, 0. $
FAILED TO ADVANCE. "
The ball was brought out 10 the twenty n
iye-yard line and the Blues made n rush with | A
he V. but failed e. advance the o.al Again is
ND again they tried, but only TO fall into the b
rms OF Petit or Of Fox. or TO dig the island Il
Cd with some sharp portion of their anatomy n
The ball goes over 20 keswck who az yainlv
RES TO advance. Again 1t goes 10 the College N
nd IN turn again 10 the Red and Grays This II
lme they are more fortunate for Cochran tl
arried 1t five yards Stringielow follows with Oh
good seven yard strike and Rowland car I'm
les 1t by q long run down 10 within q few feet tn
the College goal Here it WAS that fortune sll
m'led upon the Blues. for little Shine made Al
bad pass 70 Cochran who mu1ed the ball. rs
lg Marstela had 1t IN his clutch in "A moment IN
nd was away towards the keswick goal He Tia
an 100 yards with both teams at his heels
nj scored a touchdown amid wild applause re-
lie IS great man IN his college tonight, for ar
al IT not been for him the college would tai
ave been ike its sad back fence-white- ey
ashed. And here Duke, their captain, tn
1t his eye-teeth. for he put the th
all IN play wrong and lost his team a
lance TO score two points. The ball was SCI
ven TO the heswicks on their twenty-five M
.rd line. Score. : 20 l. Steadily thew Gil
Ished the ball forward and at last Cochran ems
cked the oval behind the Colleges line Az,
ere was a scramble scrimmage. and lin
eswick came out with tho ball. scoring
UGH down, but falling at the goal Score:
THEY SAT on HIN.
There are but q few minutes left OF the first ,
IT, The College makes strenuous efforts
It loses the ball 10 Keswick There is lar,
/ twenty seconds left. when Shine passes las,
e pig skin 70 Rowland. but it is enough. a..
PUSHES headlong through his opponents eHi
g and when finally four men sit upon him. PIE
has the ball behind the line and las added
IT more 10 the score Again he fails al the ..
al. Tine Is called and the first half is over. y
ore: Keswck. Il; College. 4 tu-
Ten minutes having interviewed. during Iau
lch time the various PLAYERS fight il out me
Ia their friends and strut before the grand per.
nd. the whistle again sounds the vi
es change and play once more begins 10 IA
crlbe this half would lie impossible. for no me
10 was made, although each team PLAYED iorl
all it was worth. The Blues were wild 10
nge their fortune and played much better
n they had played during the first hall. Tha
vas see-saw back and forth about the mid rhel
OF the field The ball changed hands con the
laily and no runs or plays Of any brilliancy eau.
e made. Sars
LOOKING FOR BLOOD.
he play was hard and rough. Bloody ~.
e. and mouths were pretty general while rio o