Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-01

yards through the line. and Keenan, failed
10 gain, but the umpirl gave five yards
! for on-side play. Graham covered three
yards, and keenan, was downed by Price
Tor three-yard gain. Baskerville and
Keenan, made ten yards. but lost three
on tumble. Baskerville gained through
centre. but the umpire gave Virginia the
Dali on foul. Jones. johnson, and Pope
gained eight yards more. and Harper
made brilliant twenty-five-yard run.
Hard rushed by Pope. Randolph, and
liicH brought the ball In the Carolina FIVE
yard line, and Johnson went over for the
first touchdown. storm Of applause
greeted this play. but. much 20 every
body's surprise, Fred Harper failed 10
Kick goal.
SCORED MORE EASILY.
The pig-skin was again brought TO cen
tire. and the Tarheels kicked off. They
gained three yards on a flying wedge
Graham went around Price for five yards.
Baskerville fumbled Harper fell on the
leather. and 1t was returned 20 Carolina
on off-side plays. Penton broke through
and tackled for a yards loss Graham
and keenan, failed to gain, and the ball
went over. Jones, Johnson, and Pope
made short gains. and Harper carried of
the laurels OF the day with n sixty-yard
dash. bringing the ball on the Tarheel
fve-yard line. Jones made four yards,
and Pope hustled the leather over for
another touchdown. This made the score
10 0. and Harper. punting more accu-
rately this time. kicked goal, and swclled
the score TO 10.
When the elevens lined up again the
Tarheels started off by gaining ten yards.
but owing TO tumble. and beautiful
thirty-yard dash by Johnson, the pigskn
was pushed far into the Carolina terri
tory. Jones gained six yards more. and
Pope and Harper five apiece. Johnson
added another pretty ffteen-yard run to
his record. and Pope pushed over for the
third touchdown. Harper again kicked a
goal, and thus the great contest ended,
with the score 16 TO 0 in favor of the Nir-
ginians
THE FIGHT WAS CLOSE.
The teams were far more evenly
matched than was at first supposed. and
the splendid playing OF the Tarheels ~as
n surprise to their conquerOrs. The Caro-
lima rush lines were exceptionally strong.
both in offensive and defensive work, and
during tho first half the playing of the
snuff clippers was superb. Still. IT must
be admitted that the Tigers clearly out
played the Tarhees, and even during the
first half the ball was for the most part
in Carolina territory. The Virginlas lost
many yards by fumbling.
During the second half the pigskin was
in the Tarheel territory nearly all the
time and at no time was the Tiger goal
In dsnger-in fact, IL was never seriously
menaced.
The strangers only way of gaining was
through tackles and centre. but she made
much by this procedure. The 'Narsties'
mass plays were well executed. but their
strength best manifested itself I'm their
ba apH Uar fc
unquestionably the gem OF all the Tigers.
but Jones's work as left half-back and his
plunges through the lines were OF the
highest order. The work OF Bowden.
Hicks. and Pope was also superb.
The best OF all the Tarheel players
and perhaps. one Of the best men of
either team-was Captain Barnard. the
solid little quarterback OF the North Car
olinians. Kirkpatrick. the colossal right
Kenan and Baskerville. Rankin, the
wiry right-end. made some wonderfully
clever tackles
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
The contest was not, in strict football
parlance, a "slugging' game. though the
Carolinians complain that they were
rather roughly jostled in some Of the
SCrimmages
There was considerable complaint on
the part Of the 'Narsities at some Of
Messrs. Bosher and Burnetts decisions.
but on the whole the kicking was nothing
like so great as usual. Whether the UNI
pire and referee made mistakes or not,
there was no question about their honesty
of purpose and desire to judge fairly
One Of the TaTheel men,, when asked
last night why his team met defeat, Ia
conically replla5, I'VE were outplayed. ~
ite added that HIS eleven really did far
better than they had expected, as they
were greatly crippled and much depressed
by recent defeats.
The victory Of the Tigers yesterday
makes the fifth consecutive game IN which
their opponents have failed to score
Here is their splendid record: Virginia,
~; Georgetown. 0. Virginia, 20; Trinity.
0 lone halo. Virginia. Il; United States
Naval Academy. 0. Virginia, q: Virginia
Military Institute. 0fty minutes play).
Virginia, l6; University Of North Carolina,
o.
The 'Varsities and their rooters. max
ing a crowd of fully 800. came to Rich
mond Yesterday oon special train. con-
sstiing of four coaches. They left last
night. The Tarheels made an effort 10
have a special train from Raleigh, in order
that their admirers might also come
here but they failed IN this attempt, ana
hence were deprived of the support which
their friends would have given them. The
conquered gladiatorS returned 10 their
college on the midnight train, ana VIII
at once resume their studies. They lost
a considerable sum OF money in New
York. but probably made enough here TO
meet the expenses of their northern tour.
II CAPTAINS Penton and Barnard had
ordered special consignment OF good
weather for that game yesterday, the day
could not have been more beautiful The
sky that looked down on the awful scrim-
mage was as peaceful and as blue as the
Bay OF Naples and the air was as soit
and mellow as the atmosphere OF spring.
The grounds, hcfever were soggy ana
damn from recent rains, though this de-
feet was pleasing 10 the aSsens~ied
cranks. as it prevented dust.
Island Park was miserably suited for
the accommodating OF the vast crowd
that gathered. and the jam at the gates
was horrible 1t was only by the greatest
effort that accidents were prevented.
Ladies and children Jared badly In the
jostle but no one so far as IS Know
was seriously hurt
once when the police were trying To
fight the crowd back from the field, a
funny thing occurred. The 'blue-coats
had hold of the ropes, and were manipu-
lating the cables with all their strength,
when several persons became entangled
I'm the meshes of the cord. The captive
cranks looked like flies caught In cob
webs and the more they struggled to get
out of the labyrinth. the worse entangled
they became. At a distance 1t looked as
II Sergeant Howard and his officers were
hauling seine.
When Fred Harper missed that goal
kick he was without doubt the maddest
man on the face of the earth He looked
as II he would have liked 10 have given
himself a slxty-yard punt, but not being
able 10 do this. he calmed his emotions
by many significant and expressive
calculations. It was only the second
time he had failed at the trick this year
and certainly he had no reason TO de-
spise himself. On the contrary, he can
well afford to throw bouquets at himseir.
for he is the greatest football player In
Virginia
one of the sweet, tender-hearted root
ers OF the fair sex who witnessed the con'
test from the grand-stand remarked aiter
the game that Captain Barnard was the
cutest little thing she had ever seen
PRINCETON VERSUS YALE.
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