The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-24
MCABES TEAM VICTORS.
DEFEATED TIE COLLEGI4TE IN
sTIrUTE 1T FREDERiCkSBURG,
After Hard Fought Battle on the Latter
Ground by "A score of q to 4.
Big Crowd Saw II.

At II o'clock yesterday morning seven
teen youths. the proteges OF Colonel W.
Gordon McCabe. head master OF ;he Uni
yersity School, boarded the north-bound
Richmond. Fredencksburg and Potomac
train. and sped on towards an ancient
village called Fredericksburg. which is
now all astir, IL being the seat or
county fair" That the youths who rep
resent the University School on the grid
iron, for such they were, were happy IS
putting IL in the mildest form. Inc
thought of no lessons, no riSSings, no
columns, Fredericksburg girls, county
fair. and. best of all. a football game,
made them all sing "Old-Iime Religion
and HOP Along, Sister Sally with great
er volume and more feeling than usual.
trial at once.
They were to do battle with the
team from the Fredericksburg Col
letiate Institute, which team was reported
TO be OF light weight and comparatively
no football ability IT is a ply the
youths were 10 be disappointed in the
team they were to meet. When they ar
rived at the village they learned mucn
more than they wanted TO. They ascer-
tanned that the Institute team had TWO
eX-PrincetOn players on II. that the team
weighed twenty pounds more 10 the man
than their own; that they were thorough
football players, and that their chances
for scoring were very slim, while winning
seemed out Of the question. on how
Colonel McCaDe's prOteges wished thaI
there was no such game as football
TaE PLAY BlGlss.
After a dusty rough. roll. and tumble
drive from the FREDERICKSBURG station 10
the Fair Grounds, the little band got on
the inside OF the race-track, the place
decided on for the play. After rev
puntS and passes the teams lned up
Then II was that the people paid no at
teItion to races. fakrs, hoochy-coochy,
! and side-shows. All nOcked to see what
! the little boys would be able TO do with
their big pets. There were S,up people
within the grounds. Fully 80 sa" the
game. All OF the Fredericksburg girls
were armed with enormous un-horns
The result is known. Now for the game;
First Half-'lhe institute took The kick
off After successive PUSHES and long
runs By McPheetcrs and Steines. Nc
! Cabe's got the bah within two yards Of
| the Institutes goal. Then Steines made
q rush through the line for touchdown.
AlcCabe kicked a very difficult goal.
| Score. McCake's. q. Collegiate institute, o..
| Again McCabe's got the ball within five
| yards Of Institutes goal when a false
| decision by Referee Green gave The IN
sttute the ball. and In minute and a
| hair time was called.
] Second Haif-Mccabe's took the kickoff.
| Green caught and returned. McCabe s
got the ball. but could not gain five yards.
| so IL went over. Then Green made long
| run around right end for touchdown.
! Hodge failed TO kick an easy goal. Score,
| McCabe's. o: Collegiate Institute. T..
| Neither side scored after this although
| good runs and tackles were not wanting.
| TOO much cannot be said for Mr.. Allen
| Potts, who coaches the team lie has
| taken green. light men and made one Of
! the snappiest teams OF the State.
| After the game the yCuths enjoyed the
| sights at the fair for half hour. end
| then they drove 20 the station 20 take the
| 6 o'clock soutt-bound train. arr ling I'm
| Richmond Al o'clock. very much elatei
| over fhnlr EIccpeS.