Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-10
THEIR VIEW or IRE GAME.


Humpicu-SidpeH'S Version of fh g
Recent FOot-Iiul Contest There.
Tho manager of tho Hampdon-siiney
/ foot-5lu team sends the Dispatch the fol-
lowing
The account Of the game Of football
played in Farmv.e on November "a he-
tween UamrIen-sluey College ana Rich
+ mouI .Coile-c. resulting in a score of
zero 10 zero. although 10 may seem a
little ont Of date. is called for;h by the
unfair accounts OF the same contests
which appeared iu last Sundays Times
and Dispatch
owing 10 delay resulting from "a
dispute over the playing Of Lloyd of
Richmond C0lece q man not even mairi-
culatcd for This year the game was
NOT called until 3:4o r. 81. II was de-
cIded % play two halves of twenty-five
minutes each HamulD n-Sidney won the
TOSS and took her choice of goals.
Richmond College kicked or 90 Hamp-
dcu-Siluty's tweutN-yart line. when Buh
caught and ran ten yards under neat
Interference. on the lineup Hampden-
Sidney was given ten yards for oiiside
play.
By series OF mass PLAYS and rushcs
thr0ueh the guard ami tackle, and "a
beautiful run by King for twenty yards
around RiDhmouI's isft enl. the bali was
brought to the colleges hnecu-yard line.
Here the nsd was one mass ot s.L-a,
and the ban becoming very slippery
Uamn1en-cllncy lost lt ON TWO imnh.e~
and failed 90 make the necessary yards
on tine next down Here RI hmold Col
leee took "a brace ani gained "a few yards
through the IamIdeu-S.dney inf' uul
soon lost the BAH ON downs. The ban Tee
l1airei GA Richmond Colleges twenty
ynp line until about five minutes only
w.r. lelt Bv two W,il-eNeeutcd double
rse-cs around each end. Richmond col
l...c brought the ban past the centre or
fn. field. and seemed in fair way TO
score but Hamuden-Sidncy braced and
won over the BAN. time being called with
Sc iu tleir possession.
At the beginning of the second htIi
Ruu Kicked or for Hampden-SidueN' the
ban wac returned fifteen yards hN Mc-
Soil lrt Richmond College could ao
nothing with the Hamp len-SidncN s line.
and lost GROUND wh.u they tried The
ends. THE bali was UaWpIen-Siunty s.
on the Corsee's twenty-yard line. VIII
lams was sent Through ruard for four
yards. ara Reynolds eunoi three through
q. .nt tackle Here di. putc arose about
hp,ding in tire line by Richmond College.
Richmond refused 10 play i ground was
given. and after fifteen minutes of quar-
r.lige the Hampden-Sidney team was so
anxious 90 play, having touch
down in view. that they gave IN. Thcn
the most unaccOuutaile announcement
was made bv Referee ENland-he called
ouf althouch Hampicu-ridncy had lcst
made her distance. third down, five yards
to cain. ON this trial Hampton
sidney gained but four yards, and the
IAN was Rlchmonds.
After two futile attempts 10 gain around
the Hampden-Siduey ends, McNtH
kicked for twenty-five yards. winch was
-oturncd by Bull for q five-yard gain.
Time was called. with the bali IN ken
moni Colleges possession on thfir ~
ward Hne. having been IN their territory
throughout the second half
Tbe Hampden-Sidney line outclassed
their opponents. and their backs were
also much stronger WIN soou' uis
l,rounds. the score would have been ~
least two touch-downs in Hampdeh-Sii Sii-
ney's favor: and but for Nr. hEiahH 5
mistake they would have scored any
how. .,......,- a.,,o
~, Ilovd. Mcneil. and Binlord, while Tor
HampGen- sidney, Reynolds Bun iiuhN
King. and Williams eXceiied.
Tho ban with the exception oil 'no
last i've minutes of the first halI' was III
Richmond Colleges territory thloushou1
inc game. TIE Richmond players were
enity OF very unfair tactics holIlhs III
ccssantly in the line.
THE lineup WAS az follows;
Richmond. Position Hamp'-Silney.