Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-29
HOW LAST HALF WAS PLAYED.
Carolinn Fought Hard, Hut virginia
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Of an those who were not entitled 70
be there, and the players had plenty or
+, room in which 10 play and the spec
4 tators on the bleachories and in the
/ crandsiand had an opportunity OF see
ing the game.
! Builder kicked OF for North Carolina,
/ and sent the ball a distance OF thiriy-nve
yards 90 Jones, who caught Il promptly
/ and returned 1t fifteen yards. a down
! followed. and Penton secured thu ball.
! carrying IL around the left end a distance
! of six yards. Ii was then taken bv
| Jones and carried two yards further,
where IL was snapped back TO Lang, who
kicked II forty yards. Whitaker cap
! iured II and passed IL to Butler, who re-
/ turned II twenty yards. down followed,
and Stephens got the leather on the
snap back, carrying 1t five yards further.
Baird then advanced II five yards further.
| and Hurley went twelve yards more.
Wright went two yards further.
| and Stephens carried the ball fifteen
yards Collier made great effort to ad-
vance H. but was blocked, and made no
gain Moore went two yards with II and
fumbled the ball. BY sheer luck, how
ever. 1t was not captured by the Nir-
ginans, and was advanced seven yards
by the misplay.
FALLS INTO vIRGINIA'S HANDS.
This was considered to be foul play
by the umpires, and they awarded the
ball to Virginia. Hoxton attempted TO
advance the ball toward Cardinals goal
but was tackled by Gregory and lost
five yards. Lang got possession of the
ball. though, and kicked II twenty-five
wards to Butler, who returned ii six
wards stephens then went around left
I'D nd hN a
tacking on the part of the Virginias. lost
three wards The ball was snapped back
TO Butler. who kicked il twenty yards
Jones got il. but was tackled by Steele
who had Just been substituted for Nick
lin. and he was unable TO return II.
Lang then made two yards. and followed
it by gain Of ten yards around the right
end. He gained another yard immedi-
ately afterwards. and then Penton went
through the tackle for three yards In
the scrimmage that followed. Baird got
hurt. but not seriously, and he was able
to continue in the game.
THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN MADE.
Hsxton then made a great play. and.
catching the ball on a snap-back. ran
with Il around left end and made a gain
Of thirty yards before Carolina knew
what was doing. Pcnton made gain OF
two yards. and then followed a play
that nobody seems to know how IT hap
pened II was the decisive play Of the
game. however and resulted in a touch
down for Virginia.
Lang was the hero. The ball went ont
Of bounds on the north side of the field,
and Hoxton brought It in quickly to the
15-yard mark, and ere the Carolinians
had time 10 line up he snapped ii back
to Lang. who grasped it. circled around
the Carolina left end and, heading every
body. coursed like a deer for a distance
of thirty-lve yards. and carried the ball
over the goal-line, scoring "A touchdown.
The Carolinans were so amazed at this
extraordinary proceeding that they for
got to run after Lang, and he coursed
over the ground without interference.
The Virginia rooters went wild with de-
light at this remarkable play, and. ignor-
ing police and everything. they crowded
into the field. and, grasping Lang, almost
squeezed him TO death. They were got
ten back after a dint of hard work on
the part of the players and sufficient
room for the goal-kck was made. Hox
ton held the ball. and Lambert kicked II
over the bar, barely getting within the
two beams. He scored the goal, though,
and gave Virginia the lead
Score: Virginia, C: Carolina. 0. Time,
Is minutes.
The ball was brought back to the cen
tire. and Butter kicked off, driving the
ball forty yards. 1t was caught by Lam
bert .who returned it ten yards. and Lang
carried it five yards further. Al this
juncture Whitaker got hurt, but soon
recovered. The ball went to Virginia for
some reason best known to the umpire.
and il was snapped back to Lang. who
kicked it forty-fve yards. Whitaker cap
tured it, but was tackled and downed
before he could return 1t even a yard.
Baird attempted TO make "A gain, but
lost three yards instead, and Stephens
caused a down. with no gain. Then the
leather was snapped back to Butler. who
kicked II thirty yards. and Lambert cap
tured ii. and returned 1t ten yards. Lang
then added five yards to this advance,
and Lambert went ten yards further.
Lang went five yards, and was downed.
but arose and went five yards further,
and Penton one yard Lang again went
one yard and down followed. on
pretty doublepass Lambert got the BAH,
and gained ten yards around left end,
placing the ball on Cardinals 13-yard tine.
Penton then pushed ii up one yard fur
ther. and Lang showed II seven yards
more, reaching Carollnas 5-yard line.
Jones advanced ii one yard. and Lang
up about four ana half feet further.
and the third down occurred without an
advance Of FIVE yards. and the ball went
TO Carolina
The ball was within a very short dis
lance of the goal-line. and. but for the
-ground-rules. Virginia would have scored
another touchdown by mutual arrange
ment, however, it had been decided that
when ball was within the 5-yard line
the opposing team had the privilege Of
kickoff without interference, and Caro-
lima claimed this privilege.
GAIN YARD BY YARD.
Butler kicked the ball twenty-five yards
TO Jones who returned II fifteen yards.
coming back to Cardinals lO-yard line
Hoxton took 1t and ran around left end
but was downed with only one yard gain
Penton went through the tackles and
guard and gained another yard after
quite scuffie. in which Hurley was hurt
on the head. The ball went to North
Carolina on the third down. and was ad-
vanced two yards. Baird carried II five
yards further, going through the Vir-
ginia ranks, causing scrimmage in
which Weist got hurt. Steele carried the
ball through the Virginia tackles a
distance of five yards. and Stephens took
charge of II and. with a mighty rush.
went through the opposing team, gaining
twenty-five yards.
The crowd had again encroached on the
players territory TO such an extent as 10
interfere with the play. and the players