The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-01
MARYLAND THE VICTOR
A Beautiful Game Of Football at Isagsa|
Park Yesterday.
FINE SHOWING MADE BY rae koRf0IgsS
II looked as Though tho Came WAs
Ours Until the Visitors snafchess;
Victory from Derent-TAe LbrAty
Failed TO Kick the Goai-Rriillantl
work ofTaylor and Redsiing X d b. Sc

In the great football game OF yesters
day between the University of MaIyiaisSiH Is
ana the Norfolk tenn, the fofI1e( ~
snatched victory from defeat, ana Won :
by margin OF two. after the game w yf85s
all but won by the locals, and the crowd
was already thrilled with the al1ticirrsE
ton of victory.
The day was all that, could be asISadS 4
by the most ecnptious football entfiti ~
siast, and the attendance, all thfngs
considered, was good, something like s450E
being present at League Park when theT
game was called at $3.50 d. m. The t3f5-s
posing teams lined up thus: 90 V ttssSs sSs
Norfolk. Position. Marcia q 8
Iieath ......... Left End :. :. "A lien
rorbes ........Left Tackle. ~. Steele:
i,iail nail .........I4eft Guard :. -. -. Gynes
Ihsem Iin ........;..Centre... ........ Riley
Henry ....... Right Guard Diilofls
Hudgins ...... Right Tackle . Lewis
Williams ...... Right End. ...... Dawson
X. Z. Taylor Quarterback Barrow
.; ). Taylor. Left Half-back. ;. benson.
Captain l. 81 CantatI,a
w. II. - ~
Taylor Right Hnlf-back. Reddington5
Pratt .Full-bacl Bradley
The visitors won the toss and seiect-
ed e,.s, me north goal Norfolk took the BALI
soni,I Wnieh was Kicked OFF by ]. s. Taylor for
forty yards, Reddington secured it, but
made only a few yards return, but after
several futile attempts to rush throtiIsh
the centre, finally kicked it for thirty
yards, when 1t was taken by the locals.
AFTER some Intellectual efforts to break
Maryland's centre, j. S. Taylor got the
sphere advanced fifteen yards 3 bysf fs..SS
clever run around the left end. Being
unable to successfully buck the line OF
the visitors, a change of tactics, was re-
sorted TO and Williams, getting the ball.
made a daring dash around the right
end for thirty yards. taking it close to-
the visitors goal Henry then got the
play, being showed five yards Sthro,IgfIs
n
Iaylor took 1t and broke around the left
END, scoring II touch down before the;
visitors were fairly aware OF what was
gong on: Iaylor failed to kick the goal.
score, 10 D.. When time was called on
me iirst half the ball was ON Maryz,
lands twenty yard line. Ok 4;
THE SECOND HALE. .s9
When play was again called the haI,
was missing, but was found after ffve
minutes search hidden under Mary.ss
lands bench. benson kicked of isor
Maryland, Platt catching the tho PsnI,eysss
| and returning 1t eight yards. Afters
numerous downs, in which neither side
gained an advantage, the ylsitoI's Rof
me pail, but 1t was quickly secured BY
Nortoik again and advanced twenty
TOUR ,ouf yards by Taylor in two more BRIT
iiant right end plays Forbes who iiad
peen hurt In the early part of the ga me
was again injured and was forced tore
ttre, Huosins being substituted. Arm
m
showed up finely. 5i55fT -
1t was at this stage that Reddinea
ton made a grand stand play, gaining
thirty yards for his team BY a Bril-
llant dash around Norfolls's right be-;
fore he could be tackled. Williams Tes 81
turned 1t to centre by two clever runs
netting thirty-fiye yards. j. S. Taylor
returned 1t by a pretty kick nearly tfss
Maryland's goal. Bradley sent 1t back
Iayior attempted return, but wa d
blocked by Lewis and Bradley secures35
the sphere, scoring touch dow a. a 4
moment later Barrow kicked the goaE
Score, to 4. 5s1s n = e 80 sss,s Y
Norfolk was unable to score III fiie2
brief space before the half was sfirisheisSs
and SO the game ended. 1t was d prsftyss
clever and interesting performances sft5fs
the enjoyment of the lovers of tltisy
game, and Norfolk has good reason I'D
| be proud Of the fine showing MI, s,sSss
her team with SO little practice up TO- g.