The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
FOOTBALL IN VIRGINIA.
VARSITY DEFEAfs the TECHS BF
IVERY LARGE SCORE.
81. Johns College Go Down Before tho
Lexington Cadets In Game Mark
ed by Its Fnmblea

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Oct 81
Special. About six hundred people ga"
Virginia defeat the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute team by score OF ~ 10 u
here to-day. V. +. I. arrived here last
night In charge OF Jones. o~-NrSlh'a'
their coach. and too up their quarters
Mt Wright's Hotel. MUGS interest was
manifested in the game. and a great
many Of Blacksburgs admirers thought
that the cadets would score.
Since their game with North carolina
last Saturday in which neither side
scored. the cadets have been hard at
work preparing for to-day's game.
HISTORY or THE GAME.
Promptly at 4 o'clock Referee Harper
blew the whistle. and the game began.
somoskcoy kicks the pigskin far into
Blacksburg's territory The cadets try
10 advance the ball. but IN vain. Nir-
clnla gets tho ball on downs, and after
a few rushcs and a kick by Hoxton.
Groner takes the leather over the line
Hoxton kicks goal-6 TO 0.
Johnston kicks 20 Cooke. who makes
n good gain before he IS dOwped. Nor
rison punts beautifully. sending tho oval
sev,nty-nvc yards. Blacksbusg gets the
ball on her ten-yard line. Wallace
breaks through repeatedly. and downs
the cadet backs I'm their tracks. Blacks
burg punts. and HoXton brings the ball
back nftccn yards. Groncr gets twenty
yards. Hoxton again kicks. and Mar
ten falls on the ball back Of the line.
Hoxton kicks eoal-i2 10 0.
Hoxton gets twenty yards on kickoff.
Morrison punts fifty yards. Blacksburg
finds Virgina's line impregnable and re-
sorts 10 kicking. Joanston's punt is
blocked by Morrison. Cooke falling on
the ball. After gains
Groncr carries It over: 10 goal-l6 10 0.
Morrison returns the Kickoff TO the
cadets hfteon-yurd line where he and
Marten tackle the full-back before he
can move. Virginia continues TO score
through the splendid work Of the whole
team. Cooke blocks tho cadets kick
and Marten gets the ball and makes a
touchdown. Hoxton kicks goal-22 20 o.
Tho backs continue to gain as Blacks
burg Is unable to break through Nir-
ginia's line. Hoxton kicks. Cooke catches
the ball and takes it over after beau
tiful run Of twenty-five yards. Hoxton
kicks goals 10 o.
Time up for first half.
THE SECOND HALE.
Virginia scored sixteen points in the
second half Biacksburg kicks Off. and
after five minutes play Groner goes over
for touchdown. No goal; 80 TO 0.
After Dabney has made fifteen yards on
the kick off. Morrison punts thirty-five
yards. Biacksburg gets the ball and
steadies down. making a few yards. but
they are unable 10 keep it up. so the ball
goes over. Morrison punts. Blacksburg
gets the ball but soon loses IL on a
block-kiok. Moore breaking through and
dropping on it. Dabney goes over the
line. and Morrison kicks goal. 80 TO o.
Groner makes a beautiful run for fifty
yards after Martin has dropped on Hox-
toms kick. Dabney takes the ball over
after gaining thirty yards. Hoxton
kicks goal. Time is called. with bali in
middle OF field Vircinia's backs played
brilliantly throughout. Groner and Dab
ney.- though banly hurt, played tho game
through. Cooke and Marion were down
on every Kick. and never failed to down
the back. Cooke blocked several kicks.
and otherwise played splendidly.
Moore. ex-Nirginia Military Institute.
played in great form. and was RESPONSE
<ble for a great many OF Blacksburg' s
failures. He has proved himself a worthy
mate for the mighty Samoskooy The
play of the centre men was simply great.
Wood. Herbert full back. and Eskridge
played the best game for the cadets.
Lineup:
V. y. ]. Position. Va.
Tredwen ........Right end ........Cocbe.
Wood ..........Right tackle .Samoskeoy.
Peter ......... Right guard ........D Davis.
(Wallace)
r. H. Herber .....Centre .......Wallace.
(Grifin)
Mayer .........1eft guard ESQ.,. johnson.
(Smith)
Starke ..........Left tackle. ........ Moore.
Johnston ........Left end ......... Marten.
Martin ..........Quarter .........Hoxton.
Eskridge .......Right half ......... Groner.
1ngles ..........Left half .........Dabney.
Herbert ........Ful back .. Morrison
Referee-Fred Harper, ex-Virginia.
Umpire-Fred. Murphy. Linemen-Foot
and Merrick. Touchdowns-Gro 3:
Marten, 2; Cooke. :; Dabney. 2. Goals
Hoxton, 8; Morrison. l. Two twenty min
ute halves.