The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-27
HONORS WITH CAROLINA
DEFENSE OF THE TAR HEELS
WAS MARVELLOUS.
MAS ANYBODY'S GAME UNTIL THE LAST
Hr. Busbee Has Never Seen Such Desperate
and Vicious lacking or Such Merry and
PIucky Playing North Cardinals
Bright Particular Stars.


fThe following expert story of the
Thanksgiving football game, though
shrown off the track by a tangle in the
wires, is yet so interesting that it will
De read with pleasure even two days af-
tor the game.)
Richmond, Va, Nov. 25.-(Special.) y
All hands expected to-day's game to be
North Cardinals Waterloo. The game
however proved to be a loo loo. The
staunchest adherents of the Carolina
team, including Coach Reynolds, as
we'll as the Virginia players and the
sporting public, had predetermined that
0arolina would be ''easy fruit" for the
Virginians, who outweighed the CAROLYN
Sans 20 odd pounds to the man and had
Yredicted a score somewhere in the
1eighborhood of thirty to nothing in
Virginia's favor, and a game devoid of
interest. Instead of that, the game was
anybody's up to the last five minutes of
play, with Carolina pushing the fight,
saving brought the game into Virginia
territory and contesting every inch of
Dround with a determination and desper-
atiOn never before witnessed on the
Richmond ball field.
North Carolina, despite the poor show
ing made prior to the Virginia game,
has every reason to be intensely proud
Of this years teams In defensive work
the team has never had an equal. Its
desperate fight in the face of over
whelming odds is without a parallel in
it's football history Outside of the first
and the last five miutes of the game,
when Virginia touchdowns were made,
The Carolinas had decidedly the best
Of the contest. keeping the ball in Vir-
ainia territory. They at least played
tie big heavy Virginia team to a stand
still.
1 have never seen such desperate and
vicious tackling, or such nervy or plucky
playing as that of the Carolina team.
Beldon's punting, taking into conSidera-
tion the fiimsy line to guard him and
the breaking through of the heavy Vir-
1inia line was absolutely magnificent,
and discounted Morrison two to one.
His kicking, in fact, was what kept
down the score as the game was de-
eidedly kicking one from beginning to
end. Virginia's first touchdown was
.Hade on a tumble by Rogers OF Morri-
sons punt, which gave the ball at the
frst of the game far down on North
0arolina territory, within easy reaching
distance of North Carolina goal. The
ether touchdown was made during the
hst five minutes Of the game, after the
retirement of Howell, Graves, Kluttz
and Schulz by the simple preponderance
Of weight.
In fact the only play on which Vir-
ginia made any game was the mass on
tackle, known as the Pennsylvania play
Of "guardback'' for which beef and
heavy line could not be opened by Caro-
Ina for any decided gains by straight
tandem plays on account of Cardinals
lightness. All Cardinals gains were
made by revolving wedges through GEN.
ter and through tackle and around the
ends. Howelps 35-yard run in the first
half at right end was decidedly the
play of the game. Time and time again
Carolina took the ball away from Vir-
sinia ON four downs, their light line
holding the Virginia line to perfection
and breaking up heavy mass plays, with
marvellous ease. The game was I'M
aoubtedly the most exciting and marvel
lous exhibition Of pluck, determination
and science on the part Of Carolina.
The game it played was clean, con-
sistent game comparatively free Of
fumbling, and played out to the bitter
snd. The Virginia team is not a strong
enc. 1t does not compare with the team
Of last year or year before and there
was considerable fumbling, Of which
Carolina took every advantage. 1t is
q case of excellent material gone to
waste, and with such lot Of physical
strength the score should have been at
least thirty, but / have heard of no
Oarolina adherent who is not perfectly
satisfied with the result. Morrison,
Pierce, Collier and Carney played the
game for Virginia, while Howell.
Rogers, Belden, Cunningham and Col
Inns were the stars on the Carolina
1eam. From spectators point Of view
II is the best game Virginia and North
Carolina have ever played.
PERRIN BUSBEE.