The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-03

Score. Richmond College l'uchuo"hs,
Ellyson, Williams, S: Hampden-Sidney-
Touchdowns, Earhart, 4. Goals-Buh,
?. .. Twenty-Five minutes halves.
The two football teams representing
Richmond College and Hampden-Sidney
College respectively played one OF the
cleanest and closest games seen here this
season yesterday
These teams are evenly matched. and
but by a mere chance the game would
have been a tie.
The young men Of the Hampden-Sldney
team proved themselves perfect gentle
men and but once did they offer Kick
and that was most justiliable one, when
Coacher Wertenbaker was Immediately
behind the line coaching the team.
About two hundred people saw the
game and for the first half the crowd
was well handled, but in the last halt
the crowd became unmanagcaeble and
pushed into the field.
THE FIRST HALF.
The Richmond College won the toss
up and Mcneil kicked off TO Eskridge,
who advanced ten yards. number
Of bucks through the centre and ends
followed with a gain of twelve ana a
half yards. Then Eskridge went around
left end for ten yards and Brown for hvc.
BY superior tackling Landlord caused
loss Of three yards while 1t was FOL
lowed up by a gain of six through the
centre, and kick OF twelve yards, with
the ball then i'm possession OF Richmond
College for a gain OF two yards
The College made little advance through
the opposing centre, but Landlord made
eight yards around right end. two sue
cessive bucks in the centre put the ball
four yards into the visitors territory,
and Ellyson gained three through left
end, In the next scrimmage one yard
was gained, and it was earned for the
collision was terrific.
ELLYsoN's STAR WORK
Landlord scudded around the end for
), but in the next snap no advance was
made; Frazer then gained yards. but
they were lost on tine next scrimmage,
and the ball went over to the visitors on
downs, with gain of yards on the
down. Ellyson did star work at this point
and tackled like a champion, but Bull
got through on the next snap for a scud
Of - yards; he followed It up by a l.
yard gain on the left end. when he was
downed by Frazier, and the ball on downs
went 10 the locals for a 3-yard gain by
Langford. and when another gain of II
yards had been made the ball was FUN
bled by Mcneil, and Earhart caught II
and sprinted for the line. making a touch
down and Bull kicked goal, making the
score TO o.
Mcneil kicked off to Hampden-Sidney
who gained yards. and the ball was re-
turned by the visitors for - yards 10 Nc
Neill who gained yards before he was
dOwned. one yard was gained through the
MT 4 nj fttFA furfh her
Eight yards was gained by rushes In
which Mcneil figured. and then was
gained around left end. Then the bal
was fumbled and lost 10 the visitors. who
gained two yards, and were given ten
on an off-side play Bull made a splendid
break through centre for five yards, and
was tackled I'm great shape by Ellyson.
FAST AND FURIOUS.
in four downs ten yards was gained
and then on a tumble five yards was
lost. and the ball went over 10 the To-
Gals through EllysOns fine work. and one
yard was gained. Then twelve yards
were gained in successive downs, in
which Landlord and Mcneil did great
work. In fine scud at right end, Lank-
ford gained eight yards. At this point
Kaufman was slightly injured. and a
five minutes delay was occasioned. When
play was resumed. no gains were made In
two downs. but in the third snap Ellyson
caught five yards, which was followed
by a gain OF two and a half yards, but
no further progress was made. although
five downs were allowed the College boys
before the ball went over to the visitors
when a twenty-five yard kick was made
and time was called.
THE SECOND HALF.
Morton kicked off TO Landlord who
gained ten yards and further gain OF
nine was Immediately made around left
end. A gain OF three yards followed
and on a tumble by Ellyson. which wa
redeemed by Landlord. however. ten
yards was secured BY the splendid
bucking OF Ellyson. Frazier and Lang
ford. thiriy-one yards were gained. Their
Kaufman was again hurt I'm a scrimmage
In the next scrap two yards were gain
ed but on an otf-side play the ball went
to ampden-Sidney for a gain of one yarC
through centre and some fast playing
was INDUCED in in which slight gains
were made which in 1--WE snaps amounted
to twelve yards Daughtry was hurt
slightly and the ball went to the locals
on off-side with a gain OF two yards
The locals continued to gain through the
centre and ends for twenty-five yards
anu vi an Ol-Sloes tue locdlS were bNti
ten yards. which put them near the goa
line. and II took Ellyson just one minute
20 score a touchdown, but Mcneil failcC
TO kick goal.
WON ON A PINCH.
The ball was kicked off 10 Ellyson for
n ten yard gain. and Landlord made two
when the ball went over on n foul to IN,
visitors. who went through for fouI
yards. and Bull scudded right end to ter
yard line, but the referee would not al.
low the play because OF masslng and
the ball went over to the locals. who
gained eight on the left end and eight OF
the right. Then the playing grew fast anc
furious and the locals counted on re.
peated snap TO Invade the territory of IN,
visitors until the bali was within one
yard of their line when IL was lost on
downs to the visitors. who advanced one
ward and then I'm atfemnfin1 m roaLa q