The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-12
v. M. |.
VICTORIOUS.
They Win a Hard-Fought Battle
From Roanoke College.
QUITE A LARGE CROWD WIT
MESSED THE GAME AT THE
PARK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PLAYING WAS CLEAN
THROUGHOUT AND DEVOID OF
SCRAPPING.

SCRAPPING.
There was very large crowd at At
lantic Park yesterday to witness the foot.
ball game between Roanoke College and
V. M. l. The Institute boys were little
late getting on the field and after select
ing the officials the captains of the teams
tossed up. Roanoke College winning the
toss decided to protect the west goal with
the wind Mt their backs.
Promptly at 4:05 O'Clock the Referees
whistle sounded play and the great battle
had commenced.
Montgomery kicked off for the
soldier boys to Roanoke's 90 yard line.
where it was caught by Wright and
brought back five yards before downed.
lngles in two plunges makes one ward
and loses one, leaving the ball where it
was and on the next rush the college
boys failed to make their five yards and
the ball goes over to " N. 1. The ball
was, now steadily rushed towards Roam
oke's goal until Marshall got the pigskin
and skirtcd the college boys left end for
run OF twenty yards and a touchdown
after four minutes of actual play.
Siege; kicks an easy goal and Y. NJ.
]. is to the good. The ball was brought
back to the center of the field and Keis-
ter kicks off to " NJ. Us 25-yart line
and is brought back 90 yards by Mar
shall AT this point " NJ. /. is given 10
yards for oif.side play and after few
PUSHES with no gains they resort to the
quarterback kick, which is dismal fail.
ure, as Roanoke captures the ball, but
loses 1t on downs, " NJ. l., after short
gains, fumbled and it is again Roanoke,s
Dali. BY series OF short rushes, aidea
by 20 yards for off. side plays, the ball is
laid on V. NJ. /. IS 45-yard line.
The ball is now passed to Ingles. who
makes a run of 45 yards without any in
reference and scores Roanoke Colleges
first aud last touchdown eleven minutes
after V. NJ. I. scored theirs. Poindex-
tel Kicks n nice goal, and the score now.
STANDS, " NJ. l., 6: Roanoke College. G.
Montgomery kicks off again, and for
the rest of the half the battle wages
fiercely to and fro and the struggling
masses of hum 'nity expend all their
power to place the ball at one end of the
Held without avail. Time is called with
the ball on Roanoke's 15-yard line in
their possession
After rest of ten minutes the fight
started anew, but this time V. NJ. T had
the wind in their favor. After ten min.
utes of fumbling, missing signals. noor
Kicks and general bad playing by both
sides V. M. ]. took decided brace and
got possession of the ball in the centre Of
the field and rushed right down to Roam
oke's 20-yard line, and here it was given
TO hice, who scored touchdown. from
which Stegar kicked another goal. max.
ing the score IL to 6 in favor of V. NJ. l.
after l3 minutes of play.
Again Roanoke kicked off and V. NJ r
fun bled, but regained the pigskin with.
out advancing it any. V. NJ. I. skirts
right end for Is yards and after two or
three rushes of no consequence they lost
the ball on downs. Roanoke fumbles and
v NJ. |. gets possess on of the much
coveted pigskin. The signal is then
gwen for Marshall, V. ". rs plucky
right half back, who takes the ball and
makes the play of the game by making a
run of 20 yards, lodging and passing
three tack lers unaided and scores V. NJ
rs third touchdoH Nm after three minutes
or play. Steger again kicks goal and V.
NJ. ]. is now IS to Roanoke's 6.
Again keister kicks off for Roanoke
College and the ball is rushed own the
field, mostly by DENLY, who makes two
long runs. one of 25 yards and one of 30.
On the )ast ruiz of 80 yards he drops
the ball when tackled and Roanoke Sc
cures it over her goal line and is downed
there for a safety, making ". M. T. 90
The ball is then kicked off from %
yard line and is brought back by the ca
diets and when time is called thew have
1t on Roanoke's 10 yard line.
The z mesthroughout was one of the
c'eanest ever seen In this city and was de-
void OF all tho scrapping and Struggling
that has characterized, hei etofore, the
foot bali played in r oanoke
The work of.V NJ. /. was mostly very
poor and ragged. as they had many fun
hles and poor kicks scored against them.
The feature of their play was the all
round work of SteGe-, Marshall, shaner
and DENLY, and especially that of DENLY