Richmond planet., 1897-12-04
VICTORIOUS
YARSITYS.
OLD HOWARD SINGS
AND CHEERS ON
HER HOST.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Goes Down
8 Before the Blue and White
BY a Score of 10 to 6.
Bat IL Was 3 Hard Fought
Battle.
story ABOUT THE CROWD AND
GAME IN DETAIL.

On last Friday many admirers Of
foot ball impaIiently awaited the ar
rival OF the two teams from the Y. N /.
G. A. Of Petersburg. Va. and Howard
University OF Washington d. o, who
had caused much sxcitmeBt and un-
toId enthusiasm among those who
anew of their coming.
The heroes OF the gridiron arrived
early in the morning and their eolors
could be seen on every hand, until
o'clock when the once lively and
crowded throughfares began to grow
lonely, while the crowd made their way
towards the Athletic Park.
The Petersburg eleven were the hrst
20 appear upon the grounds, and seem
I'd 20 have been in excellent condition.
Captain Avant. OF the Nationals Y.
n. o A team, spoke quite confidently
Of hin men.
Howard men, who were stopping at
Custalo's, arrived upon the grounds -
9.lR O'CLOCK. Il is almost . new team
Capt. Weaver, since graduating. has
retired from ahe sport, in fact there
we're many new faces saen on the How
ard team which 10 now under Captain
B. =. Jaeks son.
The game was a quick and Snappy
enc from start to finish. Howard play
ed with much care and her great
were even astoundiIg to the Richmond
f.'sllege students. HowAids' aver age
We, %ht 10 l6o pounds.
The Game in Detail.
Head won the toss-up and chose
e. -, n goal with the wind against
49, Gas =, >srta the ball a-rolling sy
k,ekfns ir thirty yalds. Avant
prornntlv retur u it with the wind in
hiafavor. Then cosmos fumoie ana
HowaId's ends bulu gathered IN the
ball. A big fellow s~Ss"pss " Su'i'
Howard's end right ". Vhcut success,
bat pluneea on the next ,NeJ LOT lour
yards OF good blue aud wh.ts tlpooI
Another Virginia man rushes ensonkn
Howard's line for . gain. First oo"n
'VerkitV sets tho bail q little nearer
their sixty-Gve yard line; then comes
mad fight for victory. Virgins tries
With ali her might TO break through
bowards centre and had they auceeed l.
ed at that moment the Wind would
have helped them on TO victory, but
thsY tailed just then Virginia got
herself together and bucked Howard q
centre hard.
The line twayed back and forth sew
eral times. then with heavy crash
doW n went the blue and white, no
eentre dashed through and made =
Wild run; but only to be tackled ard
brought to earth by Davis, HowaId's
plncky little full back.
LOOKS DARK SoR HowAsD.
H.ra ahot battle begins The ball IL
eating far into Howard'B territory
The fGhting is getting down towards
Howard's goal line now, and the ao-
rnirers of the white and red are moved
to cheer and sing:
Old Vireinia will score know.
lust give her q minutes times
with a heavy and terrific blow
she'll put the ball s'er line.
another struggle and Virginia fairly
So~red Howard with the ball in hel
~Cs.a,sion about three yards and theI
the mass fell in q heap The whistl'
~onnded for q time Howard's ball
TtnoW lot ks dark for How ard and un
lass \ sudden change takes place Tn
white and red will score.
Another buck in the center. Again
xAotwo lines met with terrific force
hnt this time Howard iron clad lin
vas not to be broken; for hoi
In their line then would have prove
fatal.
The hall was worked over centre an
another man goes down with smashe
leo or something Of the sort. BY som
-off,ida plny howard loses the bal
Holloway kicked out to Garrett wh
nesef a for a punt and with the AID {
she Eind it is carried within shoI
.diatance OF Howsrd's eighty yard linz
But again HowaTd's bonny tittle Ia
back makes q coed catch ana gar
GOOD diktarce around the ED, but
90 hU ~ no.
he attempted to jump over without su
Sess. Hanley gets . sprain Jaw, b'
Nesn't retire.
uHoxr COLLEGE CHEERS VIRGINIA
vrah, hurrs h, break away brei
hu GU have done it before, ~
away, % it once more :" cheered Il
you can >hite Then came loI
blue and y Richmond College boy
twbite) "Vire. s'em up. boys"
tesr 'em up. tea Ns umpire and eIe
Time" cried Ia ,svnld eritted the
en- young men OF HS
teeth. ~ nth side
Then came a tumble. S,nes Al
up like q thousand feet. -. 4
whites loose ned their voice. " hs.
sirT ais couldn't be heard. -. =
Deadly Avant. Petersburg 80
seized the ball. Again it VAS IL -
HowARD's FIHsT BLOOD.
Howard had lcsSa man with anoth
bleed from the nose. but on went III
game.
Some Virginia man passed the bal
too high. and anolher tumble. 1t wa
the turning point. Never again i
that hnlf-W Ss Howsrd's goal in danger
thouRn Virginia had advantage OF tn
Wind. The men we're sponged dow
and sailed in the game more despeI
atelv than ever before. The minute
are nsssinR fast and Howard nerve
hers. II for the tatk of getting TO tn
goal line. She punches through tn
centre and gains few yards. AgaiI
che goes, and yet third time. vita
force 90 irresistible that one man wh
hae nothing more substantial than tn
atmosphere TO fall against 10 shot on
Of the ruck line By . punted ball an
LANDS three yards from his compaI
ions.
The fight is heating hotter and thel
n buta short distance between ol
Howard and the goal she seeks Bu
alas I there comes . tumble and Alg'
sets the ball passes IL to Avant, Nh
attempts TO kick bat 10 biecked ~