The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
North Carolina Boys Take Two Games From
Their Opponents.
CHAPEL HILL DEFEATS VIRGINIA
a fine at Richmond-The Virginians Had the Weight but Skill
nd Pluck Won the Victory.-The Students on the Hill Wild with
Joy and Observation-Disclosures Defeats South Carolina
CoIeGe--Cornen Takes the Score from Pennsyl.
vania 80 Michigan College BECOMES the
Champion of the West.

Carolina eleven defeated the Univcr-
sity OF Virginia by a score Of s % ?.
Just as the game was called Virginia
made 4 safety. on which she was given
, points. making the score North Caro-
lima 8. Virginia .
The Nirginians had the weight and.
naturally. the sympathy OF the crowd.
Richmond being a grea { university
city, but the Carolinians had the XIII.
and buckled down to their work with
a determination and stcadincSs and
discipline that elected the warmest ad-
miration. The contest was warm
throughout. The feature Of the game
was Howell's splendid 40-yard dash for
a touchdown, skirting Nirginia's right
end.
The brilliant interference OF Gregory.
OF North Carolina. was also one OF the
features OF the contest. and but for
his star work. Howelrs successful
dash 10 the touch line would have
been impossible.
Carolina played n heady game
throughout and a~sccrtaining In the
struggle that il was next to impossi-
bic for them to force Nirginia's heavy
line, they attacked the guards and the
ends and there resorted to kicks and
punts, all Of which kept the N%irginians
from making any dangerous advances.
Captain Rogers. of Carolina. lost his
head in the last play OF the game ana
IN a risky attempt to make "A touch
back was downed beyond the touch
line, thereby giving Virginia her safe
~. The officers OF the game and the
coach and captain OF the Virginia team
say that Carolina won strictly on the
merits Of their play.
DAVIDSON DEFEATS SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Charlotte. y. c., November 24.-Da-
wilson College. OF North Carolina de-
feated South Carolina College in n
football game here today by a score OF
5 to O.
CORNELL AND PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, November 2i.-On 4
field knee deep with mud the UNIVERSE
ty of Pennsylvania football team this
afternoon defeated the Cornell eleven
by the score of l. TO 6.
1t is doubtful If ever a game has
been played under more unfavorabl.
conditions, both as To the field and the
weather. The wind which had been
blowing strong from the northeast
nearly all day suddenly shifted to the
west n few minutes before the play
started, and, instead of the persistent
drlZZling rain, a snowstorm Of almost
blizzard proportions set in and contin-
ued without a let-up until the game
had been concluded.
When the Cornell team trotted on
the field at 2:Ci o'clo,k. it was seen
that Charlie Young. who played such
a brilliant game with the Carnclian
and White last year was in his foot
ball togs and was down on the card
as one of the half-backs for the Ithaca
boys. This was a big surprise to the
Red and Blue followers and also To
the players, as no intimation had been
given that this star player would par
tlclpate in the proceedings. and il may
be added that while Mr.. c. Young
continued i'm the game. he was a tower
or strength to Cornell. H." broke up
the interference and tackled like a
fiend
FROM a spectacular poin Of view the
game was "A weay one To look at. The
wretched condition Of the field made
1t almost an impossibility to execute
long runs, and Coach WoOdrum's IA
nous 'guards-back" formation was
rendered almost useless simply because
the men could not get enough solid
foothold To get under way ard would
fall with their own efforts. Then. too.
1t was absolutely impossible 10 pre-
vent fumbling and do accurat. kick
ing. Cornells only touchdown was due
TO bad kicking, made possible by the
slippery ball and the same can be said
Of Pennsylvania's second touchdown.
MICHIGAN WINS WESTERN
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Chicago, November 2i.-The western
foot ball championship goes to Nfichi-
gan. On A field that way simply per
feet for fast foot bali and before a
crowd Of fully 1000, the Maroon. of
Chicago. went down before the Maize
and Blue. Of Michigan. today by a
score OF Il to II.