The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-25
TO HALF BACK HOWELL
Is DUE THE VICTORY OF THE
NORTH CAROLINIANS.
COACH REYNOLDS SPLENDID WORK
Prevented Virginia from Scoring. In Second
Half, After Howell's Sensational Run,
Virginia Played Desperately.
Tar Heels 8es. Team.


Richmond, Va, Nov 24.-tSpccial.)-
North Carolina won to-day's game be-
cause it had the better team.
While the game was in doubt until
time was finally called, it seemed pro-
bable about ten minutes before the end
of the last half that Virginia might tie
the score. nevertheless the game was
won on its merits by the superior team.
Cardinals victory is due to the individual
play of Half Back Howell, who, early
in the second half, after dropping the
ball, picked it up again off the ground,
ran from the orty-fiye-yard line through
the entire Virginia team. and placed the
ball fairly between Virginia's goal
posts.
The training of Coach Reynolds, who
took material vastly inferior TO Nir-
ginia's and gave them the life and snap
of a championship team, prevented Nir-
ginia from scoring.
The first part of the first half showed
Carolina to a disadvantage. The backs
fumbletl like school boys and Graves
punting was execrable. 1t showed,
however. that Virginia could not move
Cardinals line, which stood like stone
wall. although out-weighed fifteen
pounds to the man. MacRaess vicious
tackling broke up Nirginla's play OF
guards back and took the ball
away from them when on Carolina's III
yard line. Cardinals fast play, the lat
ter part of the second half of runs
around the ends and mass plays on
tackle carried the ball to Nirginia's 10
yard line. sOnly the call of time pre-
vented them from scoring.
In the second half. after Howell had
made his sensational run, which won
the game for Carolina. Virginia took a
brace and played as desperate football
and made as vicious plunges through the
line as / have ever seen. 1t was the
only time during the game that they
were able TO send their backs through
the North Carolina line for steady gains.
But as soon as Virginia got within strik-
ing distance of North Carolina's goal.
the line held solid and took the ball
away from them on four-dOwns. Vir-
ginia scored two points about one minute
before the game was called. 1t really
did not matter as the game was already
won. Rogers caught q try for goal from
field Immediately on his own goal line,
and was forced over III touch by Martin,
who tackled him. thereby forcing a safe
ty by Carolina.
The running of the ends by Carolina
the forty-fiye-yard run of Howell. aided
by the interference of Gregory, Cunning
ham and Graves, the splendid defence
of the Carolina line and the miserable
punting of Graves, which, however, was
largely due TO the poor passing of Gun
nngham, and the all-round work of Col
lier and Templeton, were the features
of the game. SO far as the work of
Carolina is concerned. it was IA Bpeculiar
mixture of the most brilliant and poorest
and silliest article of football / have
ever witnessed.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT O.e GAME.
Richmond, Va, November 21.-The
Orange and Purple went down before
the Blue and White on the gridiron here
to-day. In the presence of some 5000
spectators, the University of North Caro-
lima eleven defeated the University Uf
Virginia by score Of 6 to D. The Vir-
ginians had the weight and naturally.
the sympathy of the crowd, Richmond
being a great University city, bur rhe
Carolinians had the skill and Duckled
and steadiness and discipline that elici-
ted the warrnest admiration. The con
test was warm throughout. The feature
of the game was Howeli's splendid 10.
yard dash for touchdown, skirting Nir-
ginia'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 Howell's successful dash to
the touch line would have been impos-
sible.
Carolina played a heady game through
out and asccrtaining in the struggle that
il was next to impossible for them TO
force Nirginia's heavy line, they attack
ed the guards and the ends and re-
sorted to kicks and punts, all of which
kept Virginia from making any danger
ous advances. Captain Rogers, of Caro-
lima. lost his head in the last play of the
game and in a risky attempt to make Il
touch back was downed beyond the
touch line thereby giving Virginia her
safety. 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.
BINGHAM DEFEATS HORNER.
Oxford. ~ c., Nov. 24.-The Bng-
ham School defeated Horner School to
day at Oxford by score of "A TO 6. SUI