Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-17
ON The i: G:;RI.DI j Oh ] !
Norfolk High School and Old Point
College Teams Met Yesterday.
Two Twenty-Five INMATE Haise.-
score o to O-somo Worry Good
Pi"yinE-story OF tho Game An
Interesting Contest.

interesting Contest
Norfolk's High School football team
and the team Of Old Point College met
yesterday ut Old Point campus. The
game was called at p. M. The toss
was won by Captain Daughtry, who
chose the northern goal.
Payne. of the Norfolk High School.
kicked Off to the 4o-yard line. The ball
was brought back fifteen yards. The
college team made several bucks and
runs. but finally failed to make the re-
ouired number of yards and the ball
went over to the High School. Hodson
was given the ball and made beauti-
iui run on the left end for ten yards
gam. Landlord then plunged through
center for seven yards more. Johnson
was given the ball and made ten yards
around right end. The ball was then
tuimbled by the High School and the
college, men fell on 1t. Captain Daugh-
Try teli back fifteen yards for kick
ana sent the ball to about ten yards
OF 1t. The college failed to make the
required number of yards and the ball
went over to the High School. Johnson
was given the ball and made two yards
through tackle. Upon the next play
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pack OF the goal line, which was q
touch back, counting nothing. The ball
was brought back to center field and
kicked off by tho colleges quarter.
Dodson fell on the ball, but johnson
TOOK the ball from him and, by beau
johnston was given the ball and
plunged through the right tackle for
seven yards. Landlord counted off two
more through left guard. johnson was
then given the ball and made q beauti-
lui end run for twenty yards. The ball
at this juncture Of the game was lost
on u tumble The college team made
several terrific bucks, but failed to gain
much ana time was called for first half.
SECOND HALF.
The college team kicked off and Lanlz-
FORD brought the ball back fifteen yards.
Hodson was given the ball and made a
beautiful gain around the left end.
Landlord was given the ball and went
through the line and ran and rolled
seven yards. Johnson was then given
the ball and made n beautiful end run,
carrying the ball to within about eight
yards of the colleges goal line. The
ball was then lost on Il tumble.
the College dropped back 10 yards
and kicked to the 4O-yard line Payne
fell on the ball. High Schools made
several bucks, gaining each time. Pre-
vious to this, one of the College men
had been seriously injured, and at this
stage another OF them was injured. The
College boys tried to introduce n pro-
fessional player, against which the
High School kicked severely and went
OH The field, refusing to play further
with only Two minutes of the half left
me principal catures of the game
were Langford's and Johnston's buck
ing and tho beautiful end runs of Hold
son and Johnston
THE LINE UP.
The two teams were lined up as fol-
lows:
High School. Old Point
Wesley ........... Center ........ Cox
Dodson ....... Left Guard 80. PEBBLES
Cannon ........ Left Tackle -. Sinclair
Pollard ........ Right Tackle Smith
Wilkinson Left End 49,. .Frasier
Hodges ....... Right End st. George
Pa%ne ...... Quarter Back. Daughtry
HodSon ......I Left Half Back ,Sincly
johnson :. Right Half Back Daugherty
Landlord ....... Full Back Bickford
The score was to in twenty-five
minute halves and ten minutes for in
Permission. The Norfolk High School
boys state that they ran uD against
players who were 30 pounds heavier.
ana intimate that the Old Points had
several professionals in their team.
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
Lexington, Va. Nov. 16.-The foot
ball eleven OF Washington and Lee
University leave-fe4-- -tfiff through
ernoon. Games will be played at Louis
vile, November 18th. with Central Uni
versity; ut Lexington, Ky, November
2lst, with Kentucky State College: Mt
Knoxville, Tenn, November 23d. with
University of Tennessee.