Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-15

Each Team shown in Their FuIa
Ltgilts- lie First GaI,le of the
season Decided Success rrorn ~
stnnlpoin. OF Excellence INA Grid
| Iron nlnnouyers.
Portsmouth's first game OF the season
was played yesterday. when they de-
feated Richmond College. Both teams
were in good condition and fine spirits,
| and the game went Off with 81 snap"
from the first. resulting in the score Of
| l6 TO In favor of Portsmouth,. The
Portsmouth team had decidedly the
better OF the game from the start
While Richmond Colleges backs were
heavier, yet the average of the team
was not so large. Portsmouth outweigh
ing them by several pounds. PORTS
mouths interference was also superior
to that of their opponents. Capt. Par
rish doing excellent work in that line.
The game was called at 4 u. IN
Portsmouth has the bail facing the
wind. Langhorne kicks off for IS yards,
Richmond College fails 10 catch and
Portsmouth downs the bail. Line up
Portsmouth has the ball. Parrish FUN
oieS: no loss. Peckham runs around
right end; good gain. Dashied goes
'houG ~ ydTuS gam. Lang
horne takes ball around left end for %
yards gain. crossing Richmond's goal
IN " minutes after the ball was put
IN play. Langhorne falls on a difficult
goal Richmond kicks OFF and Lang
horne catches ball and makes good
gain to left. Peckham takes ball
around right end. Langhorne around
lett end, and Dashields through center
each making good gain; Langhorne to
lett. no gain. Peckham attempts right
end and loses the ball on tumble. Rich
mond takes ball thorugh center for
yards gain. Richmond loses ball on
three downs. Portsmouth takes the
ball and Peckham goes to right for a
yard gain Langhornc goes to left;
around right end for 30 yard gain.
Portsmouth gains 4 and yards
through center and then loses ball in
toui Frazer takes the ball for Rich
mond around right end for II % yard
gam and Parrish makes a fine tackle.
Richmond goes through center for 1
yard gain. Frazer makes 20 yard gain
around right end again. Richmond
carries the ball around left end yards
and around right end yards. Rich
mond goes through center for 9 Yards
and around left end for 4. where Lang
horne makes pretty tackle. Rich
mond attempts center. loses yards
| 'N''N ASPSh w liz Ss1lulHS =, second down
with 8 yards to gain. Carton goes
around left end for a gain OF 80 yards.
! Richmond makes no gain to right. left
or center. and the ball goes over to the
other Side within 80 yards OF Ports
mouths goal. Langhornc drops back
for kick. ball is fumbled and Lang
horne is downcd with Is yard loss.
Peckham takes the ball around right
end down the field for 60 yard gain.
Langhorne attempts left end. but does
not gain. Time called: end of first
haif. Score-Portsmouth, 5; Richmond
College, o.
SECOND HALE.
1udkns substitutes for Lewis. Rich
mond has the southwest end of the
field. with wind in their faces. Frazer
kicks off for 30 yards. Dashield catches
ball and is downed. Peckham takes
ball around right end for As yards gain
Portsmouth loses hall on foul. Rich
mond attempts center and loses yard;
gains yards around right end: tries
LETT end and loses 2 yards. Ports
mouth takes the ball. Langhornc
gains 10 yards around left end. Peck
ham goes around right end for a gain
of 20. Portsmouth goes through center
| for successive gains. when the bal
Is lost on foul. Richmond takes ball
but loses 1t without making gain, and
Portsmouth has the ball within lC
yttuS VI lNiCillnOnu goal. I.anEnOTnt
| goess around left end and again crosses
Richmond's line for touch down
Langhorne misses the goal Richmond
kicks off and Langhorne catches bal
and makes 10 yards. Portsmouth
takes the hall around left and right
ends and through center repeatedly
carrying It to Richmonds Is yard line
Dashiclds goes through center for !
yards and Peckham around right enc
for another yards. Dashicldss goes
through center for . yards gain. Three
| downs and one-half yard TO gain. Da-
| shields goes through center and make:
| third touch down for Portsmouth
| Langhorne kicks goal. three minutes
to play. Markham goes in as subs,i.
tute for Parrish. Richmond kicks of
| and Markham catches ball with again
of 10 yards. Portsmouth makes small
gain until game is called at i:65 n. IN
| Score, 16 to 0 in favor Of Portsmouth. {
LINE UP.
CoN .....,..-... Z. Broddus
Cannon .......... r. @. 49,. Flemminc
Murkle .......... l.. G.. ........... Sowel
Herbert ,......... X. L. ......Falentine
Harvey .......... L. r. ......... Grihitt
Frazer ........... r. T.. ..... CammacI;
Lewis (Jndkns). l.. Il. ......: Ellysor
Parrish (M'rlS'm) Q. r. Stone
Langhorne ...... r. IT. ,Gart OF
fecKnam ........ l.. IL. ........ RuckcI
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Umpire - Duke. Rererce-Williams
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