Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-18
THE VISITORS WON.
Old Point Comfort Boys Defeat
Norfolk High School Team.
Score Was 1o to o Old Point Boys Out
weighed the Local Players Norfolk
Won First Kickoff The Line Up.

a good sized crowd went to League
Park yesterday afternoon and stood
shivering in the cold to see the Old
Point Comfort College boys defeat the
Norfolk High School team in n holly
contested game OF football by the score
of 16 to 0. Although outweighed by the
Old Point team by an average of ten
pounds, the High School boys put up
clever game.
High school won the toss and took the
ball. Old Point choosing the western
goal. Dodson kicked off to the 30-yard
line Old Point caught the ball and re-
turned with 1t to the 35-yard line. Old
Point tried High School centre, but did
not make material gains; then resorted
to end runs and made several good
gains, carrying the ball back to the
centre of the field. Here they failed to
gain the required number of yards on
three downs and the ball went over to
High School, who tried Old Points cen
tire. but could not gain. Dodson kicks
for twenty yards. High School regains
the ball. but loses 1T again on failure to
gain five yards, ball going over to Old
Point. They bucked centre for several
gains and carried the ball to High
Schools 25-yard line. when time was
called. Neither side scored in this
half.
After an intermission of ten minutes
play was resumed. several changes be-
ing made in Old Points lineup. Old
Point kicks off to High Schools 30
yard line; bali returned ten yards.
Dodson punts twenty-five yards. Old
Point catching ball. Old Point FUN
bles but falls on ball; buck for four
yards: makes another tumble, but still
has the ball. Daughtrey bucks for
fifteen yards and carries ball within
three yards of High Schools goal.
Daughtrey is again given the ball and
touchdown. He also kicks goal Score:
Old Point. 6: High School. 0.
High School kicks off to Old Points
centre. who was downed in his tracks.
Old Point skirts left end for ten yards.
bringing ball back to centre of field
Here one of the best plays of the game
was made. Daughtrey. who seemed to
be the life of the Old Point team, was
given the ball for a buck through left
tackle. He went through the High
schools line as If II were paper and
dashed down the field with Dodson and
TruNton trailing behind. Just as he
crossed the goal-line TruXton downed
him. but not soon enough. Daughtrey
tries goal. but misses.
High School goes back to the centre
OF the field prepared to do or die. Dod-
son kicks off for thirty yards. Old
Point catches and returns ball about
ten yards. Then they skirt left end
for n thirtyyard gain. On the next
down they lose the ball on 81 tumble.
TruXton carries ball around left end for
thirty-fve yards. Dodson punts fifteen
yards, Old Point getting ball on the
play. AT this point of the game the
longest run seen for many Il day at
League Park was made by Bridgeman
around left end FOR siXty-fve yards. he
being tackled by Truxton on the 20
yard line Here Daughtrey made a goal
from the field. running the score up to
16.
High School kicks off for forty yards.
Old Point bringing ball back ten yards.
Time is called in the centre of the field.
The lineup was as follows:
Old Point. Positions. High School
Wood .........Left End.......... Davis
Taylor
Maher .......I.cft Tackle. 800. White
Johnson ......Left Guard. 80. Truxton
Foster ........... Centre... Wormsley
Jones.
Moseburg ..Right Guard ;. Cresap
Marion .......Eisht Tackle. Burruss
Ware .......... Right END 80. Bradford
Collier ....... Quarterback. Waters
Retts .......Lcrt Half bacll...... Webb
Bridgeman Right Half-back aHodgson
DauGhtrey9 Full Back ...... Dodson
captains.
Touchdowns-Da ughtrey (2). Goals
Daughtrey U. Goals from Field
Daughtrey %. Referee. Il. Guy
Umpires-Messrs. Moseburg and JAG
obs. Neutrality-suspicious. and Smith
I.inesman-C. Bradford. Twenty min