The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-28
RICHMOND SPIDERS
WERE OUTCLASSED.
.Woodberry-Forest Downs the Col
legians in snappy Game.
THE RESULT WAS A SURPRISE.
The Visitors Were ou,weished by the
Local Eleven, but Pluck and
Dash Proved
Winners.
THE RESULT WAS A SURPRISE.

Woodberry Forest defeated the Spiders
Yesterday by a. score OF 6 TO .. The game
was q surprise and Richmond was out
classed by the visitors. From the 'ihe
Owen kicked off until time was caiieu'
SYood5erry Forest could give the SPIDERS
points on hard football playing Inc
bail was Jyoodberry's on the twenty-five
ward line, and the determined set OF
youngsters were III the game for score.
BY successive line bucKinS and pretty
tackle running they scored tochuo"h
and kicked goal, making the score So 70
nothing against Richmond, when was
unchanged at call of time.
The college played slussishly, ana
moved as though all the ginger Oh
their being was a nonen,ity. NoodpertE
only averaged one hundred and fifty-lVe
as against the SPIDERS one hundred ana
fifty-tive but their pluck we'll made UP
the difference of ten pounds, and t.cy hit
the college line as if thrown by nort7rS
AT left tackle and guard tre Sp-d Is
were quite weak, allowing the visitors %
hit tackle for five, ten, and fifteen yards
successfully.
Richmond's ends played good pal.
Owen at quarter was forced to retire, re-
ceiying an internal bruise. SANFORD
played we'll and stopped many OF the
bucks after they had hit the lines for
II.
but were powerIess behind slow inter-
ference.
THE SECOND HALE.
At the beginning of the second hali,
Woodberry kicked Oft to Richmond ard
regained the pigskin by holding the col
lege for downs. The Orange boys oio
some fine playing, and steadily advanced
the ball, but lost it on Richmond twenty
ward Inc The coliegians here braceo
themselves and did good work, Po.lard
making a pretty gain around left end for
thirty yards, and Landlord, Broadus and
Ellyson, each making good runs. But on
Woodberry's twenty-fire-yard line Ken
mond again lost the bail ard the
visitors were again given ien yards on a
foul. At this stage of the game the co.
lese boys woke UP, and for a While ap-
!,eared to be interested, but Were unable
to score.
The general teamwork may be COM
mented upon as of high ORDER. Ihey
played together and incidentally p!aEea
individually. Strngfellow at end played
one of the fastest, grittiest games seen
at Broad Street Park this season. hume
at first half and Walker at full, I. aged
splendid ball, tacllling surely ana ire
quently gaining ground.
The college never had the BAH IN TN If
possession so close as the twenty-five
yard line The game was characterized
by offside plays and questionable interior
ing methods.
The college plays Blacksburg next sat
urday and the boys are determined 10
give a good account Of themselves.
Many old football men are in the col
lege, but heretofore have refused to pay.
owing to great amount of classWork.
Morrison. of Virginia Military Institute,
full back of '9S team will play at full.
Ex-Captain Cammack Will be in at tackle,
and all who saw the Spiders in last years
work know Mr. Cammack's abilities.
Roy White with an eleven second record
will be at tackle and Thares will play
guard.
THE LINEUP.
The lineup was as follows:
Woodby Forest Position Rich'd Col'ge
Stringfellow, J. right end .............Tahh
Asbome 5000. right tackle .......... Rowe
Holiday $1,000. right guard ...--Sanford
Myers center .Massie.
Hoffman, left guard .Casmey-
Christian..... left tackle 1890. Mcconnell.
Str-ngfellOw...... left end .......... Ellyson.
CORDOBA. quarter back ......... Owen.
(Hitchkiss.)
Hume right half back ...Lankford.
Waller. full back ....... Broadus.
Episcopalians, rs: Fredericksburg, 6.
Especial Dispatch to The TimcS.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. October o.
The Episcopal High School defeated Fred
ericksburg College here to-day by a score
Of IS TO g. The game throughout was
stubbornly contested.
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