The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-17
VARSITY ELEVEN
DOES UP A. AND N.
Score 80 to @ When Dark
ness Came On.
GOOD WORK BY VISITORS
Played a Snappy Game and Developed
Fine Team Work.
a n A
GOOD WORK BY VISITORS
A. AND v. BOYS PLAYED A GRITTY GAME
Though They 0utweighed the Visitors They
Did Not Have the Team Work. The
Varsity Eleven Played as
One Man.

The A. ana M. football team was no |
match for the sturdy players from the |
University of North Carolina. who won |
the game at the Fair grounds yesterday |
by the decisive score of 80 to 0.
The A. and NJ boys played gritty game
and contested for every inch of space. Of
ten times making brilliant plays, but they
were outciassed by the well trained eleven
from the University, which battles rext
Saturday with the University oe Virginia
for tire football championship of the
South
Vi was a raw. biting cold day and the
weather was not calculated to bring out
a big crowd, although a good number of
people wrapped themselves up and jour-
neyed out to the grounds to witness the
game. Darkness finally terminated the
contest. the first half lasting Is minutes
and the second half Is minutes.
The farmers outweighed their oppon-
ents, but they were not up on the fine
points CT the game The Varsity eleven
played as one man, and the interference
Put up was the noticeable feature of the
team play. When the ball was put in
motion the runner was we'll backed up.
There was snap and ginger In the play
ing of the visitors With the Varsity it
was eleven men in every play and with
tho farmers this was not the case Gard
ner. Turner and Welsch of the A. and M.
4 team did fine work, but they did not have
the team play to back them up, as did
Berkeley Foust Council and the Cars of
the University.
A. and M. had the kick off and Wooten
sailed the pig skin up the grid iron for
q yards. Carr, NJ, received the sphere
and made five yards before he was halted.
There We're several successive gains for
the required distance and then Berkeley,
the Varsity half made beautiful run for
80 yards around the right end. Good in
reference was the feature of the play.
The Varsity boys had the ball at the
farmers 20 yard line. The gains of the
visitors were growing less each play and
at the ten yard line Turner and Asbury
made great tackles with IN open field.
The ball went into the possession of the
A. and NJ. at the seven yard line. WEIGH
circled the varsity's left end for 21a
yards, while Gardner hit the line twice
for gains of three yards. Turner went
through an opening for five yards, but
here the farmers ruined their good play
ing on a tumble, the ball going aver to
tie University. Berkeley moved around
right END for five yards, but the visitors
failed to gain on the next two downs.
he farmers made another break just
here, being off side as the ball was put
in play and the penalty for this was
gift of ten yards to the Varsity. This
placed the ball on the A. and NJ. three
yard line and Council buc<cd the centre
safely, landing across the coveted goal
line. Carr, W., kicked the goal. Time
of play minutes and twenty seconds.
Score, University 6, A. and M. O.
Wcoten kicked off again for the A. and
M with long drive up the. field. Capt.
Carr received the oval and advanced ten
yards. and Berkeley circled the right end
fer IS yards before ne was brought to
earth. The Varsity seesawed for few
minutes and then the ball went over for
offside play. WEIGH and Turner both
made gains of ten yards each, with prac-
tically no assistance Gardiner plunged
through the line for three yards and Woo
ten gained one yard. A. and M. stock
had risen way up and the cadets were
wild with enthusiasm, believing they
would score. Three desperate trials re-
suited without gains and the bai! went
over Carr. Berkeley and Foust made sue
cessive gains, carrying the ball down to
A. and Ms goal. Foust went over the
line in mass play for the second touch
down. Carr split the goal. .1ime of
play $40 Score, University II, A. and
NJ. 0. f&ef
Neither team scored during the re-
mainder of the half. Both sides resorted
to the kicking game and there We're some
clever exchanges of long punts up the
field. Berkeley made several runs behind
splendid interference and there was a
sensational tackle by Gulley. The farmers
were putting up their best game at the
eni of the second half, when time was
called. Successive rushes had given the
farmers some thirty yards. The bail was
on Carolina's 40 yard line at the end of
the second half.
The second half only lasted fifteen min
utes. being called on account of approach
ing darkness. The Varsity had the kick
off, and Capt. Carr punted the ball down
10 the A. and M. 10-yard line. where it was
captured by Wooten who made splendid
run for twenty yards. There was another
slight gain and then the pig skin passed
from one team to the other, finally re-
turning to the possession OF the Uni
versity, when Foust took advantage OF an
opening and shot across the field for
touchdown. Graves kicked the goal. Time
of play 3:45. Score, University Is, A. and
M. o.
Wooten for the A. and M. punted for 40