The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
PLAY IN HARD RAIN
Great Crowd Enthusiastic Despite
Heavy Downpour.
CLEAN AND WELL-pLAYED GAME
University Has the Advantages in Weight aud
Team Work. While Nertt, Carolina
Shows Speed and seienec-an
Early Score Arcuscs
Great Eathu-
sissEr.
SCORE At NORFOLK.
Virginia %
North Carolina 81

Special From staff CorrespoEdant)
NORFOLK. VA, Nov c:3.--old Virginia
Won from North Carolina, in their annual
struggle for the Football championship
of the South, here this afternoon by q
score OF tweaty-three to six.
The game, though played Tor The most
part in q driving rain. was witnessed by
fully five thousand dreuchetl ana yelling
enthusiasts, and was undoubtedly the
most brilliant an spectacular exhibition.
ever seen in Norfolk and ever played BY
these teams.
Virginia won by her weight and heavy
line plunging, which the lighter eleven
from the ole, North State could not WITH
stand. Walker on the ;ackles back for
nation was 9. factor in the contest which
gave the boys from Down Home 10 lii
tle.trouble. though considering they were
outwetghed by Virginia by possibly twelve
pounds. the defense that they put up was
remarkable. ami the game the '"r;1r
Heels played won the admiration of the
critics and Virginia's respect for then,
as foot-baIlists
CAROLINA SCORES FIVE.
Carolina was the first to score, when
| in three minutes after the whistle sounes-
Il,
which made the muddy pIungers in
| orange and blue gasp for breath ana
/ wonder what had happened These
three minutes leading up 20 North Caro-
liua's touchdown were crowded with
pretty football and set the grandstano
and bieacheries wild
Coleman. for Virginia, put the ball IN
play Mackey- caught it and advanced
| ten yards before Williams downed him.
| Carolina tried the line and tie end.
! but with little gain. and the thtr0
( down the bali went 10 Virginia on a
! tumble. Virginia made too piunges into
! the Tar Heels " line, gaining only one
| yard ant Coleman punted to Graves.
! who. i'll 8 sprint of fifteen yards. gave
an exhibition OF his possibilities. which
I proved themselves later. In two downs
| the CaroliniaEs had only gained three
/ yards when with a stiff breeze in his
I favor, Graves dropped back and drove
I the leather sixty yards 10 TUtTtIer, VINO
/ fumbled on Virgiuias tsn-yard line. ana
/ Smati.ers, Cardinals left end, fell on
| it on the fvc-yard line.
Here the teams lined up, Virginia, Gcs-
pcrate lest she be scored upon. and Caro-
| lima determined to 90 tnat very thing
! TIE tackles back formation was used.
| and Faust went over Old Virginia's goal
line, thing which Carolina had sele.oTu
done before.
All this happened seemingly in the
twinKting of an eye, and caused ir-
ginia to realize that sne was up against
! about tine smartest aggregation OF the
| season.
VIRGINIA'S FIRST SCORE,
Carolina went into the next @ith pienty
| OF ginger, played football. while Viz
| ginia pulled herself together. became
more cautious. and settled down 20 hard.
STRAIGHT line plungins. with which they
/ repeatedly hammered tie Carolina !tne
/ for short 5ut certain gains. and in the
| course of eight minutes scored a we'll
( earned touchdown, carrying the bali
| from the center of the field. slowly. but
surely. with steady march, across the
| Tar-Heel territory
This showed the superior strength N
weight and splendid team work of the
| Virginia eleven. This steady gaining.
| which broke ever the Carolina line. also
/ showed plainly that the result would ba
| a victory for the orange ant. blue. pro-
! vided nothing unforeseen in thc nature
/ of ffukes and fumbies occurred
/ Il was generally conceded by autheritiss
/ on the side lines that this first tc"cii-
/ down By Virginia WIS one et the besr
/ earned ever seen on q Virginia s;rIjirca.
J North Carolinl's game was brilliant ar
| times. and when the play wsts oncn they
tackled in Sood form. frequently iseid tha
I hGaEy line piuus:cS OF tfiE: siEsIf-Il titGiSS,
and more til;tn once her ends. aaG broke
up plays behind the Iiae. Little Graves.
| Carollna's quarterback. played 1t superb
game showing sooG Judgment IN his
punts and gaining grouni when sne
leather came into his grasp from Virginia
punts.
yirgfnia used much the tackle back
formation. whicil played havoc with the
Carolina line. when Walker ard Hensr
would be given the ball ard headed into
the mass with tie strength of her b>et-s
behind them. Both teams ptiuset FREE
/ quently, and on account Or the wet and
slippers condition Of the Oval thsr. wsre
several fuInbles. which IucSe th::a opec
came near resulting seriously.
RAINY D<NG EXPECTED
During tie fa.urins. rain. While tn-
elevens rolled. arT plunged AMI t'tab.ss,
in the bIack T2luctty r;1;tt. sroin bene:,s..ss:
dripping umbrellas. watch 5opbeti EGfoss
background et color. preeiominatei BY
orange and blue thousands OF snset.tugs
lining the blcccissrses and north size os
the field, Yelled snd fairly rose 10 thei-
feet to- cheer the muddy heroes 'i'la
Esce..e in the e-;tndstand, where thc Sev-
entietk Regiment band crashed 3ssnve tn.
Jsrrauls strains of Tell ate Pretty Aaite-
en- and PLAY Rail, Virginia. Was not
/ hidden by the rain shedders. ba. was 2
/ continuut fash OF color. Pecrauts. stv
/ feet .on@ Bearing the II. Va. and tbs
IN c. waved madly in u, stavef-
hands OF excited riaidens; aat: frantic
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