The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-27
SWATTING FOR MADISON
The Virginia University Makes the
Techs Live Hard.
CLEMSON FINDS GEORGIA RATHER EASY
The Redskins Sprawl Before Haryard's Heavy
Line. Yale Scores Victory in Her
Game With Columbia. Other
Contests on Gridiron.
Especial to News and observer.)

Charlotte, N. c., Oct. ga brilliant
game of foot ball was played here today
between the elevents of the State Uni
versity and Davidson College. The Da-
wilson boys fought good fight, but the
University team proved too strong for
them. The result of the game was.
North Carolina 6, Davidson College 0.
OAK RIDGE TRIUMPHS.
Oak Ridge, N. c., Oct. 26.-Oak Ridge
Institute defeated Madison High School
this afternoon by decisive score OF 40
TO 0. The Oak Ridge boys have learned
a good deal about foot ball since their
game with the University, and the play
ing this afternoon was very fast at times
Madison has some strong players, parti-
cularly in Landreth and Price. For Oak
Ridge John Hood Jones, Mann, Shipp and
Cobble, Ross and Dye distinguished them
selves. After the first five minutes the
Madison coach, Dr. Roach, was permitted
to be substituted but to no avail.
VIRGINIA DEFEATS BLACKSBURG
Roanoke, Va. Oct. 26.-In hard, de-
noon the University of Virginia defeated
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
eleven in a game of twenty minute
halves, by score of Is to O.. The cadets
did not play anything like the ball they
put up with Georgetown last Saturday
The game was marred by the smuggling
for the University of Virginia. Two v.
p. /. men were forced to leave the game
as result of this work by the Univer-
sity boys. Walker scored the first
touchdown from ". F. /. thirty yard
line on an end run. The second score
was made by some players on kick
from the forty yard line. The score at
the end of the first half was 10 to 0.
Second Half-By terrific line buck
ing Virginia scored one more touchdown,
made by Virginia's right half. Coleman
kickedsa goal. Walker was University
of Virginia's feature. The line bucking
in second half was terrific.
WET POINT KICKS TO VICTORY
West Point. N Y, Oct. 26.-In two
twenty minute halves West Point today
defeated the Williams College foot ball
team by score of Is to 0. Williams
put up good fight but was no match
for The soldiers
CLEMSON WINS A HOT STRUGGLE.
Athens, Ga, Oct 26.-In a holly con-
tested game Clemson won from the Uni
yersity of Georgia today 90 to 5. The
manner in which Georgia played sur
prised her supporters. Clemson worked
hard at every point. Gordon, catching
the ball on a tumble, made an eighty
yard run to touchdown, scoring Georgia's
only point. The Georgia team was handi-
capped by the temporary injury to Cap
tain Ridley early in the game, prevent
ing his further participation.
Referee, Butler. Umpire, Colquitt.
5 Time of halves 20 and Is minutes.
COLUMBIA WORSTED BY YALE. +
New Haven, Conn, Oct. 26.-Yale de-
noon by the score of 10 to 5. Two touch
downs were Yale's portion, but neither
of them was converted into goals. Co
lumbia was unable to carry the ball
across Yales goal line, but Captain
Morley executed in superb style goal
from the field and thus registered five
points for the Blue and White.
CARLISLE INDIANS AN EASY PREY.
Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 26.-Harvard
Soldiers Field this afternoon by score
of 20 to 0. Harvard's line was much
heavier and easily outplayed it's oppon-
ents. Harvard also had great deal of
luck, five times fumbling the ball, but
recovering it instantly. At the end of
the first half the Indians would probably
. 1n6
as they had advanced the ball from mid
field to Harvards S-yard line by series
of trick plays which proved very effec-
tive. The Harvard team showed greater
spirit and more team play than at any
time this season.
OTHER GAMES.
At Tuscaloosa, Ala--University of
Alabama Al, University of Mississippi O..
At Montgomery, Ala.-Vanderbilt 40,
AuburnN0.
At Princeton-Princeton 6; Lafayette O..
At Chicago Chicago o. Pennsylvania IL.
AT lthaca-Cornell 80; Oberlin 0.
At Annapolis-Annapols g.: Pennsyl
vania State IL.
At West Point-West Point Is; Will
liams 0
AZ 11HH ACKNOWLEDGMENT i1o buildio W
At Champa Observation-Disclosures IL Illi-
nois II.
At Pittsburg-Hom AZ; Baltimore
Medicals o.
At neapolis-Minnesota 16; Iowa O..
At Lexington, Va.-Washington and
Lee University 80; Richmond College 0.
At Observation-Disclosures Il; Johns
Hopkins O.
At Lexington, Ky.-Kentucky University
q; Kentucky State College 0.
At Bethlehem, Pa.-Bucknell 10; Lee
high Q.
At Nashville, Tenn.-University of
Nashville 16; University of Tennessee 5.
AT Portland, Maine--Darthmouth 3d.