The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-29
Four Thousand Persons Witness Con-
test That's Thrilling Throughout.
THE TEAM PLAY WAS SUPERB.
Sewanec Played Kicking Game. While Vir.
glnIa Walked Over the Smaller Men as
She PIeascd-Erery Inch Of I'll, Con-
test Was Fought For-Slrik>
ing incidents of the
Struggle.

Nirginias orange anG blue tore through
Sewanee. of the royal purple, for twenty
three 10 five yesterday afternoon. But if
IT should happen that Captain Cope, of
1 Scwanea. wants anything in the way Of
! a house and lot, all he has to do is to
/ ask for it. Sewanee-s only score was a
goal from The field made by Captain
Cope. Otherwise the game WAS plainly
and simply a question of weight against
The game was won by Virginia through
superior weight and through superior
bucking powers.
Sewancc, Handicapped by lack Of
weight. played a kicking game, and every
time she kicked she was on the spot to
deliver the goods, while Virginia. played
81 bucl1ing game. Time after time Mir
sSinia went through Sewanee's line for
rrifiink gains, sweeping the lightweights
OF Tennessee aside as she went. and time
after time Tennessee sent the ball away
back by a wclI-delivered kick. The re-
suit was that in the first half Virginia
only scored a touchdown and a goal. Sc
vance Kicking every time she was caught
III a critical position. and instantly the
.,,,,.a,, ,,,l,1o 1,oe,,, an o1-nr again.
\ GORGEOUS SCENE.
From The rraudstand and bleacheries
the sceno was a gorgeous one. Virginia
society was there i'll force, and the eau
IL and fashion Of Richmond waNeu the
,:oIors OF the opposing teams and shouted
with enthusiasm. Milady hesitated not
in applardinG her particular hero. ana
split gloves We're at 4 discount ! M 4iSi Z
sraudstand and on the oe cisSlis ~"
every one i2ek,'2ceasio'i 70 's''o" =
OF various plays f .t,o l,.,t1o
No one man Oh either sue ., ~ o"S
royal showed the diaiitlea MllIei. "uutu
distinguish him above ms ieiioN pI's II..
bun throughout hono;s were cEt'i' VI
Virginia every man aToSt I" '''s y, "a. "a.
sion and hutted through 'he ol'iso1i'1 '1g't g"
line hraVely at the ""fu, "iti'1 a.,
vance the lightweiSl'S oiu ati .' c,,,I,-
man beings could DO TO WI WI. q ,s;,.,,i,- the
one thing kept them iioi'' Mi,,l9 ~.
game ana that "'i7 i'ti t;,,-;,,t, Broad
The crowd pesali ls'rliit il,s ,,.,,.1,-
St1.ct Park yesterday AFTERNOON aS -''l -
n, on, O'Clock. and the stream was col.-
tinuous until three l5y liat li,tis
was estimated that tour 'housa'lu =,
sons were on the ground, a crown sti"!t'i
than last year. but cluaiiy
Everybody ha" "A ran, iai: 1'i' -,
30 deliver on lnli1c"tate ltot.I " -
tile signal FOR noise came lheis MaS -,
inc. lacking in this direction 11ail d oozsil
1all,-laeS and Il score OF carTlaS Sss VI ouseitl
crowds, which We're stauoneo at 'lie -, ID,
end of the grounds. IN 'he .,,;,.a,.l
and bleacllerleS the re!'ai'te.t re..5 ~. t,,.,,or
ing humanity allowed l'S ~, ,'-,1,,;rc
until the final whistle oil tic M :
sounded -,,,1cD.
SEMANt,E WIN VI ~
In the first half Sewanec Won t.ts 80
nm and took the western enc, Will 'l'S
wind diagonally behind them. On sooo
lzicI1 off things began doing ana Wltlllh I.
few minutes Virginia had forced the oali
down to within a few yards OF the 'oe-
vance goal. Then Sewaree began TO
kick a well delivered swat Sent II,a,,"ad ttI D,i,
flying INTO virginia ~ ..o' tha 60
an eghth OF d se,oiiu IS;.ri,s;, ,,,o5o.,
vance team. oh @ .ie ~, ~. - rira,,,i.
sllGht gam WIZ al,,-,, ,,,o,9 I,,a
and all OF tennessee 90
runners heaa, eiiSet'' 'tS
paIlicu4ai ny ,o,. ,ossession yir
With the nan IN tie, s,,,.o ,,,arc,,
Slnla began d S,o, -, 80 ,oucl,el
down inc iieio s1aa - frnm ono "a five
the pan ao.a, .;.i't,, Tow ,nin,,tes Virginia
Faros' anu anu ..ti'i, .,.L.1, fortal5ly near
aseiAi i,au tho kick and again
i.oal. "a - ,,,,stla I'm the field. Three
..i etI. r,,a,. was repeated and then
@ s.ii.so ~" 49, - }onci,dowr. Time after
80. ,r:,.ai,i, was hurled through the
Sa...aaa Ties far gains until finally un-
- -, ras;st longer the terrific assaults,
,ha 7ina welded somewhat ard Virginia
Went through for a goal.
Instantly pandemcnium broke loose IN
tho prandstand. Every man who had a
hat and who had with it the faintest
turning to Virginia waved it and at the
same time expressed his surprise that
Virginia had been unable TO get through
Sewanee's line sooner. Virginia was sur
prised TO meet such stout oppositioh ana