The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-29
VISITORS OUT cLASSED
The Farmers Showed Great Improve
ment and Played Fine Game.
A BIG CROWD WITNESSED THE CONTEST
Davidson Did Not Have the Ball on Downs in
the First Half and the A. and N. Team
Did Not Lose It. APIayer
Disqualified.

A large crowd saw the Davidson foot |
ball team go donw in defeat yesterday
before the "A. and NJ. eleven at the Fair
grounds.
The score of 81 to in favor Of the for
mers is the surprise of the year in foot
ball circles. Davidson was counted a
sure winner by reason Of the close score
made by the team in the game with the
University, and there were few of the
ardent followers of the gerat college
game offering wagers that a. and NJ
would not score.
The sturdy young fellows from David
son We're no match for the heavy A. and
M. eleven and from the outset it was
only question Of how great the score
and during the first half never lost the
ball on downs. The Davidson eleven
was out of the game en.i.cly, failing to
get the ball on downs during the entire
half.
showed up much stronger. The differ
ence in weight, which was some ten
pounds difference per man III favor of
-
played a plucky game and contested
every inch of grouni. Their interfer-
ence was not as good as it ought have
been and the team work did not measure
UP to that of the farmers. Tho tackle
back formation was used by the A. and
M. almost entirely and the visitors were
unable to meet it.
The game was hard fought and spir-
oil Thu
the disqualification of Capt. Caldwell,
of the visitors, who was charged With
slugging, but in justice to that young
man he denies the accusation. Darden,
Of the A. and NJ, held Capt. Caldwell
and he drew back as if to hit him, so he
says. The umpire paralyzed Darden's
action in holding Crawford by giving the
ball over to Davidson and put the visit
ing captain out of the game.
The A. and M. team offended several
times as being offside. The penalty each
time was ten yards, several players were
laid out, though only one-Darden-the
Davidson centre rush was forced to retire
from the game.
!, Davidson won the toss and started
with the kick off. The A. and M. eleven
then acquired possession of the pig skin
and with a series of fast plays, averag-
ing five yards each, carried the ball down
the field. Richardson put the sphere
over the line for touch down in little
more than five minutes of play. 1t was
the signal for a great demonstration by
the cadets and their friends, who made
enough noise to rout a steam callicpe.'
Turner failed to kick goal ard the Vo-
cal exercise subsidized.
Guilford started with another kick off
and Mcleod drove the leather up the
field for thirty-five yards, Richardson
returning ten yards before he was
brought to earth. Failure TO start OFF
promptly in a play by Richardson lost
two yards for the farmers, but McKim-
mon circled an end for five yards, Tur
ner broke through the line for TWO yards
and successive gains for two, two and
four yards. Gardiner dropped the ball,
recovered it and hurdled the line for four
yards. He failed to gain on the next
play, but Turner then bucked the line
and rushed the Presbyterians for dis
lance Of ten yards. Welsch circled the
left end for five yards There were
gains of one yard when Welsch plung-
ed through an opening for ten yards.
The ball was then on the ten yard line
and in four rushes it was carried over
for a touch down by Richardson. Turner
again failed on the try at. the goal.
Time of play 1880. Score, A. and M 10,
Davidson 0.
Davidson resorted to another kick for
thirty-five yards, which was returned
five yards with run by Welsch. Rich
ardson failed to gain, but Welsch cover
ed five yards of Davidsons territory.
Gardner fumbled, but Welch was john
ny on the spot and fell on the oval.
There We're several four and five yard
gains through the line, when WEIGH cir
cled the left end for twenty yards, ward
| ing interference nicely, AT this stage of