The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-17
Best Contest Seen on Franklin Field
This Season.
SCORE is TWENTY TO FIVE.
The southerners at the End of the First Hal
Had Kicked Goal and Held Pennsyl.
yanla Down TO One Touchdown.
Fluke ia Second Took
Heart Out OF Yir.
ginia.

fFrom a Staff correspondent.)


PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 1G.-
Pennsylvania defeated Virginia this after
noon, twenty to five, after the hardest
and prettiest contest seen on Franklin
field this year. The beautiful weather
brought out crowd of five thousand
spectators, and, while it was hot work
for the players, it was pleasant for the
crowd. A group of Virginia rooters occu-
pied seats on the left side OF the field and
when Coleman sent the ball between the
posts from the twenty-five yard line they
made the weikin ring with Virginia yells.
MAGNIFICENT5 BATTLE.
The first half was magnificent battle,
the best old Pennsylvania could do being
to make one touchdown and a safety.
Virginia took a brace after PENNSYLVANIA
had scored her first touchdowE, and twice
carried the ball up to Pennsylvanias $
ten-yard line. The first time she was held.
for downs, but the second she took a des-
perate chance and Coleman was sent back
for drop kick The pluckyl little quarter
back, who was really too sick to be in the
game, sent the pigskin spinning squarely
between the posts, and Virginia had
scored on the Red and Blue for the third
time in her athletic history.
A FLUKE
For fourteen minutes in the second half,
by brilliant defense and some ground
gaining, the Southerners held the Quakers
at bay, the score still standing eight to
five. Then occurred a huke, which took
the heart out of Virginia.
Coleman kicked to Pennsylvania's forty
five yard line and Howard, catching the
ball, ran sixty yards, and but for Walkers
splendid tackle, would have scored. Later
Teas was pushed over the line for a.
touchdown With FIVE minutes to play,
the Quakers grew desperate and ham-
mered Virginia's line again and again,
sending Teas across the line for the third
and last touchdown just one minute be-
fore time was up.
OPENED WITH RUSH.
TAe contest was called at 3:40. Penn
sylyania opened with a rush and fairly
swept Virginia off her feet. Down the
field she went five and ten yards at a
clip. never losing the ball from the
kick off. Bennett was pushed over the
line for the first touchdown, five min
utes after the whistle blew. Bennett
kicked difficult goal.
1t looked as If Virginia would be
showed under, but the tables were
turned Walker. started the fun with
beautiful twenty-yard run around Penn
sylvania's right end Coleman and
Church added five and ten yards, plac-z
ing the leather on the Quakers ten
ward line. Coleman was again given the
ball and had a good opening, but he
slipped on the. grass, and the chance
for a touchdown was lost.
LOST ON TUMBLE.
PENNSYLVANIA was taking the ball down
the field with some regularity, but funi-
blea on .Virginia's 55-yard line and left
end. Williams fell on the ball for the
Orange and Blue. As Virginia could not
gain Coleman punted. A quarterback
fumbled and again Williams captured the
ball on Pennsylvania's 30-yard line.
Church gains 10, Coleman 5. and Walker
s. Mason signals for a drop kick and
Virginia's line holds : like stone wall
until the ball sails between the posts.
a5$On the lineup there We're several ex-
changes OF punts. Davidson got 20
yards on a revolving wedge and the ball
was advanced to Virsinia's l5-yard line.
Another exchange of kicks followed, and
Coleman flmbled on SVirgnia's 1O-yard
line Mason falling on theS>ball. Cole
man attempts to kick the ball out OF
danger but the pigslin hits the cross
bar and bounds back Of the Southerners'S
goal line. Frank Harris falls on it. how
ever. and only two points are registered
against Virginia.
There were but two more minutes of
the first half and when the whistle blew
the ball was in mid-feld.
SECOND HALF.
When the second half opened Penn
sylvania had a do or die look. but for
fourteen minutes Virginia fought all she
knew how, until Howard got around Me-
+ Gill for his long rum. In this half the
Orange and Blue was surprisingly strong
on the offensive, while on the defensive
she held the Red and Blue time and
again, and forced them to kick. Once
H.
Gardiner, and later galioped for twelve
and ten Yards
LIND BUCING.
Lankford. who was substituted for
Church. also anade some good runs
and did some good line bucking.a
Before Howard made his brilliant
run, McGill got the ball on a. tumble
and sDrinted Is yards.
E Pennsylvania, made her last touchdown
by desperate line bucking. the Virginia
PLAYERS being too crippled to success
fully withstand their rusl1es.
The Pennsylvania. players gave the
Southerners a hearty cheer at the end of
the game. and numbers OF rooters crowd
ed around the Coi,onade "bus to cheer
them for; their splendid exhibition. The
&.Red and Blue expected 10 run up a
total Of forty points and kept Virginia
from scoring: 81
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