Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-28

On 1851 their cunts scarcely ever vteIa.,,
-hal1 more tnan twenty or thirty wards
l,,lt s,ill weather would not have saved
rhan. and even when thy had the wind
IN ihcir favor, Johnson made two m,sars-
bic iizzles ct Kick OF. while Carpenter
4-ovs The ball clear 10 ms opponents, roal
posts from the midheid. Barring The
seirs Chat w re mace from pun,s, the
Virginia Military Institute did no, carr,
fo-ty YARDS on downs ;arouchou, the
ssn9e They Lacked the Charging power In
wAtch the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
qas etro"~. Their Interference failed 10
set under wa. and on end runs the run
-c- was Gowned almost Invariably with
or gain.
Almost Gluch to Dlack.burE.
As The score indicates. he hall wns IN
The n3Ssess;on OF R1ac}s0urs almost con.
t~ccuS'g, They wculd tale Il from tie
sick-o1 and either rush it down the field
c- touchdown or return TIE punt gain
he's on The exchange ON ten to forty
,s-6s The Virginia NJ iita-v T-e.i-r.e,s
are melted like butter at times before The
terrific pNunGcs OF Councilman ana ,,g,-
aerte-. but t must hc said that at other
-i~lCs the BOYS f1czs Lex!n-ton rallied
t.sn The fierce ooslaurhts. and held their
7aaonents Cor downs. but these occa sions
z n Isi4 ItIa cen
Virginia Foiyt cchrfc institute was inli-
vsualIy and collectively more experienced
ind in broken fields, when Carpenter got
h1Ii. he shoe. OF the Virginia Mil
.a- I1sbtUte tac2:,lrs Ike STOW flakes
.-~2 his shoulders, and ripped up the sol
1zt was tossed upon the bodies of his
fees whc were strcwn III his
zEo lis woT,c today was The most
Gus C IS c-.reec. and easily
0s lin rs The bcSt ground gaining
h tac.. in the South, and able TO COM
Hate wich the pest On any OF the ''b:g
:. II. Got DcmoraIizcd
v.~r'aia Military Institute seemed ut
-~s- rmtnhie 20 set 4 start. and towa rls
rf Of inc last half they showed un-
HE s!gl's OF Gemoralizat.on. Thsy
'En.T did rot play the game that's in
t-4l and they wee up against the
stEa1Es st arEre~atioa that has Yet con-
coated them. They could rot divine any
aC thejr eppcnents' plays. aad time and
5-zin Virginia Po'ytcchnic Institute
EcTl-5d Them fo- double passes and tricks
'l-l hat experienced team should nave
forsslaiIcd. But ths boys from the Val
as town Cied game. They came 10 the
75-A after every touchdown with alert
ress that seemed 10 forecast better
ri7gs. hut disappointment was the IN
9ui'ahic Tot OF their supporters. Once
-1i7s ti1e same they Were worked by a
s5lawd trick of Carpenters. Johnson
gur.G5 with the winG and drove the
alN behind Y. 2. Is goal line. CO..
enter picked the ball UP from near the
cree and leisurely walked out with it.
aai.e the Y NJ ]. forwards did not
800 hi, -h'rl-i~r that 1t was a toucIa-
back. AS he walked out toward the 20
. Hs.. ! A n
h-'.+ ''''-ie h~r IS rot dead" The Y.
n. l. men trotted slowly towards the'r
..a..l 10 .et in position for Carpenters
icE-oT from the .5-yard line. Carpenter
continued to walk until he had passed
rh@ &7-,ard line. when he suddenly darted
towards the Y. NJ. !. goal. He covered
twenty yards before ho was downed. Y.
" l. protested. but Referee Abbott said
that the ball had moi been declared dead.
and that Carpenter had the right to run
or yralk or crawl with il just as he cho.e.
Z. II. undoubtedly thought that
touchdown had been declared. for they
could have Cowncd Carpenter behind the
goal with ease. Still. they were not
rigilant. and this fault lost them ground
an moe than one occasion.
Something Happened Pretty Soon.
Within three minutes from, the. sound
az The referees whistle. Carpenter cross
h}e q his licl-off by a Y. =. l. player
and The most Indifferent sort Of attempts
1T tackling were responsible for it. Y.
" !. seemed to break in fragments from
he very outset. for Carpenters KICKOFF
vas badly fumbled. and was gotten by
Campbell, Y. P. LIS right end. Then, by
series OF line-sna shes the bali was ac
vanced TO V NJ. Is 15-yard line. Cae
pentar got the ball on double pass. and.
without interference in an open field.
went through four Y. NJ. |. taclslers li::e
water through a sieve for a touchdown.
He repeated the dose several times there
after.
The ban was in V. NJ. Is hands but sell
dom during the game Their attempts at
double masses failed completely. for the
fierce charging Of the Y. +. |. Team bro"-
ID The interference at the outset. John
son did the effective line plungins for
Y NJ / He made some neat gains. and
when ct times it locked as if V NJ. /.
would Ja,,e a brace after MAKING the
required distance. there would be
7rralehed tumble, al Robbins. generally.
or some other y. P. !. man was on the
hail like fash.
Nc4ri7- Always or Lexington Ground.
Towards The close Of the first half V 2.
worked the hall 10 Y. N. IS l5-yarc
lire ard en- the third Gown, Carpenter
tssayel d pace kick for goai. The ball
vas directly in front Of the goal; Camp
bell held it We'll, and Carpenters foot
vas trnc. The ball sailed clear over uie
lar between the posts, but apart from
these five points. Y. P. I. scored ti.tl
points on touchdowns. v NJ l. was
never in striking distance of Y. P l.
goal for drop Kick The pay was cos..
tna1 10 the territory of the Lexington
boys throughout the game. win the eX-
caption Of ten minutes of play when il
lowered arQr1rd Y. ?. Is 30-yard line.
4 WI,irlxvind Attack.
Near the close OF the second half. V P.
Logan whirlwind attack on her c.
porents that completely tocN the Valley
men Of their feet Carpenter. taking
the BAN from behtrd his own goal line.
walked thirty yards with il. and ran
twenty more planting the hall il the
mi1-de,d where but & few seconds l'@-~
.2rc il had been in the hands OF Y. NJ
I Then Councilman aad Carpenter q
little Kicking the latter tore through
f9- AN Yards Carpenter p!ncfed I'VE
rove ia keep rhe thing going. and sec
orc later raced aro"nt, left cnd for iwen-
Yards ana duplicated the feat in an
othar breath. tearing CT fifteen more
AVID renmng through the Y. A. ]. tack
}e-s for the last touchdown OF The game
lie had Y "a /. going so badly al THIS
ztane II The game that tl1@y ceutdl
hss. crDad u sra. with a rinG-poHg
yea9rat Dsri2ncSs was fast setting okrr
LAFAYETTE QclI when e.le last touchcoW0
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