The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19
RICHMOND BOYS
DEFEAT ASHLAND.
College Teams Open the Foo:-
Ball Season Here.
1T WAS A ONE SIDED CAME.
score Of 80 10 o Was Run Up Against
Randolph>Macon-Too Warm for
Good Playing Fair Crowds
Witnessed the Game.
1T WAS A. ONE SIDED GAME

i rather rough game. with some hard
,,layitst a few little Bills atia Sc ef:l
i.t!iis exciting spirits, usheied N 4'i'e
ioet bah season here yesterday i'cloIe =
crowd or abont 900 people, one-'iitn o.
them beng ladies, carrying coiofs VI iii~ii
iaNGtite team.
Richmond College md Randolph-Aiacpn
faced each other on the gi,diron. ne
4 letter was the FIRST To enter the GROUNDS.
,hcy put up a ilne appearance ana We're
,ountly cllccred by the spectators. even
The Wild rootcrs from kctiinonu GIVING
them hearty welcome.
A few minutes later the Richmond boEs
entered, and the rooters IN; the blcachcr-
sce- went Wild for d few minutes.
1t took about ten minutes to arrange
the prelirnnatjes. and amid ycils and
shouts from the crowd the Youngsters
from the two colleges went after eacn
{ otner for two twenty-rniuntn halves. The
result wac victory for Richmond by the
:scf,re of 20 II 0. ana some enthusiastic
Rich1nondcrs on tie side line wanted 10
cnrTy The yictors over to The college on
Their shoulders
A RAW GAME.
The game WAS q Iittleraw. There were
numerous kicks and the decisions oe the
officers were frequently questioned, and
Ihe rule book was brought into play once
or twice The lilnesmen were two Young
athletes representing the two COLLEGES.
Z lie. Co: into many disputes. and 1T
Sirnos an outbreak was imminent between
ahem The county police and The game
pficials were buoy half tho game Keeping
1ltc spectators from the side line. while
ahe crowd inlthe Erandstand and bleach
ElicE Shouted al them To sit down.
The visitors Were well trained indi-
.-iilaily.@ h,n they did not work together
gs well as did the Richmond boys. They
- l.-,y f.s, -s.,,,r 4,
.fre ends, and most OF Ieichmondis pro-
lrrcss towards goal was in the vulnerable
part Of The line
Some good sor-niilg was INDUCED in
by Richmond. The .Ash!aild boys werc Oh
tn. defensive nearlst all he time. and
prly made gains wllnn the ball was MT
into play from a kick. In the scrirnmasez
Sh.v were weak and almost helpless l'iair
rrilr salvation from 4 higher score Vas
llle fact that occasionally, after desper-
s.ea resistance, and when they Ind cap
hired the bail. WAS to pass ii back for
Kick. That simply consumed time. which.
Of course. Was totheir advantage.
NO 9TR0tt ll14E FOR RICHMOND.
Richmond seld6m found trouble in
passing through Tho line. and WFnn they
tired of That they changed 10 tie ends.
r'lle only real snar that they ran against
was Robinson. tlle little right hiatt. Ills
ta.kiing was superb. aud he was as
tnet rs the wind His work called for
applause several times, AT one tins
~ fonled III i tackle which should
have brought out a penalty, but the
official failed to see il.
There was nothing brilliant about the
game except that ii was fuf! of old
Fashioned, hard playing in the hack
formation. Nothing fancy was done
Taking it as a first game, aud taking
the weather as being much against good
Richmond College would make any OF
the college teams bump hard before
winning.
There was a bluff at slugGtng in one
sta4e nj the game. but one Of the play
ers started a laugh and what might
hive resulted in a fight ended in 4 god
naturcd iostle The crowd thought 1t
was a fight, and was getting across the
held at n rapid rate when the game.
ttarted up again. and tie crowd Tell
pver itself getting out Of the way.
LENIGNT OFFICIALS
The ,mpire and referee We're n little
uncertain al times and not half as
strict as they should have been. In
two Instances al least the ban went
bver on fumblcs. and tae crowd saw It.
btt the ball MAS put in play aaaNn by
The opposite team. This MAS eNcusahie
10 some extent. as the crowd pushed
itself ont into the field at the most I'M
portant times.
laor Richmond Smith, Landlord and
Bpillman dia good work So did Nor
gan. who Kicked all the goals. one OF
,neln being n most difficult one at
great angle a detail OF the game
would de lnenolonous, as it would SIM
ry show tie better genelalsllip and re-
suits of superior coaching on the part
ST Richmond 1t would be nothing mere
pr less than the steady progress: VI the
Richmond team, win an occasional
sl!.rt on The part OF Ashland, which
soiid amount to little and be of short
duration.
Owing 10 the extremely warm weather
Tie CARL for water was frequent. and tie
sncck-outs were numerous. only one
man, however. MAS damaged enough
10 withdraw from the game. That was
Davis who had been doing good work
Tor Ashland. lie dropped out in the
second half. and -Alwcll took his place
II left and The detailed score shows
anw IL ended:
LINE Up,
Richmond. Position. Ashland
Webster .eenter-..... Williams
Anderson. 49,. right guard. Mart.
Powell 49,. ........lcft guard. Moore.
Illith.&. left tackle. lsu,'ge.
lIuaglns right tackle. >. McCiinuc
Frazier. right cnd........... Mils
Gillian. .left end. Davis
l5ankIord- $4,000, left hafa........ -.lealie.