Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

teams. The bulk of the crowd seemed not
to know or to care who won. Both OF, the
teams were alien TO Virginia, and, the
large majority of the crowd were Viz
| ginians, who look TO the orange and blue
to outshine both the contestants yester-
day. Nearly four thousand people Wit
messed the game, and 1t was a most al-
sricious opening of Norfolk S ne" PARK.
the finest in the State. Richmond may
take lesson from Norfolk in the pro
| vision Of a press stand and system of
scoring the game for the benefit of the
spectators, keeping the record of the
balls possession. the gains. downs. and
| distances 10 go, and the score as made
The First Half.
| It was just 200 when the sinewy Caro-
| linians. In their familiar blue and white
and in all the pads. bandases. headgear,
and other paraphernalia of the game,
| trotted into the Enclosure and out upon
the white barred field. Their appearance
was warmly applauded, and they began
| breaking away. punting and drop kick
ing.
a few moments later the Georgetown
lads. a. stocllily-bnit scant dozen of foot
ball warriors. clad in blue and gray and
the a-nlor of the game. came cantering
upon the field. Then there was a waving
OF blue and gray bsnnerettes, and vol
lcyS OF Georgetown cheers.
1t was nearly 2 O'Clock when the cap
tains and the officials of the game set
tied the prelminaries. Georgetown won
the west goal giving Carolina the ball.
The men from the Old North State lined
up for the charge, and Graves booted
the ball to Georgetown's 25-yard line,
where it was caught by p. Edmonston,
wi.o returned 1t yards before he was
thrown.
The GEORGETOWN men lined up and tried
a mass formation on the opposing line
1t yielded three yards. A first down
was made on the next play Another try
Yielded nothing, and still another but
was .funlhled. and a Carolinian fell on it.
In Georgetown's eagerness one of its
r,,t va. of side, and Carolina gained
yielded three more, and then Jacocks cir
cled the opposing left end for twenty
EarGs. AIDED by VERY pretty blocking. a
tandem play gainst the line netted seven
yards. and Georgetown was again penal
lied i've yards for being off side.
--le play vas being brought dangerous
y near Ge9rgetown's goal, and two
! line The situation had grown critical.
but the District men realized its gray
ity,; and held fast. Carolina, yielding the
eyitah Mahoney booted the leather to
safety, sending it to his own 45-yard line.
where Graves caught the punt and. aid
| yards
| After making two first downs, Carolina
found the blue and gray line impregna-
6 61e ana iha YIELDED ae; the ball Hardesty hur
and on next down made his distance
! Another mass play against the line yield
| 60 three yards. but then the niue and
white line held firmly, and it was Caro-
lina's ball on downs on her opponents
| 2e-yard line.
THEN CAME A SURPRISE
s,, lnen came ,e,, one Of the prelest most
Eng the line for three yards Graves
DROPPED back, the ball was passed quick
he ana Emil, Glea al yt+ ana ,, quick as fash
sent the oval sailing over the bar be-
t"eon the posts. 1t was a. prettily exc
cuted drop kick. and was we'll calculated
tnus!asm. A waving Of banners and rib
bons and the familiar ''yackety yack' Of
the Chapel Hill elevens faithful little
the gameNcasolina 81 5; Georset ss no .: .
The joy Of the "down-homers" was
short-lired: however. Up to this time
sontherns. but the e sting Of that score ore
aroused the Georgetown's from their
lethargy. and they went in with redou
bled y, xigor: The teams snapped goals.
Ming from his toe to North Cardinals s.
yard line The Caro,inian who who cap
tured 1t returned it ten yards before he
two.
Cardinals men lined mp and hit the
eIue-gray line for four yards. made
around left end by Jacocks. The next
two assaults on the heavier opposing line
We're hurled back without gain and
Graves was called on for punt. He
Sent the OWL SHINING high in mir to the
center OF the field, the encs getting down
the field under the high punt and down.
ing the Georgetown runner in his tracks:
IL was a remarkable tackle, the IKE OF
which has seldom. II ever, been seen.
Two Carolinians tackled the runner 81
nlultaneously. and he was literally lifted
of the ground and held immorable in
nid-air. 1t was Georgetown's balk, and
Seitz, at the apex OF a ..andean play.
plunged into the line, bending and push
Ing 1t back SIX yards.
MARCH TO GOAL.
Then the District boys began their
Irresistible march to goal. Hardesty, in
a catapult mass play, plunged and
crawled Is yards amid the plaudits of the
posssf eonpaea mas. plays Sselded
successfully S. 3. 2. 5, and 5 yards. The
next play struck an immovable mass Of
white, Il was q. splendid resistance, but,