The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-16
Great Battle on the Cridlron
at Charlottesville.
SCORE SIX 10 NOTHING
Both Played Hard, Straight and
Clean Foot Ball.
vIRG!NlA's GROUND GAINING
Cadets Pt y Splendid Defensive Gams
Work of Daniel a. End-The Baeks
Play in Fine Form, ~ - 9
Trif1e Slow Special Plays
Used in the Game
on Yesterday.
.vIRG!AIa's GROUND GAINING
Especial Dispatch 70 The Time,.)

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
CHAROTTESNILLE,.v VA. NovemhO
15.-In possibly the most stubornly foughe
game of football played in the South In
years. the eleven OF the University OF
Virginia defeated the team from the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. at Blacks
burg. here this afternoon by the score
OF 6 to 0. Virginia scored after ten min
uteS of play in the first half by sending
Council around the cadets right end for
d 23-yard run. IIe was hauled down by
Miles just over the goal line in the exc
treme northeast corner Of the field. Har-
ris punted from this point to- Council. and
. afterwards drove the ball between the
posts. completing the scoring for tho
game.
This touchdown meant not only the
cadets first defeat of the season. but The
first score by straight football made on
their team. the other biemishes on their
record being charged to a tiuke by which,
tho y. and NJ. College crossed their goes
several weeks ago. Hard. stafght fooks
ball was played from start to finish, ana
though there was no sensational ground
gains. the closeness of the score and the
fact that the cadets proved their ability
to gain, and now and then rushed tho
ball over Virginia dangerously near their
goal. kept interest at tension and gave
the rooters few breathing spells
| WAS 1T HAND LUCKr
+ Some say Virginia played in hard luck,
and should haze had for the amount OF
ground gained q larger score. and In fnctA
/ she did. for three times In the game. tbs
Orange and Blue carried the oval to the
I cadets. 5-yard line, there to lose It. twice,
on and once on a tumble at these critical
I moments In the play Virginia seemed to-
lack snap and ginger. and Instead OF
I rushing the play by quick forma ton. gave
|. the cadets time to settle and prepare
foi. the attack on their line, which they
did with the result that the Varsity
came just so far. but could go no farther.
len they hammered the Blacksburg line
/ with their tackles back formation. the
| cadets met their onslaughts with a deter.
mined resistance, and fought their foes
like mad On defense. the v. P. I. eleven
played superb ball. but on offensive play
they We're weak. .,nd at times went %
pieces allowing their plays to be- free
quently broken up behind the line. and
| their runners thrown for loss.
Carpenter. who captains the Blacksbur4
| team. and who. by the way. Is certainly
one OF the best football players In the
country. clearly outpunted Harris. OF
Virginia. at every point. driving the BAH
| well out Of danger on every emergency.
and never once allowing his play TO bo
blocked. Twice during the first half he
tried goal from place kick. once from
Vtrsinia's 15-yard line. narrowly missing
the mark. and the second time from the
35-yard line. which was a failure. the oval
going away out OF bounds.
PLAYS IN USE.
virginia's grolrnd-gaining plays wer0
| good. Those they used mainly on the
,dafa rua In h3c I'm
which the half talSea the ball and 10
..hiked over the opposing line at tackles,
and in end around play. which they
learned in their bitter defeat from Les
high q week ago. In this play the end
runs behind his line. slaps the half az
he passes behind him for the signal to
put the leather in play. and leads tho
Interference. These plays. particularly
the hiking tactics. netted the Varsity
the greatest gains. and time and time
again Johnson, Council Pritchard and
Black were sent through and over the
cadets line for advances OF from TO 8
yards. First one and then the other sido
| on the " P. r. line would be battered
down by this play which they seemed
| unable to check without some gains.
The Virginia team developed no stars
! during the game. but as whole the
eleven, with the exception Of being slow
| on the line up. proved to their coaches
that great brace had been taken since
| the LehiSh disaster. and that 1t was IN
every way a stronger aggregation than
at any time this season.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
| "Pete'' Daniel who was tried to-day
at left en0. strengthened that position
greatly and did splendid worn smashing
! interference sent his way. besides getting
down the field we'll on punts- With one
exception Rronston. Virginia's right end
was always there, but on this OCCASION
he was boxed. and CARPENTER. who
caught Harris punt. ran around him for
thirty yards and was forced out and
| downed on Virginia's twenty-five yard
| ilne He redeemed himself. however. on
the next play by breaking through and
throwing Carpenter for a loss OF nvO
yards.
virginia's backs were in the game. bus
with the exception of Pollard at quarter
they played a tritie slow. none OF them
| making any sensational grand stand ex-
| hibstion OF their do6gtns or running
ability.
The game was clean. free from sius-
etue and void OF any serious injury to
players. The only change made In the
first half was In Blacksburgs team when
| Rrair took Miles place at right tack10.
! the latter having injured q lame shout.
| der. In the second half Virginia put
: wall in at right guard, taking Spate0
! pIatE. and a few moments later. when
Pollard. quarter. was slightly injured
and retired. changed Pritchard from ief1
hair to quarter. and put Head. sub
stitute. In ab left halt.
A SPLENDID FIELD.
| the game was played on Lambeth field.
| the new athletic ground Just being IN.
| ished. and was witnessed by fully LOO
persons. including students and orsat
+ many alumni. rho came from di6eseuo
/ parts OF the state 70 see the game Thio
| new field Is the greatest IN the South.
{ and Is certainly one OF the bsot IN ~