The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
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CHAMP | ! ION.
College Spiders y Wear the Laurels
BY Winning from Ran an.
dolpl,-Macon.
a FlERcELY &c: y i FOUGHT Ugh GAME
Work Of Wood %and%R Robinson L'i11s'1'n
Loudly Applau'diteed- Details
Of the Game.
AZ FlERCELY FOUGHT GAME

1yoodfns and Robinson were thc stars
Of the game at Broad Street Park yes.
terday afternoon. The former was for
tunnate and the latter unfortunate. how
eyeh. In the run Of circumstances. for the
score stood 16 to 0 m favor Of Richmond
,.ftcr two Of the fercest halves ever
played on the Broad Street field.
Both teams played rough ball. and the
services Of the water boys and physicians
we're in frequent demand. Nobody was
Eadly hurt, however.
Not only was there rough playing by
tho players. but 1t extended to the spec
tators, and just before tho close or the
game two young men came TO olo"s
down near the bleucherles fence, ana
caused a stampede OF the croWd from
the blcacheries to the field.
The crowd was the largest OF the sea.
son at any of the college games. ana
many ladies occupied places In the grand
stand. The orange and black OF RAN
dolpli- Macon was displayed as eNtraVa-
gantly MS The red and blue of Richmond
College. as a large crowd OF students and
lndies came over from Ashland to root
for their favorltes and Richmond .Col-
lego had big contingent out while the
mass of spectators were neutral, favor
Ing. If anything. the visitors
RICHMOND CHAMPIONS.
by winning this game Richmond College
carries the championship Of the Ea stern
College series, having defeated all the
teams In that circuit.
Richmond kicked OFF and Randolph
Macon made only slight gain on tho
run, and lost on downs. Tho ball then
went to Richmond. and the team showed
great power IN bucklng, hurdlins and
sklrting the ends. The tandem play by
jpx rInh ctr ftl1
for pains, and Captain Smith gradually
worked through from slide to the very
cdge OF the limo for Il touchdown. llo
failed to kick goal, Score too.
In tho sores of scrimmages stocky littlo
Robinson. the quarter back and captain
Of Randolph-Ma did fine work. Ills
tackling was superb, and 1t was due
largely to him that Richmond expert
cncel great difficulty In renching goal,
Woodnn. too, put up splendid work, and
surprised even his most enthusiastic adj
Tirers,
VISITORS SPRUCE UP.
In the second kick Off by Richmond,
Ahsland made good gains and IN the
scrimmage McNeal got through right end
for ten yards. Tho ball was then IN
peril on downs. and the punt was rcsorted
10 by ,rrovlllun, and the ball was put 10
cimond's iiSteen-yard line, Smith
Gst,ght It. but was downed by Robinson
before he mado moro than TWO yarus
\ LIN. Then Wright clrcled Ashland's
right end for twenty yards, and was
downed by Robinson, Then Ashland held
Richmond and the ball went over. ASH
land had to resort to the punt. Iankford
tried to gain at rght end, but was
downed by Robinson. and on n foul or
.olf-slde play Ashland was subjected to
a ten-yard penalty, with the ball on the
Richmond llfteen-ynrd line, Smith went
through left tackle for ten yards, and In
the next scrimmngcs Richmond could not
gain, and were forced to punt,
Robinson fumbled and there was no
gain. Walters buclsed center for eight
yards, and thcn loss Was registered on
right end. a brace was taken by tho
Ashlanditcs, and good gains were made
on downs, McMath. left tackle, soing
| through for ten yards on one scrlmmage
on tho very next play, however, II loss
OF five yards WAS sustained In an attempt
| TO skirt left end.
| ASIlLAND'S CHANGE.
Ashland looked winner Mt this point
| They were dangerously near Rlclmond's
goal, and were doing tho best all-around
work. Richmond strained every point to
| hold back the onslaught. and the Ashland
boys were forced into Kicking, a move
ment WAS made for placing kick for goal
from the twenty-five yard line. The fall