The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-27
SCORE WAS
SIX TO SIX
Ddnvllle Gave Richmond Col
lege Close Fight.
TIE BEST THEY COULD GET
Struggle Most Interesting and Exct-
ing Ore--CotIege was Forced to
Put In the Lest Of its
Players

The Richmond College football team,
yesterday afternoon expected that the
Danville Military Institute team would
afford them some valuable practice for
their hard game with Hampden-Sdncy
here Saturday. but they encountered a
genuine surprise party In the visiting
elartp. and had to use their utmost en-
beavers to save themselves from, defeat,
When the game began the College did
not put in Smith and Lankford, It's stars.
expecting to save them fresh for Satur-
days game; but tho visitors went into
the game with q rush ANA IN seven or
eight minutes had earned the ban over
tor a ttu...uown. lnen tticuunoiu uWuk-
ened and put in its best men, but even
with them and the hardest KIND OF play
ins, the best the ccliegians could do
was to tie the score.
Inc Danviile team almost equalled the
Richmondcrs in average weight, ii not
fully up to them, and among their eleven
arc several brilliant players, men who
have played on college and university
eleven and are now teaching at the In
stitute. Tho school is one with fifty
boarding pupils and twenty-five or thirty,
day students from Danville. 1t has not
figured in football heretofore, but has
made creditable record this season,
winning three out of their four decisive
games and tying the fifth contest. Their
only defeat was by the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of North Carolina,
which trumphed over them 80 to 0.
Danville Military Institute. Kicked off
and Richmond worked the ball back to
tho center Of the field. whore they were
penalized ten yards for forward pass,
and, failing to make their distance. lost
the ball on downs. The visitors almost
Immediately lost the ball on a tumble
on Richmond's forty yard line. But the
College could not advance 1t, cadet
breaking through and tacklins the run-
ner for loss and q tumble. costing them
several yards more. Forced TO punt,
the College sent the ball to the center
of the field, where the cadets swiftly
worlSd it down tho field and over the
line for a touchdown. The visiting gains
were made by what is technically known
as the checkerboard play. the 'ends-
over" baing alternately worked for good
gains. Smith. the star Of the Richmond
team, was put In to stem the tide, but
could not accomplish such big con-
tract. Richmond was penalzed five
yards and the yellow jackets. as the
cadets are called, hammered the line
and clrcled the ends for sure gains, unit!
the ball was taken over the line. The
full back kicked goal. Score, Danville
Military Institute. s; Richmond Col
lege, Q.
Richmond then put Landlord in Ken
ney's place at tull-back and, thus
strengthened. the college men played with
all their powers. =. NJ. /. kicked off 10
Smith, who fumbled and .. NJ. got ths
ball on the Richmond twenty-five yald
~.
1t was Richmond's ball. The collcgiars
carried the ball steadily down tho Enc
in handsome rushes to the cadet eight
yard line, where the yellow Jackets made
a game stand, and held the college for
downs. A moment later the half ended.
Score 6 to 0 in Danville's favor.
With Danville in the east goal, Smith
for Richmond. College, kicked off to the
cadet thirty yard line. Tho Te.l,w jackets
were penalized ten yards for off side
play and forced to punt, sending the Ball
to the center Of the field. but were penal
lied twenty yards and lost ball on dow. S
OH their thirty-five yard line. With good
line plunging By Smith. Richmond rushed
tho ball over for touchdown, and lfick-
ed tho goal Score. to 6.
There was no more scoring after this.
Final score, Richmond College, 6; Danville
Military Institute, G.
s,ickney. York. Lohmann, Kidd ard
Rankin played the game for the visitors.
making most OF their gains, but the bril-
liant tacklng of Kidd and Rankin and.
the all round play OF IIohmann were con-
spicuous features OF q sharp game.
For Richmond Smith was easily the
star. making most of the gains and get
ting into every play. Landlord and Spill.
man and the tackles played good game.
The line was unable to stop the .visitor's
ends.over plays,
THE LINEUP.
r. c. Positions. M u. NJ. I.
Woodfin...,. ....,.left end...... ......Lee
Hudgins...... left tackle. -. .Lohmann
Powell...... left gnard...... ..Huneaker
Webster... .....center... ......Trlmble
.Anderton.. ...right guard...... .,Sydnor
snead.. ......r.sht tackle...... Arthur
Frazer. .,.......right end....... ..Kidd
Mench.... ....quarterback.. ...... Ford
Compton. ...,left half-back... Rankin
iSnith Cautain) ts-