The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25

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was made after ten minutes hard work
and tumble by the Cadets. Score: 10
to Q.
Only a Touchback.
| Blacksburg defending the western goal.
Walsred kicked off, the ball gong from
the center of the field. clearly over Il g
cross bar and between tho goal post.
Many Of the crowd thought 1t was field
| goal and set UP u cheer, but 1t was only
Il touchdown. the ball being brought out
to the Varsity twenty-five yard line,
where Virginia punted to Blacksburg's
forty-yard line. and the ball was run
back to teh center OF the field. From
| t!:o'a It wns carried five yards in two
| rrshcs. Hull broke through on the next
line-up and downed he runner without
! gain. Captain Miles then took Il LONG
shot for n score and hoping for tho favor
Of the wind, tried pace kick for goal,
but the ball fell far short, only going to
| the Virginia twenty.yard line and Head,
who got 1t, running It back five yards.
Council then broke through the Cadet
| line for ten yards and with the BAH on
| Virginia's thlrtyfve yard line the
| whistle sounded the knel OF the half.
| During the intcrmiss'on Coach Lucder
and the Blacksburg team talked the first
half over and plans We're made to do bet
ter in the last. When, the, PLAYERS again
trottcd out on the field Blackshurg men
went to the west goal and Virginia kicked
| off. Watkins sending the ball to the
brought back ten yards by one. Of the
backs. The Cadets tried the Virginia line
for four--yard gain and on the next rush
advanced 1t three rnore aud then one more.
Hodcson, right half-bacls. then broke
through the Virginia left tackle for seven
s teen yards amid wild applause on the part
Of the y r , e con In the st stands
struck their old-timc stride.
Too Heavs t>r Them.
Byrd carried the ball three yards
further into Virginia territory, but on the
next try Blacksburg was thrown for u
loss, the heavier pushing power telling in
! had been downed he would be pushed
! backward by the entire team. The Cadets
were too anxious, and one. Of them was
otrsde. causing penalty of FIVE yard, to
ginia's fortydve-yard line. II was hope.
/ V. p I. puntcd to Eirgnia's eighteen
thrown in his tracks by Robins, and for "a a
loss Of two yards It was Virginia's ball
on her own sIxteen-yard line, and on the
through the right Of the Cadets line and
then added five more. On the next pass
the bah was fumbled, but recovered lon on
punt, the ball being captured on Virginia.
thirty -threc-yard line. After maxim, making
man making the gain. the Cadets backs
again hit the blue line for four yards: On
the next play, however. Elmer the VIZ,
ginia left guard, broke through tn i &c at 30
three yards Again ". l. had TO punt
and sent the ball rolling over the line.
It was brought out t., to the twen ~
/ is forty-yard line. where 1T was inmhied
and rolled out of bounds.
Throu h tn Line.
The Cadets then lined UP, and on the
first plunge into the blue line gained four
yards: In a mass formation, ana a aidea v by
giniu's line for fifteen yards, amid wild
applause from the Cadet admirers. Coun-
selman took the ball to Virgnia,S twenty
blue line held firmly. and the runner re- e.
bounded -four, yards The next plunge re
made UP the loss, however, and with IN, the
ball on Xrslnas twent Us Ha1d ,n l,ne
but the bail only went to Pollard on his
iive-y yard line. He fumbled 1t, but soon
regained it without loss and with sin a.
tcen-yard line. After making one gan gan
Virginia punted to the center Ut tie ha'd
The cadets then hurled 4 mass .ad form n =
at er another Inc up Wilson got N, o. 8,
Virginia's line for a thirty-f've yard run.
He had almost secured a clear field wnen
hc was downed on the Vineyard line, at
ter some beautiful lodging. roth gain
Of two yards more and then the runner
was tackled for Il loss Of two yard );
Desperately id V. p. ]. try again a q
aga n to make thor dis lance. but the b! c
line was adamant and thu ball Went Ia
Virginia on downs on their Le-yard ne.
Ailer several small gains, 49, ,On
the ball to their twenty flve-yaid line, the
tnclle and guard made a hole for Cour.-
Gil and he shot through and sh king OF
ali tie oppo sing tack $, soon had clear
field and made a sensat, onnl cishty-yard
sprint for Il touchdown. from VII oh Wat
kins landed the only goal Of the game.
1t had taken seventeen ard onc-ralf min
utes to make the touchdown which w s
somewhat on the fluky order. but hignly
spectacular
The Winding Up.
Blacksburg kicked off to Pollard. who
/ ran the ball Lack five yards but Viz
glnia could not gain ard tried to punt.
but the ball was fumlled and finally
recovered on their thrty-ya, d Inc; Fall,
went to Blacksburg., and It was rushed
to Virgnla's twenty-two-yn,d line, whel
and twelve-ya d pl lnga BY Poll I'd nd
another BY Helld took thu ball to the
center of the + cid Nirgip In then began
rushing the ball down the field and had
carr. ed it to " +. is thrty-ya,d line,
where delay occurred owing to Capta II