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


ing II by sturdy punging down the field.
yielded It by failure to mako the re-
ouircd distance. Despairing of carrying
the ball over the line, the cadets did
not even then quit without thrice trying
to drop goals from the field, one try
being made from Virginia's fifty yard
line with the wind IN the kickers favor.
Cou CT the ot r.
In the honors Of the game, Council
easily carried off the lion $ share Tor
the University, with Head, Wall ana
Pollard doing some fine ground gaining,
but. above all 1t was the UNIFORM preci-
sion of the team work that made their
runs and piunges possible. Virginia made
her gains by mass plays OF various xmas
directed against the tackles. with occa-
sionally an attack in center. Their most
successful plunges were between lett
tackle and end, and were made by
tandem formation known as tackles right
or tackles left and by halves over. In
these formations four or five men were
lined up tandem to right or left Of the
quarter back, sometimes ono man carry
Ing the ball and sometimes another, but
The entire tandem hitting the line like
catapult and almost always gaining
the required distance. Occasionally the
Black sburg tackles or ends broke through
and threw the runner, sometimes hurllnS
him bactwad for ,oss. The superior
weight Nc team play of the line ana
back-ftel', however, enabled Virginia to
make her distance even with the seven
men in the line, for with Blacksburg rat
tied at the outset, they could not stop
the fierce line punges consocutively.
Blacksburg played very fine and
aggressive game in the second half, al
most sweeping the University off their
feet. AS soon as they found out
they could penetrate the sturdy
blue line they hit 1t time end
again and several times broke through
for fine gains. Miles and Will
son made most Of Virginia Polytechnic
Institutes gains, several of 'rnn, ne'"S
brilliant dashce The fast work Of Rob-
ms in getting down the field and his
sharp and sure, tocIslir" w's one Of tho
features Of Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute's play Altogether, the Blacksburg
h,crs did not give their line the sup
port accorded vlrginia's by her back
field. At times the whole team did well.
Bear at quarter, played a star gnme
FOR his team, tackling and stonn'nE Vir-
| f-'rla's r,,nncrs raneate 1lv. Only once
/ did he fail. and that was when Council,
with terrific momentum. hurled the tack
! lers from him and dased through for a
clear field and a touchdown.
U...v RS ,y WINS loss.
University won the toss and chose thu
west goal ~ tn the advantage OF d Ia
vorab,c wind at their BACKS. Wash
| kick off tor Virginia, Walsh getting the
bail and running it back a snor, s
lance being thrown. Then Virginia with
| her mass formations, began Lining up
rapidly and hit ng tho cadet line, aiW-yS
| for the required distance. For one tacA4c
| or back and then another was sent into
| Tie Maroon line and steadily the Blacks
/ burg men We're hammered reicn less!y
backward unit! Virginia, without io-i. G
the ball once, reached the white line al
the end CT the field and Council. the
| great tackle, carried 1t over for the first
touchdo after just six and a quarter
minutes play. He punted the ball out
| for a place kick for goal but before
| Pollard could heel the catch. ROBINS was
upon him and had hurled him back ward.
destroying Virginia's chance to ad an
| other point to their score. Virginia b,
| V. p. ]. o.
! Virginia Chen kicked off, the ball goine
to Bear, WHO carried 1t back some yards
| before being thrown. In vain Black burg
| tried the blue line, and finally yia.ded
| the ball on downs, IT was Virginia $ ball
| close to Blackburg's goal and few rush.
! es brought the oval close to tho goal
| line, and Council again plunged over,
| mixing the second TOUCHDOWN dlteI JuSl
eleven minutes play. The big tac2le
| tried to add goal TO the score but fall'
ed, and the score was: Virginia ~ W
.. I. %.
V.P.I.. Failed to Gain,
Virginia then Kicked off, the ball 60
ing to Schaefer who was soon tn own.
| Then Biacksburg lined up and aga
tried Virg'nia's impregnab!e line, but
| failing to gain, Walsh dropped back for
| n Dunt and sent the ball out of danger
| temporarily. 1t was Virginla's ball on
their own forty-yard line, but after
making net gain of but three yards In
as many downs, Virginia tried again,
| but was held and yielded the ball. Almost
| Immediately and on Nirglnas forty-twn
| yard line, Blackshurg fumbled and lost
| the ball. Virginia then began again hurl.
! ing her terrible tandem assaults upon the
| Maroon line, until the ball was down on
| tho cadets seven-yard line. Then on
| tho next lineup Virginia carried the
| ball over, but for holding in the III Q
| they were compelled 10 bring 1t back
and then penalized twenty yards, giving
thom the ball on Blacksburg's twenty
| seyen-yard mark, From this point tho
march TO the goal was begun again ana
| ten minutes after the second touchdo IN
| Council the great pluns ne tackle. again
| carried the ball over and asnn fai'ed In
his try for goal, Score Virginia 10,
! Ilacksbnrg 0.
| ,vi,,, tbn University guarding tho east