The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-30

Richmond, Va, Nov 29.-The foot
-hall game here today between the
Agricultural and Mechanical college of
North Carolina and V.PT was u,on
by the latter by the score of 6 to O
A. q NJ. won the toss, and chose the
western goal. V. p. |. steadily pushed
the ball down the field to A. & Ms
2o yard line, where Wilson failed to
kick field goal. The first half ended
with the ball on V. P. is 40 ward
line, and in A. G. MS possession.
Neither side scored in this half
In the second half the same hard
line playing was noticeable with oc-
casional kicking. After about thirteen
minutes Of play, Nutter for V. P. l..
was forced through for a touchdown.
Goal was kicked
Eskridge and Stevens, A. & NJ, were
used up, and Drake and Abernethv
went in. The ball was hammered to
within two yards Of v. p. Is goal
line when Wilson got it and made a
seventy yard dash only TO be downed
on the A. d M S 80 yard line The
game ended with the ball on A. &.
Ms 20 yard line
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 29-Seven thou
sand people saw Carlisle defeat Vir-
ginia here today by a score of IS to
II.
A missed goal prevented Virginia
tieing the score Virginia made the
first touchdown on a blocked kick,
and three line rushes. Her other
scores were made by Johnson and
Honaker in runs of so yards.
The Indians scored through Mount
Pleasant and Little Boy by hammer
ing the line in two instances and a
fifty yard run. Little Boy scored
twice, as did Johnson for Virginia
Philadelphia, Nov 28-With the
ball within one foot of the home
teams line, the annuaI game between
the Pennsylvania and Cornell foot
ball elevens on Franklin Field today
came to an end without either side be-
ing able to score The finish Of the
contest, with Pennsylvania fighting
desperately to ward OH defeat, was as
sensational a piece of football play as
| has been seen On the Led and Blue
| gridiron in a long time.
There were but a few minutes of
time left when Hollenback, for Penn
| sylvania kicked against the wind tc
| the home teams 45 yard line, whe~c
| Cornell man got the ball TWO Ike
| plays, and a quarter back kick, pu
| the ball ON Pennsylvania Is yard
line still in Cornelrs possession Here
| the Ithicans tried a forward pass. Hol-
| lenback intercepted the pass but was
unable to hold the ball and Van Or
man for Cornell, fell on it seven yards
from Pennsyvania's goal. Two plays
| against the tackles and Cornell was
on the one yard line. 1t seemed as II
nothing could stop her, but on the
| next plunge into the line the Penn
| sylvania men held and Cornell drop
| ped in her tracks It was then Penn
sylvania's ball On downs. Pennsyl-
vania decided not 70 take a chance 10
carry the ball with it practically on
| her goal line, and Hollenback was
sent far back Of the goal posts TO kick
out He was directly behind the Cross
1 Oar anu VI dsoIu IL uc hiNhVo
| to one side The punt was bad and
the ball went out Of bounds abou. two
| yards from the goal fIne.
| With the ball in her possession two
yards from Pennsylvania's goal line
| the Ithicans made q yard on the first
| play, but at the second plunge into
| the Pennsylvania line failed TO gain
The ball was then on the Quaker
one yard line. Cornell had one more
sry while Pennsylvania @as In the last
ditch and desperate. The signal was
given, the teams crushed against one
another and half IF Cornell's Players
on top of the struggling mass OF men
spilled over Pennsylvania goal line
AS the teams plunged into each o,h7r
the time keepers whistle announced
| the end Of the game. everyone be
lieved Cornell had won, out when Ref
| x-o, TYnnira Edwards