The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25
Richmond Team Won by
II to Din Fast Game
Yesterday.
WAS HARD FIGHT
ON BOTH SIDES
Rooters for Victorious Team
HOisted Players on Shoulders
and Carried Them Off.
Crowd Went Wild
When Struggle
Was Over.

BY her decisive victory of Il to over
Randolph-Macon College I'm Broad Stree,
Park yesterday afternoon Richmond COL
lege completed her unbroken series ~
tuumphs, and now stands winner OF tht
pennant for the Eastern state In,ercoua-
giate League. Both teams stood in Ins
for the championship. and never was a
game more bitterly contested never de-
feat more agonizlngly taken. or victory
more hardly wrested. Yet by all the laws
or the game Richmond College IS fully
entitled 20 the position which she now
occupies IN the Eastern League. and
neither Fl end nor foe would take oue
jot or title from her glory.
Fully two thousand people witnessed
tho contest. and all two thousand rooted
Tor ons side or the other Randolph
Macon sent down trainload OF rooters:
alb Richmond College was there and
hundreds OF football lovers from the
city. At the end of the game. after I'll
the cheering was done by the teams for
each other as the Yellow Jackets realized
that Il was all over and that the last
chance had gone. and the Spiders we're
drinking 70 the fun the sweet cup OF
victory. all the rooters for the winning
side surged on the field. snatched the
players and. placing them on their shout
NNt's A'At NlAtlN III triumph from the
scene OF their last victory Of the season.
All the while banners were waved mon
and women creered Justify. and hundreds
OF others sang themselves hoarse. Friends
gathered round Coach Dunlop 10 con-
graduate him on his success and the
proud record he had gained himself Had
Shakespeare known football in his time
he would have undoubtedly added foot
baliist TO those lines IN which he saws.
lover. lunatic and poet are OF magma
ton compact"
Great Victory.
1t was a great victory and it VIII be
remembered for many long day in the
history OF athletics Of the winning col
lege. 1t will become a part Of the leg
ends and traditions OF the Richmond In
stitution. and serve as "A fitting example
for other teams TO come.
Though the score appears so much
against Randolph Macon College, the
Yellow Jacket, had all the best or IL IN
the FIRST half. They kept the Spiders on
the defensive all the time. and the local
team was in imminent danger OF being
scored on. Several times did the visitors
come within an ace or scoring. but ever
as they approached the goal did the
Spiders buckle down with grim deter
mination TO hold or die IN their tracks.
and Randolph Macon wouH either bs
hurled back as pillows from a rocky
shore OF would lose ground through
penalties inflicted. And in giving credit
10 the local team. one must not fail 20
accord some share OF glory to the visi-
tors. They fought bitterly from start
10 finish. and they died as game as they
started. never giving up until the last
whistle had blown and they knew that
defeat was TO be their lot Randolph
Macon ranks n good second TO Richmond
College. This speaks highly for it. and
It deserves no small need Of praise for
its pluchy playing and its grim deter
minatlon never to give up.
The game developed several bright
played In the nmelight. Yancey, the
stalwart fullback for the visitors. COW
cred himself with glory In his line-buck-
ing and his splendid tackling. Harlan.
at quarter. played star game. and saved
several touchdowns by his work at tack
ling. Jcrnigan played Ike a hend at
end and both the Woodhousess one at
centre and the other at half. displayed
heady work. FARRELL also played a good
end and Powell played well at left half.
Playing of Richmond.
For Richmond &c IS hard 10 name tho
stars without going through the whole
lineup. Every man played his position
we'll Mensch displayed splendid head
work at quarter. and Bowen was also
with glory in his thirty-yard run. and
fillmore went him one better IN his bril-
liant dash OF nifty yards for a touch-