Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-21
v. M. 1. Met Richmond College
Saturday

| SATURDAY
, The Virginia Military Institui
! football team played Richmon
} College in Richmond last Saturda
and put up plucky game, althoug
they lest by the score of to
The Richmond game was arrange,
for on short notice. A game wa
scheduled with Georgetown TO
Saturday 70 be played in George
town, d. c., and all arrangement
he'd been made for that game
when the Georgetown manager can
celed the game few days previous
to the date of the game. A con
test was then arranged with Rich.
mond College.
Sundays Richmond Times-Dis
patch has the following to say OF
the game between V. M. /. and
Richmond College:
After fifty-fve minutes of the
most gruelling play seen on the
Richmond gridiron this year, the
red, white and yellow of the v.M.I
was trailed in the dust yesterday
by the sturdy representatives of
the red and blue of Richmond Col
lege. From the time the whistle
blew for the start of the game un-
til the final blast to end it, the
struggle was filled with sensation
al plays, tackles and runs; but
most of these rested on the side of
the Richmonders, who outplayed
the visitors at every stage.
The game was not a walkover
for the red and blue, however, but
was the result Of the hardest kind
of play against team which was
nearly as good, which was fired
with the pride and record of the
Institute" and which has never
met defeat without a fight. The
V. M. l. players contended to the
last, and at no time lost that spirit
won them so many,,victor-
les against great odds.
They fought, and gave all that
was in them, for which honor is due;
put they were beaten. Richmond
College developed stars yesterday
hat had never shone before. 1t
seemed that the occasion and the
adversary had put them on their
nettle, and they did their best
With vengeance. Line bucks,
md runs and trick plays followed
ach other in such rapid success
ion that the opposing team was
lmazed and myetified, and could
10 nothing to stop the gains.
When the ball was taken TO the
7. M. 1. five-yard line, however,
he cadets would take brace and
manage to stop the plunges before
touchdown was mode. Several
lines this happened, and each
ime the weaker team held the
theirs long enough to get the ball
n downs. Then they would kick
ut of danger, and the short gains
y plunges would begin again.
For the V. M. 1. team, Stude
lay ed in the limelight all during
le game. Whenever the team
eeded fow yards he was called
n to carry the ball, and rarely
allied to get the required distance.
oward the close Of the game the
g end became weakened through
instant use and did not show up
} we'll, but he made a record In
le first part.
Cosby and Poague also played
eat ball, mainly however, on the
'fensive. Cosby mixed in all the
ae plays and generally got the
inner. Poague at end, though
little slow in getting the runner
ON the rear, managed to make
'od with both feet in the game. !
Too much honor cannot be given s
the V. NJ. l. team for the plucky
hit they put up against the
chmonders when it was clearly
on that they were beaten. Never L
an instant did they lose their :
rye, and always the stronger
am was met with the heartiest
sistance. The game was fight
om beginning to end and an ex-
bition of football that is rarely
On on any grldirOn,