Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-30
WILLIAM AND MARY
MAKES SPLENDID FIGHT
Unexpected Strength Developed BY
White and Yellow Boys Made
Score Close.
R|CHMoND's VICTORY WELL EARNED
Crowd of twenty-five Hundred Peo-
pie Saw clever and stubbornly
Contested Football Game on Casino
GrIdiron-slnslc Touchdown For
Wearera Of Blue and Red.

Fully $500 people, the greatest
crowd that ever turned out to foot.
ball game on the Virginia Peninsula,
witnessed the stirring bid of tho VIII
liam & Mary College eleven for vic
tory over the Richmond College war.
rtors In spectacular struggle Mt the
| Casino sridiron yesterday afternoon,
and saw the wearers or the red and
blue, in final supreme effort, sweep
across the field for lone touchdown
and victory in the middle of the last
half. 1t was clean played game Of
q whirlwind style and from the initial
Kick off until the final minute OF play
the enthusiasm Of the vast throng of
spectators that filled the stands and
occupied every available foot of space
around the side lines was unbounded.
Surprise for Richmond.
In the first few minutes of Dlay
Richmond hearts were in Richmond
throats. for William & Mary showed
| unexpected speed. dash and vim that
carried the red and blue players off
their feet and rapidly forced them
back down the field to n point within
the shadow of their own goal posts.
This was happy moment for Will
liam Il Mary supporters and white and
yellow flags and remnants were waved
on high all along the side lines and
the color bearers sent up shout after
shout Of Joy ~
When the white and yellow warriors!
were within five yards of n touch.
down and 1t looked as If nothing could
check their onward march, that in
domitable courage and determination
OF the Capital City boys which ulti.
mately resulted in victory for the
red and blue. first made Its appear.
ahce and the onslaught of tho vii.
liamsburG backs was spent mon n line
that held like wall of solid granite.
Richmond on Its Feet
With the ball in their possession. ana
having recovered from their SURPRISE
at the unlocked for speed ard strength
or the white and yellow team, tho
richmond eleven. by q rapid exchange
OF punts. line Dlunges. end runs and
cleverly executed forward pass, car
ried the hall to William & Mary's
three yard line, only to loose it on a
taLai tumble by Waite. who had been
caiied upon to carry the pig skin
across the line. William & Mary
hunted out of danger and the half was
me intermisslon between halves
was the signal for demonstration on
the part of the williamsburg followers
that Will long be remembered Hun.
dreds of people, wearing. the white
and blue, gathered around the team
IN the center of the field and cheer af.
ter cheer went mp for the plucky war
riors who had proven themselves n
match for the champion eleven Of
Richmond College
The Richmond College supporters
also gave their team a rousing recep-
tion during the intermission and when
play opened both elevens were deter
mined to do or die. William C Mary
started off again with great dach and
vigor and for few minutes she swept
all before her. Slowly Richmond yield.
ed until within the danger zone and
then 1t seemed to take new life.
Getting the ball on punt, the red
and blue players forced the white and
yellow warriors across the field slow
ly. but surely. only to loose the ball
when the goal was but % yards dis
tant
Gooch to the Front.
Williamsburg could do nothing
against the now logged Richmond
team and was forced to punt. Then
1t was that, when all others had fail
cd. the diminutive Gooch. the star of
the game was called uDon to lead his
team to victory and responded by
smashing through the line and around
the ends for long gains. finally landing
| the ball on William e. Marv's six yard
line, where Bowen and Waite were
called upon to finish the work Gooch
had begun.
Crowd Arrives Early.
Long before 3 o'clock, the hour set
for the oDening Of the game. people
| began flocking to the field and Mt Q: 30
O'Clock about 1900 we're within the
mark. The William & Mary team was
the first to reach the gridiron and as
1t filed on the field it was met with
cheer after cheer from It's supporters
The Richmond team arrived few
minutes later and both elevens went
through light signal drill.
| w. e. M. Wins Toss
After brief consultation in the
center of the field, William e. Mary
won the toss and choose to defend the