The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01

posing lines. Bat condition is foot
ball, and the game was Won on its
merits by the best team at the time.
1t is no diSparasefnent OF others to
say that credit for the result belongs
shiedy. TO Rove, the staiwart right
end 10 Harlan. whose clever kicking
~ led: 10 Powell whose brilliant
wu.k, extensively and defensivcly. was
frequently in evidence, and finally to
little Chaplin. the quarterback.
His work was a great Improvement
over that in the William and Mary
game, and the coach had directed him
10 signal for fair catch on punts and
avoid being dragged backward by
tacklers or thrown SO hard that he
would drop and lose the ball, Yester-
day he was sure in handling punts,
ball but once when tackled hard. His
best work was in passing the ball to
Rowe on those long forward passes
that Melted fifteen, twenty and twenty
five yards and sometimes more. But
behind them all was the unyielding
line and the machine-like interference
that enabled sthe backs to run. Ran
dolph-Macon made n touchdown early
in the game. but 1t was not allowed,
Referee Barry deciding that the for
ward pass was Illegal. Rowe ran with
the ball and was never headed. Several
times had he kept his feet he would
have scored touchdowns.
Story of the Game.
Lankord kicked off to Chaplin on
the twcnty-yard line. and he returned
it five. Randolph Macon then earned
first down on line plays on their forty
three-yard line. a forward pass to
left end was blocked, and the ball went
back fifteen yards. Harlan then punt
cd to Atkins in midfield. and he returned
the ball twenty-five yards, aided by
good blocking. Landlord made five
yards, and then n forward pass to
Saunders landed the ball on Ashland S
Atkins kicked field goal from the fiji
teen-yard line. Score: Richmond, A
Randolph Macon, 0.
Harlan kicked off to Waite who ran
the ball back to his twenty-yard line
Failing to gain, Atkins punted to his
own ffty-yard line, and Harlan re.
turned ii five yards.
Powell tore off ten yards on a play
through tackle, Bishop added eight,
and Harlan made it first down on Rich
inond's thirteen-yard line. The ball
was rushed to the seven-yard line, and
an attempted placement goal kick was
blocked. but the ball was recovered
on the seventeen-yard line
Chaplin then worked forward pass
to Rowe, who carried the ball over,
but the touchdown was disallowed, the
pass being an illegal one, and the
ball was given to Richmond. Atkins
punted to nidtield and the ball was
returned nearly fifteen yards First
down was earned on the thirty five
yard line, and a line plunge tore Oft
six more. Then Chaplin tossed the ball
TO Rowe again, and he was downed on
the eight-yard line after a twenty -one-
4 fon Ia No.. .ol.a
Yards and Powell carried the ball over
on the next attempt Harlan kicked
the goal, antt tile score was 6 to 4
in Randolph Macon's favor.
Harlan Scores Again.
Chaplin received Landlords kickoff
ON the twenty-yard line, and ran to
the twenty-five. Randolph Macon. be
ing unable to gain, punted to midneld,
where the ball was fumbled, and a
yellow jacket fell on it. Runs by
Powell. Bishop and Harlan brought the
ball to Richmonds forty-iive-yard line,
and then Rowe got away with another
forward pass for seventeen yards
landing the ball on the twenty eight
yard line On third down Harlan
dropped back to the thirty-f yard
line and landed a goal from placement
chaplin holding the bail. Score. 10 to
in Ashlanas favor,
Harlan kicked off TO Waite. who
fumbled and was downed on his ff-
teen-yard line Landlord ripped off a
ten-yard gain but on the next plan
the inevitable tumble ensued, and IL
was the Yellow-Jackets ball on Rich.
inonds forty-tiye-yard line
Harlan ran thirteen yards around
right end and Powell added six. A,
onside kick was received by Bishop
who was downed on Richmond's nj
teen-yard line. After three-yar,
gain, another placc-kick for goal wa!
tried, but failed. Richmond punte,
out. but the Ashlandcrs rushed the bal
back and then lost it on n forwar,
pass failure. Kichmond's ball on thci
twenty-tve-yar line.
railing 10 gain, Louthan puntcd an,
Chaplin slgnaled I fair catch. TIL
ball was brought to the red and blu
acknowledgements line, and there los
on downs. A moment later the bal
was funbled and big Balderson wa
the-spot, catching the oya
on the fly. Chaplin tried n quarter
y back run and made eight yards. bu
dropped the ball when tackled. An ex
change of punts followed after Rich
monds end attempt had been nippea b
$s Powell, Randolph Macon got tile hal
on tho wenty-lvc-yard line ana a ton
Sard penalty against Richmond put
on the thirty-tive. a successful onsid
kick was worked and ii was Randolph
Macon's ball in lnidhcld
Another onside KICK carried In
ball to Riehmonds twenty-seven-
line. The ball was surrendered o
downs moment later on Richmond
slxteen-yard line Loutian puuted
@ Harlan, who ran the ball back 10 IN
thirty-fye-yard line. Then Ayhlan
y worked another forward pass to Row
WHO fell on the eight-yard line. Ii
stead OF trying for q touchdown. Hal
Ian dropped back To tn afteen-yait
line and kicked another goal fro
placement, making the score; Ran
dolph Macon, IA; Richmond 4, III
half ended soon after the kick off.
isirLmond Takes a Brace.
Harlan kicked of to Waite on h
tcn-yari- line. and he ran tolthe tllir
\ mark. Failing 10 gain. AtAii