The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-21
SEASON STARTS
WITH CLOSE GAMES
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Smaller Teams All Give Coed
Accounts Of Them
selves.
MUCH oLD-FAsHIoNED PLAY
Indications Arc That Season
Will Be Unusually
Good.
MUCH oLD-FAsHIoNED PLAY

The defeat OF Richmond College by
Randolph Macon came as consider
able surprise to those who had watched
The course Of both teams. NJ 1t was
generally admitted that the Spiders
seemed to be the stronger OF the two.
Richmond's FIRST touchdown came In
the FIRST seven npd half minutes of
play. and IT was confidently expected
that another would quickly follow.
Balderson. however. broke through the
Locals line. blocked kicl. from the
latter's goal caught the ball and car
ricd It over for Il touchdown. Twice
he did this, and each time Randolph
was able to kick goal Had he missed
one. the score would have been tic.
Landlords dash for seventy yards
in the second hnlf was the most spec
tacular feature of the play. Sidcstep-
ping Randolph. he had an open field.
and the ball was safely carried across.
Being one OF the first games OF the
season and only an exhibition game.
neither team used many plays out of
- ordinary. reservins them for more
crucial times. Towards the. latter part
of the game both teams resorted to old
fashioned football. line bucks and end
plays. Tho Spiders were usually sue
.
low Jackets line for good gains. while
the latter was not as much 50 In at
tempting to smash through their oppo-
nerts' line Richmond College. who
was so successful last year with the
forward pass. used IL only twice Sa.t,r-
day. and Ran5olph-M Macon only once.
The onside Kick. was used seyerat times
bnt 1t generally failed OF its end.
Punting was resprted to a good deal
by both teams. ~
Considering the earliness of the sea-
son. both teams made a good display.
Richmond College perhaps really max
ing the better showing OF the two.
though the score would show other
wise. Both teams have much room for
development particularly In tacklins
and in running interference. Both
teams were fairly good In defensive
work. but will have TO do better on
the offensive.
All the games yesterday seem 10
have been ciose. Virginia received u
surprise at the hands of V. NJ. L..
whom they beat only by the score OF
IS to II. Whether 1t shows some
weakness in Virginia or more than
usual strength in V. N. If remains to
be seen. but the account of the game
more than usually strong.
II is Interesting to watch the work
Of Yancey, Randolph Macon's fuIlbacls
last year 1t was predicted of him
that he would get into bigger COM
pany. and he seems to have secured
permanent position on Virginia $
team. Honaker. quarterback, is doing
good work again this year. and gives
promise of outrivaling himself.
William and Mary showed up we'll
In her game with North Carolina. al.
lowing only one touchdown. This looks
promising for the collegiates. who are
soon TO enter on the champion series
with Richmond. Randolph Macon and
Hampden-S Sidney.
Feuerstein Is valuable man a,
quarter. though he weighs SO little
and he is expected to do good work
all the season.
V. p. LIS defeat of Washington and
Lee was to be expected. The surprise
Is that 1t was by such a small score,
and that but for tumble it might not
have been made at all.
Judging from the scores made yes
tcruayt II looks rs IL the season Will
chow up some unusually strong teams,
particularly among the smaller coll
leges. The new rules give the latter
more opportunity of scoring against
their heavier rivals and also better
chance of scoring themselves. Under
the old rules the smaller teams usually
went down In crushing defeat before
their bigger opponents. Now they are
forcing their heavy opponents to look
to 1t that they be not scored against.