The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-18
PROTEST THE GAME
. GIVEN TO CAROLINA R
Richmond College Eleven Re
turns Claiming they Were Not
Beaten by Chapel Hill.
oFFlclAL CHANGED DECISION
Declare That Safety Was First
Called a Touchback by
Referee Jacocks.

Declaring that the game played be-
tween them and the University Of
North Carolina on Saturday afternoon
was really won by them. the Richmond
College eleven and their rooters re-
turned last night from Chapel Hill.
and Immediately set about correcting
the wrong report, as they termed It, Of
Saturdays game. According to Coach
Dunlap, Assistant Coach Hudgins and
Manager George. the game was won
by Richmond College. the two touch
downs made by Carolina having been
scored on illegal forward passes.
They declared too, that the safety said
really touchback, and was so de-
ciared to be by the officials when they
first made the decision, They claim
that the officials changed their dect-
sion after the game. and decided that
4 statement from the three Rich
mpnd College officials mentioned is.
Richmond College a week before
the game requested North Carolina to
have DIR. Whitaker official. pr. Whit.
tbat hs woSa be unan
said nothing about this until the Ricn-
mond College team had arrived at
available men We're ''puli'' Thompson,
a North Carolina student. ineligible to
play on account Of having PLAYED pro.
olina's assistant coach. It was then
too late to get any other competent
officials.
Kick re- the A tsss ap ye GGaa
Of play Richmond held Carolina for
downs on their two yard line. and
Richmond ATTEMPTED to punt out. The
The bali wns brought to RIchmond's
twenty-hve..yard line and punted to
Garoi!na; After two attempts at Fitch n
kick. Atkins caught the ball on the
run and carried It through the whole
OF Carolina's team for z touchdown.
bail going over the goal line Ii was
brought to the twenty five-yard line
and punted out. After several tries
at Richmond's line, Carolina was forced
ball down the field by line plunges
and forward passes to Carolinas forty
Vineyard line. Then kick was FUN
n,ond's end. regatned the ball and car
red 1t over for second touchdown.
End OF first half. Richmond, II: Caro-
lima, o.
to Carolina. After the ball had changed
hands several times Carolina attempt
ed q forward pass near Richmond's.
thirty tive-yard line. The ball passing
over the centre OF the line OF scrim-
mage was scored over for u touch
down. Richmond protested the pass.
Referee Jacocks asked Thompson. the
umpire. whether he was In a position
to judge the pass. and he replied that
he was not. Thereupon 1t was declared
q touchdown for Carolina, each official
acknowledging that he was not in a
position to judge tho pass. This was
u pass similar to the one declared ille-
gal In the Washington and Lee Caro-
lima game and vigorously protested in
the Carolina-Virginia game. After the
game was over Lamson. North Caro-
lina's coach. said he believed 1t was
an Illegal pass. a few minutes before
the end OF the game Caroliaas second
touchdown was made on similar for.
ward pass. thus tying the score.
Then after the game was over tho
officials changed their decision on the
touchdown, which was made in the
first half and declared It q safety,
thus giving Carolina two additional
points.
"Richmoud claims the game on the
ground that Carolina's two 5touchdowns
were made or illegal forward passes
and because after the game was over.
tho officials changed their decision on
the touchdown.
II. a. DUNLAP, Coach.
.E. w. HUDGINS. Asst Coach,
III. Fl. GEORGE, Manager