The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
Ashland Colleglans Win
a Beautiful Game by a
Margin Of II to III.
LANDLORDS RUN
WAS A STAR PLAN
Right-Tackle Balderson Twice
Broke Through, Blocking Rich
nond Punts and Scoring
Observation-Disclosures
Ran Seventy Yards
for Touchdown.

In one OF the prettiest football
team of Randolph Macon College yes
terday defeated Richmond College on
Broad Street Field by the narrow mar
gin OF 12 to IL. It was clean, fast
and scientific exhibition of the open
game. with resort by Richmond to
old fashioned football in the last ten
minutes of play. For a full-hour Of
net playing time the two elevens Crap
pied with each other for the mastery,
and when the referees whistle sound
ed the finale. q brilliant full moon
looked peacefully down upon the
hard fought field. victors and van
auished Were alike congratulated BY
their follows. for. after all. the fail
ure of Landlord to kick goal after
his brilliant seventy-yard run AND
touchdown. alone prevented a tie score
The two teams were well matched
in weight and skill. and the ball was
kept for a great portion of the second
half between the two thlrty-yard lines.
AT the close OF the first half Ran
iolph-M Macon was IL to. Richmond's 6,
hut Richmond scored the second touch
down about the middle OF the second
half by Langford's great sprint. fol-
lowing delayed pass. He got through
the entire lir1s and secondary defense
and only little Randolph interviewed be-
tween him and score. Randolph
squatted to tackle the runner, but
Landlord cleverly eluded him and went
racing down the field with Referee
| Robins in his enthusiasm running
alongside him.
Richmond scored first after just
] seven minutes of play. The ball was
rushed to the Randolph-Macon ,ouF-
| ward line by two cleverly executed TOT.
ward passes and good line plunses. anu
waite Carried it over, Atkins KICKING
goal - MAT
Randolph Macon soon evened up ms
| ters. when Richmond was held near ne.
own goal line. and -. IN an h,,a right
tackle. broke through and blocked tns
lsick. and rolled over the line on lhs
haIi randolph kicked q goal. anu
tho score was tied. Encouraged ps
| their success, the Yellow Jackets w
pIicated the performance IN the SUN. a,s
way near the close of.tne MS "A . ,a.,,
Rajderson again breaking throuslh
cant,,rinR the ball and ssosfAg his sec
ond touchdown, and Randolph again
| iLIckinr goal It was long tn!rS
minutes OF play, for there were ~,
nuent delays, due to minor injuries anu
winded men.
second Half Hard Fought.
II was about $40 when the second
| half began, and until 1t was more thai,
I, half oyer'the ball was, carried OF hlcheu
back and forth, and It began 70 ST. -
.,'at t,,a half would be scoreless. Rich
,nond had repeatedly worked the de-
layed pass for short gains, but a1ter
| about twenty minutes play In the sec
| ond half the play was attempted with
surprising success. for II was enus
that Landlord got through and sprint
/ ed seventy yards for to uchuoWi.,
amidst the widest enthusiasm OF tho /,
| afternoon. It was magnificent run,
and deserved the plaudits It evoked.
ID was Randolph Macon's turn to cheer
a moment later, however, when La
| ford missed his try for goal, leaving
! the score 12 to II in favor of the Vel
How Jackets.
After that Richmond began TO play
with n dash and desperation that would
not brook defeat. They sent their backs
Through the Lemon and Black inc
repeatedly for first downs, but just
when a touchdown seemed In SIGHT q
penalty, due to gover-eagerness. would
Ineutralize their line-plunging advances,
and the back would he called upon tof
dangerous, rushing the ball to the
Richmond ffteen-ynrd line toward the
close of the half. but losing their
.Ichance by Il tumble. Then Richmond
began its second advance to goal only
| to be held for downs with success al
most in their grasp.
Delayed Pass Successful.
Richmond's most successful plays
were the delayed pass. the forward pass
at first. and then tandem formatlohs
Into line Randolph Macon's scores
wero directly due to Balderson's great
work In breaking through on punts.
Neither team could do much around