The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
RICHMOND BEATS
! MARYLAND AGG|E|S
Local Collegians Score Two
Touchdowns and Hold Visitors
ALL SCORES IN FIRST HALF
Visitors Score First BY Straight
Football Forward Pass Did
Not Work.

The Richmond College football elev-
en- yesterday played and won their
first game OF the season onSthe homs
grounds by a score of II to s., their.
opponents being the strong Maryland
Agricultural College team. All the
scoring was done in the first half, the
visitors rushing the ball over from the
kickoff by line plunges and end runs
in five minutes after plav began. Rich
mond College then took a brace and
proved much stronger in offensive than
in defensive play, scoring their first
touchdown In about eight minutes and
tile second about two minutes before
the end OF the half.
When the game began 1t looked very
much as IL the visitors would have a
wall1over. Landlord, for Richmond.
kicked Oft to Maryland, guarding the
western goal. Doake. who received
the kick. returned the ball about 30
yards before he was brought to earth
The visitors then lined up and snapped
1.-The ball back, and in two scrimmages
lsucceeded in making a first down
Through the line. Richmond was PEN
allied five yards for being offside. The
Iarylanders then rushed the ball In
five 4or six-yard gains rapidly, landing
the ball in mid field. Cooper then cir
cled left end for eight or ten yards,
land another down laced the ball on
Richmond - A5-yard line. Several short
gains. followed by a 15-yard run
around the END adSansea the bail t.
\ the ball was fumbled, but recovered
and In two more scrimmages AIackell
was pushed over for the first touch
down. The try a goal FROM bad
angle and with n contrary wind failed
Iticlmond Gets In; Gnlne.
Richmond them took the west goal
and Maryland kicked or to Tticlnmond's
twenty-yard line, and Atki ms, who ran
|it back. carried about fifteen yards
/ Richmond then essayed the forward
pass, but failed, and the flfteen-yard
penalty was incurred. Atkins punted
1 to Maryland's a fty-ynrd line, and the
!. wind carried the ball over the head OF
d Maclsell md 4 4 rolled to the MARYLAND
i|twenty-yard line. After trying the
\ line for no gain, Maryland punted t.
4 midheld, and It was Rlchmond's ball
Il Ian kford was given tho ball. and Went
i through tackle for ten yards, but or
1.-THE next scrimmage the Richmond run.
liner. Atkins, was thrown for a az loss
fItho Maryland backs breaking; through
\ the line. On the next lineup Louthar
! circled right end for n first down or
4 the Maryland twenty yard IL inc, a trS
4 at left end failed, and Richmond los
n the IS pal OIL SuoW1ta on SilS i3NltfSlhnt
4 tlfteen-yartl line. Maryland then punt
Tea to their own forty-yard line, ant
4 5Atkins, who received the punt go
\ around right end for n thirty -live-yar.
;igaln. landing. on NIaryland's tlye-yart
lime from, which lAnkford carried \
over on the neXt scrimmage. Atkln!
missed In tho try for goal, the bal
having been carried out Instead o
lpuntsd out. Score; Maryland, S ssIlich
| |lnond. Is i ss q u n s III *
With tho score ~ tic, Lnnlifnrd kickel
off to Adams " III he west goal. 4 wa
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