The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-26
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
DEFEAT ACADEMY
Pretty Football Game for the
Honors of the Preparatory
Schools.
EVENLY MATCHED
High School Scores Touchdown
in Each Half and Kicks
Ono Goal.
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED

The football clevcna OF the Richmond
High School and the Richmond Acad-
envy played a pretty and interesting
football game at Broad Street Park
yesterday afternoon, the High School
eleven winning by a score OF IL to vi
THE game was far closer than the score
would indicate, the play. being very
even during the greater part OF potn
halves. The teams were well matched.
and played the game with all their
powers at all times. The youngsters
knew all the trick plays and had been
carefully codchcd In the forward pass,
the delayed pass, the fake kick and In
every department of play, and all
these plays were mixed in In confusing
variety.
The High School scored its first
touchdown soon after the beginning OF
the first half, After carrying the ball
steadily down the field in a series Of
line plays and a twenty-fve-yard run
by Chambers, quarterback. Knox was
pushed over for the first score. Cham
bers failed in his try for goal.
For the remaining twenty minutes
of play neither team seriously menaced
the others goal, the play being in
midfeid and at all times between the
ttirty-yard lines. Neither could gain
their distance on end runs or line plays,
md the forward pass was as frequently
resorted TO as a punt, but the play was
80 uncertain that 1t was seldom made
successfully. Alternately each team
shonc with n pretty run, the Academy
made good gains with the forward pass
and the AXE kick. while the High.
School frequently called on Chambers
for n punt. His pnnting was n brill
liant feature. the long splrals he sent
down the field being difficult to catch,
so that with the fast work of the ends,
High School several times got the bali
on a mutfed punt or nailed the man
receiving the ball before he cou'd
bulge. Toward the close of the first
half the High School boys appeared to
De slightly ratified. being slow getting
off their plays. SO that the runner was
often thrown for a loss.
The second half promised TO be score
less until the last five minutes of play.
Then High School broke through and
blocked an Academy punt on their
twen~ty-fve-yard line.
Academy was penalized a moment
later, and 1t was High Schools ball.
with only about eight yards to go.
Padgett finally carried the ball over
for a touchdown, and Chambers kicked
goal, making the final score IL to o.
For The High School. the work OF
The backs. ends inc left tackle were
features. Chambers being the particu-
tio phtitibS dtib u botii
aiding materially in the victory. Padg-
EFT, Knox and Augustine also played
clcyerly.
For the Academy. the work OF little
wit. quarterback, was "a feature He
got into almost every play. grabbed
the ball several times oil a tumble and
was Johnny-on-the-Spot generally. The
work of QuarIes, Ranlsdell and David
son was clever. and the ends, Temp kins
and Bradley. broke UP attempted end
RUM by the High School. After the
first five minutes the Academy line
held well, and High School frequently
failed TO make its distance. The ends
also handled the forward pass very
cleverly. The line-up and score follows:
High School. Positions. Academy.
Mckee ........left end...... Tompkins
Padgett. .....left tackle. ..... Wisman
Bruce........ left guard ..~..Saunders
Blair........... centre ........ Mott
Pnrsons...... right end ......Bradley
Taylor...... right tackle .......Cason
Moll........ right guard ........R Reid
Chambers. -. quarterback ...... Witt
Augustine..... fullback .....Davidson
EnoX....... right half .....Ramsdell
Fairlamb. ..... left half ...... Quarles
Touchdowns-Knox and Padgett. Goal
from touchdown Chambers. Goal
Observation-Disclosures. Time of halves %
and 90 minutes. Referee, Mr.. Nelson
Robins.