The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
.RANDOLPH-MACON
BEATS RICHMOND
Ashland Col1egians Win
Brilliant Game by Close
Score Of IA to 10.
CAME is WON IN
OPENING HALF
Randolph Macon Scored Touch
down, Goal and Two Field
Goals to One Field Goal 4
for Richmond-Locals
! Score Touchdown
in Second.

The uncertainty OF football was we'll
yesterday afternoon. when
the football eleven OF neutrality-suspicious.
College, beaten by Hampden-Sidney
and by William and Mary, defeated
Richmond College, which had beaten
3S to and William
and Mary 40 to 0. The Randolph
of IA to 10. In Il game characterized
by many as the prettiest and most
ACKNOWLEDGMENT battle of the entire
season. The victory was clear-cut and
well earned. and went to the team In
better condition and playing superior
BALL Indeed. the play OF the Randolph
Macon men was a revelation to TIN.
crowd and a stunning surprise to Rich,
mond College adherents. who CONF.
edntly expected victory.
Randolph Macon scored all Its fouS,
teen points in the first half on 4
touchdown by Powell. following
beautiful run from forward pass BY
Rowe, Harlan kicking goal, and ON
two successful place-kicks for goal
by Harlan, the brilliant Randolph
Macon fullback Richmond scored four
I points In the first half on d goal
| dropped by Atkins, but thereafter tho
| Red and Blue eleven We're on the de-
| fensive, and the Yellow Jackets rushed
them or their feet with a b.wildering
variety of plays and a display of sus-
| tanned responsiveness seldom seen In
| a game. In the second half RANDOLPH
| Macon punt was blocked by Robertson
who ran with the ball to the Ashland
five-yard line b fore he was brought
to earth. On the next scrimmagn
I Iouthan carried the ball over, and
Atkins Kicked an easy goal.
/ Thereafter Richmond played with re-
doubled energy and aggresstveness.
and several times another touchdown
seemed inevitable, but the Lemon line
always held firm In the last ditch, and
the ball went over on downs. or went
to the Yellow Jackets on Richmond
failure to drop field goal. With nine
downs to go ten yeards on one occa-
sion, Richmond simply could not make
it. Kicks were blocked and Richmond
recovered the ball about the point
where 1t was and with another first
down, plugged away at the opposing
lime or tried tho ends. but in vain. FL
nally Randolph-Macon got the ball on
try for goal and punted out to mid
field. and little later recovered II
there They had Just pulled oil pretty
forward pass and were rushing the ball
we'll into Richmond territory when Ref
, cree Barry's whistle announced Tue emu
of the struggle.
!, Randolph Nlacon's victory was we'll
earned and 1t set the Ashlanders and
their followers wild with joy, atontng
!, for all defeats of the season and Civ
/ ling them about rs good a claim to the
) honors as any Of the other teams OF
the collegiate quartet. For the first
| tine this season a victorious team has
) been borne from the field on the shout
!, ders OF their admirers, and Coact
4 / Warren too, was carried In triumph
~ to the gates on study. willing Ran.
g dolph-Macon shoulders.
Il Among the fifteen hundred people
e who witnessed the game, the Ashlanc
r eleven had almost rs many followers
: as the Richmond team, and they were
J, In evidence throughout the entire
s game. the Lemon and Black waved II
Iecstatic frenzy on many occasions. am
t the Randolph- Macon students on thu
n south stands repeatedly rent the all
: Iwith their yells and shouts and stif
t Tened the defense by concerted cries D
+ l"Hold, hold, hold" And their fellow.
on the field held, and saved the day.
Richmond Was UNIT.
i: The defeat OF Richmond College wa
/. the direct result OF their III advise
5 attempt to play two games In tire
e DAYS. II Is no dlsparagement of TIL
e victors to say this, for unquestionabl
!, the victory was surprise to Ran
dolph-Macon men, and would probabl
have been impossible had the gam
lbeen played a week ago. The strai
Y, upon the physical powers and nerve
OF the Richmond team was too muo
. for them. They fumbled repeatedly
4 We're notlceably nervous and uncer
= tain. and their attack lacked the steaI
that has enabled them to rip UP or