Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-29
RICHMOND CRUsHES
WILLIAM AND MARY
Forty 10 Nothing |hs Score in
Oas.slded, but Hard Fought
GrId|ran Battle.
CROWD BIG AH9 ENTHUSIASTIC
Nearly Three Thousand People Gath.
cred on the caeIno to see VIVA,
Was Expected to be Close Con.
'ess--wa'tc Runs 1vs Yards for
Touchdown.

Richmond College smotc william
and Mary College u terrible blow on
the Casino gridiron yesterday after.
noon.
Nearly 1000 people saw the dash.
ing red and blue warriors crush tho
orange and white team TO earth nj
most In the very beginning OF the
game. and win by the overwhelming
score of 10 to 0. what had been gen
orally expected 10 DO one oC the clos.
est and most stubbornly fought grid
iron contests Of the day in Virginia
The showing of the williamsburg
team came as 4 distinct disappoint
ment To tho hundreds OF It's support
lels who filled the west stand and
were banked around tho west sjda
line. In spite of the disappointment
however. the crowd remained loyal
TO It's battered beroes and again and
again the occasional bursts OF speed
shown BY the orange and white team
ana the hard. and at times brilliant
PLAYING of several individual players
were greeted With lusty cheering
and tho ftnntlo waving OF hundreds
oi orange and White penants and
streamers
R'ehmond's Splendid Performance.
on the other hnnd the performance
! OF the Richmond eleven exceeded oven
the fopdest dreams of Its most ar.
dent and loyal followers. The SpI.
ders had been expected 10 win, but
no one dreamed that Il would smash
across the Williamsburg goal seven
times and the enthusiasm of tho
wcarers OF tho red and blue. who
iiilcd the east stand and overllowed
on tho side lines knew no bounds.
Every SENSATIONAL play lot loose by
the warriors from the capital waa
greeted with great bursts Of applause
and the red and blue pennants were
waved on high time after time Form.
ing the nucleus of the "rootine" con.
tingent of the Richmond crowd were
half hundred or more of the stu.
dents of Richmond College. Again
and again the students voiced the
shrIll college yell and many cheers
wero sent IN for tho individual
players the team. coach and the
college.
Weather ideal.
Although the heavens We're over
cast with -leaden mantle. the wea.
ther was favorable to both specta-
tors and players alike There was
touch offchill in the light breeze
thats blew across the arena from the
river that sent the blood tingling
| through the veins of the enthusiasts
and gave life to tho players.
Both teams started the battle Mt
fast pace and for several minutes
neither side could gain an advantage.
! Atkins opened the game by bootine
the bail TO William and Mary dcfond.
ing the north goal, Mt exactly 2.aS
O'Clock. There followed an exchange
OF punts in which the Spiders gained
slight advantage. In five minutes
Richmond had the leather or VII.
liam and Nary's 3O-yard line and At
kins essayed n drop kick for goal.
but tho leather went wide. A few
minutes later, after Louthan had
made i0-yard dash to the orange
and white 30-yard line. Atkins again
attempted field goal, but was again
unsuccessful, Joyncs blocking the
ball and eastwood rolling on ii. .
Tho First Touchdown.
After William and Mary pnnted
ont. Richmond turned loose n com.
i bination OF the old and now football.
| which hooded no good for the orange
and white team. Working the delayed
PISS Waite smashed through the
line for ten yards and after Thraycs
failed 10 gain. Atkins hurled a. pretty
forward pass 10 Wright. who was
downed Oh the orange and white Is
yard line, Loutham went seven yards
through the line and on delayed pass
Waite shot over tho limo for tho first
touchdown. Atkins kicked tho goal
los Yarda For Touchdown.
| Following this goal came the mosI
sensational plav of the game. Re-
ccivinE the ball on tho kickoff on
bis own flye-yard line. Waite, the
Spiders big fnllbnck, ran los yards
through the entire orange and white
team for the second touchdown
Landlord gave the runner brilliant
interference. knocking off tacklcr' az.
| ter tacklcr.
Although William and Mary fought
brayely and gan,ely. the red and
] blue team took on new life after It's
two touchdowns and by line plunges.
end runs and one or two forward
passes II carried tho hall dow, the
Held for the third touchdown. Waite
again being called npon to carry tho