Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
CANE EXCITING, OUT VERY ROUGH
Climax In "Slr-eins" Came When
Kay, of hampden.Sidney Was SEN;
to Side-Iines With Broken Nose
Bal, Carried over Goal Line Three
Times by w. & M.

citing crlGIrOn StTuSSFS 'N'i '''h "
the Casino park--one in which there
was much rough playing and some
slugging-the eleven Of William ana
Mary College crushed the llampd"n-
Sidney College team yesterday al'"r
noon bv score of II to q. 1hrlr"
the dashing orange and white war
riors carried the leather across the
maroon and grey goal line whi'c
only once in the entire battle WI"
Hampdoa- Sidney able TO advance with
In the sacred circle that guarded IN"
shrine of old William and Mary, ana
then it met with so fierce and de-
termincd resistance that a field goal
had no be attempted as a last re-
sort for a score.
Bio Crowd on Hand.
More than two thousand cnthusi-
astic rooters were Assembled In th'
east and west stands and Cathfrch
by the fences on the side lines. Every
where the pennants and hands OF me
two teams were In evidence and tmc
and time again they Were waved on
high. As usual William and Mary
was the favorite with the rockers ana
following each OF its good plays the
west stand was aflutter with orange
and white colors, while the color
bearers yelled and whooped to their
hearts content. Hampden-Sidney TOO
had its loyal supporters and they
cheerei earnestly for the team 10
the very last. This was the first or
its three Thanksgiving Day games
here in which William ard Mary
scored. and at the close OF the open
ing half. hundred Or more students
and rooters fell in line behind the
North End fire company's band and
paraded around the eridiron. waving
their colors. yelling and singing.
A Battle sor Blood.
William and Mary was the first TO
appear on the field and as the play
ers, headed by Captain TAYLOR. hled
through the gate at the north end OF
the field and trottcd ouj on the grid
iron they were met with an ova,'o1
from their supporters. The Hamp-
deu-S'dnev eleven soon followed and
It also was greeted with cheers. AT
ter the teams had INDUCED in short
signal practice. The game began. the
orange and white team kicking ON
Apparently the teams went into the
batrle for blood, for from the start
the play was hard and rough. Some
elugging was INDUCED In during the
first halt. hut in the second the bat
ting waxed warmer aud finally about
The middle Of thar half. Cohen. the
left halfbaCk on the William ana
Mary team. delhi araioly struck Kay.
the Hamrden-Sidney left ha'fback. a
terrific blow in the ACE. breaking
his nose and cutting one eye. Cohen
Was removed from the game by the
officials while Kay was taken to the
side lines. where a physician dressed
his wounds. Cohen claimed that he
struck KAY because the latter jump
ed on Cap; ain TavlOr after the latter
had been downed with the tail. Hun
dreds Of the spectators saw the blow
struck and for a few minutes feel
ings ran high in the crowd. kay
was kneeling when he received the
blow.
Both Teams Warned.
Before piay was resumed. Referee
Armstrong warned to'h teams that
IL any more smuggling was INDUCED
in he would penalizc the Offending
team half the distance to the goal.
William and Mary was pcnaiizcd \
dozen or more times during the gam"
for holding In the line. for being on
side and for the illegal use Of the
hands in wardinC OF ;acklers. During
she first IS minutes Of play the or.
xnge and white bors had been pom
allied about 81 yaris ana when Ref
cree Armstrong after Porter had
carried the hail IL Yards ard across
the Hampdcn-S Sidney goal lire FOR
what was thought to 10 the frs"
touchdown. brought the bail hack 10
she place where IL was nut IN piav
and peualized William and Mary iiyc
yards for off-side. a shoE Of protest
wen: I'D from the wesrers Of tho
orange and white. However. two
MINUTES later Captain TavIor went
over che line for touchdown and
the crowd wen Wild with joy.
Seventy Yards Cor Touchdown.
Hampdcn-S'dnny kicked CT 20 VII
Ham and Mary In the opening of III"
second half and Taylor ran M l"
yards to william and Mays io-yard
lire There Porter was given the
bep On . cross line run AMI he plUng-
ed into the line. emerged on Tho 9th
er side and ran 20 yards for 'ouch-
down. This was the lonSest and most
spectacular run ever made al the "a.
sipo and the wfI'ism and Mary 60
hosts sent M a mighty cheer. Cap
tain Taylor m.sscd the rnal AMI the
score was II 10 Q.
During the second hair both teams
used the forward pass 10 sood g.
vantage while she William and MARY
backs and tackles made many good
sssns and several Spectacular runs
However. they Ssg much OF tn"
grucsi gained Nv penalties In INC
midase Of the hall william and Msry