Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-05
s.. vinesal's 1ake oellsf !h(w|eg,
Dul Z FuEbIsd Punt a0d Long
Ron Pfoys Disastrous.
CANE PLAYED II RAN STORM
Both sides Handicapped in Last Foot
bali Contest Of Season by Soggy
Ball and Muddy Gridiron-SmaIi
Crowd Braves Weather to See the
Sport.

Although ST. Vincent's dashing foot
bali team completely outpiayod and
outclassei the William and Mary Cot
lege eleven at the Casino park yester,
day afternoon. the orange and white
warriors emerged from the fierce
struggle on rain-soaked gridir"n
victors by a margin of 6 to }. victory
perching on their banner in the mid,
die of the second half when Joe Ma
loney fumbled Halls punt in midfieli
and James G. Driver. next years
captain of the Will am and Mary
team. scoopei in the leather and ran
55 yeards for a touchdown Hancock
Hamilton. the fast little quarterback
OF the st. Vincent's made lauda-
Bile effort TO overhaul the tiert.Icotcd
collegian. but his final attempt at 4
flying tackle almost under the goal
gin.
Weather Very Bad Indeed.
II was anything but good football
weather yesterday. The game open
Cd in downpour OF rain. which CON
iinued throughout the first half and
o part OF the second As result
the ground was muddy and slippery
while the bali became rain-soaked aud
extremely difficult to handle. Both
teams were compelled to resort TO
straight football throughout. IN
spite Of the rain. about 400 enthus-
iastics reoters gathered In the park
and the rain could not dampen their
ardor for a second.
s.. Vincent's deserved victory II
ever a football team did deserve TO
win. Its line proved veritable wall
Of granite against which the college
backs charged and charged again In
vain, while Eddie Monfalcnne. RIP
Pohnson, Forrest and Charles Sutton
proved towers OF strength on the
ends which the college boys could
not batter down try as they would.
Throughout the first half the orange
and white was on the defensive and
had 10 resort to a punting game. anu
they were not able 10 make a fight
down until the closing minutes or
the second half. The locals appear
cti even better on the offensive than
on the defensive. Hancock Hamil'
ton. who was the individual star OF
the game, opened up the locals at
tack with sensational run of ~
yards after catching Halls punt IN
the first Ave minutes OF play The
little quarterback knocked down four
William and Mary tacklers. Charles
Sutton. Forest Sutton. Rip" Johnson.
Cochran and Monfalcone then smash
ed through the college line and skirt
ed the ends for repeated gains and
thrice IN the opening half the locals
were within striking distance OF Will
liam and Mary's goal. but the three
attempts at goal from the field failed.
The last, by Charles Sutton. missed
by only q foot and many OF the spec
tators thought 1t was a goal
Locals Score First.
In the second half the locals re-
newed the battle with increased ing"r
and seven minutes after the kick
on Captain Charlie Sutton was shov-
ed over the goal line for touchdown
Pete Goode failed TO kick the goal
but the 1--WE points for St. NincentS
looked mountain high then for Will
liam and Mary had not succeeded IN
making a first down. Cochran re-
ceived the kickoff in this half an!
ran 30 yards to the center Of the
field. Hamilton ran 20 yards around
lefs end and Charles and Forrest SUIT
ton made good gains. The visitors
held for downs. however. and Hamil-
ton punrej Forest Sutton downed
Driver in his tracks and William a"d
Mary pun,ed after two downs. Joe
Maloney ran the punt up 90 yards and
then the locals began their triumphant
march 10 William and Eary's goal.
Hamilton skirted left end for -
yards. Cochran smashed the line TOT
ten yards. Charles Sutton went nSS
and johnson made 1; frstdo~n. For
rest Sutton went eight yards. carrying
the ball to :he Eve yard rns. where
Charles Sutton went over for me
Ars, sco,e The crowd went wall