Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-09
Newport News High School
Football Team Beats Hampton,
GAME FIGHT THROUGHOUT
Largest Crowd Of season Sees Local
Boys Triumph over Visitors by Five
to Nothins-Hampton Strong on
New style Game.

Before one OF the largest crowds
that has gathered on the Casino grid
iron this season, the dashing eleven
of the Newport News High school
triumphed over the game warriors
of the Hampton High school yes'er-
day afternoon by margin Of to o.
This victory wipes cut the defeat the
Crabbers administered TO the locals
at Hampton early in the season and
the teams are now on an equal foot
ing for the High school championship
OF the Peninsula.
Though they fought a good fight,
the visitors were outplayed by the
locals and at no time did they serl-
ously threaten Newport News goal.
On the other hand, the locals crossed
the Hampton goal once and carried
the leather within five yards OF II on
two other occasions. The first time
they were stopped from scoring by
the expiration of the time OF the quar-
ter. and the second time the Hamp-
tonians held beneath their goal posts
for downs and secured possession OF
the ball.
Good at Straight Football.
Hampton was far more successful
in the use of the forward pass than
were the locals, but they could not
gain consistently either by that play
or line plunges or end runs. They
used the fake kick to good advantage
but al the critical moments even that
play failed While they were unsuc-
cessful with the forward pass, the
Newport News boys were there with
a vengeance at the old-fashioned game
of football and time and again Ben
son, Corbell and Bright bored great
holes in the visiting line.
Boots Benson was easily the star
OF the game. his line plunging being
he distinct feature. Time and again
he rushed headlong into the visiting
team and he often got through the
line for lcng runs, two of thirty yards.
one of twenty and several of five and
ten yards. He carried the ball across
the goal line early in the first quar-
ter after the locals had gotten the
ball on Hampton's forty-fye-yard line
by an exchange of puflts between
Corbell and Wilson. Captain. Ccrbell
plunged through the line for fifteen
yards, and on the raxt play Benson
broke through the line and ran thirty
yards for q touchdown, Corbell giving
him fine Interference
Again in the second quarter Ben
son demonstrated his prowess as a
line plunger by carrying the ball
forty-fiye yards in two runs. landing
it on Hampton's five-yard line when
time was called. Corbell also did some
great line plunging, and Bright hit
the line well. a
Clements also starred for the High
school, his running up Of punts being
a feature His catching of the kicks
was always sure and he never failed
to make good gain after recovering
the punt. Ba,lentine. Robinson. Asst.
Semmes and, in fact. the entire local
team played a strong defensive game
Wilson stars For Hampton.
Wilson was easily the star for the
Hamptonians and he did most of the
ground gaining for them. His throw
ing of forward passes was exception
ally clever and this play gained much
ground for his team. He also made
some good end runs on fake kick
formation. F1lllback Hile also played
a strong game and proved an adept
at breaking up forward passes end
recovering the ball on fumbles. Time
and again he rolled on the ball after
a forward pass attempted BY the
locals had been spilled bv Wilson or
Roberts s. Wyatt and Sinclair also
PLAYED fine ball for the visitors, and
Phillips and Roberts were fast on get
ting down under punts and sure in
tackling when end runs were at
tempted.
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