Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-25
Y. P. |. TEAM FIGHTS
DESPERATELY TO END
Twelve THOUSAND People See Farm
ers" Capture All important Game Of
Seasonal. 6 NJ. Has Better and
Great Football Machine-viryinia
Defeats North Carolina, 7 20 o.
lFrom a Stan Correspondent.

(Frcm Stan Correspondent
NORFOLK. VA. Nov. 24.-Ahhough
they battlcd TO the bitter end with a
courage born of desperation. sthe foot
ball players OF the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute, who had tasted OF defeat
but once this season. went down be
fore the Reelected and hard-charg.
ing gladiators of the Agricultural q
Mechanical College. of North Carolina.
on Lafayette Field this afternoon BY
z Score of to ). II was tor this
game that the elevcDs had trained and
| planned all season, for, aside from the
Intense rivalry between the schools.
victory carried with II the gridiron
championship of the South Atlantic
states. Hence defeat came as crush.
ing blow To the Virginia Techs and
victory carried unbof1ded joy into
the Carolina camp.
While they were beaten. the Techs
were net Inundated. They lost 10 a
better and great football machine
in the most brilliant game of the year
in Virginia. Spectacular play followed
spectacular play in a mixture of the
old football and he new Both teams
played with snap and vim and there
was not duh moment from the first
to the last sound of the referee's
whistle.
Twelve Thousand People Out.
Gathered in the park we're l2,gcJ
cheering enthusiasts and everywhere
the red and whfie OF A. & NJ. and the
red and gold of V. p. L. was iIr evi-
denco. The long stand on the. ncrtn
SIDE of the field was packed 20 over
flowing and ii was veritable riot OF
color Four hundred strong. the Y. p.
l. cadets occupied one entire secticE
OF the stand and the three hundred
studerts from A. & NJ occupied an
other section Each corDs was ac-
comranied by band and both bodies
cont inHally cheered their heroes on
to greater effort:
winston Davis. of Newpori News,
led the V. y. T. r9oters and Tech
bend Songs and yclis followed each
other in quick succession. and time
and again the boys from Blacksburg
/ begged the yirginians TO Hold. bold.
hold. The 4. G. NJ students also
kept up a. continual din with their
college songs and cheers and their
shirll whistlins. when the game enc.
cd. the Carollnians svarrned on The
field and surrounded the victorious
ELEVEN end big demonstration for-
lowed
virginisns Fast at Finish.
Everyhody had expected .<lcsc
and hard-fousht game. but nont had
expected one qrite so close and so
good. Plumbers were made sbs botl
eicvcns. but the good work OF all o.
the PLAYERS ovcrshadcwed any mis-
slip II was epparent from he star.
that A. & W. had shade The better
OF Il. for their athletes were slightly
cleaner cut than those Of v1P I. ana
they showed more ginger and charged
quickly and fercclv. In compariscn
TO their rapid work. The Firginians
seemed little slow at times. parficu-
iariy in the first two quarters. Hut
AZ the finish the Techs were rcing
faster and in the last two minutes OF
PLAY they swept do=a the field for
seventy yards and threatened to win
the game. ~
while all OF the Carolina rneul
played u their very best Robertson
was easily their star. and The star or
the game. Time and again no .circseG
The Techs ends for gains OF from FIVE
20 twenty yards AZ a dip and he
never failed 10 run back pants we--.
His line plunging also vac . feature.
II vac Robertson who scored tho lone
touchdown Of the game early In the
FIRST quarter after Hughes had messed
up q forward mass from Stafford &c
Robertson following q double PISS
from Cool 10 STANFORD on a fake kfck
formation. Robertson gathered in the
Ieatae. and ran ten yards acrcss the
goal line. Before that he had carried
tho hail down the Geld 20 within strik-
ing distance Of the virginia goal. bit |
the Techs held and V. 3. fscigson
punted on.
interference asthcr Ragged.
Though thcy PLAYED good game. +,
the showing Of the Techs vas senc
What disappointing to their suppcri-i
CTS. Their Interference sas rather I,
Jagged NJ times and the backs did ncs I
shine ~ thcv hsvc IN Drrvi0tE con
tests this year. John Hughes ~ New. /
p0rs News. played vel considcTinr |
the fact tina. h. vss suffering With .
-. awtf. - rEfrfo- fhr amra FOR !