Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-16
FIRST DOWN MADE ONLY
TWICE DURING CONTEST
Both Teams Put Up superb Defensive
Game and Frequent Exchanges OF
punts FolIow-Loeais Lose TWO
Excellent Chances to Cross Goal
Line.

Much to the surprise OF the hand
full Of spectators gathered on the
side lines. Sc. Vincent's football team
took the measure of the Roanoke Cot
lege eleven at the Casino park yes
terday afternoon by score OF 10
O. a beautiful drop kick from the 80
ward line by Charles Alien in the
opening quarter netting the only
POINTS of the ragged and list'ess
game. The oppressive heat told on
the players at the very star, OF the
struggle and as the result both teams
made q very poor showing.
In all probability this game viii go
down In football history as the most
remarkable ever played on any grid
iron. Each team made the irst dowl
only once during the entire game ana
both OF those gains were made py
the use of the forward pass. ana
those two forward passes were the
only ones that were successfully ex-
ecuted during the four quarters.
Stick to Straight Football.
The players of both teams as wei!
as the officials showed sad lack OF
Knowledge of the new football rules
and both teams stuck to straight
football throughout, few FORWARD
passes and no on-side KICKS Deins
rsad. Roanoke tried several fa9e
kick plays. but each one failed utter
iy, the locals breaking through the
line and mailing the runner for loss
every time. St. Vinconts tried the
forward pass only four times ana
worked IL once. Roanoke tried IL
once and gained 30 yards, the long
est gain OF the game in any three
Gowns.
While showing lack OF practice
on the offensive. the Saints" played
n great defensive game and Rot1oke
was unable TO make any impression
op the heavy limo while end runs
were almost utterly Impossible WIN
the great work OF Forrest sutton
Zimmerman and Lloyd Sutton. Again
and again the visitors attempted 10
turn the locals ends, but they never
gained more than two or three yards
and for the most part the runner was
downed for loss.
Roanoke Strong on Defensive.
Roanoke also played superb de-
fensive game, their line holding well
and the ends breaking up what little
interference the locals presented.
Charles Allen did pull of couple
of end runs, but his gains were only
FIVE or six yards and were not con-
sistent. When the locals had the ball.
the home line played wide open and
again and again the visiting linemen
broke through and nailed the runner
almost in his tracks. II was because
o. this that the locals were unable
to gain much ground.
That st. Vincent's was able to win
the game was due solely 10 the fact
that Charles Allen outpunted Amber
son throughout. Both teams resorted
to punting every third down and the
locals always gained an advantage.
Twice on repcsiAi exchanges of
punts they secured the bali on Roa-
noke's ten-yard line. but were unable
to cross the goal line. Once. with but
two and one-half yards to gain on I'll
third down. the locals cssayed for
ward pass and IL failed. Again with
but ten yards between them and the
goal, tho locals failed on the forward
pass. T. Allen throwing the ball over
the goal line out Of Charles Aliens
reach With a perfect throw Charles
Allen would have scored a touch
down.
Only One Man Hurt.
Forrest Sutton. Charles Alien. Gar
ner and Noble starred sor. the locals