The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26
Spiders Have Better of
Argument Until Last
Half Brings Disaster.
IVES A n D b A N L,
SCORE ALL POINTS
Quarterback Grabs Bail Oh, Of
Air After Punt, Running
Through Broken Field for
Touchdown-Goal From
Field Follows Costly
tumble.

nlllDIS.
BY winning from Rlchmond Col
lego yesterday. 9 % g Randolph Ma
con captured the Eastern Virginia IN
tsrcollegiate football championship
1t was no empty victory woicG the
rellow Jackets gained. but : hard !
fought football contest. III which VII
was matched agatns, wit. Lrawn
against Drawn and strategy against
Etrategy. Indeed, Without Ictrecting
ono iota from the achievement Of the
AEhlanders, It. can be fairly atated that
for at least half of the game. the Spd
ers actually outplayed their old time
enemies. During the hrst two periods
Is looked as If the Red and Blue would
stem the tide OF defeat which has pur-
sued them during the entire season.
and ftntgh a disastrous schsdu!a BY
capturing game from the one team
for which q season's preparation had
been made.
Viewing the contes, In retrospect,
the fact stands out that the two teams
are nearly II not quite evenly matched
While in sons departments. noticc.hly
in carrying the ball. Randolph Macon
showed 70 far better advantage than
Richmond College. yet the locals off :
ret this advantage b. q remarkably
defensive game. and by handling punta
10 hICH gopc GIFG.ilE tntt Ives 8
tee was discounted by tho returns Ct
his kickp.
Air of Enpeq .ency,
Both a.utent bodies were out IN
force. and bands lent their efforts TO
enl!ven the occasion. There WAS IN
evidence moro college spirit than has
been displayed AZ any game witnessed
here this season. Both teams arrived
on the neld AZ about tho same time.
ps}o =. "a,
expectancy perveded. Richmond Col
lego was believed 10 have something
UP It's sleeves for the .Ashlanders.
While on paper the Yellow Jackets
were unquestionably The favorltes, time
and again the Spiders had wound up
8. poor season By winning over their
sturdy rivals. Many expected 10 see
B. repetition OF what had happened In
former years
sut Randolph-Ma YES equally as
determined. Jus, this one game stood
In the way OF championship When
~ the conclusion OF the frst half the
score stood TO 0. Coach Warren call
ed his men to one side and pleaded and
eGhorted.
Coach Honeker was telling his charges
what they should do. II was stand
off up 10 this time Neither team
seemed TO have en- advantage. Whera
Richmond would gain on an exchange
OF punts. Ashland evened up matters
ty gaining around end or through the
line.
It YVES great battle, worthy OF the
anxious opponents. Ives and Cascn
were kept In commission all OF the
time. booting the leather gu. of dan
serous territory. Their kicking lent
the necessary element of uncertainty.
Landlord and Jones were running buck
punts IN great style for Richmond
Ives Zane and Blount wers doing
wonderful work for Ashland. Tho
pley for the two first periods was in
the centre Of the field most OF the time.
with Rtchmond having the advantage
Bare crosscs Line.
In the !ntermission between the
halves Honaker called for his extra
backheld men. FIe had but one set OF
backs on the field. Meredith and
Throckmorton. both injured, were
pulled from the grandstand and sent
to the clubhouse to put on uniforms.
warren refused to make any changes
In his team. Then Ives punted JONES
missed the ball as 1t bounded from
the ground. Bane was down the field
like a fash, and before most of the
spectators knew what had happened,
grabbed the ball cut of the air and
was across the goal line for the hrst
n
moment more and goal had been
kicked, the fast quarterback again fig
uring.
That ended the scoring In tho third
period Time was called with the ball
on Randolph Macon's sixteen-yard line
In Richmond's possession. Here was
shown the weakness OF the local eleven.
ROT q man in the backheld, not even
Meredith. on whose speed so much de-
pended, was able to advance the oval
The yellow Jackets held and held ia st
and the bali went over An exchange
OF punts carried the ball back to INC
centre OF the field Landlord and Mel-
edith again carried the leather close
to the Yellow Jackets goal line. A
tumble gave the ball TO the Yellow and
Black.
Iyes's toe was again called upon.
dolph-Macon recovered il on Rich
mond's forty-yard line. Then Bane and
Ives. with Blount hitting the line.
yard line Ives dropped back six yards.
and straight between the uprIghts
went the pigskin, making 1t . to 0.
the gemo was over with the ball in
the middle OF the field in the visitors
possession.
Unable to Advance Hall,
times. and attacking with grim deter.
naination. RICHMOND was defeated by
the better team. Luck certainly aided
N the first touchdown but luck had
from field. The locals were weak at
left end, and the baoleheld could not
carry the ball. That tells the story.
For come time 1t looked as II a no.
h-Macon, through sheer pluck, and
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