The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-01
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, Nov. so.-The Univer.
sity Of virginia's football eleven closed
its season in blaze Of glory before a
record breaking crowd at the local State
| League baseball park here to-day, swamp
| ing its ancient rivaI-North Carolina-by
| IS to O.
Although Virginia followers confidently
| expected a victory, they hardly looked
| for so decisive a score. Twelve points
was looked upon as a liberal estimate
while some few were of the belief that
! a single touchdown would decide the
game in favor of one team or the other.
However. but a few minutes of play
was required to actually decide the COM
parative strength OF the teams. Carolina
won the toss-up and received the kick
of. A forward pass was the first play
attempted. but the pass was not COM
pleted. Two rather weak attempts on the
part OF the Carolina backs to find open
ings in the Orange and Blue line followed
and Full Back Cofln was forced to punt
Todd gathered in the pigskin and ad-
vanced II 20 yards before he was downed.
From This juncture Virginia unraveled a
puzzling style OF attack as we'll as de-
Tense that proved q revelation to follow
ers of the team and spelled victory in
the early period.
I Carolina was utterly at a lose to cope
! with the situation, and only after her
| rival had piled up twenty-five points did
she show consistent fern.
Carolina Is Desperate.
In the final period the Tarheels made
a desperate attempt to score Prior to
this time the former had played bril-
liantly at four different periods, each
time averting touchdowns with stubborn
resistance maintained in the very shad-
ow of the goal posts. Then the backs
awoke to the situation and tried to OF.
! set a rather mediocre showing in the
first three periods. With Capt. Winston
playing the leading role, they managed
to gain a lot of ground. but Virginia's
| goal line was never In danger of belng
| crossed. On one occasion Winston cir
cled right end for a gain Of 20 yards
He managed to dispose OF the Virgins
| forwards. but was brought to the earth
with a thud by Half Back Todd, WHIT
was backing up the line Of defense. The
plucky leader was disabled and forceC
to retire from the proceedings. Witt
| the loss of their captain, the last hops
of the Tarheel warriors went a-glimmer,
ing.
Improvement in the play Of the Caro-
lima team Is evidenced by the fact that
! Virginia scored twenty-five of the TWEEN.
ty-eight points in the first half. The
other six were the result of touch
down and goal, scored in less than g
minute after play was resumed in the
| final period.
Although the work of the entire Vir-
ginia team was in itself distinct feature
of the game, there were certain individ-
uals who furnished bits of sensationalism
| that called forth frequent demonstrations
| from the immense throng present-Vir-
ginia's clever quartet of backs was con-
tinually in the Iimelight-Todd, Walters
and Gooch. with splendid open field run
ming, and Goodhue with punting such as
is rarely seen in this vicinity. His long
spirals often sailed over the heads OF
prospective receivers and bounded back
| to within 20 or 30 yards Of the goal line.
Another feature which proved a source
Of considerable qualification to the Orange
and Blue followers was the exceptional
form shown by the team in forward pass
ing. This play resulted in one of Vir-
ginia's scores, when Tackle Voolfolk
received a cleverly executed pass from
Quarter Back Gooch and ran Is yards
| through an unbroken field for a touch
down. Again near the end of the game
Walters passed the ball to Finlay per
fectly, but in turning the pigskin slipped
from his grasp. Had he not dropped the
| ball Virginia would have added still an
other touchdown, as Finlay received the
ball with q clear field before him. Vir-
ginia rooters stormed the city after the
game, promenading the streets and ave-
nue. and invading the hotels, restaurants,
and theaters, giving vent to their en-
thusiasm with songs and rousing cheers
for their favorites.
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