The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-13


Hampden-Sidney .....I 500
william and Mary ....l 800
Richmond College ....o 900
Randolph Macon now has clear
lead In the race for championship
honors in the Eastern Virginia Inter
collegiate Football Association. The
first round eff games have been play
ed and the Ashland team has a clean
record of victories.
All the four teams are very evenly
matched, but Randolph Macon has
played the most consistent game and
unless Richmond College displays un
expected strength and defeats the
yellow Jackets November 26th. the
latter have the pennant won.
In the event OF Richmond College
winning Hampden-Sidney OF William
and Mary will be able to tie the Ash
land team for premier honors
Ashland Attack Powerful.
Randolph Macon showed a more
powerful attack against Hampden-
Sidney here Saturday. but 1t was
fumbles that really cost the Garnet
failure OF Kirk Saunders to make a
forward pass when he had the op-
portunity in the third period. Hamp-
den Sidney had forced the Ashland
boys down toward their goal and the
signal WAS given. apparently, for
forward pass from Saunders TO Cap
tain Lewis The latter waS standing
on the Randolph Macon goal line
sestieulatiug wildly for Saunders to
toss the ball, but the latter saw
large opening. tho coast seemed clear
and he dashed ahead sure OF u touch-
down. He never made H. A Kan
dolph- Macon man flashed across and
nailed the little quarterback before he
had covered more than ffve yards ana
the opportunity was lost
Twice ut critical times. BlAnton.
who played = grand game. for all
that. fumbied the ball after making
good gains and Randoiph-Saeon re-
covered IL. Again. Kirk Saunders
made two forward passes to G. Saun-
ders. which the latter failed to hold.
Had the passes been successful
Halnpden- Sidney would have won
the safety they scored giving them
the necessary points.
Ives Plays Great Came.
Ives. of the Randolph Macon team.
was the star performer for his side.
The big fuliback appeared allow In
starting. but when he hit his stride
he went through the opposing line
like a snow -piow through drift. 1t
was his Drawn and driving power
that scored the sole touchdown OF
the game and gave Randolph Macon
the victory.
Randolph Macon showed better
team play than Hampden-Sidney. The
backs had better Interference and
they made more systematic gains
than the Garnet and Gray boys. :.
Btanton, however. showed himself
one of the greatest backs OF the year.
He was fast, hard to stop and mace
gains when 1t seemed utterly impos-
sible 10 10 ahead. Captain Lewis
wa. great on the defense, but his in
Jury prevented him from playing the
game of which he Is capable when
right.
Tho chief criticism of Hampton
S,dney.s game made by those ON the
side lines WAS that kirk saunders
tried TO do too much. The tow
headed quarterback Is q wonder AZ
broken field running and In eSNcut-
ing quarterback runs, out the ehtne
Randolph Macon team was on mo
watch for him and many times ne
waa spilled before he got propelS
started. At that he MADE 2 coup,c
~. runs that brought cheers from the
TOotGTH Anu c-A>A% ~-
sven his opponents.
Rolling at centre put up the Rranusst
game exhibited by any centre ON tne
fnur teams. He was ever in the timex
az the fray, all over the neid maNihk
,aclIes and the way he broke through
ana snoiled the Randolph Macon inter
ference, reminded the rooters OF tnc
work Of Tyler In the Hampden-S io-
new game two weeks ago. boiiin9 was
not a. spectacular as Tyler, put ne We
fully AZ effective. and X any All East-
arn virginia team Is made-up ne may
ret the cali ever tho crack Richmond
player at the pivot poeition.
Both Teams Chivalrous.
Both teams played a clean game, as
far al sportsmanship goes. Many conf
ments were made at the sight OF
Randolph Macon warrior helping boy
In : gray Jersey to his feet after
scrimmage, and the boys In gray were
equally chivairous toward the, yellow
Jackets.
For all that there were many penal
ties. Randolph Macon, especially, be-
inr given 10 ff-side play and holding
in the line Umpire Barry was very
etrjct in this regard, and penalised
from the start. Referee Hammond
JOHNSON said that II. was one Of the
hardest games he ever ofaciated in.
owing to infsactions Of the rules by
both teams.
Randolph Macon won tho game in
The first period. A boot from Ives was
fumbled by Kirk Saunders. and Q YELL
how Jacket flung himself on the ball.
Then Hopkins and finally Ives crashed
through the gray line for . touchdown.
and 8 goal followed. Hampden-0id-
nsy through the three remaining quar-
ter1 and the rest OF tho hrpt. strove
with might and main to overcome this
lead. but fortune was against tho boys
Ia the gray jerseys. In the last period.
however. : spiral from the toe Of Blan.
ton rolled from the arms OF Ives and
bounced over the line where q Yell
low Jacleet threw himself on It for =
safety. 30 the game ended with the
score. 10 8.
4. Field ooal oeats Niehmond.
A fiAld goal defeated Richnaond Col.
lege ct Williamsburg. In tho game
against William and Mary. The Rich
mond boys outplAyed their opponents
through thfee-anartaSs. keeping The
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