The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
fumbled Punt in First
Three Minutes of Play
Yields Touchdown.
HAMPDEN- SIDNEY
SCORES A SAFETY
Teams Evenly Matched, and
Luck Contributes Much to De-
feat of White and Red War
riors-Saunders, Blanton
and Ives Are Stars
of Game.

tumble in the first three minutes
OF play. after a vicious punt from the
toe OF Ives. cost Hampton Sidney the
championship game OF football yester-
day, played with Randolph Macon. and
incidentally put TO death all hopes the
Farmvillc lads may have had for win
I!ng the Eastern Virginia intercol-
legiate football laurel wreath. The
hnal score was TO . in favor OF the
yellow Jackets.
Not this season. or any other season
for that matter. has a more interest
ing. or more bitterly fought foot
ball contest been witnessed in Rich
mond. There have been better and
stronger teams battling on the Broad
Street grid!ron. There have been
elevens with more knowledge of the
game. but there have never been
elevcns more evenly matched. or more
hotly contcsting every inch of ground
than the two which met yesterday.
The great pity or the game was
that one OF the teams had TO leave
the field vanquished. So even was the
play and so gamely did the losers bat
ue that even Randolph Macon en-
fhusiasts must have felt sorry that so
worthy focman had to so down 10
defeat. No story. certainly TO writ
pened
Btb EIevcns Show Form.
After that disastrous tumble. when
Ives was called upon to send one OF
his deceptive twisting spirals for forty
yards on toward the Red and White
goal. where the leather rolled out OF
the arms OF Hampton Sidney stall
= .&art. into the arms of c. Saunders. the
game wac a tussle ana a. "tussie as
much OF wits as OF Drawn. There were
pathetic moments in the play. Hamp-
den Sidney. in the last period. rushed
the ball from the centre OF the field
to within striking distance of the
goal. A perfectly executed forward
pass from diminutive Kirk Saunders
TO G. saunders was muned. Again the
same play on which much depended
was tried. and as perfectly was the
pass made, but again the oval rolled
to the ground
Then all of the Red and White
chance for scoring was apparently
gone. but the fellows from up in the
hills had only begun to fight Both
ouarterbacks called OH their punters
First one side and then the other
would send the leather In seesaw
across the chalked lines. Finally
Blanton cut loose low. nasty looking
punt Hopkins was well back. and
seemingly had judged the bail Well.
lie got his hands on tho piSskin. but
st eluded his grasp. and rolled behind
his goal line. Here he was tackled
and Hampd en- Sidney had scored
safety. the only other points OF the
game.
Roofing Was Feature.
Both schools had worthy representa-
tives In the bleachers roofing. Out
numbered, the Hampden- Sidney enthu-
siasts gave their yell as loudly as
their numbers would admit Then
came very pretty display of feeling
on the part OF the Ashlanders. who had
come in body to witness the game.
The cheer leader announced nine rahs.
and at the finish. 1t wasn't Randolph
Macon. but Hampden- Sidney which
rang across the Enclosure. Not to be
outdone. the Hampden- Sidney cheer
leader answered in kind
There was apparently absent all
harsh display OF feeling. Both teams
wanted to win. but they wanted to
win in sportsmanlilsc manner. The
officials helped wonderfully. Hammond
Johnston made an admirable referee.
while Pat Barry was equally as eff
cient as umpire There were frequent
penalties. but this was due rather to
the eagerness of the warriors than
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