The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-08
Petersburg Club Owners Declare War Virginia league
MEDICAL COLLEGE WINS HARD
FOOTBALL GAME FROM BLUES
Both Teams Display Great Spirit Sosang Contest Broad Street
Park Gyidt Tonchdouws Due in Measure Luck
Wei as Fast Ploy on Part of Victoys

Medical College Of Virginia defeat
cd the Richmond Blues at football in
Broad Street Park yesterday after
noon. but not until they knew they
had been IN a real game. The score
was IL to 0. but the fact that two
touchdowns were secured and two
goals kicked by tho msdicos in the
four ten-minute periods by no means
represents the comparative strength
OF the teams. They were very evenly
matched and the victory went with the
luck of the game.
To be sure Medical College showed
better style Of team play and tine
work OF Schenck. HARDY. Long and
Elder at times was brilliant. but the
Blues backfieid was almost equal to
tho veterans who played on Medical
College and tho work Of Billy Word
WAS simply phenomenal. Without In
terference, hardly with any assistance
whatever. he tore on two long runs,
one for forty yArdA hurting aside
three or four would-be tackiers be-
fore he was brought to earth.
Chambers. Of the Blues. also dis
played some real football ability. The
stocky halfback more than once dash
cd through the sfalMart Medical CoI-
lege line and never stopped while
there WAS q chance to squirm an inch
ahead. Richardson's work was less
spectacular than that OF Word and
great Judgment. made several sterling
greatly.
G~mo Was Rough.
1t was one OF the toughest, most
spectacular gam<s ever seen. not only
in Broad Street Park. but on any field
within the memory Of the oldest vete-
ran on the side lines. Long finished
the game with half q Jersey and
Schenck was scarcely any better OF.
Forward pass after forward pass
was used by both teams and in this
work Medical College excelled. the
ombination Of Hardy and Schenck
being particularly effective. although
the pass that secured the first touch
down was from Hardy to Long. One
beautiful pass from Hardy TO Elder
WAS not allowed by Referee Wexford.
as II went beyond the 20-yard limit.
The Blues were successful In getting
away with couple OF forward passes,
but they gained less ground on this
play than they did By straight rush
ing Of the ball.
Score In Second Period.
Medical College made It's first touch
down early In the second period. The
first quarter had ended with the ball
eight yards away from the Blues
goal line.
The sturdy forwards on the soldier
team had held their opponents so
well In tho FIRST quarter that few
expected the Medicos TO carry the
/ ball over. Evidently Schanck, the
general of the Medical team. thought
the same. He called for q kick for
nation as II the coilegians would try
for a field goal. Both Hardy and
Schenck dropped back. but Halfback
Long edged far over TO the left OF
the line and with the snap OF the ball
darted ahead Ave yards. caught the
ball that Hardy shot toward him End
before the surprised Blues were aware
they had been fooled by fake play
Long was over the line He was
waltxing down toward the rear OF the
goal when Richardson. Word and
Chambers pinned him down.
The bali was carried out and
Schenck kicked a pretty goal.
Scfscnck Shows Speed.
II was the speed OF Schenck that
scored the second tunchooWn TOT tne
doctors. Hardy booted a long. low.
twisting kick from the Blues forty
f,ve yard line and sent 1t whiriing be-
tween Chambers and Richardson. The
ball bounded over the line and the
Blues backfield made Wild dash to
secure it. The ball got away from
them all, II eluded Jones and Foster,
tho two doughty ends OF the Medical
line. but 6cheuck, who was down the
field with the ends. threw himself on
II and pinned II for 4 touchdown. Then
he kicked his second goal and the
game ended.
Tho blues actually lost the game
through the erratic passing Of jacobs
at centre. Jacobs was up against
cofer, = veteran skilled in all the
ways that a centre can use to worry
tho other man with the ball AID the
result was that at critical times Jacobs