The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21


cost John Marshall High school the
opening football game In the prepara-
tory school season yestef day Nc
Cures won to . because the boys
In the red and blue 5toekings took
advantage of their opponents cock
sureness in their first period to score
a tonchdown-after which Scott kick
ed a goal--and then stood of the ter
riblo attack OF Captain Montgomery =
team in the final period
such football battle has been rare
~ seen in Broad street Park With
defeat staring them in the face. the
boys from John Marshall took the field
determined TO carry The ball over the
Haze again.
Little Gray. the high school quar-
ter, locked over the array as ihe
teams lined up on MeGhIre's forty
seven yard line A yolley af nam
ders was heard aud Captain Mont
gomery ducked his blonde head and
dashed through the red and blue line
between end and tackle. He squirlned
and zig gagged until Captain Ebel, Of
McGuire's. nailed him Again Mont
gomery was called. hut this time he
gained only inches Then Rock Alag
was sent into the breach. but the
entire Mcclure team fell on the sor-
re!-topped back and he failed 10 gen
"a foot The strenuous third period
had taken half the steam ont OF Jona
Marshalis attack
Mcauires Plays safe.
SO Kick was called FOR instead
of ii thrust at the line or a forward
pass and the bali dropped over Nc
Cures goal line. OF course the rcd
and blue boys brought 1t out to the
twenty-five yard line and promptly
booted 1t far down the field. All thee,
had To do was TO play the game safe
and they We're sure winners.
KING. limping and lame, came iop-
ing in front OF Montgomery. who s~as
set to catch the ball and then sailed
down the reld for about ten ysrds.
A couple OF bucks at the Mcclure 5
line followed, but they were OF no use.
Montgomery was entirely used up,
King scarcely better and Brumbie
had been hammered until his speed
was a thing OF the past. Little Gray
had one course left, He threw a tor
ward pass TO Cosby a the right end
of High schools line. Cosby got the
ball. but he was downed in his tracks
and the bail went 10 McGuire's again,
A wild cheer broke from the red ana
blue cohorts who thronged the s4ce
lines on the north side OF the field
and Cottrell, McGuire's wiry quarter
back, called upon Taylor Sect 10 use
that good right leg of his.
High schools Ball.
Scott dropped back tn receive the
mass and with the ball McElroy ana
Willingham, Robins and Hamlin
seemed TO come tearing through the
lime. Scott had to hurry. HE got
the ball away, but the kick was short
and High school got the ball on Me-
Guire's thirty-five yard line,
II was High schools last chance.
Only, a minute WAS left for play ana
as the backs swung into position Gray
cut loose another forward pass, this
time to Sands.
The blonde haired left END OF ths
High school team was right under
the ball, but ne had no sooner GRABBED
il than Captain Ebel, of Mcclure 3
was upon him like a tiger. Down
went Sands in his tracks. but the
teams lined up quickly and the plucky
end swung into his position with the
rest of the line. Again Gray sent
the ball whizzing To the left end OF
the line. but this time the pass was
moor and Paschall. the great niue
back of the McGuire's team. was on H.
McGuirc's Team Vtctors.
McGuire's rooters roared. for the
game now was theirs beyond all
doubt. but to make it doubly sure
the lathy Scott booted the ball iar
down the field again. Here tne
weary Rock King. his legs and arms
heavy as lead. tried to get under !.
and saw Captain Montgomery. naif
dazed. toll in its wake. while down
the field sped Paschali. Like Won
the speedy back was on the pail.
but even as he fell on 1t and trio
of high school players hurled them-
selves on him. the whistle sounded
The game was over. Mcclure
had won, to :. and all because
an attempt at goal had been miss
ed. The one point was as good as
one hundred.
According to Coach Johns II WAS
overconiidence that cost High Schnoi
the game That may be true. but
ii must be said that Mct3uire's put
up a grand game. In the hackfieid
paschall, Scott. little Cottren drek-
DRY and Smith. when he WAS pulled
behind the lnae. did great work.
Captain Ebcl. Ware and Scales also
did well.
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