Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-12-04
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LEXINGTON TEAMS WON
THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL
Washington and Lee and Virginia
Military Institute

Military Institute were grloiron
victors Thanksgiving. GLOWING
are the reports of the games:
W. & L. U. l6; A. g. NJ. OF n. o. 6
Norfolk, Va, November 28-Play-
ing true to form shown all season,
the Washington and Lee eleven
finished the most successful season
a White and Blue team has ever had
by defeating the North Carolina Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College, 10
TO 6, on Lafayette Field, this after
noon. Two touchdowns and field
goal spelled the total score for the
Generals, while the Tarheels scored
one touchdown. Under conditions
far from ideAl for good football the
elevens played to the smallest
crowd that has ever witnessed a
Thanksgiving Day game in Norfolk.
But for an unfortunate tumble by
Miller, captain of Washington and
Lee, it is extremely doubtful if the
DON naNO OCOA dOlO
to cross the goal line of Washington
and Lee at all.
At one time it looked as il it would
be almost impossible TO play the
game and the managers and park
officials were kept busy answering
questions about the game. The
number OF spectators was greatly
decreased by the heavy fall OF STOW
yesterday morning. Not until after
- o'clock did the snowfall cease
aud the wind lose little OF it's nip
ping quality.
The Washington and Lee lineup:
Heat, left end; Schultz, left tack
lie; Miller (Captain), left guard;
Moore, centre; Rogers, right guard;
Miles, right tackle; Francis, right
end; Raferty, quarter back; Peoples,
left half back; Buehring, full back;
Burke, right half back.
Washington and Lee
for Francis; FraaciS for
Barker for Heat; Heat
ior Barker; Wyatt for Heat; Neb-
lett for Schultz; Donahue for Peep
les; Peoples for Stewart; Walton for
Rogers; Bolton for Rogers; Molly
for Francis; Bone for Burke; Terry
for Peoples; Barrow for Moore; Car
yer for Buehring. TOuchdowns-
Heat. Jeffrey and Buehring. Goals
from touchdowns-Miller. Referee
-O'Brien (Swarthmore). Umpire
Simmons Washington and Lee).
Head linesman-E. R. Hodgson (V.
p. J.. Time -Four fifteen minutes
quarters.
V. NJ. l. 21; JOINS HOPKINS
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 26-By los
ing to the Virginia Military Insti-
tute today, Johns Hopkins closes the
football season with new record
of nine successive defeats. The
score was Virginia Military Insti-
tute p, Johns Hopkins 0.
V. III. Is heavy and invulnerable
line and it's proficiency in forward
passing led to it's victory. Hopkins
on the other hand, could do lutte
with passes. The winners back.
field was strong. but not so much so
as in the early part of the season,
for Lynch, one of the halls. was out
Of the game on account Of injuries.
The cadets Uutplayed Hopkins in
almost every department. of the
game, their superiority in forward
passes being especially marked.
a large contingent OF Virginia
Military Institute alumni cheered
the team and after the game gave
dinner at the Emerson and box
party at the Gayety to the PLAYERS.
Hopkins footers had a band and
yelled for the Black and Blue until
the last whistle.
The Virginia Military Institute
lineup:
Lowry, left end; Youell, left tack
le; Gutierrez, left guard; Patterson.
center; Beasley, right guard; Clark
son. right tackle; Richards, right
end; Kingman, quarterback; Balm,
left halfback; Leech, right halfback;
Moore, fullback.
Substitutes-V. NJ. I.-Colburn