The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20
RICHMOND BLUES
WIN FROM COLLEGE
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the run which resulted in the Blues
second touchdown.
These were the men who attracted
most of the attention. There were
others who flashed up at times.
though, and wo npraises from the
stands Laggards were lacking on
both teams and each man played as
though his life depended 90 Inc ef-
fort
College opened the game 8y kicking
to the Blues, who were defending inc
east goal. McRee received the ball
and ran it back TO the college 40
yard line. giving as good IA dem On
stration of broken field running as
one could we'll wish, to see. w ORD
sprinted around the right eau Tor 70
yards and Richardson, after his team
had been penalized for holding, maze
Q yards through the line. College was
off-side,. The line held firm and a
forward pass failed, the Spiders TAX
ing the ball on their 15-yard line, An
end run was attempted AMI some
where In the backteld there was
tumble. Bemiss picked the ball out
of the hands of two college men and
romped across the line for the first
touchdown. Richardson kicked an
easy goal.
The Blues again received and again
McRee brought the ball back to near
the forty-yard line. Word added
twenty. but here the Spiders strength
enend. and breaking up forward
pass forced kick, They were un-
| able to gain the distance and kicked
| to McRee. who made his third run
/ of forty yards. Offside lost college
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his tracks a minute later and the dis
lance was regained. College took the
ball when the Blues failed to make
the distance, but they were also I'M
able to gain and had TO punt. Three
attempts at the Spider line failed to
gain for the soldiers and Richardson
attempted a drop kick. 1t fell short
and Ancarrow. who caught It, made
about six. College. being close to its
goal, kicked in short order and Jones,
who was down the field at the snap or
the ball, downed Word in this tracks,
putting the half back out with a
twisted leg. Quarter up. score to o.
With the opening of the second
quarter college really gd into the
game for the first time and Burger
began a series Of line bucks that
brought the ball to midheid. He
found frequent openings and waded
through the opposing line for gains CT
fifteen and twenty yards with SEEM
ing little effort. Offside again cost
FIVE yards and soon II was necessary
TO kick Van Pelt received the bail
and took a recess when Saunders
tackled him. Blues were penalized for
holding and were son forced TO punt
Reilly made twelve. Burger added
three and Immediately came back
with nine more. Then Goblin was
called upon. 4 misstep caused FUN
BILE and Richardson. picking up the
ball from the ground, sprinted around
right end for fifty yards and touch
down. He kicked goal
This completed the Blues scoring
and really completed the play CT the
first half. During the remaining time
the play was for the most part in
midfield. King, who had been shift
ed to Van Pelts place, pulled off
several dandy runs and Burger for
the Spiders also did some classy
ground gaining. Several more for
ward passes were attempted, but
amounted to little
The Spiders successfully worked
the ancient short kick on the kick off
and Saunders recovered the bali from
under the feet of the astonishee VIII
punted aad the ball bounced over
McRee's head and across to the goal
line. Word was the timely man.
though. and recovered it, After
bringing the ball out TO the twenty
yard line the Blues attempted for
ward pass. Jones broke 1t up and on
the next play broke up an end run,
throwing the Dlan for a loss. Burger
took the kick. but gained little. Col
lege made a total Of about eighteen
yards. but could gain no more and
kicked to McRee. He made fifteen on
an end run and attempted a forward
pass. The Blues were penalized for
holding and forced to kick in punted
outside.
Right here was where college got
busy. Burger made nine and Goblin
added seven. The Blues were
penalixed and the play was within
their twenty yard line with college
rooters pleading for a touchdown
They got It. Burger was sent 1t the
line for seven yard gain. again he
was called upon and this time got
clear and wriggled hts way across the
line for the first touchdown which
Richmond college has scored in two
seasons. Perkins kicked goal. Score,
/ to G.
During the remainder of the game
most of the play was in The soldiers
territory. with college the aggressors.
Only the remarkable work of. Billy
Word kept the play in mid,ield.
though. He was everywhere: making
a tackle on left end this time. and
Then stopping line plunge uu the
before they had reached the lins "
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