The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-14
,a,,.o,., 10 The Times Dispatch. ]


ma yirSinia football eleven enters
tAo-morrow upon the most Important
1879 OF home games, having contests
fscheduled with the University "
south Carolina and the virginia Mai-
tary Institute. These two games are
supposed TO furnish line on Tue
tam. South Carolina comes to-hior-
srow with the strongest eleven II has
had in recent years ana ai,er
t~inia's poor showing yesterday. mas
hopes OF victory. The students from
the Palmetto State University are SO
interested In the outcome OF the con-
s.s, that they will receive every play
airect by wire from Lambeth Field
with the South Carolina contest out
~ thu way. Virginia will settle down
10 prepare for Saturdays game with
the Virginia Military Institute. Last
year ths Lexington Cadets frightened
Virginia by scoring the first touch
down. This served to put the Orange
land Blue team on its mettie. however,
with the result that twenty-five points
tvepe rolled UP on the visitors before
the final whistle blew. Judging from
,compara1ive scores this season. v. NJ.
II has a chance to win next Saturday,
provided the Orange and Blue puts up
!day. The Cadets found little trouble
hn pxaing Up twenty-seven points
faSaipss Hampden- Sidney, while Wiz
tginia, on yesterday. was able to score
hut ten points on the Presbytertans.
kAs Lexington yesterday the Cadets
Aowned the Gallaudet eleven by
1seore Of 20 to 8.
Both South Carolina and Virginia
laNlitary Institute had representatives
1T yesterdays game on Lambeth Field.
EJiumy Driver. a former Virginia back.
S.nd now head coach at South Carolina,
saw the game from the stands. while
kthe Lexington team had one OF her
Substitutes on hand. It is evident.
jhowsuer. that they did not see much
10 frighten them.
SAldom, II ever. have the football
scecwds at Lambeth Field been treated
10 such q wretched exhibition OF foot
ball - shas which the Orange and
iBtue put up against Hampden-S Sidney
Epostafday afternoon. Lacking life,
arrive and power in the first period.
WrEtnia's play grew worse as the
game dragged along, drawing from
President Alderman. who was on the
side lines with Dr.. Watts and Profess
isors Leferre and Dobie. the remark.
1.-THE worst I ever saw"
Tho specially weak point Of Virginia
was in her loose back field work. In
9he first place. the BACKS played up
TOO close to the line, and in nearly
every case the man with the ball had
11ttle or no interference. Whether
from inherent weakness in the forma-
4ion or failure Of the Virginia backs to
grasp their part in the plays. the in
reference In the Virginia backfield
va On SoA Snryt
nothing. Again and again the man
with the ball had to face one or two
tacklers before he
reached his own line. and in the at
tempt to elude them he was thrown
back Captain Todd. Gooch. Cook.
Blanchard and Thoms showed indivi-
dual work. but the absence Of inter-
ference caused them to be thrown for
loss frequently. The Virginia ends,
too. seemed unable to get the oppos-
ing ends out OF the way. Often the
backs ran sQuarely into the arms of
either Jones or Ebel. or one Of the
Hampden-Sldney backs. who was
playing up close to the line.
Again, when Hampden- S1dneys line
was tried. 1t seemed that the Orange
and Blue team lacked the punch. Tho
backs piled into a blind wall. instead
Va AosiuS any AOieS 10 get through,
and there were few plays with snap
enough to them to gain. The FUN
bling was decidedly the worst seen
here In seasons. the tackline was
poor, the Interference nowhere and the
defense heavywitted A week ago no
on would have believed that a team
OF Hampden-Sidney's rating could
have gained a ha1f-dozen. first downs
against EtEg1n!a'e giant forwards.
Aside from the poor showing of the
team. the injury to Captain Todd was
the feature most regretted. The speedy
captain was Just recovering from the
injury he sustained In the William and
Mary game two"weeks ago ana was
getting in prime condition for the big
games ahead The setback he re-
ceive yesterday will certainly keep
him out Of the game for one week. or
possibly two. In fact he will hardly
BE well enough to get IN the nne-up