The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
VICTORY IS LOST
N VERY SHADOW
Of GOAL POSTS
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back he showed superb seneralship.
He put up a rafting good defensive
game. His handling OF punts was eA.
ceptionally brilliant. Van Felt anu
Cason did fine work Both. unfortu-
uately, were unable to finish the game
Van Pelt, in attempting an END run
wrenched his ankle and had to De
taken from the neld.
As a whole. the Blues played some
Of the best football and some OF the
most hotly contested football seen here
In recent years. Jacobs. At centre. and
King and Sweeny. On ends. were
tower OF strength to their team The
soldier boys proved their gameness.
and their supporters are just as proud
Of the lighting youngsters as though
they had tr'umphed. They did their
best to bring back victory, and X
luck and fortune had been just, the
Blues would be wearing the colors OF
the victor.
The sawboues. while unable 70 score
on the Blues. have team which is
credit TO the new college Hhen they
meet their ancient enemies from the
Medical College of Virginia there will
b. some game. Although the older in
stitution managed TO score on the
Blues. they would not have found their
path strewn with roses had they been
in yesterdays contest.
The teamwork Of the medicos was
above the ordinary. They played with
the precision OF a well-oiled machine.
1t would hardly be possible to pick
out an individual star. Parker. the
giant guard. was like stone wall on
defense. and on ofTense was respon-
sible for smsarins UP many plays
~ 1T "a ~ ~ ar
kick and subsequent recovery OF the
bali in a spectacular race with BILLY"
Word was a feature Of the game.
Tyler. the former Richmond College
star with the added duties and worries
Of coach. entered the game in the sec
ond quarter and was responsible for the
Immediate brace Of his teammates He
was in every play and was always
found wrapped around the man with
the ball when the heap of players were
pulled to their feet. Seymour. at quar-
tee. Was immense He ran the team
with his head and WAS . consistens
ground gamer.
Delay Game.
The game was delayed by the late
arrival OF the Collegians. Mckee Tor
the Blues received the kick which he
ran tack fifteen yards. Word gained
the same distance. Three line plays
failed to gain the distance. but the
Sawbone. were set back fifteen yards
for unnecessary roughness. Line plays
again failed and Word set himself
for a kick. Big Parker walked
through the line. and the ball struck
him fair on the ches. bounding back
for fully thirty yards. The giant
guard beat Word TO the oval The
Medicos were unable to gain. and the
Blues carried the ball down the field
Three plays, with five yards to go.
ended the nrst period with the ball in
the Blues possession within ono foot
OF the goal
The Sawbones braced In the next
play, But tho ball was carried across
The Tine The frantic cheers OF the
Blues rooters turned to gloom when
Umpire Dashiels declared the Blues
ofYside. and gave tho ball to their op-
ponents Punting was resorted to. the
Sawbones gaining the advantage In
the interchange OF ktoks- The period
ended with them in possession OF the
ball in Blues territory.
In the third period the Sawbones
proved their stamina by tearing on
medium gains through the soldiers
line. They plunged and bucked and
slid OF tackle and finally landed on
the Blues twentyyard line. Here the
miIitiamen took last stand. and
strongly and sturdily fought with des-
peratfon. Their firm stand told The