Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
VIRGINIA TAKES
HOT STRUGGLE
FROM GEORGIA
Forward Pass Decides Battle Dur
ing Final Minutes of Play.
Score Is Is to 6.
BY Innis Brown,
Famous College Football Official.

| * after q lapse OF some n1teen
years, the stalwarts from the
/ University OF Virginia got a decision
nv margin of one touchdown over
| the groups representing the State
| University of Georgia Saturday aft
| ernoon at Ponce DeLeon. The score
vas 10 to 6, Virginia making one goal
from touchdown in two attempts.
while Georgia blew her only chance
FOR an additional point from this
source by failing to make a fair
| latch on the punt
Briefly stated the much mo0ted
| forward pass proved the deciding fac
tor in the game In fact, this me-
dunn Of attack really produced the
only scores Of the game, having been
directly responsible for two touch
downs, one by Virginia and one BY
Georgia, and making possible the
third and deciding score for the Wis
tors. But for a swift, sharp shoot
Of the ball from Gooch to White with
in the last four minutes Of play, the
| Georgia team would have had the
opportunity Of doing a joy dance
/ through the streets Of the city Sat
urday night, prompted by the salts
faction Of having held the strong
| Virginia team to tie score, In the
face of what were considered big
/ odds.
Powell Returns Ball IS Yards.
Shortly after the opening of hos
ulities the outlook developed a de-
| cided indigo tinge for supporters Of
| the Red and Black. After receiving
the kickoff on his own 5-yard line,
Powell for Georgia hustled back to
his 20-yard line, where he was
4 downed Bob McWhorter was ~
trusted with the task of chopping off
for Georgia the first advance against
The Virginians. His effort went for
1 nothing, but he came back with g.
ard advance on his second attempt,
1 only to have it taken away and a
/ penalty OF fifteen yards assessed for
/ the offense of holding committed by
4 teammate. The goal line was only a
few wards away, and Big John Hen
derson was called on to boot the ball
Up the field
tumble Checks Virginia March.
After allowing for a nice return by
4 Gooch, a distance of 40 yards re-
/ NAMED between Virginia and the goal
behind the standard bearers of the
Red and Black. Then Virginia began
a mad rush that BODIED evil for Geor-
gia hopes. Mayer and Landes drove
| through the Georgia tackles for sub
. stantial gains, it and looked as though
the Orange and Blue was due Tor
| touchdown in short order. A tumble
IA ,hecked the march temporarily ana
/ Virginia found it necessary to resort
1 10 a forward pass
Logan intercepted the shot almost
Of his own goal line, but managed
| to twist forward far enough to avert
/ q safety. Bob McWhorter gave Geor-
4 gia supporters their first occasion FOR
genuine demonstration shortly
hereafter, clipping off IA yards past
| Virginia's left flank A few further
/ attempts were successfully checked
| by the Virginians, and Henderson
again booted, sending the gall Wen
| INTO Virginia territory, the first time
| il had been there since Gooch llfted
| IL from a high tee on the kck-off.
Battle or Even Terms.
The battle ragged back and forth
from that point on, without either
| side gaining any material advantage
/ until less than one minute before
/ time was called for the first quarter.
At that point Virginia had worked the
/, ball to Georgia's IL yards by series
A Of short, steady gains. Working
/ from "a regular formation, forward
pass was manipulated from Landes
4 20 Gillette, who had crossed the line
| for the first score of the game. Inc
/
| cuted
The second quarter found the ball
/ In Georgia's possession on her 80
| yard line, where it had been placed
| by Powell after a nice return OF
Gooch's kick off just before the first
| period closed McWhorter tore
| through the right wing of the Wis
tors for one of the runs for which
he is famous in these parts, netting
gain of 20 yards before ne was
forced out of bounds.
From that point on it was see
saw affair until a few minutes. of the
close Of the second quarter. BY
series Of short gains the Red and
Black edged the ball down into Vlr-
ginia territory until they had reached
he l2-yard line. At this point Nc
fWhorter spun a swift shoot to Lo-
.fgan, who had reached the Virginlans
yard line, from where the tow
headed end dashed across for
touchdown, tying the score. The
play was almost identical with me
one pulled by Virginia, and marked
The second prominence of the for
ward heave.
On the punt-out the shot was low
and the Virg,nians rushed through
and prevented a catch. The Geof-
sans thereby lost a chance for try
| al goal, and consequently the oppor-
unity to gain the lead, From that
point on but little advantage ap-
peared for either team until near the
CIoSe OF the game. Both squads were
N"orNng with vengeance, and the
result was very near a stand-off.
V'rginians Break Loose.
however, near the close Of the
.VuTth quarter, when many had be-
Gun to settle down to the realization
u'dt the Georgians had held the
hmgnly Virginians to a tie, things
ssf9ke loose back behind that power
u rush line CARRIED in blue jerseys
,.Doed about the sleeve with strips of
with the ball well down in Georgia
,s'Ftoiy Captain McWohter made
s"o heroic efforts to rush it out of
SSehser Quarterback Paddock. no
o1ul' figuring that If once he could
iHaNe his interference shoot big Bob
s ,I,9 an open field, it would be flowers
u SLOW music from the gladiators
Ciu the Old Dominion. However
yoaynes Warren and Johnson and the
Iran Pop Lannigan had not been
e.'y eyeing the Georgia offense to
ts. curing the early stages. As a
"ut they had learned a few points