The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-28
ny GUS MALBERT.

For the first time since 1905 the goal
line OF the University OF Virginia has
been crossed by a warrior from the
University of North Carolina, and
though the visitors from the Old North
State will go back home to tell as best
they can the story OF n glorious defeat
behind score of % to Z, on this
Thanksgiving Day. there will be no sor-
row, no grief marks will furrow their
cheeks. for the Rubicon OF hope has
been crossed. the work of years. almost
Observation-Disclosures goal line has
been crossed and BY football feds-
ling, at that
Walter L. Fuller (black caps. please)
Hes the young man. 1t took him u
long time to get TO the University OF
North Carolina. He lives way down in
Florida, way down in little village
called Bradentown, almost on top OF
the Everglades, that's why II took him
IL long time to arrive. He's nineteen
loa pounds light and is two inches shy
of the coveted six feet. But he found
the Virginia goal line. ana il took him
long time to find that, too. almost
until darkness arrived For it was lin
the third period OF play. when almost
everybody but walter Fuller and one
taken into his confidence. felt that the
good Carolina money that had been
wascrcd AT odds of one TO two, that
the pale Blue and White would not
score had gone the way of other pala
Blue and White money--at Just thai
moment. or about i:iT i. NJ. to be ex-
act, Walter discovered that by inter
ccpting n certain forward pass starting
from tho goodly hands of one Robert
Gooch. OF The opposition. and run
ming some seventy yards, so. he
might save that money, and get himself
prominently mentioned In the stories
OF tho encounter.
Concludes. Then Acts.
And with Florida young man built
along the lines of Walter p. Fuller, tn
como TO a conclusion is 10 act. Fortu-
natcly. Mr. Gooch determined upon
starting Il forward pass at just that
moment. and he tossed the football in
the general direction of Mr.. Fuller, or,
mayhap. Mr.. Fuller senses the general
direction OF the football and placed
himself directly in it's line. At any
rate. lac caught it. ana trailing tho
narrow chalkcd line which marks legal
ground from illegal ground. with the
entire Virginia eleven hotIy in pursuit
If We may be pardoned the expression.
logged between the goal posts and tho
hoodoo OF eight long years had been
broken. Carolina had scored six points,
and when second later the goodly toe
or MIR. Tandy. Mr.. Fullers compatrior
in crime against the unblemshcd re-
cord of Virginia. had shot the leather
over the cross bar and between the up
rights the six points had been in
creased 70 seven
That's why, while Virginia was cele-
hratins its deserved victory--for. while
we are dilating upon the achievemenc
or Mi Fuller we would. have mono
doubt the prowcss of the orange aud
10 iNt,l a, L..
brating said victory. Carolnians, and
they were here by the hundreds, de-
spite railroad accident which kept
many away until after half the game
hnd been played. were celebrating their
negative 'ictory. or rather their posi-
tive victory negatively expressed of
having scored against Virginia The
b!g orange ~" had lost its potency IL
was not impreEnable for yearlinr
team had found its vulnerable point
ana had scored
Virginia Gets the Expected
Virginia got what II expected The.
battle of the football season Despite
reports coming from here and ther.
and sometimes even from Chapel Hin.
Understanding or pessiinisticallv
stating the prowess OF the Carolina
eleven Virginia kne wand felt that
Carolina would battle. would battle
with the Ca! ollna spirit plus the foot
ball knowledge that a Bleuthcnthai and
a Wilson and IA Pcndlcton and 81
Trcnchard can impart For once that
kindly, but ovcrworked expression, "tha
game was vastly harder fought and
more bitterly contested than the score
indicates may be used IN defiance OF
the popular verde; OF being hack
ncycd.
Were We inclined to bc statistical.
which we are not, We might prove the
assertion And maybe IL this weren't
I llc %
might be statistical anyway. But it,ta
q nksgIying DAY story and no one aE