The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-06
INQUIRIES SCHOOL
VICTORIOUS OVER
], NJ. \. 5. ELEVEN
GAME RNCTICALLN DECIDES
RACE-NonTIiERN MAKES sPE.C-
TACILAR RIN-SCORE $50

Apparently the football squad rep-
resenting McGuires University school
is the undisputcd champion Of the local
Preparatory school league.
For the FIRST time since the organt-
zation of the ieaeue--siX years ago
John Marshall high school suffered de-
feat on the gridlron at the hands os
the Rcd and Black boys. the ttacas
ending with a score o. 50 80 %.
! Despite the large score thc game
was one of the most interestipg wit
messed at the park tbis year during
the interscholastic series and both
teams put up Stim hgnts from tho time
Morton Northern pun'ea the first bah
down the held untA Referee Frank Dob
son blew the final whistle
Both teams started irto thu set:o
with blood IN their eyes, ana fnr tire
first few minutes Of plaS II looked
as II the game would result i'm 4 close
score. Both aEgreeatious seemed
about evenly matched. McGuires OUT
weighing their opponents hr ont n
few pounds AfcGu{rc's backfeId was
heavier hv several pounds than that
Of the public school lads bat the lat
ter's line was a Nttle heavier than
the opposing one
The game was interesting from start
to finish and MANI haif-raisinG plays
were perfected In facr at times the
plays were sucetacAIar The game was
marked hy frequent long runs. espe-
cfetlY by the Mcclure hacks, and sue
ceksful forward passes,
Morton Northern deserves credit for
dong the pscttest piece If work dur
ing the game b. raun4p@ she entire
length OF the field for toac hdown.
In doing SO he passed through almost
the entire high school squad. The bail
was caught by Northern OH the goal
line when a dropkick failed,
Northern also pulled of number Of
other pretty PLAYS while hls readwork
was largely responsible for the VIC
tory He secured three touchdowns
aud kicked three goals
The work of r CoebiN 81 cogbiii
and Billy Hammond also featured for
McGuires. especially that Of tho
former. Bruce also put up good
game.
For John Marshall. owen and Mat
thews deserve considerable credit for
the pluck they displayed.
tame in Detail.
John Marshall won the toss and re-
ceiped the punt. with tne ball On
thu. 2o-yard line Matthews. the hign
schools quarterback. Kicked OH the
nrst bail snapped. McGuire's soon LOST
The a-+4..44- ~ sr-sts+
followed with a tumble, the red and
black boys again securing possession
Of the ball McGuires was penalized
fifteen yards for holding ana tnen
kicked. After cross-buek and for-
ward pass had proven failures, Mat
lhens kicked. The ball was received
b. Northern who brought It back forty
Yards, downing the bail on The 20~yard
line r. C0RbIi went around right
end FOR ten yards. and Northern was
caught four yards backs OF the Line
OF eerimusasse ga the next play. on a
fake drop Kick 7 Cogbill went nine
) yards. but the necessary ten yards had
not been gained ard the nan went
over TO the high school John Mar
shall kicked, After three line plunges
hud proven utter failures, Northern
fake drophiek T. Cogbill went nine
carried Tie ban 10 the 9-Nard me-
Bruce gained about cne yard through
the line, and on tine next play Norton
: Northern carried the bali over for
touchdown. lie failed to Kick goal
t ana the score was 20 o.
Plunge Through Line.
McGuire's kicked 10 John Marshall
! and Matthews brought the ball hack
ten yards, Turner, Owen and Wood
hit the line for four Yards each. After
owen had gone for nv" more yards
through the line Matthews kicked
However, the bali was soon IN the pub
lie school boys hands again. for Nc
CURES failed 10 gain ten Eards AFTER
owens and Matthews had MT the me
for good gains. coward pass was at
tempted 1t WAS intercepted ny K. coz
bill and carried back hNe yards. HAM
? moad caught pass and gained twelve
yards. Bruce M the ine Tor Tour
yards and 7. Cogbttl followed with u
twenty -hve-yard run GA a SKIN tackle
play. After Bruce, NJ Coghli ana
Northern mad gained ten SaFosf J. ,os
bill carried the ban over Tor tne second
, touchdown Of the game Northern
, again failed to Kick goat. score ~
: to g.
In the remaining part OF the hfst hslf
the ball see sawed VII ana down the
/ ball WAS on John Matshalls 25-yard