The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23

BY q. M
WILLIAMSBURG. Nov. 2s.--A tight
a protest and one of the most despera-
ately waged football battles ever
staged here marked tho meeting Of
the Richmond college and William ana
Mary teams In Williamsburg today.
The fight was the outcome At de-
ciston regarding the legality OF JAck
wrighfs touchdown, which was the
outcome of the championship affair ~
which the teams took part
At all times there was tho xrea&
excitement over the game among both
players and the large crowd whioh
witnessed the fracas, and the decision
which cut the home lads out OF
touchdown nearly precipitated Q riot
1t required the combined EFFORTS Or
the entire Williamsburg police forcas
to quelI the connection and get tbs
crowd back In the stands. when the
decision was rendered. 1t required the
com bined efforts of some half doSen
m en- ers of the William and Mary
squad to save the skin OF umpire
Robertson after the game was overs
and even then they were not entirely
successful.
The Protested Play.
On an end run from his own Afteen-5
yard line, Wright skirted the Spider
wings and running dangerously close
TO the side lines, almost within tins
crowd on the side of the field oppoH
site the grandstand. was able to reacM
his opponents goal. Captain George
Immediately raised the question as To-
whether Wright had stepped outside
the boundary lines and protested that
he had done SO at a point in this
vicinity of the twenty -five-yard 1ine.
He was borne out in this by Coach
Dobson. of the Richmond college team.
Immediately the field and the stands
were In turmoil. Wright protestedB
vigorously that he had kept inside
and the other players also maintaineH
that he had done so. Foster Witt. res
fereing. called the officials to him and
asked for decisions Goodwin. the
headlinesman. held that Wright had
not stepped out and that the touch-
down WAS legal. Robertson. umpirtng.
when appealed to. stated that, In his
opinion. the runner had gone out Of
bounds. but also stated that he CON-
sidered Goodwin In a much better DO
sition TO judge of the play than him.
self.
Coaches Called Upon.
The protests and souabbling among
the players continued without abAte-
ment and the coaches Of tho elevenu
son maintained that the runner hA6
gone outside and declared that he had
trampled his foot while outside the
lines. Upon this statement Coach
Drape consented to the ruling OF ths
play as being outside and with their
play on the nty-hvc-yard line ana
the touchdown ruled out
Adherents Of tho Orange and Black
team hold that the coaches' consent n
irrelevent to the occasion and that
they have no right to consent to any
such arrangement. They declare that
the fact that when Goodwin, an head
linesman. ruled the play fair and
Robertson signified his doubt a. to the
ficient to insure tho score counting.
Referee Witt was not in q position 70
judge the outside play and left thu
decision entirely to the minor officials.
1t Is upon the fact that he took the
umpire's doubtful decision to that a.
the linesman who was sure Of hi
judgment that they will base their
claims Of protest The matter Will
probably be brought before the 49,
ISOLATION officially this week and = d.
cision rendered. The management u
the Williamsburg team last night
wired the management OF the Hamp~a
dem Sidney team to continue training
as they would protest and there would
be a possibility OF their being again
called upon to play.
Robertson Assaulted.
The fight occurred in the gyu1Ns
nasium while the players OF the two
teams were dressing. Robertson. whosl
had gone there to make his chAng42
with them had been severely criticised
by number of Williamsburg men o1l]
the way over from the playing d0lol
and when he reached the gymnasiunn
they again started in for him. HQsl
was called everything which q man III
not expected to be called and remAfmEs
with unclinched fists. Then somoon4s
hurled an epithet SO vile that eveny
the self-controIled Robertson would
not stand for and he hit.
How truly Is not known. Tor th01
rush which several members OF the
team made swept all before 1t and
the official was considerably worSt06a
without being given much of q chances
to defend himself. He WAS battered
and bruised before several m0ro
peaceful members of the home aggre~a
to reach and rescue him. At that, ho.3
suffered a darkened optic. severa11
decorations of the face and q numhe1.]
of bruises about the body
He was aided to the train and r.
turned to Richmond with the Spidoe;]
special Just why he should oavAs]
been picked out for the victim OF tho
William and Mary revengefui fcelinGoA
Is not known. When invited to o44]
ficiate he notified the college managAs]
ment that he was an alumnuG Q&]
Richmond college and that 1t wouyGN
probably be better to have soneon19
else act They insisted. though. ana Aoa
consented. ssS
The story to the effect that Geoxw1
Burns is to be discarded II 10 radion1