The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-02

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/ CHARLOTTESVILI Nov. THE
teams spent but few minutes IN pre-
| liminaries and after running once up
the field in signal practice and spend
ing five minutes in testing the
punting, with and against the wind
they lined up for the game, with Viz
ginia receiving at the southwest goal
and Vanderbilt kicking off.
The initial kickoff, as were most
of the Others was almost perfect, Cur
lin sending a high, hard drive to
Gooch, who was downed on the twen-
ty-yard line. The quarterback open
ed the running game with play at
right end and succeeded IN making
eight yards Another run, this time
from a fake kick formation. Melted
ten, and Immediately after Tooch
again called himself around right end
and brought the play to the forty
| f1ve-yard mark. Here, however. a
penalty of fifteen yards for holding.
lost them ground and when forward
pass to Coleman failed. Gooch punted.
His punt was "A beautiful one and
was directed to an unoccupied corner
of the lot, the Virginia ends being on
the ball almost as soon as were their
I opponents Coleman made a flying
Heap and covered the sphereoid be-
fore Curtin realized the play and Van
derbilt was forced to accept the bali
where it was stopped without being
allowed O. chance to advance It. Askew
managed to recover the tumble with
which the Lemon and Black team
opened their offense, and on the next
play Curtin landed five yards around
right end. He went at the line on
the next play and gained three, but
in another attempt lost couple
through the superb tackling of Carter
and Jet.
Goooh received the kick ard was
downed on his own twenty-yard mark.
His try at right end did not produce
any gain and on the next play Viz
ginia punted to Curtin. who was
downed on his forty-ftve- yard line
Curtin fumbled on his try at the line,
but Brown recovered, almost taking
the ball out of the hands of Maiden
and Redus, who tackled him, Skies
plunged through left tackle for four.
Then the Orange and Blue line show
ed it's worth and held firmly. Gillette
broke into the game with dandy
tackle behind the line and forced
Cullin to punt, or at least to try
punt,
ais effort was blocked by Maiden.
who, springing high In the air, with
arms outstretched. managed to meet
the bah and slap 1t down. Curtin was
equai to the occasion. though, and
managed to recover himself and the
ball in remarka bly, short time on his
thirty-yard mark. He promptly at
tempted another punt and THIS TIME
succeeded sending the ball to Gooch
) on the Virginians forty five yard line
The CHARTERS attempt at right end
did not gain ground and his attempt
: at forward pass to G3llett met q
! like fate. whereupon he called for q
: punt from Landes. Curtin received
! the ball and was downed without gain.
Skies pulled down ten yards around
/ right end and after trying the line Cur
lin vas forced TO punt. Gooch re-
ceived the ball, but was unable to adj
vance as. was also Ray and Landes.
Meyer. though. squeezed through for
four yards. and Gooch got around end
for five He crawled q greater part
of this distance. however, and was
penalized fifteen yards for doing SO.
He was soon forced To kick again, and
after failing to gain on receiving the
ball Curtin mana ged to make five
through tackle. Turner plunged into
the line for four and then Curtin kick
ed To Gooch, Chester tacklins and al
lowing no gain Landes tore his way
around end for three. And forward
passes failing. the quarter kicked to
Curtin on the forty five-yard line,
Maiden's tackle took him outside.
voolfolk S tackle prevented Curtin
fgaining and when Mandy was caught
holding in the line the team was pen
allied fifteen. Before the teams could
line up time was called,
Score: Virginia, O; Vanderbilt, o.
. Rail: Vanderbilt's on own 40. Down
Second. Yards tn go: 10. Penalties
, during quarter: Virginia, holding, Is
(2); Vanderbilt, offside, 5, holding
Total, Virginia, 30; Vanderbilt. 20.
Second Quarter.
a In the second quarter the wind was
; with Vanderbilt, and their punts
! showed to better advantage. Skies
opened the period with a two-yard
gain around right end. Maiden pre-
r vented Cull.n from gaining, and forced
o Vandy to kick. Gooch received the
punt. and, lodging along the side
: lines. succeeded in making five yards
The play was on Virginias thirty
I five-yard mark. Gooch made a cou"
' pie OF yards around end. but the
others IN the backfield were unable &c
gain, and he called on Mayer for a
punt Vanderbilt recovered the ball
on their own foNy-yard mark.
Curtin. Skies and McQuinn In three
tries. and between them managed to
, gain exactly three yards, a fair
l enough average. and Cullin kicked
out of bounds, the Orange and Blue
team winning the ball on their oppo-
: nents' fifty-two-yard line. Putnam
= stopped his try at the line. but none
y of the eleven Lemon and Black team
J could stop the forward pass, which
I was next called, and on which White
4 made forty yards. The Vanderbilt
a line held for several downs, White
;, a substitute. doing tacklsng behind
y the line. Mayer and Ray managed t.
. make couple OF yards between them
7 Ray dashing straight into the line
a carried the bali over for the flrs
touchdown. y, Gooch caught the punt
out. and Carter kicked the goal.
Brown received the kickoff ane
brought the ball to the thtrty-yarc
lime, No gains could be made through
the line, and Cullin kicked outside
: over yirginia's fore-fve-yard line
Ray made ten yards through the line
Vanderbilt was penalized half the dis
!, lance to the goal, about thirty -eigh
Il yards. for unnecessary roughness, fol
y lowing which Ray. on fake play
:. made four yards. One attempt at G
q forward pass failed, but the next wa:
q successful, Woolfork catching the bal
a after crossing the goal line and scor'
y ing the second touchdown. Gooch re
Il ceived the kick -out. and Captain Car
: ter kicked goal.
Y The opening of play following thi