The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
Spectacular Forward
Pass in Last Three
Minutes of Play.
CRACKERS PUT UP
GAME STRUGGLE
Virginia Appears Heavier, but rs
Unable to Do Much With
Lighter Line-Captain Nc
Whorter and Quarter Back
Gooch Individual Stars.
10000 See Struggle.

Atlanta. Ga. October 25.-The sue
cessful working OF a forty-yard for-s
ward pass, with but three minutes re-
naming to be. played in the final
quarter of the game. enabled the Uni
versity OF Virginia football team to-
win the game to-day from the UNI:
versity OF Georgia by tho score of
10 to 6.
Only the successful working Of this
pass saved the Virginia team from
what many would have considered a
game. %
1t was n long chance and Quarter
Back Gooch seized the opportunity
The ball was in the centre of the field
He hurled 1t to White, the Virginia
end. and McWhorter downed him with
put three yards remaining to be gained.
Ray was slammed over tackle for the
touchdown and Carter kicked goal
Virginia entered tho game 3 and
I 20 i favorite in the betting locally
by reason of the fact that she out
weighed Georgia sixteen pounds to the
man and twenty pounds to the man In
the line. y
Yet several times throughout the
game. the lighter Georgia forwards
outplayed their heavier opponents. es-
pecially when their goal line was
threatened. Four times Virginia had
the ball inside Georgias ten-yard line.
only to be held or thrown for losses on
four tries, and Georgia worked the ball
out of danger. 81
NirEinin'n Showing Disappointing.
The showing OF the Virginia team
was disappointing to their supporters
and alumni here and to nonpartisan
rams; they failed to show the class
that every one thought they had For
a team possessing such latent strength
as they seem TO show, they acted moro
like prep school team than a COL
lege team.
The work, of Captain AIcwhorter.
or the Georgia eleven, stood out more
prominently than any man. on either
team. He was in the thick of every
Tray both on the offense and defense.
Three times out of four sthroughoi1t
the, entire game he was intrusted with
the ball. and. running practically nm
aided on many occasions, he smashed
through the Virginia line or circIetlsi
the end for gains of from two to eigh-
teen yards at n clip shaking off the
heavier tacklers like they were splash
of water.
But for his wonderful backing up
of the line the score would have been
at least three, touchdowns bigger. He
nailed Virginia men repeatedly for
losses, and was the most effective and
tackled the fiercest when the ball was
within the shadow of his goal posts.
and Virginia was threatening to score
Gooch Does Great Work.
Were it not for the work OF Nc
Whorter, the work OF quarter back
Gooch, of the Virginia team, would
have stood out as the most prominent
individual of the day. He chose his
plays right. but the other backs could
not gain as consistently as he could
gain himself
He outkicked the opposing kickers
throughout the whole battle, and his
forward passing was excellent. 1t fall
m INN hon u
through no fault of his. In returning
punts he also showed an elusiveness
through lodging that got back many u
yard.
Landes. Ray and Gillette and White
played the best game for Virginia.
aside from Gooch, the first two on the
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