The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-02
Call From the Grandstand and
Roast by Dobson Bring the
Locals to Victory Point
Begin Second Half Under
Handicap of Two Goals to
Nothing and Win Out by
Sheer Luck.
BY ERNEST POLLARD.


esting OF contests. won over Hamp-
den-Sidney, by the score of Fl to 20.
A grim goal post in all It's gaunt
grandeur interfered with the Hamp-
den Sidney team If that post had
not been there. tho game little
gladiator would have made goal, and
then the game would have neen'a tie,
But the pole was there. The bali
struck 1t and rebounded into the field,
thus cutting off another point for the
bunch Of Preaeyter!ans.
There YVES much toy in the grand
stand. Preachers and plebean5 yelled
alike. One preacher knocked cigar
out Of the hand Of an innocent ny-
stander In an expression of his
exubernnce. lie did not apologize
nor offer to replenish the stock of
cigars. He rushed out into the field.
and had 1t not been for husky police
man, would have embraced his son,
who happened TO be "a member OF the
Spiders team.
At the beginning Hempden Sidney
had everything It's own why. Two
touchdowns and goals did not rattle
the college Giee club. There w1Fa some
who hesitated on the road TO hilarity
after the Farmville boys had made II
IL to nit The weakkneed fellows
refused to respond to the shouts from
Dunford and Leslie. who led the
chorus.
And right here II must be said that
nunford and Leslie did more 70 en-
courage the apparently vaaquished
lads who had been trained 70 finish
by Dobson, than any other element,
except perhaps the preacher who
knocked the cigar out OF tAc inno-
cent hystander's hand.
Kindly light Led
After the first half, or AT least the
FIRST two quarters. the crowd OF two
thousand felt that the Richmond boys
were not m TT But Dtfrfrrti--s;t-s-trtiy
knew whether he WIS related TO Clerk
Dunferd, Of the administrative boar
with his megaphone encouraged
the bunch from Richmond college to
sing everything in the category. They
even sang Lead. Kindly Light" ana
Sheriff Mercer said that While Il
sounded ~ that time like dgge. II
might act In the spirit In which II
was sung.
Dunford won out
So did pobson. Dobson licked
steve Griffin last summer. HIS hoys
yesterday licked the Farmvtlie PTesly-
terians Although II was no walk
over: and. as a matter of fr0' the
Farmvlle players made more points
and PLAYED q bit better than the
spiders.
with the crowd against you, and
everyone. even lot IT preachers
calling You a lot ~ names, what 'iauS'
the feeling he az YOU GO about trying
20 kick goal after having made 1Ne
rush through the feid2
The echo II DuufoVd's megaphone
must be left 10 answer
The detailed account of the game
Will show that HampdenS Sidney lost
the game. 1t played the better game
in bucking and IN offensive
sIn forward PASSES the Spiders ex-
celled After the flrst half. 1t was
noticeable that the local eleven took
on a Lease on life. Dobson told them
sornethinc IN the interim, What ne
said ~ not tit for publication In Il
football story. 1t sounded somcthin-
like what the catcher says 10 the UNI
ptre in baseball game sometimes
Al any rate the Spiders took on 81
hump The hump was good, and Dun
ford's chorus began 20 sing poole"
songs That crowd would have awaN-
ened the "Spinks" If the party had
been anywhere near The preachers
lost all their dignity. Hats went into
the air, and policemen are poweriess
to stop enthusiasm. Enthusiasm helo
sway. Just for. q few minutes. For
then the Spiders, according TO In
structions from Dohson. rushed right
into the fray. and showed that they
did have something resembling the
thing that the manager of a baseball
game says honehead player lacks,
They went into the fight Ike hunt-
ers after the first birds of the season.
They handed the big husky crowd
from Hampden Sidney "a wad that
thew VOTED not of. While they stop
ped to wot, the Spiders pulled II over
or them and handed in couple goals.
thereby winning q game that they mad
lost. and one that ha9 no business
coming to them because the other tel-
Lao he &C.
tailed account here shows what was
what:
AS a curtain -raisr Ancarrow kicked
to Hampden Sidney, Saunders recelv-
Ing the punt and bringing the bah
back fifteen yards. Moore went around
lief; end for a gain Of seven yards,
and or the next play George broke
through the line and downed Pendle-
ton before he reached the line OF
scrAmmage.
Moore suffered the same fate few
seconds later. when Apcarrow caugn'
him immediately after the ball was
pnssed to him. Moore punted. the
hall rolling over the goal line King
made touch back and the ball was
brought out to the twenty five-yard
line Ancarrow proceeded TO KICK ano
Saunders. who received the bail. was
downed in his tracks.
Hampden- Sidney then attempted q
forward pass which was intercepted
by Ancarrow. who carried the ball uI
the field for gain OF twenty-five
Yards. However, Hampden-SidneS
soon regained possession OF the pig
skin on a tumble Saunders wenl
around right end for ten yards, and
on the next play. Richmond college
was off-s!de, and penalized Ave yards
forward pass was made to Ebel
who made twenty-yard run, carry,
ing the ball to the five-yard line. After
Saunders had failed to make mucf
gain on a skin-tackle play. Caring
ION carried the ball over Tor the frs
touchdown of the game. He kicked
goal and the score stood to II
favor Of the visitors.
Hampden-S Sidney punted, and ths
fContinusd on Second PaSs.)