The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23
CORK|NG PLAYS
TAKE GAME OUT OF
v. AND MS HANDS
BY CHAs. M. MONTGOMERY.

by All{Ak1. W. N1o-N
WILLIAMSBURG, Nov. 22.-Rich-
mond college was awarded the decision
over william and Mary in the game
here today by 90 to IS score. The
Spiders believe they have won the 1913
championship and will probably fight
to the last ditch to have II accorded
them. The Willlamsburgers tell an
entirely different tale regarding the
Immediate awarding of the cup TO
them, however. and a few minutes
started things looking to a postpone
ment of the honor awarding They
base their claims on the ruling out OF
a touchdown, scored by Jack Wright
after an eighty-fiveyar run, because
of mutual agreement between the
coaches that he had stepped outside
the boundaries. This agreement was
r. lched after Headlinesma1 Goodwin
declared to the referee that Wright
had not gone without the side line
that the touchdown was legal
And so while the Spiders won the
game, or Ii was decided tina. they had
done so, or whatever manner you wish
to give notice that they ecored the
greater number of points. the cham
pionship is still undecided. and While
they were given the decision and re-
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near touchdown. as the case may be,
their was in no was clean cut or de-
cisive victory. In fact. during part
Of the contest the Williamsburger
outplayed the Richmond contingent.
and but for the forward pass which
Privott scored and the work of young
Wicker, who took the ball cut OF the
hands Of two opposing halfbacks when
they seemed certain of securing 1t and
-tit.-tfs.- the saffae-Weittd- probably AssNe-
gone against the Spiders
Feature Incidents.
From the viewpoint OF incidents
tending to prove to be turning points
in the tide. these plays and that of
the Wright touchdown were the
features. Had the latter play been
allowed II, is very improbable that the
Spiders would have been able to have
won out, as their opponents were put
ting up the most stubborn kind of a
resistance and were continually smear
ing plays behind the line OF scrim-
mage. However. on the other hand
the former incidents gave to the
Richmond eleven that confidence and
fight which had been somewhat
knocked ont of them during the nrst
quarter of the play and enabled them
to come back In manner to bring
There is but little doubt but that
the game today was the hardest fought
which has ever been staged on the
local field. From the whistle William
and Mary fought and they fought
through until, with the ball on the
one-foot line. they held the Spiders
for a down and long enough for time
to be called preventing the scoring
of another touchdown. Richmond
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and upon occasion equaled their ap-
ponents in vim and dash OF attack
The fact that their line showed great
weakness detracted much from their
play and enabled the Orange and
Black forwards to pierce them and
down the runner for big losses on
number of occasions
VIII Remember These Men,
I have said before that the names
of King and Klevesahl, Robins and
Coburn will be remem bered for a long
time by present students Of Richmond
college, and there Is no reason to re-
tract that statement after the game
which they played here today. King
was the big show at carrying the
ball and after starts from positions
seemingly impossible for gains he
managed to get away for several runs
netting from twenty to thirty five
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also gained much ground for the
Spiders and they. too. more than once
made creditable runs. but the big boy
of the game was King. Coburn, on
those tackle around plays. got his
share of the ground, too, and so did
Newton on that triple pass, which the
nobson men have found so effective.
Others on the team played well among
the more notable of them being young
Wicker and Captain. George.
The team which William and Mary
put in the field deserved credit for a
great game They certainly played 1t
and right through to the finish. too.
Jack Wright, formerly of McGuire's
school. and who Is getting his first ex-
perience at the game, was one OF the
stars. His running with the ball was
excellent and he often did effective
tackiing. Bertschey was another
player who deserved credit In both
these depa rtments while Ttlleny. Gayle
and Hedgrick played game far above
the average.
! There was great amount OF fight
to the game during the play and fire.
| aaent losses of the ball occurred.
| Wicker won the contest for the Rich
mond boys when on a punt he took
the ball after It had bounced high in
/ the air, out of the waiting hands OF
two Orange and Black backs and
romped over the line for a touchdown.
I Ancarrow made the goal The great
I err advantage was with the Spiders
j now and they managed to keep the
ball within their opponents territory.
! King again got in one OF his runs and
successive plays at the ends he reach
ed the four-yard line. Here play was
stopped by the calling of time.
! The lineup;
! r. G.. Position w. and NJ.
Jones .........L E. $500. Gayle
! Coburn ....... L. T.. Taylor
Wicker ....... L. c.. ..... Summers
| Geirge .........C. ........ Nourse
! Carter r. G.. ...... Hedrick
Robins .R. II. .. Stone
| Newton ........R- e. 1850. Gillian
/ Ancarrow ..Q. ,..... Bertschey