The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26

billion setto with Randolph Macon
yesterday afternoon WITH even honors.
Young Dixie Klevesahl fumbled on his
own thirty-yard line a few seconds
after the second half had begun. and
after a Juggling match Driver secured
the ball. and. with an open field
before him, sprinted across the line
for the deciding touchdown. Each
team had scored once in the opening
half and seemed to be about evenly
matched. The final score was Ran
doiph- Macon, IA; Richmond college,
Z.
That fiuke play was what spelled
defeat for the Spiders. and spelled
IN the highest kind OF capitals
Throughout the preceding time OF
play they had rnauled the Lemon and
Black line to their hearts content
Hearts content. because they had
managed to make consistent gains
through II on every play. and had,
by these tactics. driven the ball, with"
in the first ak minutes OF play, from
one end of the field to the other for
their touchdown. They continued to
make considerable Roadway through
the forwards during the remainder of
the game, but after the first quarter,
with one exception, had no very good
opportunities for scoring.
Methoiists on Defense
Randolph Macon was on tho defen-
sive for the greater part OF the fra
cas-. Their first touchdown was the
result OF short gains made around the
Spider ends These plays brought
tho bali from about the mtdheid to
the twenty yard line. Several line
plays were tried with little or no re-
suit and tho end runs were again at
tempted. Short gains followed. and
the play advanced 10 the tive-yard
ffyYn
Here the college held for three
downs, allowing no gain; but on the
fourth trial Driver plunged across on
an ofs-tackle play, and made the dis
tance by inches
The reputation made by Nip and
Tuck for closeuess was never more
sorely pressed than during the play
which followed the yellow Jackets
tiairg Of the score. The teams hnd
been working hard from tho initial
--.st-eie-As-4.r- la fought T laa-
slightest niiscue might mean victory.
and every possible advantage was
sought The generals r!ayed safe /
though. and took no unnecessary
chances. For the most part the
teams resorted 70 the old time prac- /
tice of hitting the lire or rounding
the ends. AZ during the early por-
ticn nf tho game these tactics brought /
short gnins but they had the aGvnn- !
tage of being steady ones
Little Booting OF raa.
There was less kicking done IN the
game Yesterday than I'm any acSn here !
this season. Tina is, there was less
booting OF the ball done than here {
tofore. Verbal kicking was not con- !
Epfcuous for It's absence, however. /
and several o{ the alterations bor- +
dered on the violent. Back 10 the /
puntinF. though, The advance Of tn
teams was SO steady that Il was sell
dom necessary for the quarters 10 calls
for punt. On the fourth down the I
distance 10 go was generally less than I
four Yards, and as a usual thing the 4
position ON the field warranted n try
at the line. Most OF those tried wer@
successful.
It Is improbable that College kick
ed more than a half dozen times dur
ing tho fracas and also improbable
that Randolph~Macor was forced To
punt oftener than three or four once
during tho last period. when within
their teu-yarti conc and leading by
touchdown, Midyette called a quick
shift and worked a kick from a posi-
ton only a few feet from the lire OF
scrimmage. The ball bounded over
Kings head. and the halfhack had +
some difficulty In recovering. This
was the first time this season that this 4
particular play has been used here.
Few Passes Completed.
Forward passes also played an IN
conspicuous part ip the contest, Rlch-
mond college did not attempt but very
few, its successful attempt being that
upon which Jones scored their touch-
down. The Yellow Jackets tried 10
work several from various formations
but each attempt proved Il failure one
of the Spider backs either intercepting
or smashing the play. Driver broke
into the limeltght during the last Few
minutes of the second period ny L
catching one Of Anccarrowss attempts,
or the Lemon and Black twenty-five
yard line and sprinting up field TO the
Colleges thirty-yard mark before
Ancarrow managed to reach him with
a flying tackle.
Roth teams PLAYED the hardest kind
of football and fought for the game
hammer and tones The muddy field
tpterfered considerably With the
work of both hackfieids and the play
ers found difficulty in getting started
ava holding their feet Men on each
eleven broke into the game at inter-
va,s with daring tackles and some
,imes managed 10 get away for an
oren faeId run of short dimensions.