The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-30
.COlMlNODORES EXPECT
TO DEFEAT VIRGINIA.
Development of Vanderbilt in Past Two Weeks Has Surprised
its Most Ardent supporters Contest is
Expected to be Close

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.1
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 29.--Thc
wonderful Improvement in the Conn
modor defense and power Of attack a.
displayed against North Carolina has
aroused hopes among Commodore
supporters of holding Virginia to
close score il not actually gaining 3
victory over the Charlottesville eleven.
While the chances for victory over
Virginia are more or less speculative,
IL must be conceded that Vanderbi1ts
development during the week prior to
the North Carolina game surprised
their most ardent supporters. In
creating defense for the famous
Princeton shift McGugin lived up to
his reputation of wizardry, the shift
ing Of the Commodores forward to
correspond with every shift of the Tar
Heel line completely upsetting The
play. Time after time the Commo-
dores would get through and throw
the RUNNER for loss before the play
could get into action.
With no intention of detractin9
from the North Carolina victory ii
must be confessed that the touch
down made by Tackle Ramsey was
rather of the turnkey variety. Chester
was marked man for the Tar Heel
forwards when the punting duty de-
veloped upon him after Captain Skies
retired from the game with an injury
to his leg. When Vanderbilt played
Central the Tar Heel coaches, who
sat In the stands found by the stop
watches that they used that Chester
consumed from three and half to
four second to get off his kicks after
receiving the ball from the center.
Mindful of this delay the Tar Heel
forwards took advantage of their
chances and proftted to the extent OF
a touchdown.
The Kick which Ramsey blocked
nine times out of ten would have
rolled TO one side, but in this instance,
with Chester standing on the fifteen
yard line, II bounded straight across
the goal line and though the Conn.,
modore punter made desperate at
tempt to recover the ball. Ramsey
beat him to the oval by fraction.
The Commodores made their lone
touchdown on straight football COM
biHed with long forward pass and
carried the bali across the line in three
plays. On the two other occasions
when the Commodores threatened the
Tar Heels goal line they were hurled
back by the stubborn defense of the
visitors. Vanderbilt developed the
crux of their strength in the second
period when they swept the Tar Heels
off their feet. but as the game pros
crossed the speed and dash OF the
attack became dwarfed and the heavy
advantage in weight possessed by the
Tar Heels began to tell upon the light
Commodore forwards. Almost entire
ly during the third and fourth periods
the ball was well in Vanderbiit's ter
ritory for the most part in North
Cardinals possession. But each tima
their goal became in danger th4
crumbiing Commodore defense rallied
sufficiently to stall off the apparently
certain hostile touchdown
But not even the most rabid or
Vanderbilt supporters could ~
obiivious to the faulty generalship ana
the frequent fumbling and 1t il In
these two departments that McGuRin
must perfect his machine before No
can hope to stem the Virginia tide.
Currey's INDIGESTION and poor seiec-
ton of plays on the six-yard line to-
which Carman had battered his WY
through the Tar Heel center cost the
Commodores touchdown and victory.
Tsne backfieid still is in need of polish
ing for several times there was CON.
fusion among the hacks which pre-
vented gains through glaring holes.
II Captain Skies can recover from 4
severe injury to his leg and Currey
continues his sensational broken Held
sprinting Vanderbilt can offer q match
for the wonderful. coach and Mayer
who are liable to give the Commodoreo
muosn trouble.