The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
SOLDIER BOYS GIVE WAY A1In
FIRST HALF AND LOSE NJ
IL TO SCORE. sslSa
MAC COCBILL IS STAN
FORMER MCGUIRE UNIvER9l1X
SCHOOL YOUNGBTER MAKEo XM
SEVERAL LONG SPEC.
TABULAR RUNS. ~sss98
BY ERNEST POLLARD. /.

AFTER displaying nice exhtDaetG4E3
of football and easily preventing IT,
gridironists representing RandOlp1
Macon college from carrying the pdGs
skin across the much-covetcd E0 n
line. the Richmond Blues gave N1S
after the first half yesterday afternc0
at Broad street park and allowed t1S
visiting Yellow Jackets to roll m 81
total OF fifteen points, while rhe loci
boys failed to register single comM4s
The infantryman put up = classy t1tM
hihition during the first two perioy
and on two or three occasions the~KS
threw scares into the Yellow J4ck1#
camp by threatening to score on the1l
During the first quarter the MN
swayed from one end of the fieid A4S
the other and the Blues finally AAs
vanced to to Randolph Macon . te19sgs
yard line. at which time the quartz
fended. During this time several aAc-
ond string men had been taking pAf&
in the melee. but when the militianet
carried the pigskin down the held ana
only ten yards separated them kron
a touchdown, Coach Reiss yanke4
them and sent the regulars to the re-
cue. The bali went over shortly aNef
the beginning Of the second pertas
when the soldier boys failed t00gn1M
the necessary yards. Tho AshlandAee
immediately punoed the ball down the
field. After the ball had chAngoe
hands frequently the Blues finally ~
the oval and under Captain H2h10
marched up the Acid to Randolph 11xw
cons 26-yard line. The nrst h918
ended with the ball In this position
Score in Third Quarter.
The Ashlanders started the second
half with q rush, apparently COaG4S
r eiss' talk after tho conclusion " kl1os
drst half having given them new 49,
spiration to Withstand the attack A4t
the Richmond soldiers. Tae Blue0s
kicked and Mac Cogbill brouEht kh1H
oval back twenty yards After LseA No.
gained four yards Cogbill 0f0119
through the Blues line and made IN
spectacular s0-yard run, being doSsn91s
on the militiamen's three-yArd IaNsss
Captain ShefYey contributed two yaF0Ms
and CogbiIl then hit center. cro1n1NI
the goal line for the first touchd0NA
OF the game, The Blues kicked aM4
after a short while OF scrimMaxtn
Captain Shelley made beAutl1Al -
yard dash and scored tho qeCom
touchdown. Both OF the tcuch4CN1M
were scored within six minutes a. paMX
in the third quarter. s
The third KICKOFF during this perto1
was made by Randolph-Maco W0H
catching the ball and advancing n III
few yards down tina dald. Nox4hn&$
then made a pretty forward pAam -
Ruskell. who made n gain OF - yaT
This play was closely followed ~ MlsS
other pass, but 1t failed. The tA11
quarter ended with tho ball tn &N4
center Of the field and the score etAm4 4
ing IL to 0 in favor Of tbs NeN09|
Jackets. the visitors having falia6 ~
49, Makes Field Goal
Randolph Macon's final score ca1nos
in thu fourth quarter altar four miH.s
utes OF play, when Rohertn0n, ~
youngster formerly Of Randolph -
con academy. sent the oval batMeeMs
the uprights for held goal o. Win
a beautiful drop kick. During the -
mainder Of the game the Blue hnA
possession Of the ball practically ~
OF the time and when Referee Mu9ha4
mai whistle was sounded the oval WNaA
in the center Of the neld. VA
The contest was dominated 6y spe0~S
tacular runs by players on b0th elevNs
f1ict was little Mac Cogbil1, the Co0~s
tralia youngsfer. who played lo1f e9ass
son with McGuire's university och0o3,a
On numerous occasions Mao 1dtA10oM
the ball for long gains and In thu o61s
ond quarter went through ceneer f0R I'd
gain of eight yards. He was n A1s
most every play while he remained I'M
the game, downing the advancing aNS3
emy every time he went AFTER HIM AAS
finally had to retire from the cOnte9k
when he sustained had cut OYer A541
right eye, which nece1sitated oovN3mAH