The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
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SPIDERS SURPRISED
BY YELLOW JACKETS
Richmond College Eleven Plays Far Below Form and Loses
Game to Randolph Macon by Is to Score-C Chances
For Pennant Are Very Slim.
nx rAR,frU PoExI4ARD.


Chances fer Q second consecutive
Championship football nAg decorating
the wells ak x1chmond College were
given 8 ssvsps Jolt yesterday afternoon
a broad street Park when the Ran
dolph-lxncon Yellow Jackets sprung
one Of the blgUsst surprises Of the
season ~ administering Coach Dob
sons pennant-aapirinw Spiders ls-
los defeat.
It was another one Of those cases
when the best team JAILED to win. Ap-
parently the gridiron warriors repre-
yentiug the Baptist Institution Is q
much better team. but luck broke
AGAINST them from beginning to end.
There were tumble galore on the
part Of the Spiders. while the head
work displayed at times was by no
means good.
Randolph Macon's handling OF the
leather. both In catching punts and In
scrimmaginG. was much cleaner than
Richmond Colleges, and the Spiders
retarded themselves by their frequent
fumblea In fact. They fumbled so
much that 1t became monotOnous.
Jackets Draw F1Fst blood.
The game had been under way
hardly Ave minutes when the Spider
goal fins was crossed for the frst
time during the afternoon. Randolph,
Macon made the initial kick of and
Ancarrow brought the oval back TO
the twenty Vineyard line. The very
frsi play attempted by Captain An
carrow w1s q forward pass. which was
intercepted and brought back to the
twenty-yard line. After going about
ave yards In the first three downs, a
beautiful forward pass over tho line
to Lancaster was perfected and the
young Yellow Jacket quarterback
raced across the goal line for the mi
tial score Of the contest,
A forward pass with the pigskin so
close to their goal on the first down
seemed 10 be very poor judgment.
and IL is believed that this play was
the turning point in the game. This
lead over their opponents in this early
period seemed to inspire the Ashland
ers and the fight displayed after this
count was better than in any previous
game thie season. Their attack was
surprising. to say the least. and they
took the Spiders completely by sur
Prise.
Get Second on MufY.
The Yellow Jackets second touch =
down came In the third quarter when
Randolph Macon was forced to punt
after three downs. Craig was set to
receive the leather but 1t went
through sis arms and bounded away
from him. Christian receiving IL and
racing across the goal for a touch
down This score was the rankest
kind of a hnke, but Il is just such
things that have defeated many
elevens
For some time II looked as il the
Spiders were destined to receive a
ccatnf- whitewasA- was Rert Rob-
ins. former John Marshall star. who
came tn the rescue and wormed his
way across the Randolph Macon line
FRI, m the three-yard line. This hap
pened with only three more minutes
of play after the Spiders had ad-
varced the bali from midfield In easy
fashion on a series of line plunges and
@nd runs 1t was the fourth down and
failure to cross the line would have
given the Ashlanders possession OF the
ball.
Forward Passes Fail.
The Spiders had numerous oppor-
tnnities 10 get away with long gains
on forward passes, but on practically
every occasion the ball would hit Into
the outstretched arms and then fall
to the ground. Then again many OF
the passes were very poor ones.
Captain Ancarrow made two or
three beautiful runs for the Spiders.
while Craig and Logan were also con-
sistent ground-gainers- Logan. who
IL suffering with 4 bad knee. did not
get into the game until the first half
However. while he was In the game
he made some nice gains for his team.
Eddie Roden got into the setto n
while during both Of the halves and
was conspicuous throughout the time
he remained. Although ne was not
given many opportunities to gain any
distance with the oval he played n
nice game on the defensive.
Sheffey Gains Ground.
Captain Sheffey contributed most
Of the Yellow Jackets gains, Will,
the work of Robertson was also good.
Both Lancaster and MacPitt. who
aiternated in quarterback. did some
nice work.
1t was a brave and valiant band Of
rooters who Journcyed to Richmond
from Aashland to attend to the vocal
neels OF their team. They cheered and
sang with voluminous lungs. and sup
ported their warriors with cheerful
courage to tho end
Although the Spiders still have a
fighting chance to capture the league
gonfalcn. 1t Is very slim one and It Is
very probable that Hampden-E Sidney
will carry of the honors. The line
mp and summary follow:
SuiderS. Positions Jackefa