Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
Visitors Fupbles Responsible for
Large Score-Locals Execute Five
Successful Forward Passes.
CROWD SUFFERS FROM COLD
Richmond College Battlers Lose 1O5
Yards In Penalties-Robins,C Cosby,
Roden, Bertschey, Gale and Roth
well Stars Of Game.

Had the visitors been able to hold
The ball, or had they ten more play
ers OF the calibre OF little Bertschey,
perhaps Richmond College would have
experienced greater trouble In defeat
Ing William and Mary yesterday af-
ternoon ut Broad Street Park. With
the conditions such az they were the
Spiders, without much effort ran up
Il score of 30 to 0, and WIS never In
danger of being scored upon.
There was no questioning tho gu
periorfty of the Spider machine over
that of the visitors. Man for man.
with the exception of Dertschey. the
Win'nmshurGcrs were completely out
classed. In every department Of foot
ball there was Httle chance for com
parison.A Richmond College was the
heavier. the faster. the more aggrcs-
sive. and the better drilled OF tho two
Ii Was not even necessary for Captain
Ancarrow. Logan and Craig to get into
the contest at all
Visitors Make Many Fun,bI~s.
Richmond College was aided consld.
erably by the tter-fingered visitors
who made tumble after tumble at crit
teal moments. The jinx which hns
followed the local collcgians for years
carried. n Red and Blue ponnant. and
the very mlscues which have cost the
Spiders more than one hard fought
contest gave them two easy touch
downs. But as Is always remarked
when II goes the other way. the win
ncrs must he given credit for follow
Ing the ball.
1t was not much of a game to watch
The spectators sat huddled In the
GrahdstHnd trying TO shield themselves
from biting north wind, and there
was little chance for them to become
heated up with enthusiasm. The very
TACT that the home boys had such easy
picktngs, deferred their supporters
from experiencing the heat generated
by the excitement OF close game
The Spider contingent, however. open
ed up It's full repertoire of songs and
yella OF encouragement
Richmond College scored In the first
three minutes Of play. and several
tho kiclS-off. They were unable to
make material gains on the first two
tries. and kicked down the field. Bert
schey muffed the oval on the twenty
yard line, and Richmond College re-
covered 1t. Pollard swept around the
ieft end for the entire distance and
planted the ball between the goal
posts. c. Wicker kicked an easy goal
no more scores were made In the
hrst quarter. william and Mary re-
ceiVed the kick and cssaycd three NJ
tempts nj the line. On the fourth try
.ne own was Iumbled. and Richmond
recovered II; The locals were unabl,
to make material gains, ana punted
upheld. The visitors made first down
on three attempts, and lateral mass
was mufed and recovered by Rich
mond In the centre OF tie field.
The first forward pass OF the game
was made ut this point c. Wicker
hurled n long pass over tho left side
OF the line. and Cosby plucked the oval
out OF the air for n twenty nve-yard
gain. Two penalties. agEregating
twenty yards, and an incomplete for-
ward heavc forced the locals to kick
William and Mary was unable to
gain, and punied back. One OF Its own
men recovered ;hc ball. but IT had not
been touched by an opponent. and went
to the Spiders on their thirty-yard line.
G. Wicker. on delayed pass, went
through for thirty yards, and tho
period ended without further score.
With the ball on the lhirty-yard line.
Richmond College made first down.
Pollard picked his way through the
visitors for fifteen yards. Robins
added ten more on tackle around
tackle play. and the oval was carried
over for the second touchao n. Coal
WAS missed.
Pollard Makes Fight Yards.
Richmond College received the kick.
Pollard made eight yards. and Wick er
ave- more, hut another fftcen-yard
penalty was extracted for holding. The
bali was punted. Bcrtschey made q
beautiful catch. and ran 1t back seven
teen yards before he was downed.
Tho visitors attempted to punt. but
the bali was blocked, and Newton
sna,ched II up on tho rebound apd
started for the goal thirty yards dis
tant. Through pretty interference.
Pollard put Bcrtschey out az he was
about 10 bring down The runner. and
Newton crossed the line. Again
wicker failed 10 place the oval over
the cross bars The score stood 10 to
O. in favor OF Richmond College.
Although no more scoring was done
In this period, both teams played hard
and consistent football. Bertschey
brought the hearts of tire Spider root
crs zip IN their throats by q zigzasging
sprint Of twenty yards, which threat
enea 10 extend sun further Wicker
ward passes for ten yards each exc
cutcd by tho Spiders,
Mary received the kickoff. and Bcrts.
ciiey broAght the ball back invent?
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