The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
BY ERNEST g. POLLARD.

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Wniam and Mary .io7
BY ERNEST @. POLLARD.
Demonstrating beyond = shadow OF
doubt that they comprise the best
football eleven In the Eastern Inter
collegiate league, Coach Frank Dob
sons Richmond College Spiders UNI
veiled all Of their gridiron strength
yesterday afternoon against the fast
Randolph Macon aggregation and sue
ceeded In administering to the Yellow
Jackets II to defeat.
Although they will not receive the
cup this yean the Spiders ind some
consolation In knowing. that the
trophy will not grace the walls of any
other institution in the organization.
While the league standing shows they
tied With Hampden-Sidney for frst
honors, the Richmond College repre-
sentatives are doubtless the real cham
pions OF tho league. This Is not only
our opinion, but the belief OF prac-
tically every uninterested football en-
thusiast who has seen all four of the
elevens in action this season.
Ono Of the defeats registered against
the Spiders Ia the result of a forfeiture
to the Hampden- Sidney outfit by the
executive committee of the organiza-
ton OF q game which was won by
Richmond by something like a twenty
point margin. The executive commit
Tee ruled that Rock" King, who par
ticipated in the game was ineligible,
grounds for the forfeiture to the
Tigers
- Game Wae Thriller.
AZ was anticipated, the game yes
terday afternoon at Broad Street
Park was a fast and furious set-to
from start to finish. and the game was
marked by q number of interesting
and spectacular plays With full
realization that to win the game would
mean much to either. of the teams.
both went Into she fray win blood in
their eyes Although defeated. the
Ashland grtdironists fought hard from
beginning to end, and even when they
saw defeat staring them In the face
they did not give up. but Just kept
on plugging away.
The game was undoubtedly one OF
the best staged on the local gridiron
this season, and when the first half
ended the score stood zero all. In the
frst quarter the Spiders started an on
ward march to their opponents goal
from mtdneld. and managed to get
within four yards of II. when the visit
ing line began to hold like stone wall
and tho bah went over to Randolph
Macon on downs.
The second quarter saw the oval go
from one end of the neid to the other.
the two elsvens alternating with the
pixakin, but neither of them were able
Ito register . touchdown
Score In Second HALF.
Az has been the Spiders custom
since Frank Dobeon took charge Of the
SQUAD q little moro than = year ago.
tho Richmond boys opened the second
half with . rush. The little talk that
10 delivered by the coach during the
intermisston always gives the Spiders
additional nghting spirit.
Only 4 few minutes had elapsed
after the kickoff In the second period
before the Spiders took the leather
over. Randolph Macon punted and
wicker brought the ball back twenty
play Logan darted around right end
for. gain Of thirty-nve yards. Carl
Wicker then started q series of line
plunges until the BAH was placed on
the Vineyard limo. Logan. Craig and
AncAfrow led the attack. the three
alternating In hitting the line for
gains Of i've and nix yards Craig took
the bail over from the fve-yard line
for the flrse touchdown OF the game,
CAPTAIN Ancarrow failed to kick goal.
Richmond College kicked and II was
brought back almost to the center OF
the nsld. Limo plunges brought the
bail to Richmond Colleges forty-tw
ward line. from which point drop
kick was attempted, but the ball was
blocked and Newton grabbed the oval
~ It bounded away. He was downed
on Randolph Nacon's forty-five yard
lire. Wicker sent . long forward pass
to Newton, who carried the leather to
the flftasn-yArd line. Five piunges
through the Yellow Jackets line
brought the pigskin to the four-yard
line and Pollard, who was substitute
ing for Logan after the latter had sus-
tanned an injury. carried the ball
across the line for the second and last
touchdown OF the game Ancarrow
kicked goal and the score stood II to
In favor Of the Spiders.
One Of the redeeming features OF
the game was long forward pass by
Captain 1hefkoy, Of Randolph Macon.
In the ANAL period. to Lancaster. who
raced forty yards with the leather
tucked snuKly under his arm before he
was downed. He took the ball to tho
lacked the punch and they were un-
able to advance It much farther.
There was no particular star on the
Richmond College team, practically
each member Of the outfit playing the
game from start to finish. The line
held like q stone wall most OF the
time, the ends played . beautiful
game, while all OF the backf1eld men
gained considerable ground. Logan
was the most consistent granddaughter
for the home boys. skirting the ends
for long runs on several occasions. AL
though Pollard remained In the game
but q short while. he played nice
game and came across with gain
every time he ran with the ball. Cap
tain Sheffey and Lancaster shone for
the yellow Jackets. Both OF them
played nice games. both on the de-
fensive and offensive. Mac Cogbiil.
who was seen In action a brief period.
also made q nice showing
The line-ups and summary follows:
+. Spiders Positions. Jackets
Privott 49,. L. E. :. Christian
Coburn -. IL T. -. Landon
Cakes ........L G. 1885,. Kinxer
j. Wicker ......C. ........R. Scott