The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
SPIDERS DOUBLE SCORE
ON HAMPDEN- SIDNEY
Richmond College Avenges Forfeiture of Recent Game to
Presbyterians BY Defeating Them % to IA Game
Best One Seen Here This Season.
ny ERNEST POLLARD.

sidney. IL.
The above explains how the for
feiture Of q recent game won by
Coach Frank Dobson's protege was
avenged and why the flames from
huge bonflres were seen Pickering
from early last evening until almost
the dawn Of today over the Spider
campus at Northampton.
1t was just terrific tussle between
two apparently evenly matched
eievens along old familiar lines and
when the contest ter'pinated the
Spider following. some 500 strong.
snake-danced across the local park
and tossed their hats into the air.
The game was hotly contest from
the time Hampden-S Sidney made the
initial kickoff until the timekeepers
announced the end Of the game. II
was dominated by thrilling plays from
start to finish. both sides contributing
their share OF the spectacular play
ing. any local football enthusiasts
who have witnessed all OF the con-
tests at the loca! park this season
asserted yesterday afternoon that this
game was undoubtedly the best seen
ON the local gridiron.
show Reversal of Form,
Coach Dobson's Spiders showed a
reversal Of form over their sorry ex-
hihition last Saturday against the
Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets, who
won from the local eollesians by a
safe margin. Fumbles were the cause
Of the Spiders downfall hast week,
hut yesterday they were infreQuent
Happenings, Roth teams furnished
the assortment Of football that held
the interest OF the throng throughout.
ard lit was q brand of the fall pas
time that followers of gridiron bat
ties like to witness
Anxious to get revenge. the Rich
mond College boys started at their
opponents with rush and hardly had
ave minutes elapsed before Charlie
Wicker had grabbed the oval out of
the air and raced across the exalted
chalk line for the initial touchdown
NJ the game Another one was added
in the second quarter. and when the
first half ended the score stood "A
20 3. favoring the Spiders. In the
third quarter the Tigers succeeded in
scoring touchdown. and In the last
quarter they garnered another one.
However, they were not sufficient to
for the Bapt.sts crossed the goal line
twice in this final period The last
count came with only two minutes
eft before the end OF the game.
spiders Win Toss-Up.
The local eleven won the toss-up,
and selected the east goal to defend.
Bugg punting for Hampden- Sidney.
made a nice kick TO Captain Ancar
row, who brought the oval back
twenty yards. The Spiders imme-
diately began hitting the Tiger line
and twice IN succession the locals
made the first down in three bucks
each. After the ball had been
marched 10 the thirty-yard line and
the Presbyterians had begun to hold
hnXS al A vHvx- ant
forward pass over the line One
Of the Hampden- Sidney backs at
tempted to intercept it, but it hit his
shoulder and bounded into the out
stretched arms OF Wicker, who rushed
across the goal line. Ancarrow kicked
goal The remaining portion OF this
opening quarter the ball was kept In
Hampden- Sidney's territory pracu-
cally all of the time, but the Spiders
were unable TO do further damage.
In the second quarter Richmond
annexed seven more points. making
the score stand II to .. The Spiders
came into possession of the ball in
the latter portion Of the second
quarter with the oval in midAeld.
After several substantial | gains
through tho line Logan received u for
ward pass and carried the pigskin to
the one-yard line. being downed by
Thurman. After two unsuccessful at
tempts Bert Robins went around the
other tackle. carrying the rubbe.
4crosa the line for another touch
Gown. II was Bert who scored Rich
mond Colleges only touchdown last
saturday on similar play. The ball
changed hands once or twice during
the remainder Of this period. and
whom the nrst half ended tho ball
was In the center Of the neld. Dur
ing the opening half tho bali had
been In tho 6Diderr possession four
nfths Of the time.
TIGERS soose IN THIRD Period.
In tho second half Hampden- Sidney
again kicked. Pollard receiving tho
bail, He brought It back fifteen
yards. In the flrst half the Spiders
had scored their two touchdovns by
playing straight football. but when
the second half opened began TO un-
cork some fake stuff" They dis
played an assortment OF double and
triple paseeA They were steadily
marching toward the Tigers gosi line
when q forward pass was used once
too often at this time, the ball being
intercepted and carried to tho twenty.
Vineyard line. Thurman. the fast lit
tie Hampdsn-sidney quarterback,
then made . beautiful forward pass
to Bugg. who raced across the goal
line and placed the ball Just behind
{ csedsd to send the oval soaring over
the poles and tho score stood ~ 20 Z,
In Richmond Colleges favor.
This ended tho scoring In the third
quarter. ana the period came 10 q,
end with the bail In the BAptists' poe
session on HAmpden-6idncy twenty
seven-yard line. With series Of line
march the leather 20 tho three-yard
linz In abort ordAr ana II wnn froyvs