The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
RICHMOND COLLEGE WINS
FROM WILLIAM AND MARY
Craig's Touchdown and .Ancarrow's
Kick. Sending Oval Over Goal Line,
Wins Game for Spiders.
BERTscHEY DOES NICE WORK
Quarter Back for William and Mary
Kicks Goal From Thirty-Yard Line.
Spiders Won by Straight Football,
Line Plunges and a Forward Pass.


In one of the prettiest gridiron con-
tests ever staged on Cary Field, Rich
mond College won from William and
Mary ny the score of to g. Bertschey
kicked Il beautiful field goal from the
thirtyNari line in the first quarter, and
thus putting the Williamburgers in tho
van with three noint lead, which they
hello tor the greater part of the game.
Although sevcrly handicapped by the
forced losses of Full Back Rock King
and Tackle Carter. who were both de-
clared to be ineligible TO play by the
executive committee of the Eastern
Virginia intercollegiate League. the
Spiders fought 4 game uphill battle
with the score and the odds both
against them. Eut 10y showing their
noW famous N'.come back spirit" which
has welcomed IN victory many n game
that seemed hopeless defeat, and. by
Shcc" strengths and fight. carried the
oval across the last chalk line i'm the
latter part Of the third quarter. Craig
scoring the touchdown that won, and
Anc"rrcw kicked pretty goal. Fight
and pep characterized the struggle
from beginning. to end. and never once
'lid interest lu:.
The game was featured. among other
officials. who yam the game ma very
admirable manner, and who seemed TO
have perfect control OF all the difficult
situations that arose. Time and again
the Spiders were tearing up the field
and had reached within striking dis
tauce OF the goal, when some penalty
WAS inflicted that ca He'd them back, and
TOOK away much of the territory that
they had earned by hard work. In the
fourth quarter. John Wicker broke
ID
and blocked one of 8ertcschey'S punts.
which Newton scooped up OH the run,
and, speeding down the field, scored "a
clean touchdown. The Umpire, however,
declared that Richmond College man
had been holding, and, therefore.
the Spiders fifteen yards, thus pre-
venting this touchdown. and possible
goal. from figuring In the score.
Though intense feeling was said to
exist between the two schools tho
game was clean and E. throughout.
straight football. and tore through the
line again and again for gains. The
Spiders played OH the offensive the
greater part Of the contest.
The work of both teams was con-
srcuous in the line OF fumblng, each
side being guilty of many errors of
this variety. But this circumstance
made the game all the more exciting,
because it kept the ball changing
hands from one team to the other, at
rioSt unexpected times.
1t Ia significant fact indicating the
- .'arative ground gaining ability dis
aged by the two teams that the Spid-
crs advanced the ball for total of
nineteen first downs, amassing a grand
total OF 500 yards distance, gained by
running attack, as compared with. four
first downs and 124 Yards which were
gained nv William, MOI, LOO
Spiders were penalized total of six
ty-five yards while William and Mary
lost only ten yards through this me-
dunn.
Forward passes were, as rule, un-
successful but those which were sue
cessful proved good ground gamers.
William and Mary executed several
prctty passes in tho fourth quarter and
Richmond College brought the crowd
TO lis feet by long pass from Ancar-
row to Newton which put the bali
close proximity TO the goal just before
the Spiders scored their touchdown.
The features OF the game were the
playing of William and Mary ends in
covering Bcrteschey's punts, their work
being always fast and sure, and the all
around playing of the, William and
Mary captain. The outstanding feature.
however, was the work OF the entire
Spider line which proved, from end to
end, TO be veritablc stone wall on de :,
tense and which opened good holes
through which their backs lost no
chance to gain. The work Of Logan and
Craig, In line plunging. was chiefly re-
sponslble for the Spiders powerful Of
tense, as we'll as that of Right Tackle
Robins, who carried the ball for many
consistent gains. Captain Ancarrow, OF;
the Spiders. shone in his wondcrfM de-
fensive work.
The locals have no kick coming. they
were beaten fair, but they played their
part They have the hope before them
Of winning part. at least, of the re-
naming four championship games.
over 1000 saw the elevens clash.
The cheering of the rival student bod
les, ably supported by many alumni.
was very noticeable. over 800 Spiders
came to the game on the Spider Special
and the noise throughout the game was
almost dcafenng.
Neither team seemed to be able to
run around their opponents ends for
any consistent gains. The Spiders made
several pretty gains by end runs, but
they also suffered some severe losses
by. this route: William and Mary did
their usual long runs and Bertcschey
was many times thrown for heavy
,csses Deh M his own line when It
me hrst quarter was played chiefly
in Richmonds territory. From the thr-
ty-yard line Bertschey kicked a beau
tiiui hlSn neId goal Both teams made
first down one in this period Ancar-
row was penalized for unnecessary
Toughness. The quarter ended with the
oval in the Spiders possession on the
hfty-five-yaId line
In, the, second period the Spiders
carried the ball by rapid strides to
the William sburgers' ten-yard line, but
the locals frightened, and kept their
goal from being crossed The pigsk!n
, vas int In the Orange ana Blacks terri
Tory most oil the time. II ~
and Mary's. ball on the sixty-yard line
At end of the quarter. Bertschey kicks
10 Logan. The Spiders by fake kick
plays, line plunges and a successful
iorward pass, in few minutes got
within ten yards OF goal ON the
fourth try for first down Craig VET
over with the oval Ancarrow kS,sed
goal.
William and Mary showed strong in
The last part OF the fourth period, and
hieayy gains. We're being made when
me whistle blew. The lineup:
W. 4 VI. Position r. c.
addison .....,. left end ..... Newton
iayior. ~. .ieit tackle. Durham
stone. ..--., .leit guard .,.. Coburn
robertson. centre .J Wicker
Wallace right