Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-17
CY YOUNG BADLY INJURED
WASHINGTON AND LEE STAR
BREAKS HIS COLLARBONE
EirGinfn Polytechnic Institute Loses to
GencrnlH-Techs Make strong
Attack Only Once.

ROANOKE. VA, October ls.-Wash-
inCtou and lie" defeated Virginia Poly
a game more one sided than the score
indicates The Generals however, paid
dearly for their win. Young. their bril-
liant quarter. suffering broken collar
bone
The weather was hot, and the pia, ers
showed tn" effects OF III" hard play.
The Generals played a smashing. rip
ping. close offcnsc, throughout. throw
ing their heavy backs again ana again
/ through the Poly guards and tackles,
and in close of-tackle plays The only
variation TO this style OF play was a
short forward pass, Young u Barrett,
and vice versa. from regular formations
and from a kick formation.
Nothing new was uncork.d. Plun--
ing. and the charges of Shultz along
on. tackle and Irnaco at the other.
while Earretts Swcetland and Sorreils
with almost INCREASINGLY regularity.
ripped off gains from four To eight
yards.
V. u. l. had nothing to offer 10 offset
this attack. Her players all fought
hard but showed no effective playing.
One first down Was all that She made.
Throughout the first three quarters the
Poly quarterback elected 10 kick the
ball on first or second down time and
again. V. +. l. lost ground on these
exchanges Ionng,s sn!rais twisting
and the ends and tackles OF tn" White
and Blue getting down under them in
great shape. Powell was often hurried
by tn" fierce charging OF the opposing
line, and did not get the distance to his
kicks
The first score came in the first quar-
ter. Schultz recovered fumbled bail
on the thirty-yard line. From here
Sweetland and So-rellS in cross bucks
and straight ofT-,ackle plunges. to-
Eetherr with short pass, Young 10
,hree-yard line. and swee,land carried
il through RICH, guard for the touch
down. Young kicked the goal.
Techs Make strong Brmce.
Polytechnic did the prettiest playing
OF her day in the second quarter, when
she braced and pushed WASHINGTON aud
Lee back from her fve-yard line. when
the Generals had made il first down.
The playing of the Poly lines at this
time was great, In the fourth quarter
V. +. l. uncorked series of forward
passes, and for "a moment II looked as
though a score was possible Wash
lnSton and Lee OraceG, and upon taking
the ball Bagley, the midget quarter.
substituting for Young. shot a short
yards for touchdown, sidesteppins
most OF the V. l.; |. team in his prog
reSs: 'agley missed the goal
Washington and Lees defense was
vigorous The line nlunpinC was hard
and low and the ends. lizard and Har-
rison, broke up plays time and again
started. For the losers, Hall. at tackle.
was the biggest star The big tackle
was all over the field his running
tackles and his line work being OF a
high order.
The other bright spots OF tho game
were a run by Young for thirty yards
around right end from regular formu-
ton behind "a perfect Interference. and
one by BaSlcy on the same play for
twenty-five yards. The lineup:
V. Il. l. Position. w. & /.
Cottrell. left end. ....... Iza"d
Bopp. ...... left tackle. ...... .Shultz
tCaptain)
a. +. Moore. left guard. Bryan
henderson center. ...... lierotti
BENEDICT. right guard. Dingwall
Caffce. right tackle .IGnaco
a. l.. Moore. right enl. .... Harrison
Dixon. quarterback 49,. Young
tCaptain)
Powell right halfback. .Swectland
Funkhouser. left halfback. 80. Barrett
Redd. fullhack $50. Sorrells
summary: Tonchdowns--Sweetl
(2). Goals from tonchdowns--You
Referee. MoEaffin. Michigan. Umpire
Gass. Lehigh. Head linesman. Shaf-
froth. Navy. Iinesmen. w. *. Sceley
Washington and Lee; r. y. Graves. "
+. l.. Times of quarters. - minutes.
Substitutions: V. r. I.-C;regorv for
Cottrel. Huddle for Gregory Hall for
ISopp. Parrish for y. r. Moore, Denny
for Funkhouser. Washington and Lee
Bethel for Lingwall Graham for
Harrison. RaEley for Young.