Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
JACKETS BEAT SPIDERS
AND WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Richmond College Downed in Fast
Basketball Game by Ram
dOlph- Macon.
LARGEST CROWD OF SEASON
Galleries ut Howitzers' .irmory Were
Throngcd With Interested Hooters.
A>hianlers Outplayed Local Col
IcgianS in Last Half

Starting out in Il whirl of speed and
briliianc". the Richmond College Spiders
played ANA looked like sure winners
against randolph Macon last night. but
In the second half the Ashlanders came
back suonS and soon gained the upper
hind over the Spiders. winning by che
score 81 80 TO IL. The spiders became
ucinora!iz.d after The forced retirement
~ Wood by injuries, ana the yellow
Jackets then ran Wild in the last few
minutes OF play.
With the game went the champion
SNIP ol the Eastern Virginia int@rcol-
Jackets went through the championship
season without II single defeat and
enn"d their race last night i'll veri-
t"hie piaHc OF glory.
IN the trst part OF the contest the
scoi" was mp and tuck ali the way
through. with the Spiders showing far
Dctt.l form and teamwork and passing
all around their opponents. The locals
ais" shot well. ana II series of good
passing and shooting Melted them thir-
trcn points in the nrSt period. while
the Jackets had but ten. In the inter
mission between the halves the rival
. student bodies Kept up their cheering
and singing for the entire time.
The second half was the crucial time.
ana tn" game belonged 10 tn. teams
which couid seize the opportunity and
forge ahead. The Jackets scored first
ind soon caught up with tn. Spiders.
Then they went a little ahead. The
both teams fought hcrcely for several
minutes for the advantage that each
knew would decide the victory. Neither
team WAS able To score for several
Fought. but nnaliy, Rrittenham. the
stellar left guard OF the Jackets broke
the deadlock with IA brilliant shot. This
seemed TO unlock the Jack"ts's shooting
Winss. and then they began to roll UP
| the score. shot after shot they made.
and the majority of them were good
ones that scored.
Yellow Jackets Played Hest.
| II was just IL case OF the Yellow
Jackets playing the best ball and there
! by winning the game. And you've go,
TO hand II To them. they did play some
the other hand, the Spiders lacked the
pepper and fight in the latter period
that had charaGteri"cd their play in the
nrst portion Of the game, They still
fought hard even bitterly. but they
fought doggedly and hopclessly. rather
than with the expectation OF victory
| WOOD, VINO played most OF the game in
an injured condition. was hurt in the
middle OF. this half. and though he
taken out This break in the lineup
marked the wreck OF the Spider ma
chine. After this the Jackets scored
very much more frequently. ana the
spiders almost went 10 pieces. In the
last two minutes OF play. they got to-
tiLul goal. but it did not avail. The
effort to brace up came too late. and
."c 'nChcts were playing. stronger
1t was good game. and absolutely
the fastest played here 1T any time
this year or any previous year. In the
trst half there was not a single time
! out, and III the second. there was but
one. and that was To relieve Wood.
downcast over the defeat. and consc-
4nent blighting Of their championship
h2pss. The score does not give the
the game and of the splendid lighting
game the Spiders put up. Even after
!,l,a, , ,S,, had an broken up ana
| gone and that they had no chance TO
win. they fought until the last whistle
! announced the close of play Every
man played his hardest and fought his
best.
Largest Crowd of season.
The largest crowd that has even wit
messed basketball game in Richmond
attended the contest and enjoyed
thrills that could not be cxcelled any
! pie were packed three and four deem
all around the large galleries at the
! iiowitzers, and the crowd grew 20 such
| proportions that it was necessary To
| let them occupy the borders of the
| ground floor. and here they stood lined
! up around the walls two deep. The
| very atmosphere of the armory was
intense, even many minutes before the
game began. Every one felt that a
wonderful game was about TO be playcd
and so IL was.
/ For the winners. Lee was the bright
est star. This diminutive forward put
up an exhibition rarely cuuailed any
whore. He was in every play and he
shot some beautiful long goals Fol-
lowing him closely in the point of
not only guarded Dick Wood in leach
! like fashion, but he also shot some
wonderfully long and spectacular goals,
usually from near the middle OF the
For the Spiders it is hard to pick
the men out who deserve the most
basketbaii career which has always
been brilliant, by putting up one of
the hardest lighting games of his life.
He WIS here, there and everywhere. ali
over the floor, in every play. urging
his men on and setting them the eX-
ample IL was bitter ending for him
Wood shot some beautiful goals and
played very crcditablc game. in spite
of his injury. Sattertield deserved
worlds of credit for his work at cen
ire. although he was Il bit OFF on his
shooting. he jumped in beautiful form
beating out his taller and huskicr op-
n1ne rns nl Ii,pHo, every time The Two
ceivc enough praise. Though playing
entirely different styles, each man was
onensivcly and on the defense. The
lineup:
Richmond College Luebbcrt (cap-
tain(. right forward; Wood, left for
right guard: Con, left guard. ''''''''
R "a 9, Mae1n on, right for
centre: Scott. right guard: Brittenhan,
left guard.
summary: Suhsti,utIons-Logan for
Wood. Richardson for Scott scott for
i.andon. Goals from neld-Iucbbcrt
go. Wood CD. Mitchell CD. Lee CO.
Sheffey, iandon 90. Scott. Rrittcnhan
90. Goals from fouls--I.ucbbcrt. shelf
fey CD. Referee, Hughes Virginia
POLYTECHNIC lnstitute). scorers billiard
titandolph- Macon., and Wicker CRich-
E0nd cOllcGe). Timckccpcr, Iicutcn-
ant Pollard Iiowitzcr). Time OF halves
20 minutes.