Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
66th YEAR
HIGH SCHOOL VICTOR
OVER WOODBERRY TEAM
Core Makes Sensational SxtyYar Run Through Entire
Observation-Disclosures Outplay Opponents, Winning
10 to O-IEine Playing Throughout


Broad Street Park where John Mar
shall High School was battling Wood
berry Forest yesterday afternoon. when
Captain johnny Core. Of the Ma rshali-
ties. brought every person In the park
to his feet with the play they had
been awaiting throughout the after
noon.
Perhaps !, was the fact that the
shadows ere cncroaching on the field
10 such extent they prevented the
Woodbcrry Forest players noticing
the speedy little general. perhaps the
husky men of the visiting eleven were
JUST ragged OUT but more probabl
Johnny Core just drove himself at Il
hotel in the line he had managed to
catch a glimpse of. That hole in right
tackle opened for e second. The second
was amply sufficient, for Core plunged
through II and passed into the open
space between the line Of scrimmagc
and the secondary defense.
1t had been a fake formation and
the play had drawn the Woodbury.
nack field over to the right side. Core
was seen the instant he emerged from
me mass OF players. though. and biz
scott. Weliborn and Foster bore down
upon MN. Core swung rapidly toward
me ieft side-line and tehre player
rose up from somewhere 20 tackle. The
High School player lodged backward
toward mid-held. and side stepping
sent Weilborn sprawling. as that
niayer succeeded in graphing thin air
mat other Woodbcrry player took n
aiFe and Cores stin-arm drive ssnt
him Keeling
Foster all the time was bearing down
on Core. but the quarterback headed
stralSht away from him and utero,I..
ran MIN on his feet In one OF the
most exciting exhibitions seen here In
aoihe years. Foster realized that he
WIS being worstcd. and at last c.upb,
himself together for n living ,,cEic
re missed. though. and, with sever,I
"theF "oodberry men vainly cnd.a-
Soring 10 heal him. Core tore un ,bo
e.u ana Planted the piG-skin souarclv
between the goal-posts
hnn sixty Yards for Score.
ne hau run sixty yards through the
entire Woodbcrry eleven for Ioh,
Iarshal'is third touchdown of tho ,,,'
nc ieat is all the more rcm,rkah,o
~ NIX an OF the run was perrormeI
me middle or the field with MAY
cls aaSh'ns at him from either wing
was unusually clever and ,bn ,,,,Ia @
,', u'.e'Ncd even more than thar h,nd
r'.Sh Hchool girls and bows In ~ =
,''hds gave him. He carried tho ~,
-. "o'n h"nds and shifted 1t as he me-,
INC attack OF an opposing ,,I,,. '
lodged his way between NC
"t"' IN getting away. and once 81,
held DURAN the entire
nE me way. John Marshall won TIM.
$3.50. yesterday should have OH.
.-,n, NAY iaci in tho opening para
t"pn, nut who could have tbouch,
gthcrwisc after learning OF ~. o.
rs. "e !oca! Blue and White t.,,
'.s on'pIaycd Woodbury. Forax,
".u "oh by fast and perfect teamworlt
mo 60. h"n.raiShip and by playing
me game with every ounce OF their
strength and with every grain =, -.
commonly called gray and sun
oaeu 10 ne located somewhere in III.
go. me score was IL TO 0. Captain
oore making TWO OF the ,ou.hdowra
and kicking one goal ana sIn., ., p" 'iS
Ing the other touchdown ''
richmond has not had an opportuoi..
witnessing rs pretty an exhibItion
az ieal even though the teams were
y! n,fh school caliber. There was in
niNiduai stellar play In abundance
mere was shown corking good rcnnr,i
snip during most OF the game and
mere was but little ragged play. Wood
,sa :, ,orest was the chief offender in
me latter. several OF the men be,nr
handicapped by injuries, which FACT
several times resulted In fumhics
High school played fast. clever foot.
fs and, as Coach Burruss predicted
play by their opponents
Core NOT the Only Star.
captain Core. OF course, was the
most conspicuous player on THE local
sIeVeh. ms stXty-yard dash for that
score would have made him that even
though he had not done anything else
But he did do other things Ue bora
The brunt Of n great deal of the oYcn~
Sive and with it all managed 10 keen
Woodberry line.
But Johnny Core was not alone in
he playing of frstclass football Kirk
Thompson is player whom Coach
Surruss is warranted In Keeping close
watch over and in saving for any. ,,,,
oortant contest. That bow ycstnraay
played game that stood out throupb
oure merit in spite OF Cores sensa-
:ional playing. His punting was OF
he highest order
Long, whirling spirals driven from,
boot that unerringly directed the bali
% an unoccupied portion of the field
ipiralS that scared high and that COW
cred not less than thirty yards, often
orty or more. and that finally settled
Town after High School ends had had
IN opportunity TO get around the man
'eceiving the punt. Also. he carried
he ball in excellent fashion and. last
nut really one OF the most important
points Of his play Yesterday. was that
pm defense. Thompson was there at
|'ll times and few plays were finished
without him being somewhere close to
he spheroid.
Ollie Dev!ne also did clever work:
Ioil ti'uS"l proved Il rampant against
vhicE most OF the Woodberry line plays
masned without effect: Jim Sloan car
led the ball well and more than once
stopped men who had started danger
,us runs. while Eldridge. Taylor and
Ferry likewise played like veterans
'onnG Northern got into the game
owaid the latter part and again dis
,laycd the ability he had promised in
he gaItc against the Second Richmond
'oliege team. lie got away for sew
raj runs of from twelve to twenty
ards. Mayfielh and Hunter jumped
ntn the limclieht occasionally, too
!iut Anderson and Halle were factors
N the victory that cannot be over
ooked The way those boys get down
pn punss. their blocking and their
ackling ts fascinating to degree,
nd no High School triumph will be
complete without them.
W0Odbrrry Strong and Ienvy.
Wocdbcrry Forest was somewhat of
disappointment to many OF those In
Inc crowd. The team is unusually heavy
Ind strong for prep school. and when
hc e1cyetyS lined IN Mt tho start