The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
HAMPTON DEFEATS UNloK.

HAMPTON DEFEATS UNION, !
Team From Unlvsrslty a Riehssead
1 Va, outelasssd Ia Fsstball oasss.
~ LAWRENCE A. LEE. s
And there 10 another victory hang
Ing to the Hampton football machine!
On Friday. Nov. 8. the Hampton and
Union football squads met on ths
Hampton institute gridiron with the
following results:
The game started BY Union kicking
OF to Hampton. The kick, was n
cclved by J. n. Harvey, tho slick quar-
terback. and brought up the tield Tor
thirty yards. Both teams lined up fast
and charged like flends. Captain Der.
sey swept around right eht for dftcen
yards on the second down.
Union tightened up. holding Hamps
ton for the fourth down. Dorsey punt
ed from the center Of the field over
Unions goal line. The ball was then
brought out to the twenty yard line
and put into play. Both teams fought
desperately, for the ball was ut this
time in Hampton's territory. Union
fumbled twice before the fourth, down.
but luck was with the state capital
boys, and one Of their men covered
the pigskin each time. ~
Hucles ':breezed around" Hampton,s
end. making q good gain. but piece
OF the blue and white machinery
struck him. causing him to be lame
the rest Of the game. Despite bis
game leg, Hucles attempted to punt
but Charlie Dick, lightning tackle. was
always on the job to block the BAH.
The second quarter opened with Union
over tho ball During the greater part
Of this quarter the teams played from
one end Of the gridiron to the other.
Hampton's center, Red Dabney. BE-
came ferocious and began to 30 ever
Unions line, picking of the quarter
back before he could pass the bali.
The greatest feature of this quarter
was the twenty yard forward pass by
Hampton from Harvey to Dorsey.
which caused the first touchdown,
The university boys then lined up un.
der the goal with grim faces, but Dor
sey failed to kick the goal. so their
faces became covered with smiles
again. The touchdown by Hampton
didn't take any Of the courage out Of
the Union aggregation. The Union
team came back and fought hafdss
than they had. previously fought
Hampton kicked of to Union. The
catch was made by Gregory. who sub
stltuted in Hucles' position. The most
exciting time Of the game was at hand,
for Gregory came through Hampton's
line like lightning for sixty yards. Un-
ion began to gain through Hampton's
line and reached within FIVE yards Of
their goal after several plays. but on
the fourth down there came tumble
which caused Union to fah back near
ly'ten yards. The end Of the first half
was at hand, with Hampton ahead.
The second half began by Union
kicking to Hampton. This third quar-
ter brought great Joy to the visitors,
for it was in this quarter. that they
outplayed the seaside machine, max
ing their first touchdown. They failed,
however, to kick goal. The rest Of the
quarter was spent in playing up and
down the field.
The fourth quarter opened with the
ball in Hampton's pasture. After sew
eral line plays Harvey tried one of his
famous passes to Mundy, who SUBJ
stituted for Meadows. Mundy made
sensational catch, gaining fifteen
yards. Hampton again plunged Un.
ions line until they were were within
three yards Of the goal Union was
OF side and was penalized, causing
Hampton to get another touchdown.
Dorsey failed to kick goal.
Toward the last of the quarter Hamp-
ton was within thirty yards Of their
goal when Harvey drop kicked one
over the bar. The quarter ended, Civ.
ing Hampton's great machine a vic
tory over the visitors to the time Of
Is to 6. NJ #s 'r'.'.
A great deal Of credit is due to Cap
tain Dorsey, Red Rabney, Rigney and
Dixon of Hampton; also to Gregory.
Captain Puryear, Thompson and Watts
Of Union. Hucles is always to be re
membered when q kicking argument
arises. ~ .,.l."
The Lineup. 49,. e.
HAMPTON. r. UNION. !
q
Dabney ...."......center... ........ Williamson
Dawson ...:.... right guard........ Puryear
.r.- . ..- =rt ,g-r,>s (Captain)
Dixon ..A......right tackle..... Thompson
Williams ........right end. Banks
Thornton .......left guard. ........... Watts
Banks ..........left tackle. ........ Wright
Paxton ...........left end. .......... Taylor
Meadows .... left halfback....... jackson
Dorsey .......right halfoack........ Bowie
(Captain). s.-.-- 1s3
Rigney llbacl. l............ Wood
Harvey ........quarterback... Hucles
Referee, q. B. Henderson,.
Umpire. DR.. Carper. '1$E5
Tfmekeeper. H. G. Douglass. E&% T.
Head linesman, H. G. Douglass.
Time Of quarters, Is minutes =
Substitutes Mundy for Meadows, Law