Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19
WASHINGTON AND LEE
LOSES THRILLING GAME

Eomunaeu from tnr.. i.t-e.p
location lenico Was He'd upon. but
iumb!cd. the bail being recovered hy
Cra wford.
Gurley ana Crawford attacked the
line. but failed IL make substantial
gains $" McCr"ight puntcd 10 Huglcy.
who. was downcd on his own forty
yard line. Young started 10 make Il
forward pass. after line buck had
failed, bat decided To run, and was
thrown for - loss of eight Yards. He
then puaicd outside ON w. n Us ten
Yard mark. MccrciGht exchanged tn"
punt. and lost ground as Il result Rag
ley receiving the ball and being
d"wned on his own Tort! -ivc-y yard
line. l;aSley then tunAled, ana Stohhs
was on the ball with catlilic agility
III his own forty-yard line.
McCrcisht attempted his first for
ward pass. hut ricrotti intercepted IT,
EaSlrN returned with = pass. hut 1t
called. Eagley then worked success
fully HIS lateral pass 70 Youa,. WHO
made four yards. Johnson made il
first down, Grille puncturcd right
guard for three: ienico added three
and followed with Iwo more through
left guard. Johnson ma,ic another but
the BAH went over. McCrcieht puntcd
10 BaSlcy. who was downcd 10y Henry
on his fnrty-yard mark. Sorrcls fail
inE IL gain. EaSley attempted Il pass
but Captain Wimbcrly iutcrposcd
foun. succeeded in passing To Sor-
'els for one-yard gain. Young then
dropped back for I, placement. but the
bali went wide, and Mccrcight ran IL
back 10 w. Il I.'s thirty -cight-yard
line before iSa2!ny downci him
Mc'reiSht worked pass To Trcssei
for twenty yards. Crawford made five
crotli Intercepted Il pass and TOOK
the bail Young gained eight arouua
the end. lSnico added four and i, Was
hrsi down. The Generals were on side
"n The next play. and lost five yards
Young made ten yards around end
Sorrcis danced tackle for five. and then
Young puntcd to Mctrcight. who mad.
nm" catch on his own forty-yard
itnc. Mctrcisht forward pa ssed 10 Sor-
rals, VIII" was downrd on WASHINGTON
and lees orty-two-Eard mark Here
ir'c tumble occurred. and when tho
Generals too. III" bali. :. ,,ass was
started I" Bethel S.obbs broke il
np. however. aud then johnson made
three yards. s;a5l"N again tried d
pass. but StobhS once more intnrposcd
IN" III" bali went over in midfield. Ne
'iciGhi on several successive attcmpts
.inped aud tore his WAY to the thirty
YARD line Just ~ the quarter was M
M"rREIGHr FAILS ~
TRIAL FOR PLACEMENT
\ forward pass WAS attempted as tho
FIRST play in the second pcriod hun
i-''rHim and Young broke il up. Bethel
Shratrd the next attempted pass and
lhen NcCrcight tried for "A placement
II failed. and the Generals took the
offensive Young started all right on
the next plaE. but dartcd back across
IN" lcld ana was dowucd for Il three
yard loss Johnson made three. and
'hch "'inE puntcd 10 Mccrcighf who
was downcd near the side line ~ ,bo
-
had been brought back when S,obLe
ran ~ outside. Mccreight complcted /,
pass to Wickcrsham for eichl wards
Mc'reight carried the ball for six ronr
ana TWO yards before opening another
pass Ia Stohbs for the first down Gu,
Icy gained slightly. hut McCreiebt fan.
ch aud then Stohbs shot 4 pass to
Nick"rsham for FIVE yards S,ohh,
made hrst down through guard. No.
'rciSht pissed siccc ssfully 10 WIZ
''SH"h, ana crawford made il nrs;
down The ball had been rushed ana
PASSED I" within eleven ward, nf 49,,
Washington and Lee goal
Crawford made Il slight gain hc.or,
Johnson downcd him. Mct'rcich,'s mas.
was broken up. but tho second uttcn,uf
10 GuricN Was successful for q thrce
yard gain. pierrotti tacklinc A1..
SreiSht then dropped back for a place
inent and made the goal from m. .i..l
teen yard mark.
h"hrE kicked TO Young ~ the west
goal and he ran il back FIVE Yards
Scrrels made no gam and Young SUM.
Died when he started with IN. han
falling after one yard advance bag.
ley made three and then Young puntcd
10 Mccrcigh', who fumblcd. but re-
covered Crawford failed to advance
and McCrciSht worked Il quick punt 10
Young who ran outside at the forty
Ityn
At the ling before Young passed. TO
lrn'co. fors' Hc 1n-"ard s