Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22
GOAL 5 YARDS AWAY
VIRGINIA Is DEFEATED
H. Coleman Blocks Kick and Races for Touchdown as Last
Whistle Sounds-Score, Ii to Thurman Unable to
Save Day-Virginias Stock Drops.
IBy Associated Press. ,

Nii->isl'pi rf.SN!l.i.E. VA. October
2l.-GcorSi:t handed Virginia such a
wallop in the football game on Lam
beth Field this afternoon by "a score
OF 10 to {. that the alumnrs annual
homecoming day" was "a bleak and
drcary affair
Neither team entered the game with
much confidence. Georgia was crip-
Piled and Virginia was admittedly
weak. but the Red and Black got the
Jump by scoring touchdown in the
hrst three minutes of play and after
that they played their old rivals fairly.
| on their feet. 1t was the Athens
e'eNchs hrSt victory over the Orange
anu biuc. after taking the lower end
IN three bitter contests
virginia held Il iraii lead on onr
point tor IL few minutes in the first
period by scoring touchdown ond
kicklnS the goal. which the Cieorcians
mad missed on their try. but the Iieor
grams Jumped back into the lead in
me second period by means of a rat
! Ting touchdown achieved bv buckinr
The line hard OF tackle
"it'r mat Virginia looked like a
beaten team. Coach Evans i'm dcsper.
t'on tried TO ward off defeat by throw
'nt Niian Thurman, his big right
guard. into the breach Thur,pan b,,,
Just returned from France ,vbare Lx
nrofc an ambulance and. although
ms punts carried high. lie coull MOI
rally his faltering cthnrades
,rE'hia's adherents conceded her
on! sum chahcc to beat Vanderbilt
az nashville next Saturday after to
naSS showing. and cxpect tbo .,;er.
nfh, III years TN the Thank wing p.v
pa'tic with Carolina ON The othor
nhhd' Georgia's supporters think hcr
49,, gives her "a splendid
I .
day. '9"tuf
1t WAS Il fine day FOR football. with
bright sun and u cloudless sky
F"mPtrs Mnr Virrinin's plny
.Hsihia defense held fairly wei,
'ftcf The second period. but vhc,,,or
her scoring machine got within strir
'hs distance of Gcorgia's goal .o,,
"n" would tumble, and II Red and I,lac,
stocking always was there TO retrinrs
H. Nirsinias forward passing was
s,y,. while Georgias skill at that
'S" Oh play gave Lc" the scrond
,ouch"own and victory Staudin- nm
| HS,h thirty-yard line. NevilI shot
we pan overhead TO Tate, who si,no
81, over The i've yards that sop
"'Hle" MN from the goal line.
'eorGia's first touchdown cam, with
startling suddenscss soon ,rtn ~.
S'h'a kicked of. the Athens crew
was forced to punt. John Coleman
p ,a me ball high in the air. ana
/ $500 StciHS tniI IT he Z
near ms own goal line he would hs
thrown IN his tracks, stood buck ~
'tt IL ron over. IL hit his shoe unu
was detected into the arms of t;cor,
49, "eri quarter. Dezcndorf who
dashed thirty yards over the line for
a touchdown. Coleman r,ilrL tn 49,
I the goal w ''''he
virginia scored ten minutes after
nah , began She did not surrender the
nn n.,,,; after kick but carried it
\
me piunges ana one forward mass
| SPAR took 1t over for the tying. tourh-
""Wh' ana Darlington kicked the goal
!" me last minute OF play, Virginia
."rtat tened TO win. Georgia was forced
10 Kick from her thirty-ive-vard lin.
-, Soiehah OF Virginia. blocked the
KICK recovered the ball and dashed
desperately toward Georgia's roaI inst
IT'S me tinai whistle was blowing. He
VIZ ~, u"whed 'on the hve-yard line.
Hutchinson. left end iih nt,c,
rh |Csh,.,n; left tackle '' .M itISe,
ferguson left guard RI. Coleman
Few: .......... center .Chnrchmaamm
i Wires; risht guard 80. Calvert
ne%endorf quarter back ~. White
nc ,:nISn go. left half -. Darlington
Neville. fui full back a,.s' Russell
| Score by periods: ''i''''
| Georgia - d n n .,
| Virginia .. n n u
Iouchdown: Georg a-Dezencorf.
ave; Nirginia-Sparr Goals from
tonchdown-Davis. Darlington.
Suhst!tutions for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tor letrec Reynolds for NTcI.aws On
| Wis for Coleman. For Virginia-Fjte
for Hagcr, Steward for Mckay. Mon
,aEuc for Churrhman. Thurman for
ChNert; Goodwyn for Darwin, c. White
! for j. White. kinsolvinr for Caring
! ton. Aircy for Knsolving. Pace for
! :NireN Referee. Barry tGeorgetown)
! Umpire. bonncliy tTrinity) rield
Judge. Magotlin tMichigan> Head
iimeSmnn; McWhorter (GeorSiu). Time
of periods. - minutes.
TWO I'HHr SCHOOL GAMES
SERVE: As CURTAIN RAISER
CHARACTERISTIC. VA. October
1.-TWO prcn school games. staged
on Lambeth Field this morning. served
aS IA curtain raiser for the Georgia
Virginia contest. Stnnnton Military
academy defeated Episcopal High
I school nv q a u