Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
MARsHALL|TEs WIN AGAIN.
FORK UNION UNABLE TO
CROSS LOCAL GOAL LINE
>oSEy Field Interrcrcs with Play. hut
Local Eleven Turns Triclt Dur
Ing Final Periods.

Local Eleven Turns Trick Dur
Ing Finni Periods.
Handicapped by an unusually heavy
held. but aided materially by Cores
twenty five yard hike from IL double
pass aud several cXccllcntly worked
forward passes. from Thompson to De-
vine. John Marshall Yesterday after
noon defeated Fork Union at broad
stree, Park 10y an lS-to-0 score. The
battle marked the close of tho local
prep season, maintained the unblem-
ished record Of tho Blue and White
enabled that team to meet the powerful
i;"anokc High School on SATURDAY with
one Of lii" best season histories that
the local school haas carried into AN
irtcracctional gamc in several seasons.
Due to the aoggs playing grounds.
the members nf each eleven wer" han
dicappcd considcrabl:C Cores end runa
were mad. practically useless, aud this
:,iso WAS true of Iravcrinan's attempts.
rms NounSstcr gave evidences of be-
inS unusually fast and !: dandy ground
gamer under ordinary cVnditions. but
Times slipped and fell after getting
away WIN practically clear field
ahead OF them.
cores t""nty-hvc- yard run around
right end. though Was TIA" longest Of
ihc game, *nd was The chi.i factor IN
defeating the visitors. They had been
. PLAYING AN n,r-,irh, game until then,
Du, the scor. disconcerted them some
what, and their efforts wcr" not as
Probably the best blazing on ths
held was done by the cnds. Iodd
played superb football throughout the
game, while Powell. OF Fork Union.
also showed to advantage Hravcrman
was CONSPICUOUS throughou, for the
visitors. and Will the niTIlmond boz;
played hard aud we'll also. Cook" ana
tnylc likewise performed cHccilently
Dugan. Hunter. Devine. Riggs and
re al il, lie 4. -,
ute, and more than once were rewarded
with .dandy tackles; During the sec
We're more successful IN their efforts TO
open holes tor the backs.
.Joho Marshall to accustom itself to
the mud that lay inches deep Over he
in the Fork Union line Durins that
time the play for the mos; part Was
ri"se 10 the center Of the he!d both
teams being unable to make r"nslE-
tent hchd"aN III their EFFORTS " al
Core Makes LonEcrt Run.
However. the lessons learned curing
the two opening periods stood the
Marshalltes in good stead, and. at the
beginning ~ the th!rd quarter. the
creased confidence and nn evident de-
termination. They held their opp"uents
puntcd to Core. Dcv!ne made seven
Yards. ana Thompson added eight,
Inen Core took the b2ll, on 'cIaNcH
pass. and. skirtmg his opponents left
end. dashed twenty-hN" yards tor the
first touchdown.
That scor. was sufficient 20 win but
tho Marshallites once they bad started.
proved hard TO stop and. although they
failed TO kick the goal, they forced
after the kick on and once more start
al u procession ap tho hcld, using short
These plays, intersperscd with "a for
ward pass from Thomrson I" DeN'ne
,urd line. |, was fourth down. though
aHd the visiting eleven Won tn" bah
Hravcrman dioppea back OF his goal
line TO KICK. Big .fau puran hurlcu
himself Over or through ne oppos,ns
iin" with such VIOLENCE that l.. vas
able 10 meet tho ball as IL left Drawer
mans too. The srhcroid hobhed tround
.IoId got his "ye upon il, and second
later covered Il with his body, scoring
John Aiarshnii's second t1nchdoWn
forward pass after receiving The bali
mut each attempt failed the Blue ana
to hold the bali alter getting Their
hands: upon IL. Core took care ~ Tho
\ delayed pass nstten seven and. when
the line then held, Thompson droppc.
back apparently for = punt lie r.
fingers and rolled 10 the ground. Calm
~. IN. fun back picked II W. ana with
IeliHsraT"n ,"sSSu n,""tl'"I niiss "
Play then ,s,,s on toiit tniun's eieh-
tecn-yard line. High school backs
Yards core lost Il couple % yards
when he slipped, after starting with
delayed ra.t IL" Rcd ara BLACK line
held and Il forward pass JAILED How
ever. Thompson came back With an
"ihgr n,,enn, snG IN" w., 10 mol pe sn ne
ci"nt To max. frst down. though, and
the visitors won the iea,ns,:
Riggs Performs 3riiiinntlE.
Core received IS.aSgrInaH KICK
Riggs be gan 20 perform. Give Riggs
the Ball" pleaded Coach BurIuss 10
himself as he eaced before the dog
dashed through tor irst down. The
line held against other players. ana
RIGGS again was called ON. once more
he laced the trenches for first down
The other backs contributed several
wards between them, and fiuall! Riggs
was given the ball again. This time
the goal for the Marshailites' final
score.
Fork Union continued its attempts at
the forward passing game during the
remainder OF thu nnttle. realizing that
the local line and ends were impreg-
nabc. Most of the passes failed. bur
gained twelve yards - 1t was, no, snth-
cicnt to push she Dali into John Mar
shalrs terrific: in spite Of the fac,
sent practically AL Of his reserves into
the fray. The whi..l. blew shortly
after, Wyatt had puHtsd TO BraNerman
a sleeve hold.
John ne Ma a'@Smr Position. Fork Union
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