Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
66th YEAR
SPIDERS WINNERS IN
LAST SCHEDUL ED GAME,
Yellow Jackets Show Occasional Strong Defense but Are
Outplayed for Most Part-Spder Passes Excel
ent-Robins's Career Coses-Score, 10 to o.

yesterday AFTERNOON after "a run of
twelve yards around cn:!. scoring the
final touchdown in the last scheduled
football game OF the Eastern inter
collegiate Athletic Association season.
1t was "a lifting close; for. unless
Ilampden Sidney and Richmond COT
leSe play off the existing tie. the gam"
Yesterday was The last one iiertrain
Robins will play, he having completed
his four gears OF college football.
INC spiders won by II %cor" OF - TO
o. lying with iiampdcn- Sidney for tn"
championships 81 the Eastern intcrcol-
Iegiate Association. because they out
played the yellow Jackets practically
In every department.
The last battle OF tho year on whici,
so much depended from the Richmond
college standpoint vas no, sensa-
tonai ono. There were several in
stances when the spectators were given
thrill. but for the most part il was
srillinE succession OF trench assaults,
generally resulting in small gains. The
Spiders were the mole successful in
this style Of attack. and more than
once managed 10 work the bah well
into the Jackets territory.
Marked Improvement III the use of
the forward pass was shown by the
Blu" and Red eleven. the play being
attempted six Times ami completed on
four of these occasions Most Of the
passes w.r" Tor good distances. one
gaining twcnty-,hrcc yards. two max
ing twenty each and the fourth ad-
Nancing the play eleven yards Several
attempts at long hurlH failed because
the receiver fumbicd the ball rather
Than because the Jackets cNccIlcd a,
defensive work.
Another feature Of the Richmond
College performance vas the general
ship OF PIT, which led directly into the
excellent pUntinE ~ Whittci Pit, ran
IN" eleven better than he has done in
islrhin"nd thus year. ami that is say
ing considerable. for ne has PLAYED a
steady and careful game throughout
ia" season. :Not only did he direct the
pays well. but he indicated 10 Whit
lot where his punts were To be- placed
Whltttt carried OFT signals "a the let
ter. and the result WAS that the icath-
or on frequent occasions, was droppcd
In uncovered portions Of the field much
Y" the embarrassment nf the Jacket
backs
Jackets show strong Defense.
The outstanding feature Of the RAN
, d"iph- Macon pia! it's remarkable
defense when close to IT'S own goal
line. The most noticeable instance. oC-
cured early in the third period. Whit
tot puntcd !" Hiu.r. who allowed tn.
hdll I" get away from him. and two
spider players diVcd upon ii, The ball
was recovered by them ON the Jackets
iour yard line Using his shifts for
straiEht-ljnc pluugcs tackles around
and cross bucks, Pit, hurled his backs
INT" the opposing line four times in
succession. TN" ban was advanced to
ne one-Sard line. and there IL stuck
: the Jackets taking IL On downs
Meybcrg promptly puutcd out OF
danger y similar Instance occurred
IN the second quarter The Spiders
aided Ivy ,weuty-yarG advance on q
pass from Wicker 10 PIT, rushed the
ball I" the twelve yard mark There
they stalled and We're forced to sur
render the bah after Wicker had failed
at held goal. These were The most
notable instances OF the Ashlanders'
defensive play AZ other times they
We're unable I" stop The advance so
We'll "nd the Spiders succeeded in gain
ing nearly three times as many irst
downs as did their opponents
During the greater part OF the game
inc Jackets met tn. Spider shifts well
ana frequently succeeded in throw in U
the runner for loss. They were not
consistent in this. however and when
i1tt mixed his plays We're drawn from
their positions, leaving gaming holes
Tor the opposing backs The lcf, side
OF thc Ashland line Was weak. particu-
!arly' and during the early part OF the
fray me spiders won considerable
ground through these PLAYERS
In getting his punts away. Mevb.rc
- showed up we'll and more than once
managed to kick when one or more
Spi Tiers had lanced his line and were
"eTrlns down upon him. He was
p!ace" al disadvantage frequently
"hen called upon to punt. often nav
'hs ms back close To the goal line. and
on several occasions be'ng within q
few yards of the sdclines
huEk Makes I'irs. score
me Jackets were thrown upon the
defensive early in the game. After "a
c"iving the Kickoff tn, Spjdcr. yn,,n1
~ difncalt to advance. and nun,ad IN
.oRoiii' who recovered the bail after
iuinhi'ng. Randolph Macon could moi
a a,, and Meyberg pun,cd to
a re- III turn. fumblcd. but
succeeded in recovering Cocbiu al.
lowed Whittefs punt, few nIavs
later TO roll 10 his fve-yard line he
fore ne doWned it, \ slight advance
was made before Meyberg punted 10
tN.r wh" was downed on the
Jackets thirty-yard line. The leather
was rushed to the cightccn-vard mari,
N'cher swept II To the SIX Robins
Sdoed three yards and Kuyk lanced tho
iihe Tor the first score. The trv az
goal failed "'
During the second quarter tho Snid
rrs succeeded in working two cxcoIio',
masses. and, during the greater mart ~
the time, were In the Ashland nlcver.s
territory. However. they we're unob1e
I" score. and the half ended with tho
spiders leading with II single toucb :
down. During the second quarter Moss
got around left end for "A lwentv-twn
Eard NIKE. THIS being one Of the long
cSi advances registered by the Jackets
Fhe thirh period brought with i, tho
"Sccilont defensive work of tho A.h-
land team The strength of that de-
tense STAYED off certainly another
score and probably two. Wicker work
cd pass TO Pitt for eleven wards
during the quarter and again the play
ing was in the Jackets territory for
the most part due in ono instance 10
an excellent punt by Whittct into an
unoccupied section of the field Just
before time was called. Wicker drop
ped back a. IL for n try at n feIdgoal:
tut Pitt took the ball and dived
rough hole in the line for n long
Il vance. rushing the ball to the five
ID line. Carter followed with a coll
OF yards just as time was called.
he Randolph Macon line held for
T. downs after the final period and
" ed, but Pitt found an opening on
ext try and scored Whittet kick
~,s4 goal. Hiner fumbled the kick off,
Waters securing the ball and advanc-