The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-08
MARSHAll|TES BEAT
SPIDER SECOND TEAM
Westhampton Collegians By %
Score.
ANDERsONs LONG RUN
GIVES BOYS CONTEXT

BIZ ERNEST POLLARD.

BIZ ERNEST POLLARD.
When 'NChunkey'' Anderson. John
Marshalrs Aasang little right end.
grabbed . soaeang oval out OF the air
and raced fifty-fvs yards across Rich
mond Colleges second teams goal line
for . touchdown in the third quarter
Of yesterdays conflict in Broad Street
Park, he turned an apparent defeat
at the hands of the Northampton
coIlegtans into q victory for the Blue
and White sridiron gladtators. This
touchdown, coupled with ooe point
contributed BY this little Northern boy
when he booted ono sQuarely between
the uprtghks. gave the Marshaliites q
total OF seven points for the aftee-
noon. but It proved sunoient to en-
able the public school lads to emerge
victorious over their gridiron foes.
The Marshallites won out by a mar
gin Of only one point, but before the
contest was over that after m entioned
one point looked ~ large to the Spi-
der scrubs ~ the clubhouse In center
field At the local pastiming grounds
o The collegtans tried hard to ever
come this ANAL lead. but this touch
Town served ~ an incentive to make
the public school footballists work
much harder and the game came -
TN end with tho ball in nidfeld
The John Marshall eleven won o,II
by n score OF to and the Fans
was just as close and interesting ~
the score indicates. Both teams cou-
tested every inch of ground gained
during the encounter. and the tngs
runs were few and far between. At
intervals some one would worm his
way through the line for from six
TO ten yards and occasionally another
player would skirt the end for neat
gains, but at the crucial periods he
lines were impenetrable.
Forward Pass Only Hope.
John Marshall's only hope for a
victory was the forward pass and the
Orange and Blue eleven took advan-
tage OF 1t. Northern and Thompson
tried 10 work It repeatedly. but only
once did il net any appreciate gain
bat that gain meant victory for the
public school lads
At times the lines hsld like stone
walls and for the frst two periods 1t
was a punting duel between Thomp-
son and Simpson. Time after time
both teams were thrown back. fore
ing the elevens to punt
The FIRST touchdown of the game
was made by the collegtans In the
second quarter. John Marshall was
forced to surrender the bail on tn
own thtrty-stx yard line. On the frst
play Sim peon went around end for
twenty yards on fake play, carry
ing the bail to the fifteen yard Ina
Penney then wormed his way through
tho Spider line for a good gain, be-
ing halted ON the one-yard line.
Simpson then carried the oval oves.
ent failed 70 kick goal. The remain
der OF the hrst half the ball see-sa wed
from ono eide to the other.
The Richmond College, scrubs kick
ed In che second half and on the f,rrs
play Thompson made a forward pass
to Anderson and no romped across
the line. However. he was called
back and che oeil WAS kicked over
again by the coifsstana After being
held on three attempted line pfunges.
John Marshall punted. Simpson punt
ed to his thirtyyard line on the irs.
play. II was then that Thompson shot
. forward pass fifteen yards to Ander-
son. who. With q neat piece OF lodging
and beaut1ful interference, managed
to scamper across the line for touch
down. During the remainder OF the
game the oval went from one side to
the other. neither side doing much
gaining.
DueAn Fiays Great Game.
Ilnemen seldom get the praise that
- due EhAsn IN fact, few people ever
look ak mo lfne. their eyes being
focused on tho bacaxfield However,
John DvgAn put up such brilliant
9ame IN center for the Marshailites
yesterday thAk ono could not help
taking an OCCASIONAL peep at the form
er Bens0utlns boy. ''Birr'' broke
through tho Spider line time after
time md gra0oed the backs before
they GOT started good, Only two a.
Asnvk he