Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19

handling OF the passing Of tn" bali
WAS remarkable. but much Of the credit
Tor their success WAS due to thos" r..
ceivins the leather. 1t was noticed
that, instead % .atchiur In. sphcroid
Will" running away from til. man
making the pass, the Red ana Black
players continually ran toward the
4 passer when receiving T.. Ia this way
they wer" successful tim" after time
In reaching the ball befor. Washing
ton and Loo player could intervene.
The'i.as" Of tn" aerial game, and the
"a stro defensive which they showed
~ was. ,ponsiblc for their victory ~ a
largiA xtcnt. for IL Mas the continual
attcsT Ing of the passing gam. that
opeiH the Generals defense and made
poSs,IIIc tn" lanciug OF their line by
McC1lpslt and Crawford and Gnri-y
] rIEA TIT AND YOUNG
PROVE: STARS or GAME
Sol in many a day has there been
4 seen 1cre such :: game as Al Picrotu
! played yesterday. II. did not get
heated UP durinl; the first few minutes
1 II play. but after the second quarter
y. opened h" MAS practically all over the
'4heid. Shields Was run over las II he
r had bern bag Of meal. and II WAS
J no, long before Sol Mc,zgcr yankcd
him and sent Guy into the fray. The
regular center Jared but little better.
Il pi"rotti WAS through the trench line
time after time. tacklinE first one
end then on the other. Several times
he Was aDlc to down the runner before
j he reached til" advance line And
4ttfhen Young puntcd il was Pi.rotti
1 time after time. who Mas among the
/ first to reach tho runner Ills tackles
| we're fierce. hard drives. which swept
the man with TIC ball OF his feet.
| somct;mcs for a loss. It's work in the
l,..,4 n.a,.ft- So.
| one occasion he got iine.r-hold on
l head gear Cr hip pads TINT brought the
| runner to a standstill one. his ringers
/ had closed on anything that held. the
1 runner was down.d. for non. al the
Washington aud jefferson players wax
able 10 drag himself along with
I Pi"rot,ts weight hung bchil,d him
\ Captain - Young gave one Of IN.
i nifti.st exhibitions OF puntiul Wit
L messed here In years Long, driyiu.
boring spialS they We're. driven fui
downrcld with scientific toe. iIo
placed thcm where hc wished. and >cv.
.rnl times where opposing players We're
not. lie clearly was the ms stcr OF Nc
j 1r.irAt in THIS department, and ON
every exchange of Kicks M. Washing
TON and Lee tc.,ln gained from hfiec:
10 twenty five Yards. However. Souur'S
\ carrying Of the leather Mas :, dis
y appointment OH most oeca >tous. IL
n
1 ward across the field. and most OF the
\ time Was thrown for a loss on thes.
j attempts. on tut one occasion wa-
ne successful in Guiding his tacklers.
B and IN making 4 gain II amy mo-
e mcnt
II Irnico and Johnston played brilliant
4 Is throughout the battle Their car
Il ryinl. Of the ball was effective. and
Il they gained mos; OF III" ground for
u IN" Generals on line rush"s. Likewise.
4 each II them tackled in good form
4 and with II drive that never failed 10
4 bring down their mar.
TURNER nETHEI. DOES WELL
THROIGUOIfT THE GAME
Turner Bethel. ,uc Richmond boy.
| played excellent game throughout.
| and. succeeded ia getting scveral dandy
| tackles lie was down the field IN
| good shape all Of the time and more
| than once ~ tcecdcd in bringing down
''5s man bchi 4 the lin" al serinimaGc.
Il. lie did not I've IL chit, to receive
| any forward asses, but r"ral times
Bethel Was ;nonS those N,ho broke
II up attempted passes OF the Bed and
Eiack PLAYER
i Young liattIc Baglcy showed gcner-
II alShip of u high order during the great
4 - part .; the game and was effective
I'll on carrying the ball for short gains
III straight through center. He scored the
n Generals touchdown 10y this play ms
tacklims also was good Nom the few
III chances lie had.
III raul l.,rliin did sterling \work IN his
end position and 50 did Ora pam Tor ine
most part, However, IT WAYS Graham :
bU failure TO catch forward pass that
III spelled defeat Tor the tirner!f Is during
the latter part OF the contest
I'll All OF the stars Of the gam\, though
wer. not players Of the WA .nstoh
/ and Lee eleven. Washington Siua JET
II fcrSpn played cDIkins foot balf during
he greater part of the ba:tlel AMI in
uiviuua!s NOR" than once sprNng into
II the limcligh;. McCrcight unuSaeston-
ably was the shining light of,tlsc visit
ing team Although outPunfed by
yonng. h. was unusually effective in
III c;aily during The final period S,ncing
the line Cor eleven 10 fourteen yards.
III His greatest proficiency, though, was
I'LL IN using the forward pass.
Hill There has never been seen in Jch-
mond Il cooler. more careful handicr
u the leather under such conditions.
standing far back Of his line. Nc
III ing the bail while he determined VI ich
of the many players in positionI to
The ,d pass could DO 50 NTH the
would shoot the ball. like II rifle shot
i would go. sometimes far out son
the end, sometimes straight down field,
and At other. times for short distances
III few feet above the ground. to a MIN
/ N the middle of the .scrmmage. And
Il in practically every instance the man
Il I was he who stood II time chance or
NjGcttinE the bail when the pass was
i ( made.
captain Wimbcriv PLACED hard and
i got in some first class tackles. at the
same time stavins f~the Generals on
Il seis III his position with machine-iike
regularity. Henry. Tressel. Stobbs
/ and Gurley at times were effective in
! i their tackles, while Stobbs carried the
| ball well in most of his attempts
BROKEN-FIEI.D RUS Is
SENSATIONAL. OPENER
The battle opened with Henry kick
ing to Larkin at the west goal in tile
4 | face Of q strong west wind from the
| northwest. Larkn ran the ball back
L 10 the thirtS-three- yard mark, through
| i broken field. side-stcDpnE and dode-
WI ing opposing players in Il thrilling
\ bmanner. and giving predictions of n
| sensational combat. Johnson then
drove through guard For four yards.
and repeated through tackle for three