Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10
SPIDERS AND TIGERS
PLAY SCORELESS TIE
Evenly Matched Elevens Unable to Settle Championship
Warren Brothers Give Unusual Performance.
Scores Narrowly Prevented.


year. and something more than the
presence Of Tyrus Raymond cobb at
the last gridiron battle Of the season
IN Broad street Park yesterday after
noon!
Many would say, perhaps. that the
way Don Warren looked after his
brother Jim throughout the contest
has no place in story Of the game
rha, II was what every brother would
have done. But there are others VINO
would paint out the circumstances, AS
unusual, who would tell what a cork ing
good game jim Warren played in spite
OF Severe injuries. how he managed TO
stop the innumcrable attacks directed
Al him when his condition became
noticeable. and those vino would tell
wtth pride how Brother Don Warren
pu, his man out Of the play and
brought up beside Jim after each down.
and how IL was Don who assisted the
suffering player I" his feet and cncour-
aged him 10 meet thc next assault.
There is no "riii.izing the general
ship Of the Richmond College field gen
cral IN directing the attack at Jim
Warren THAT is football--ht where
IN" opponents ar" weakest. jan var
reu was hurt struggling hcrcely to
prevent being taken out OF the game.
y championship was ~ stake. and the
Spiders were out TO win. Ru, each
time tho assault Was started, Jim war
reu met it---inet II cOOlly and carefully
and most Of the time hc brought
down his man. and Brother Don helped
him up 30 meet another. The warren
brothers yesterday showed they were
brothers as wcli as mighty good foot
ball players.
seldom have two more evenly match
cd teams been pi,,cd against one an
other here. That fact was recognized
before tho game. but none could have
forntold how Ncry closely they APP
proNimatcd ono another In the strength
81 tho various departments. II was a
hamucr-and-tongs affair from tho very
start. Hampdcu sidney gaining the
most ground through assaults At the
line. Richmond College working their
raeses better. and at times having
slight advautag" in tho puniing In
some respects Tho gcneraIship of the
latter eleven also wns superior 70 that
az the Farmvilic team. But all Of the
players Yesterday put VIZ tho best
game 81 which they were capable; they
fought the play int" their opponents
territory. failed To score. aud the end
~ the hour found them with locked
horns near midi.ld
incident. THAT Featured Game.
The playing Of linn Warren one
~ the features % tho c"ntest. as was
thc careful attention given him by his
brother Don. However. /, was not
the only feature. Miller took care of
3 perfectly executed lateral pass from
Wicker IN the third period. and dashed
thirty yards down the northern side
I'm. before Toad Thurman tripped him,
AID Crisp finally stopped the runner.
TVS MAS thc longest run Of the game.
and came dangerously near deciding
II" confess;
Thurman. :, shor, tim" later so,
nw.y FOR twcnty-"ight-yard hike.
after WIcker's attempted field goal had
been blocked. and started for tho goal.
frn, hob
shor; advance Thurman forward
passed To j. Warren during the last
few minutes and the play was swept
10 N" spiders twcnty-six yard line.
\ nftecn-yard penalty was Imposed
1rd il appeared the Tigers would win
during IN" last minute. However. sub
stitutss failed to report 10 the referee
before speaking I" players and two
iftccn-yard penalties ohlitcratcd all
chance OF The score just before the
hnal whistle.
Young Mae Pitt played his sterling
game NJ 10 the time nc sustained an
other injury TO his foot and had to be
retired. But the best and most con-
sisteut work Of the Spiders play was
done yesterday by men who have shown
little NOR" than mediocre ability in
previous contests. Dorsey did play
ing, taCkling especially, that made
him stand out at many times. The
same WAS true Of Shepherd. Both Of
these players. time after time, lanced
the Tiger line and tackled runners he
hind the line, several times spilling
the interference when not able 10 get
the man. Rig Carter got away for
enc good tackie-around gain and played
hard at all times. Wicker ran the
eleven we'll. and executed the forward
passes eXccllentiy. Miller and Kuyk
AS we'll rs JoliF. ali played consist
emily.
Jim Warren probably cid more work
during the afternoon for Hampdcn-
Sidney than did any other player. Re-
fore sustaining the injury TO his ankle
and shoulder he was all over the field.
Afterward. little difference could ue
noted in his play. Don Warren punted
we'll and played hard throughout.
Thurman showed indecison and touch
es of poor Ecncraiship at times when
he persisted in carrying the ball hut
his tackle of Miller saved the game for
the Tigers. and his work generally was
OF q high order. Lee Palmore gained
more ground on line attacks than any
man on the field. and seldom was
stopped before registering 1ve-yard
advance. Iiuddlc. Adams and GILES
pic also broke into prominence on more
than one occasion.
Spiders Work PASSES We'll.
In forward passing the Spiders
showed supremacy. in spite OF the
fact that several of their attempts were
failed once during tho opening period.
were successful in one attempt out OF
two in the second quarter. completed
two out OF four in the third and one
out OF three attempts in the final
period The Tigers tried no passes In
the opening quarter. but compile ted one
out of two attempts I'm the second.
They made no efforts to advance by
} this route In the third period, and
succeeded in one out Of three tries in
the las, quarter. With the exception Of
the pass to Miller and that to Jim
Warren. the passes were for only n few
yards.
Both Whittet and D. Warren showed
proficiency in the punting so long as
they were permitted to do IT,. but
Wicker and Thurman took charge of
this during the last part Of the bat
tie and the distances of the kick were
not so great as before. Richmond
College, though, gained the most
ground through these exchanges
Both elevens presented almost i'm
nregnable lines and ends. The Tigers
were able to lance the Spider line
: most frequently and the greater part