Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
SPIDERS ACCORDED
BIG END OF SCORE
Disorganized Yellow Jackets tumble Game Away to
tigh-Geared Opponents During Early Minutes.
Open Play in Evdence-Score, 80 to IL.
Standing Of cams
-ninond College was uccoru.


tanuoiph- Macon yesterday Afternoon
at Broad Street Park. the final figures
showing Il total Of 81 points for the
Spiders as against i3 for the Jackets
but In many respects the victory Was
Il gilt that oozed into the Spider NAV
from off the buttcr-ting-Is OF the Ash
landcrs.
Had the Jackets played during the
early stages Of the game as they did
during the sccond half, ;he story would
perhaps have been different Eut they
didn't Captain Mac toSbili tore
couple OF ,cndons In has clbnw while
making a tackle during the first few
minutes Of play. and had 10 leave the
fold.
che loss OF ,aeir leader seemed to
break UP the yellow Jacket organiza-
ton completely. The players bunsled
the signals, they fumbied the bali only
10 allow cat-like Spiders To coil them
selves around II, Crcckmur mad. bad
passes, the hnesmcn permitted th.iI
opponents 10 get through apparently at
Will and the runners "crc dowuei far
back OF their Him.. Ana a. Il result
Richmond College piled up scare OF
twenty-five points during Tia. first half
But IL spite Of the poor w"rI; dom.
, by the team in general during th.
opening half, several Of the Jackets
broke irto the BATH" occasionally with
noticeable PLAYS. They wurk.d sew
eral cKcelien. forward passes. Randolph
to fiin"r, that paved the way ior Ran
...,;, om "a 49, '"F short
a., g., ~, ''I Di'HuN
ganizcd ana crratic IL ,n.ir play. and
they probably escaped D. "ily with only
the twenty five poiEa being scored
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49,, 49, - '' No. ''.'t
impossible 10 gam consistently through
the line. and were forced to rcsor, 70
c,c., sin,, N,.,.. "" ~
Y ,xo,,,,od ,.r,cr,i,- ia .,,., 80,
.,.;ns hu, ,r.,. i, 80 80
they wou,d Rave mean, ,n,,C,,.,,,','a
ana ~. ,.nI,l -. -" - 80,
uuil.ld nv Wht,,.,', 49,,
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There Is no ui,cstin,, I'M, "a, III ~,
the inuor,,n, lr.sl,' o., 49,. ,,.'n.
nt.d E,.hun,,d ,.,,n.. ~. ,
=. fu,nbl.s -, ,t,-. -, y,
lain scores No.. hI.,l'.,, i,',.s ,,t
Snider v,ni,iI ~,r,,,,., ~ Iii -.
over The ro,l or st,.H,i.,,I, ,r,.
enable q L,.l, -, s,.st ,E-.,,,, -;
short order Hut IN .,ddi,i,,,
nord college men ,...rc ,l,,.f, -,
i,an Tor rv.rythin. M, ,y,- worm
turin. Those ncrI.Js Tho, ,ror. ,ni
io,vin. IN. bail ,ios.Iy ,arl,lIu.. ,,f,,
rer,aiu,v forrIu., mon. 49, rn,,,,h
IN. opnnsirp i'm ana ,..'.i,n, -
men with ,hc Ic.,b.r ..,d ,,.,. n.i,'..
directed with c,c.IIc,, p.r..r.i.hi,,
During the cn,ir. Gam. ,rc,. ,,l,,.i
about on the same leycI II Yas Nh,
improy,Irc,, noted i'm ih, work n,- ~.
nandoIDh Macon cl.,.cr, ,i,,,i,,,, ~ -,
half that made the team. ,puenr moro
evenly matched ~, only VIZ. ~,
Spiders playing the gun. well from a
nhvsical s,nuduoi,lt I'm. no. ,...,n
PLAYING i by the letter OF inc .:,y as
well. They used their heads ana ,b.,
took advantage Of Inc r,,,r nnjn,.
drilled into hem by pobgon. rhaN used
their shifts with tho same machine
like precision mat has been noted
throughout the present season. th.v
rcsor:.1 TO delayed passes on ,,cl;lo
around plays and they uucorE.d sew
oral ba ck ward and lateral forward
passes OF merit. one OF them hord.rcd
closely on rule violation. but The oii!-
cials permitted :; and the Spiders got
credit Tor using their heads.
y moro open gam" has not been wit
rcssed in Richmond this season Ther.
were times when each team. hurled
rhalanX after phalanx at The opposing
,renShcn when luuge; u, the ends
we're called In quick succession. but
the greater part Of the time forward
passes. quick Kicks. punts and double
, passes were ordered when gains meant
striking direct course for tn. goal
line Richmond College made nvc for
ward passes out OF ten atte,npts while
Iinndolph- Macon tried the play four
teen times and was successful! in six of
tho attempts. Tic Spiders passes
were for shorter distances than those
of the Jac kctS, one OF the latter reach
lnS distance of thirty-Hvc yards.
while another was about twcntv-ttree
Yards. givin" them perhaps an even
break on tho ground gaining from this
style or attack.
spiders suffer Most Penalties.
The Ncsthampton players were pcna-
!i%ed Il total Of fifty-Gvc yards. prin-
"ipaily for offsidc play. but with two
penalties for using their hands. RAN
do!ph- Macon lost thirty-fve yards as
= result OF penalties twice for using
their HANDS and once for offsidc I'm
other high and rough tackle marked
the Spiders play Yesterday. Waters
ihtercepted forward pass and dashed
down the side line apparently for a
certain touchdown. However. Zig
carter numbered after him and with
great stretch OF limb succeeded in