The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-01
Spirits Fifty-two Yards for
Touchdown, Winning Game
by J to O Score
VISITORS VICTORY
FIRST IN TEN YEARS
After Making Annual Pilgrim
age to Richmond in Vain
for Many Seasons They Fl.
nally Realize Ambition
BY ERNEST c. POLLARD.


When Folger, the inevitable Bill:
squirming, slippery Bill. battered his
way through his own right tackle.
sprlnted fftytwo yards by eludng the
Nirglnians who apparently stood be-
tween him and a victory, scampered
across the coveted goal line and plant
ed the oval behind the uprights on
the west side OF the field just four
minutes after the opening of the sec
ond half OF the annual gridiron strug-
gle out at Broad Street Park yester-
day afternoon. ne gave North Caro-
lima something for which those gal
liant Tarheels have fought since 1906
IA victory over the Orange and Blue
forces of Virginia.
North Carolina won by a score of
Z to o, and the honors for pulling
the Down Home eleven from the
depths of football oblivion and caus-
ing the Blue and White banners of
the Old North State to wave triumph
antly over Broad Street Park go to
the aforementioned Bill Folger.
Best Team Won.
There is no question about the best
team winning. Those North Carolina
stalwarts fought gallant battle
and they won. The Tarheels out
fought and outplayed Virginia and did
everything else but outgame the
Charlottesville gridironists. Allen
Thurman, who not long ago returned
from the blood stained battlefields of
Europe. outpunted Bill Folger, but in
every other department the Tarheels
thoroughly demonstrated their superb
ority. Virginia lacked the stamina to
stand the long grind. and in the last
halt substitutions were frequent On
the other hand. the North Carolnians
| were in the best physical shape. and
it was not until just before the cur
tain was drawn on the afternoons en-
tertainment that fresh men were rush
ed from the side lines. One of those
to leave the game for Carolina in the
last few minutes of play was Folger,
and when he left the chalked field and
darted into the dugout he was given
/ an ovation that could be heard for
squares away, And well was it de-
served for had he not caused the
I Carolinians to realize their fondest
aspirations?
Carried or on Shoulders
As a fitting climax to North Caro-
inas victory, members OF the Chapel
Hill student body and many other
Tarheels who had made their annual
pilgrimage from the Old North State
TO witness the annual hostilities
swarmed into the field and hoisted the
North Carolina players to their Shout
ders and carried them off the field.
Captain George Tandy, whose per-
Torrance yesterday afternoon was the
last one in the moleskins for the Tar
heel eleven. was carried over to the
uprights, behind which Folser had
planted the leather, and was placed
astraddle the cross-b bars. while a deaf
enins chant rent the atmosphere.
! There sits my boy" declared o.
f. Tandy. father of Captain George,
! who had come all the way from Jack
sonville, illinois, his home. to see his
son perform for the last tinls in
North Carolina uniform Ah2' as
George sat upon his exalted seat the
/ hero worshippers hoisted their Blue
and White banners. permitting them
to flutter in the breezes that waited
over Broad Street Park. while father
Tandy looked on and admired his boy.
Greatest Ovation on Record.
The demonstration that followed
the game was the greatest in the his
tory OF the annual combat between
the Virginia and Carolina elevens AS
the anal whistle sounded thousands
made their way to the gridiron 10
grasp the hands of the winners.
Led by an eight-year- boy with
red locks and wearing a derby and
pair of long white trousers, the North
.Carolinians marched around the field
several times, singing Carolina songs.
giving Carolina yells and doing every
thing else that came TO tnelr mlndS.
Later they made their way out of the
West End enclosure and marched
down Broad Street, from the ball
park to Eighth Street 1t was a happy
day for those loyal Tarheels and they
celebrated. They focked the streets
last night, and it may be safely said
Z that they practically owned them.
While there were some Virginia ban
ners in evidence, North Carolina
colors predomnated
/ And while those Carolinians were
cele brating their first victory in ten
years there was nothing but gloom
land disappointment in the atmosphere
( for Virginia's loyal supporters. 1t
was the first time they had seen their
gridironiEs handed drubbing for
many years and they had almost for
gotten how defeat feels.
Record Crowd Sees Game.
| 1t was a great crowd that witnessed
the annual battle. AS early as !
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the foot
/ ball enthusiasts began to file into the
\ field. and before O'Clock II was prac-
tically filled. BY the time the game
Continued on Fourth Pags.)