Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04
Stnnding' OF Clubs.

Hampdcn-S idneys football team kept
It's record. OF not having been scored
upon since the Eastern Virginia Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association opened
Is its season, unblemished yesterday after
noon. when the Farmville aggregation
downed the Randolph Macon yellow
Jackets by score of SO TO 0.
I Again the Tigers outrushed their op-
ponents. and scored almost at Will by
ripping the yellow Jackets line TO
pieces throughout tho game. That the
Hampden-Sidney. team scored consist
ently can be seen by the fact that the
Tigers put over one more touch
downs In every quarter OF the game.
The fact that Randolph Macon lost
does not mean that 1t was outclassed,
for the Jackets put up hard fight all
the way through. and at times showed
flashes Of form that has characterized
I, them as being one of the most dan
gerous teams In the Eastern division.
However. the Tigers were much heavier
and Randolph -Macon's line was forced
to crumble before the heavy batter.
Ing of the Hampton Sidney backs
Graham, Parrish and -. Warren. who
constituted the back field Of the Farm
vile aggregation. battered their way
through their opponents line At times
almost at will while Parrish and Ora
ham also pulled off some end runs for
long gains.
Inc Tigers "eTD minus INC SGiN VICES
of, Jim Warren, their captain. and
naturally their playing was on color
ltta as compared with the form displayed
by them in the Richmond College game.
D.. Warren. who filed his brothers
place has beer. playing end, and made
several costly fumblcs This occurred
In the initial quarter. however and.
once he found himself, he gaSe q great
exhibition.
THE contest opened with Randolph
Macon kicking to the Tigers. Rtddick
!, kicked, and the oval was returned
fifteen yards Parrish made Ave yards
through the line on "A plunge. but. after
several line plays were tried, the
Tigers lost the ball tumble, Rid
dick recovering for the Yellow Jackets
Lne-SmnshinE Tactics
Rddick made eight yards on an end
run but Smoot was thrown for II loss.
and the Jackets were forced l" KICK
Riddick kicked 10 Jones. who made a
short return. and the Tigers began TO
smash the Jackets line. Parrish aud
Scott made four and eight yards, -
spectively but Jones fumbl"d, and
Randolph Macon recovered the ban.
Riddick was thrown for loss ana
forced to kick. Copiey was down the
field on the ball and nailed the lieer
back before he had n chance 10 ad-
vance.
Parrish pulled :, long end run which.
netteG twenty-five yards, but again one
of the Tiger backs let the oNn' Gct
o,say from him and tho Jackets re
covered tn. ball Finding II i'npos-
sible to gain through the NstronE &C.
Tense put w by the Tigers. the Jack
cts were forced TO Kick. and once more
the Tigers started their march to the
Jackets goal
Hampden- Sidney resorted to straight
football as a mems OF advancing the
leather and hurled their backs stead
>ily at the Jackets limo. with the re-
suit that they We're soon In the shadow
of. Randolph Maoon's goal. Parrish
WAS sent over for the first touch
down OF the game on an end run. Fer
guson kicked the goal.
uampd en- Sidney received again. E!d-
diok Kicking. Tn. bail was returned
only q short dis,ancc. however. The
Tigers tried q line plunge. but 'iill
caught Jones behind the line WITH y
hard tackle and the Tigers were forced
to. kick. Riddles returned the ball
twenty yards. but here the Jackets
fumbled on their own twenty-yard line
y and D. Warren grabbed up the cval
and sprinted for "a touchdown. Fer
guson missed the try at goal; There
was no more scoring in this quarter.
The ball scesawcd from one end OF
the field to the other. but when the
period ended. II In Randolph Ma
cons possession on her own fifteen
yard line.
Coach Reiss OF the Jackets sent in
some substitutes at the opening Of the
second quarter with instructions to re-
sort 10 the aerial attack as n means
+ of'advancinG the ball. Severa! line
plays and end runs were tried, and
then the Jackets began to open up
their forward passing. Smoot and
Rfadick completed pass, but very lit
tie ground was gained. and he Jack
cts were. forced to kick. Eiddick boot
ed beautiful spiral to the side line
and Just out Of reach of the Hamp-
den Sidney backs
Jackets brace and Take Ball,
Hampden Sidney once again BEGAN
their line-smashing tactics and mtyed
In. with an end run now and then
were able to advance the oval nearer
the Jackets goal bat here .he RAN
doiph,Macon team hraced. and the IT,
gers lost the ball on downs Riddick
4 kicked again. but the Tigers soon
I brought the ball back TO it's fotmcr
position and. after several tries at the
line had failed. Parrish was soon sent
over again. Ferguson kicked the goal
This was the last scoring done in this
quarter, and the first half ended with
the ball in Randolph -Macon's posses
sion in d-neld
Randolph -Macon's playing seemed to
progress as the game went along and
although the Jackets never ha,3
chance to win they fought hard TO do
so, and never once gave up. AS was the
case In the second quarter, the Jackets
resorted to the use OF. the forward
pass as n means of gaining ground,
once the last half had opened che
teams battled up and down the field
uistil finally the Tigers got possession
Of. the ball and bLiticd heir way &C.
r touchdown, when Graham was showed
through the left side OF the Jackets
Inc for the fourth touchdown o. he
game. Ferguson kicked his third goal
I from touchdown.
This was all the SCORING done In
the. third quarter. although Smoot
. showed a forward pass square into
the 3hand of Ferguson, and he romped
thirty yards for a touchdown. only to
> be called back because the referee de-
tectsd holding in the Tigers.e line. The
Jackets were in possession of tho ball
whsn the period ended. I
e The sTigers scored again, in the final
stanza. The Jackets kicked off, and
Hampden- Sidney Immediately began n