Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
CHAMPION TIGERS
| HAD GREAT ELEVEN
Praised for Tying Team That
l Held Georgia Tech to
3O-to-O Score.
RG0AL LINE NOT CROSSED
Small Student Body and Lack of
Coaches Makes Accomplish
ment More Remarkable.
RG0AL LINE NOT CROSSED

/ liAMPDEN- SIDNEY. VA. December
1S.--In the next column is reproduced
p picture of the Hampdcn- Sidney foot ,
Xbnll team, which closed it's season with
the tie game in Norfolk Thanksgiving
Day against the strong eleven from
Wake Forest. y. 6. This "Tarheci'
asgrcSation has the distinction OF hay
ing held the cyclonic Georgia Techs
tora 80 to score this fall. and, by
Inference. tho Tigers arc due added
glory FOR their TO break with so
formidable an adversary. The down
homcrs" had full strength III their
regular lineup. something which it
had been impossible for them to do
Greater part OF the season OH account
of injuries
While the Tiger adhcrcnts view this
fios!nS contest with feelings OF pride.
their greatest satisfaction comes from
Ia review OF tho record made by ;he
wearcrs OF the garnet and gray in the
six games OF tn. championship series
in the Eastern Virginia League. Against
Nhcr Observation-Disclosures College.
Randolph Macon and William and
Mary--thc Tigers van W. total Of
l62 points. and at the same time kept
8thcir goal line from being crossed.
So far az IL known. this is the record
for tho league: certain it i2 since
tho siS-gam series was inaugurated.
Such data AS is available shows that
none O: tho smaller - colleges in
America has so brilliant a record as
that made by the IIampdcn- Sidney
Tigers IN tho G-idiron this season.
This is all tho more remarkable when
ii is recalled that the team has been
more or less sclf-madc. Most of the
ind:YidualS had back OF them the care
!nl tutclaEe of Charles y. Bcrnicr now
of tho Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
hut in very certain sense each man
found his own place in the machine and
bcnt his best Efforts To make his part
smooth working. There has been no
ussruction from scientific profess
sional coach. but old gridironists among
the alumni like Charley Bugg and
"Reh" Boiling dropped in at one time
or another and gave OF their knowl
edge aud enthusiasm in whipping the
bunch into shape.
spnlI studenr Hody.
With a. studort body Of four-sGo-c
men =, was exceedingly difficult to-
fund hcav: enougi, material 10 give
battle in acrimmase to tho VARSITY.
Frequently Was 1t the case. 70 avoit
further injury TO some first string man.
TIA; tho frat team went up against tho
Itch, scrubs short couple OF players.
Too high praise cannot be given TO
these l:,tic 'sriihti"s" that stood up
asainsi the gatherings and beaiinGs Of
the championship Tigers Of 1917.
TO cXalt ono man above another
atjopE the champions would hardly be
fair and accurate, but IL 10 insisted
tHat ~ these final remarks mention he
made OF the valiant service OF former
captain ,'im Warren. one OF the strong
cs,- players ever To appear OF East
crn Virginia football fields.
Enjoying rs he did :. South Tide rem
utatior a. = power on the defense. he
brought 20 the leadership Of tho Tiger
team an ndoniiablc spirit for con
qucs, and kccuness for football
sense that brushed aside many Of III"
hiG haudicaps tina, faced him and his
- team mates carly in the season. Los.
. ing him from the team before it's cam
raiSn was we'll under way was the BIZ.
blow @: the year.
Ills mantle fell on the sturdy shout
, dc,s Of his younger brother. Don. who
made an admirable leader throughout.
Ills playing was If "A high order and
g. he scored six touchdowus for his team.
In this respect, Jimmy Graham. play
ing At left half. mas led. NTH total
OF eleven touchdowns 10 his credit.
Kirk Parrish l.; the next highest
1 Counter" win seven Crosses" The
playing of this big boy Graham at
tractcd attention far and vide. and he
became harder ard harder to stop as
The season advanced. ON The defense
too he developed great power, and
few long RIMS were made around his
side.
Finds OF the season.
Some one mas spoken OF Graham
Parrish ana FERGUSON as the 'nnLs"
OF tho Tiger season. Not till this wear
did they show anything OF "hcadline
type" but in doing their part in V in
ming tho cup this fall they unfoldcd
rare athletic talent. Parrish was the
greatest punter of the league. ard
= ground gamer of ability. while ,Fc:-
Susson, as pivot. made holds for his
backs and stopped them for kis op-
poncnts AS the occasion demanded
Allen ana Ilo6shead. guards; SOFT
and lierziS. tackles: Aylor ana Raj.
ston, ends. and Jones. quarter. made
I up tho rest of the team, and eacl, maj;
III his place measured UP TO the Job.
The age. weight and year on the
team is given below. for each man.
! Aylor q, 1855. second. Culpeper Coun-
Allen, rs, $50, third. Prince Edward
= County.
Ilcrze. &c. 100. third. Prince Edward
FERGUSON. 81. 200. first, Richmond.
Scott, 20, 10. second, Cape Charles,
Hogshcad. 81 205. second stanton
Ralston H., 20. $50, first. Rockbridge
County.
Parrish. 20. $50. second. Richmond.
Graham. 20. lS4. second, China.
Jones, II, 40. first, Prince Edward
Warren. D., 10, $50, second. Nashville,
Tenn.
warren Jim, 81. 1e5, third Nashville.
Substitutes.
Ealston, c., 20. $50, Rockbridge
Glaze II, 100, Prince Edward County.
1, FLEMING. IL. 1875. Richmond.
McIlhany. %, 1855. Blucficld. w. Va.
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