Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-30
.FRACAS OF YESTERDAY
DESCRIBED IN DETAIL
Generals Are Hard Pressed During All of First Half but
Stave Off Defeat Until Last Cumbersome
Fumbng and Much Punting.

Washington and Jei!eTSon WON WV
toss. and elected to kick. Washington
aud Lee receiving and defending tho
east goal.
stein kicked on to Mess. and the
ball sailed across the goal line. 20 be
brought out 20 the tweuty-yard l!nc
and given 10 Washington and Lee
Snvcrstcin hit left guard for two
yards Hajnes added three more
Though the other guard. ON the next
play the Washington and Lee right
tackle WAS oG-Siic. and tire Generals
suffered ive-yard reverse. l.arkin
Kicked 10 StuhhS who WAS downed IN
his tracks by Bethel This placed the
ball i'll midGeld.
Smith ripped OF three Yards around
lcf, end TrcSscl tried 20 gain around
right end. but his efforts went for
nought when he WAS tackled by Raines.
smith srrrared lief, tackle for four
Yards Smith then puntcd 70 Washing
ton and Lees tsN-yarG line WITH CAY
roll, OF washington and Jefferson.
downing the ball when no General .e1I
upon it. Washington and Lees Dali.
Snverstein gained TWO yards through
the line. Moss skirtcd end with gam
Of ono ward but on the next ATTEMPT
he failed TO gain when lie was tacN!oa
nv Henry Larkin booted onc ior
,hirtv-fivc yards TO Stobhs. who was
downcd in his tracks by Moss and on.
Washington and Jehcrso1S oacNneN
fumhled and lost niue YARDS. S'oooS
recovering the ball. Tressei MADE W.
wards on a skin-taGkle play SWitn
hunted the oval for Atty yards. the
hall rolling and going out OF bounds
on Washington and Lees siN-yard uhe.
Raincs smashed through LEFT tackle
for ono yard Silvcrstein gained tWo
additional yards through center 3'oss
lost six yards when he attempted I"
skirt Washington and Jefferson
cnd. Smith nailed him with beau'i-
~, tackle, Larkin punted the oval to
~. 49,, +b;rtvseven-yard line, the ball
bounding outside
smith failed to gain around ri%ht
end. Smith attempted tor"aru
which was broken up by Bethe,.
tried another forward pass put
failed to hold the ball. Smith h,IN
49,, of hounds to washington and Lee
courtyard line ,o was
son.nad I'm his tracks on the Generals
yard line McCreis"' w. We
.o,t In as a substitute for smith. ms
reconstructed a general change IN tne
back field. StonoS
with n four-yard reverse. nelhs t.'
~. I,nrl,in. but NcCreisht crashed
drought right tackle 10, ~. ,.n..n
NIcCreight shot u forward pass VIZ"
r,.s grounded With the ball on inc
twenty eiglt-vard line. NC
,rrcivht attempted drop KICK. o"1
Atkins failed to gain. Moss loss one
ward. being tackled by stem. Mns
failed 10 gain on an oh-tacN'e p.'
and was nailed by Henry. LAIR"
nmntcd TO stobbs in midheld. who re-
49, - washiurton and Lees forty
yard line.
stobbs smashed left tackle for fo"r
wards. while Smith made another var"
through center. McCreiSht made ihree
wards off left tackle. being downea hN
Silvcrstcin. Quarter up: ball in WASH
irrton and Jcfcrson's possession on
tho Generals thirtv-siH-rard linc;
fourth down and two wards TO go
Second Quarter.
McCrciEht gained slnfte
,nrourh right tackle. but II was NOT
.,,nician. to make il first down an"
No h,l went to WASHINGTON and Lee
~, washington and Jeiferson's th'rtF-
yard line. .,,,
,-n, ,-u.rd hut could not gain an inch.
Mass on an end run. ran the ball out
side Here the oval was advanced on
:: Nye-yard penalty inflicted unon
Washington and dShsrS"N c .%r "~,Ir
nrf side Ball in mid hcld. SllVers,e'n
rctted two yards hy hitting left tackle.
Siiynrstc!n fumbied. Carroll recovered
the ball for WASHINGTON and JEFFERSON
on the Generals tortv-vard line
S,obbs gained FIVE Yards around RIGHT
end hy cutting in. McCreirht adne"
two when he s:irted left end. Stohhs
made it firs:, down through center,
tTressel gainal f.iIr' Yards. being tackled
hv Tain. Stobbs lost three wards. pie
ROTH tackllng smith crashed through
center for three yards. MccreiGht un-
corkcd Il forward pass to Smith around
rish, end. which Melted ffteen wards.
NcCrcipht added three through tackle.
With the bal! on Washington and Lees
eighteen yard iinc. Smith went through
right guard for rhrcc wards. Me
Crcight shot 4 forward pass over IN"
Generals goal line. but the ban was
GROUNDED by FoN. Washington and
Lee was penali%ed five wards for off
side. McCroight went through center
for one yard. which BROUGHT the nlav
10 Washington and Lees Vineyard line.
stoOos gained ono ward throurh cen
ter, and Oh the next play added a single
yard over right tackle. being down.d
bT Bethel. Hau Oh Washington aud
Lees Vineyard line fourth down Me
.,reishta ou"m forward pass was
blocked hy WASHINGTON and Lee. and
the ban went over.
Fam lanced left tackle for five wards
S'lNerstc,u tore through center for Sly
ard" Moss stirtcd right end for -four
mere S.iNcrste!n went around lef,
tackle Tor thrc" more Moss failed 10
.ain I.arkin pun,ed to aIcCreight ON
washington ana Jenerson's forty-yard
Inc. ncthcl downod the pcpnsvl-
'snian u his tracks.
Stobbs failed to gain ov.r rich,
;Hrki" Smith wen, through right
Eu"rd for four yards. McCreisht NUM-
81 QUO for s"ycnty-nvo yards Owe,
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