The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-21
WILLIAM AND MARY
CONE BACK STRONG
Defeat Randolph Macon Eleven by De-
cisiye Score In Champion
ship series.
IN DANGER ONLY ONCE
snake Dance and Plenty of Exciting
Plays Keep Crowd ON Tfptoes With
Interest Until Final Play.

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Williamsburg. Va. DOT. 2o.--William
and Mary. after having lost the rrst
lege. came back strong today and de-
feated the Randolph Macon yellow
Jackets by the score of 1910. The In
dams by this victory have placed them
selves in line for the championship.
The game was q clean-cut and de-
cisive victory for the Williamsburg
ers. The great offensive displayed by
the Indians In the frse half was the
features of the game. Close. the big
captain. and Brooks. the little quarter.
played conspiouously for the Indians.
while Hardy. Bridgeforth and Copley
shone for the Jackets"
Only once were the Indians In dam
ger, that being in the last quarter
when the Jackets started a fusilla de
of passes which resulted in their bring
ing the bali to the Indians thirty
tack demoralixed the Jackets backtield
and their numerous passes quickly
made them extremely dang The
dsfense of the Orange and Black eleven
was so strong that the Ashlanders
made only three first downs. The sec
ond half showed the Ashlanders back
In considerable strength. From the
be ginning of the last half TO the end
of the game the contest was hard
fought, the ball remaining in the mid
die OF the fleld practically the whole
half
In the opening quarter, William and
Mary kicked off TO Randolph Macon
and Hardy returned tho Kick ten yards.
With line plunges in rapid succession
the Jackets made hrst down. but the
Indians suddenly bracad and took the
ball on downs The Indian bachfeld
started steady off-tackIe plunging
and brought the bali to the Jackets
,tsxenty-yard ! line when they were
he IA for downs. The Jackets secur-
Iug-the bali. but they failed TO gain
S<sd kicked. Close carried the ball to the
Jackets fve-yard line, from when in
the next play Fentress carried the ball
Foyer. Close failed on punt out. Score
saA
Randoiph-Macon kicked. william and
Mary failed frst down Close punted.
Randolph Macon lost ball on tumble.
Between the haives. the William and
Mary cadet corps gave a snake dance.
after wtggling on the gridiron. they
surrounded the Randolph Macon boys
and gave them some choice bits OF
the "rAh-rah" stun. and dittoed on
the other end OF the field. giving yells
TO and fer the Indians.
There was lull, then the teams
lined up. Close punted to Hardy. who
fumbled, recovered, and then made a
pretty run of thirty yards down the
side lines Then Hardy missed for
ward pass, Newell made two yards,
and another forward pass worked, but
William and Mary man caught II,
Nottingham, and ran four yards. Close
made three. then punted; Randolph
Macon made Ave yards. then lost II.
Hardy punted. and Brooks returned 1t
ten yards. Close was tackled. and
knocked down the head linesman.
Then William and Mary tried crtss
cross and Fentress made Ave yards
a forward pass failed. and the ball
went 10 the Yellow Jackets Upton
threw Scott for 1--WE yard loss and
La ssiter threw Hardy for five. Ran
dolph- Macon punted and Brooks ran
back fifteen yards. Close failed to gain.
forward pass was unsuccessful. and
then the next pass worked. Close to
Ferguson, Brooks made hrst down,
and William and Mary was penalizee
fifteen yards for holding. Webb recov-
cred tumble by Newell. and after Fem
tress made four yards. the quarter was
over.
In the fourth quarter Randolph
Macon came back and fought game
fight holding William and Mary tight
not yielding an inch. Ferguson missed
a PASS and the ball went over. then
Hardy and Newell made II first down
and Newell made three more. but Har-
dy punted and Brooks ran 1t back
about twenty yards. After try to
gain and nothing to be had. Close
lr~
his tracks Hardy lost three yards
and them puntsd, But Brooks for the
first time failed to get away for IL
run. satisfying himself with Ave yards.
Close made a yard and then shot the
bah TO Brooks for perfect pass.
Fentress failed of tackle and the ball
went over. Hardy punted. Brooks re-
turned II ten yards.
Now the Yellow Jackets began to
hum and try their singers. They
started shooting passes over the lines
into the Indians territory. The passes
were there, but no. one received them.
as an Indian had the aspiring recipient
of the pill covered Then Hardy punt
ed. and Brooks ran 1t back. Close
made six yards OFF end. Close was
smeared when he attempted forward
pass, and another attempt also failed.
Close punted outside, and then Newell
ran IL for seven yards. Then 10. and
behold, Yellow jacket, Harry by
name, caught It. The Jackets now be-
came desperate and tried forward
passes, all OF which failed.
Then Close punted. and Newman
chopped Hardy in his tracks. but was
of side. Close then punted outside.
1t was brought in and Randolph Macon
tried one pass which failed and the
whistle ended fast. snappy and clean
conflict between two evenly matched
teams Close outkicked and outran
Hardy. and Brooks out witted and
outran any other Randolph Macon
man and thereon lies the tale of the
score:
Summary. l II III Nv
Randolph Macon S...tp. 10 o .
william and Mary. -, s %
Lineup.
RIM. Position w. & NJ.
Chisholm ,...,,..L Z. ..... Bridgeforth
Upton .........L G. .,...... Reasley
Stone ..........L To-. Richardson
CARRIER ........., c.. ..,.,..-.. Scott
Close, Capt =. r c.. Capt. Copley
Webb r II. ....... Fringer
Clarke ,........t r II. .......... Gun
Brookes ...,...Q n. ....... Hardy
Frye ............LH J. I. Scott
Brittfngham. IF Is. $1,000. Newell