Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
CHURCH HILL is VICTOR
OVER hath AERO ELEVEN
East Finders Outplay Opponents at
All Stages and Win Battle,
% to o.
BELL BROTHERS FEATURE
Forward Passes Play Important Part
I'm Final Result-ENcellent Coach
ing Shows in Work OF Athletic
Club Players.

church Hilrs football eleven gen
orally outclassed their opponents. he
ll4th Aero Squadron, yesterday alter
noon at Byrd Park, and easily won
ny the score Of 81 to o. The East
Enders resorted TO tactics that swept
their heavier opponents off their feet
and enabled the victors TO gain ground
and TO score consistently throughout
the contest.
The contest was one of the scrap
piest seen on local gridiron this
year and. although the -\viators lost.
they fought hard throughout the bat
tie and deserve much credit for the
showing that they made, when the
fact that they have had very little
time for practice is taken into con-
sideration. The boys from the Aero
station struck team that had had
two weeks of good coaching and, al
though the Church Hill team was light
er than its opponents. they were much
faster. The speed displayed by the
,ictors was the chief factor in their
victory.
Aero showed lack of football train
ing. and the .Avidtors' backs were un-
able to hold The ball. and on several
occasions they fumbled the ball only
10 have IL recovered by some Church
Hill man. These fumbles generally
came after the -Aviators had gained Il
little ground and always We're costly
Church Hill got busy during the early
stages OF the game and scored it's iHi-
tial touchdown in the first quarter
Church Hill opened tho contest by
kicking off 10 the Aero team, but re-
covered the ball moment later when
an Aero man fumbled the oval. This
put the ball on the Aero thirty-yard
line, owing 10 the fact that the kick
had been short.
Church HIN rcsorted TO the omen
style OF play from the very beginning,
and the first play of the game was a
forward pass from Walter Bell to r.
Bell, which Melted thirty yards and
allowed r.. Bell to cross the line for
the first points of the game Smithers
kicked the goal.
Aero Hoys Recover tumble
Aero kicked. following the touch
Gown. W. Bell made fifteen yards
through the right side of the line On
the next play the Aero boys were nen-
aiiZed ten yards for being off sid.
however this did no serious dam,pe
as CHURCH Hin fumbled and tho 49,
team recovered the ball in mid fold
Inc ball changed hands several timcs
IN this period. but neither sid. 49,
able TO score again
Al the opening of the second quar-
'er' me aero boys showed slight i'm
p!oFeihent IN their offensive MAY o,.
lhe hrSt quarter and began IN ,Gx,n
me pail into their opponents tcrri,nr,,
bitter started the good work for IVA
aNiators by making eight yards ,ronnd
ieit end. However, the Church UiII
I'm praccd after this and the aero
boys were held for downs ,,h,,rri,
mn round II impossible to gain i'm far
downs and kicked. The aero ,,,,,',
iuinbled again. and the church LII,
noEs recovered the oval. After ,nokjn,,
1--we Haras on a forward pass ana a
me play. the Church Hill bovs wcr.
hcid Tor downs. The ball advanced m
me aero boys fiveyard line and me-
were forced to kick on the FIRST nI.v
puhting To the thirty-five-y,rj mani.
Church Hill worked a Successful Tor
ward pass. W. Bell to II. Roll which
hcttcd twenty-five yards and ;hc h,II
WIS again on The aero boys fyc-yord
me. four yards were gained bv line
piuhgins when finally Smithers was sent
through Tor the second touchdown. He
missed the try for a goal Shortly
after this. time was called for mo
end OF the first half
al the opening of the second half
and through the final periods of tho
game. the aero boys showed improve
nent In their play. Church Hill kicked
at the opening of this half but again
inc aero team fumbled, and the East
Enders recovered the ball The tumble
placed the ball on the aero suuad's
twcnty-five-yard line. Church Hill
gained twenty yards by showing New
man through the line, while Walter
Bell carried the ball over on the next
play by line plunge. Bell kicked the
goal Following this touchdown, the
aero team braced up and no more scor-
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