Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
Detailed Story
Of Cadet Defeat


midsummer weather greeted Wiz
ginia Military Institute and North Car
olna Agricultural aud Engineering Col
lcge when the teams took the field.
\ gentle wind from the north roilicied
across the field. giving some life to
IN otherwise sultry atmosphere. The
Held was in excellent shape. and the
crowd began filing in e rly. V. NJ. l..
rolaped on TO the field at o:41 O'CLOCK
and Immediately began tossing the ball
around. the team running through a
I few formations \. & l.. took the field
1T ":!3. and the team ran through n
brief practice.
Captain Hawkins, of V. NJ J.. won
The toss and elected to defend the
east goal. a. G. L. kicked to Engclby.
who advanced TO the twenty 1--WE va d
( line. -Leech rounded let end for If
teen yards. being dowrcd by Gurley
Black and Gurley held Anderson TO a
three-yard gain. Lecch cross-buclt ID
through tackle for five yards. Lccch
gained one yard. being tackled by Hud-
son. Leeth failed to gain. Homcward
tackling.
Leech punted to Faucet. who re-
turned fifteen yards. Thomas tackling
outside. Faucet rushed through left
tackle for five yards. Hudson gained
one yard. Thomas tackling.
y. d r.. punted the ball. il being re-
covered by Gibson. Of V. ~. J.. in mid
field. Lcech failed TO g:in. Wilt at
tempted forward pass that was in
complete. Lecch puntcd 70 Faucet.
who fumblod. Marshall receiving on A..
Z MS twenty-rv"yard line. EngelLy
hit left guard for three yards. Whit
taier tackl'nG. An attempt at the
line failed at gain. Wits forward
pass attempt TO Marsrall failed.
The ball went over to a. G Z. on
tho twenty threeyard line. Gurley
advarced one yard. A free tumble
rolled outside. McMurrey recovering.
Another tumble was recovered by a.
& +. with loss of ten yards At
tacks at thc line failed to produce
gains. y. & l.. took time out TO allow
Gurley TO repair his bait. Murray
male frs, dcwr. Thomas tackling.
Murray made three yards through left
tackle. Anderson and Marshall tack
ling. making frst down.
Faucet lanced left guard for six
yards. Hudson SHE'D off left tackle
for first down and eight yards Cur
, ley made one yard. hudson made first
down. Gurley side-slippe:i. and hurdled
his way forward five yards. Faucet
hit guard for three yards. Gurley hit
center for one yard. Faucet made
first down and eight yards through
left guard. Hudson made four yards.
The ball now was on V. NJ. is TWEEN
ty-five-yard line. Faucet made FIVE
yards Mantor replaced Summers. time
out for V. NJ. l. Gurley made h-s;
down. with ball on V. NJ. lis sixteen
yard line. Faucet made four yards.
Time out for a. G f. Faucet made
two yards through left guard. Third
down, two TO go. bail on V. NJ. Is ten
ward line. Quarter up. Score. to o.
Second Quarter.
| Faucet made three yards and first
down through right tackle. Virginia
| Military Institute piled them up with
out gain. The ball was on the ex-
IRENE right side Of the field. Faucet
| failed to advance.
Gurley divcd through left guard,
scoring by inches. Gurley kicked out
to Faucet on the twenty fve-yard
line. Gurley kicked the goal. Score
4. & T.. Z: v. NJ J.. 0.
| Gurley kicked to Witt. who advanced
| five yards. Gurley tackling on Vlr-
ginia Military Institutes ffty-yard
line. Leech advanced two yards. Leech
made three yards. Engleby made first
down and three yards. Homewood maxi
ing. high meek tackle.
| Virginia Military Institute was pc
nalized five yard for offside, first down.
Wagner tackled Anderson, yard
gain. Leech made seven yards before
Gurley downed him.
Virginia Military Institute fumbled.
but recovered. Leeeh Dunted to Man
tor on Agricultural and Engineering's
! thirty yard line. Wagner made
nine yards around left end, Engleby
tackling Time out for Virginia Mill
tary Institute. Gurley. first down, four
yards through right guard. Faucet
through right tackle for nine yards.
gineering's forty-yard line.
Gurley. on a fake shift, made first
down. ball in midfield. Faucet ad-
vanced five yards. but n penalty of fif.
teen yards was inflicted for unneccs-
sary roughness. Wagner made six
yards through the line. Homewood
made first down. but another penalty
OF fifteen yards. for holding, brought,
the ball back to Agricultural and En-
tural and Engineering's 3O-yard line.
.Gurley attempted a forward pnss.
but Leech intercepted the ball and
sprinted twenty-five yards to Agricul-
tural and Engineers thirty-yard line.
Whitaker and Wagner tackling. Ad-
Olson made eight yards around left
end.9GtAn attack at the line failed.
Homewood tackling. Third down, one
yard to go. ball on Agricultural and
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