Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-11
Extra Time Allowed ON Three Occa-
sions, Each Quint Making a Goal
in Time To Tie Score.
TIGER FIVE MUCH WEAKENED
Absence OF Captain Murray CrippIes
iiampdcn-Sidmey - Captain Dick
Wood Wins Contest Mith Foul
Guai-Scorc 30 to %.
Standing Of Teams

Na!lyin2 At Tho beginning Of The
second half with tho score doubled
against them. tying tho. score by The
On" OF tn period and lighting des-
r"ratcly for fifteen minutes overtime
tho basketball five OF Richmond College
La, nisht nnaliy defeated lIamrd.u-
sidney, - - -. and continue; their
uninterrupted course toward. tho Sf,,c
thampionsh,p. The game Was The first
championship contest played in the
nov temporary @ymuasuni on Tho
campus 1T Wcsthamptoi
Never Was such a game" shrickc.i
the excited aud finally delighted Rich.
mond college students. Close games
arc not uncommon. and contests that
have TO b prolonged beyond the time
! lini' arc matters OF every season oc-
currcncc hut for three extra :iye-min-
ute periods to he required TO settle "a
basketball battle is almost unprccc-
dent"d. Without substitution. the
Richmond College team fought through
the entire ff,H-tirc minutes Ia VIC
tory.
Til" new gymnasium being planned
may be the seen" of tight games. and
the greater future may produce Jercu-
lean athletes but tho struegl. last
night. which dedicated tho unprctcn-
hunS temporary gymnasium. probably
VIII prove as nearly immortal az any
in the history Of Richmond College.
After gloomy first half, closing with
tho score Is tt for the visitors and
an uncertain and narrowing second
half. supplemented by three additional
periods III which the score moved back
ward AMI forward from one team 10
TIL" other. Captain Dick Wood slid 4
foul through tho goal. and the ;ime-
keeper called quits.
Wood led the SCORING, cnr hpfh .aap,a
with total OF sixteen points. five
tcld goals and six fouls. pickcrson.
his mate al forward. came next on tho
local team with four field goals Carr
alone OF the Richmond College i've
made no score, hut he held Graham.
his opposing forward. to two goals.
Wicker shot ono Al the beginning Of
tho first cNtratime period and APP
pcarcd FOR a few strained moments
To bc tho winning cog in the machine.
Hsmpden-sidney Wa. Crippled.
Hampton Sidney WAS crippled ny the
Of illness. Mcllhancy, substituting as
head Of tho team. secured ono goal
and put up a close game at guard.
Crosby led tho visitors. with total
goals aud three fouls. Wilson PLAYED a
strong game at center. securing FIVE
goals To his opponents two
Apparent unfamiliarity with the path
To tho goal kept. Richmond College far
behind in the first h,lf Mauy shots
We're attempted. hmt The ball few wide
Of the mark. Wilson. the TTanpdcn-
sidney center. got tho first goal Of the
game.
After five minutes or scorelcss tussIc.
Dickinson got tho first gonl Of the
second half. Tho other Richmond col.
lego ,spycrs found themselves about
Tho saiuc time. and Wood shot tho goal
that tied the score. IIampdcn- Sidney
rot busy thrn. and. after tho score
had Sccs:iwcd between tho two tcan,s
Tho half ended with 4 tic.
FiN" minutes more moved tn" score
IN I" - To 81 and an additional prriod
OF tho same length made it 90 to %
Crosby missed chance to win For
tiampden- sidney in tho second extra
ncriod by his failure to shoot "A foul
Wood accepted y similar chance. and
Continued on Second Pago.)