Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-10
JOHN MARSHALL LOSES
ROANOKE HIGH WINS
BY MARGIN OF SINGLE POINT
Local Eleven Rallied During Last Half.
Forward I'nsscs and End RmItH
Netting GainS-~Sc0re, 1912.

rampage 10 the high school champions
ship of Virginia yesterday afternoon
ut Boulevard Field by defeating tho
John Marshall High School by the
score of ID to IL. after ono Of tho
prettiost-p played games of the season.
Both tcams were out Tor blood. ana
went at IL, hammer and tongs. and
the contest vas full OF pep and ginger
from the very start although tho lat
ter portion of tho fracas furnished tho
most thrills. Roth e!evenS wore III
there fighting hard every minute of
the game. ana Intense. but friendly.
rivalry was displayed throughout.
Roanoke began the contest az If they
meant business. and II seemed as il
they would walk away with the light
John Marshall team. The visitors re-
ceived at the opening OF the contest.
The Kick was short. and fell into the
hands of Sheehan. center on the visit
ing team. who was downed before he
could advance the oval. The Magic
CITY team began smashing dashinE
attack that was destined to sweep tho
MRrShallites off their feet Captain
Celtic and Lowenstein were hurled ut
the Richmond teams line time and time
again and back by wonderful inter
ference were able 10 rip the Blue and
White line to pieces.
Tho visitors advanced the ball we'll
into the Marshallites' tcrritorv. and
several Tines were dangerously near
the local teams goal The Marshall
ites braced. however. and Roanoke waR
unable TO score Tho bali seesawed
from ono team to the other before John
Marshall secured the ball on her own
twentE-yard line on downs and. when
several tries to gain through the Roa-
noBe line prfveG futile. they were
forced TO kick. Once again the Roa-
hokers resorted TO their smashing at.
~ IN n,Na
showed over for the initial touchdown
of the game Captain Gettle kicked
the goal.
Iocut GonI Threatened.
No more scoring was done in this
quarter, but several times the visitors.
we're dangerously near the MARSHALL.
ties goal. and il seemed they were GER
tain of scoring. The home team. how
ever. fought hard, and managed to
prevent another touchdown being
made. The quarter ended with the
ball in possession OF the Marshalll.ea
on their own twenty-fve-yard line
AT the opening Of the second quarter
it appeared that the local team was
weakening and could not Withstand
the attack of the Hoanokers. The
Marshallites frightened mp in their de-
tenaivr play. however. and once again
took the offensive. Several tries Ia
advance the ball failed. and once again
the boys hnd to Nick. Roanoke seemed
10 be content to resort to straight foot
bail and advanced the ball up the field
to within the SHADOW of their oppon-
cnts goal line. With the hall on the
Marshnllites' ten yard linz md fourth
down. q sake formation was called. and
captain Ge;tle was sert OVER for the
second touchdown Of The game. uo
missed the try ct goal. however.
John Marshall received. following
the touchdown. and Immediately seem.
ed to wake up The Boys started SON.
iast offensive play, and began skirt
ing lheir opponents ends, and by this
style. mixed in with forward passes.
they were able TO gain much moro
ground, but were still unable to score
Neither side scored again in this uuar-
ter. and the half ended with the ball
III the possession Of the AlarSnaIlites
in midfcld.
John Marshall seemed to be re-
1uVehated team when il took the field
az me opening OF the second half. The
boys fought like tigers, and with that
never-say-die spirit they played with
grim determination TO overcome the
TWO touchdowns made by their on
poncnts. The playing of the locals in
this half was great Improvement over
that OF the initial half, and they lit
orally swept the Roanoke boys off their
feet by displaying an aerial attack
which completely bewildercd their OPP
ponentS
Both teams were fighting hard for
every inch of ground and the ball was
in the possession of first ono side and
thcn the other. The Roanoke boys be-
came overanXous to make "A play. and
The referee detected holding i'm their
line, and inflicted n fftecn-yard penalty
upon them. This penalty took the
starch out OF the visitors while It
spurrcd the Marshallites on to even
greater efforts.
Core Mikes Dandy Run.
II was shortly after this penalty
sion of the ball on their opponents
forty-five yard line. and from here
they made their first score of the game.
Johnnie Core. one OF the best half
backs who ever wore n Blue and White
Uniform got away from the Roanoke
team on an end run and sprinicd forty
five yards to a touchdown. This
plucky youngster sidcstepped, wrig
sled. twisted and stiff-armed men until
finally he planted the ball across the
Roanoke goal line. The try at tho
goal was missed by Core Both teams
were lighting hard all the time and
this was the only scoring done i'm this
quarter.
The locals seemed 10 improve as the
game progressed, ana scored again in
the fourth quarter. Stuart. who was
put in the game to substitute for Jones
pulled off several end runs, while Core
added some additional yards, which en-
ahlcd the Marshallites to advance the
bail from their twcnty-yard line well
into their opponents territory. North
"rn and Core executed Il beautiful for
ward PASS. while Northern and Stuart
worked another. which brought the
ball to the Visitors ten-yard line. An
end run and line plunge advanced
the ball to within a foot OF Roanokea
goal. aud Stuart was sent through the
line for touchdown. However, the
Marshnlliics were penalzed ten yards
for hiking. and they had to begin over
again.
II was right here that Jim Todd and
Northern lcapcd In the limclight.
Northern shot "a long forward pass to
Todd. who crossed the Roanoke goal
line and planted the ball sauarely be-
hing the goal most. Northern, however.
missed the Try for goal. and soon
after the contest ended with the score
| 10 10 IL In favor OF Ttoanoke.
Captaln Gettle and I,Owppafnip ala