Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

Richmond College,. 500
william and Mary. / 500
randolph Macon 49,. 900
In game that unquestionabiy will
20 remembered as one OF the best
played in Richmond this season, IL not
ne best, Hampden Sidney yesterday
nternoon defeated Richmond College.
It Boulevard Field. by a score of IL
0. The battle was regarded as an
Indication CT what the teams will do
n'the future and. before the setto, 1t
vas opined that the winner would
iRVe something of AN edge en- the
oser 80 far as ultimate disposition Of
me 1917 championship cup is con-
termed.
That. perhaps. may be true--the vic
Org certainly boosted the Tigers
prospects considerably and gave thos.
u the Spiders a slight setback-hut
mere are many possibilities held in
ne other contests to be played. and
was evident from the game OF yes
erday that the Tigers will have 10
play as desperately and as truly :,s
hey did then to maintain the ad-
;antaEe. not considering either Ran
1olph- Macon or William and Mary as
'eing in position TO change the
:ourse OF events. That lack OF cpn-
liberation. in the minds Of close fol-
overs OF Eastern Virginia Intercol-
esiate Association football. is one that
hoS cause many surprises before the
season closes.
Hampd Sidney won its victor over
Richmond College as a result Of ng-
sresstveness. battling. s'nishi.E tear
ns aEgre6s!Tcnesh: aggrcssiveness that
refuses 10 take note of desperate de-
tense. that seized every opportunity
On the slightest preteat and tina. made
he most Of the breaks" man, OF
which came their way
Inc breaks OF the game always play
IN important part, and victo:y often
-ests with the team most apt - turn
them to an advantage. In laixe
measure that was true OF tho bat.l
Yesterday. but to n far greater meas
ire was the result due TO the willing
ness OF the Tigers to set the pace and
10 maintain II In spite OF every OBJ
stacle.
Fight of Desperation.
Inc nsht OF desperation Is a descrip-
ION often resortcd TO To explain the
billy OF team driven until It's backs
re beneath the goal posts, to turn
he tide and snatch victory from APP
'arent defeat. There have been times
When such was true description
'ome time, perhaps. when the instruc-
lon OF n coach is so deeply driven into
he minds of college players-whose
me thought Is to advance or to hold
em-as TO cause them to lose sight
II the score against them. of the way
II which advances are being made
against them and to play the same
'arcful, thoughtful football they would
play against the scrubs or when push
ng an opposing team OF Its feet. then
Viii develop a team which will take
advantage OF desperation and will win.
Such seldom can be said of any COL
ego team. particularly IL young. Such
hardly could have been said of the
Spiders yesterday. AS is SO often seen.
he desperatcncss OF the situation is
he foremost thought in their minds
'ootball knowledge is displaced by the
dea, We must advance. we must
score" and the result is failure to play
he game IL has been taught them
and as they really know how to play
{. That. In the main. accounts for the
Spider defeat. They played hard
Throughout. brilliantly at times, and,
during the entire hrst half and we'll
into the third period. it was a toss-up
as to which eleven would win. Then
the Tigers scored. The hght OF despera-
lion made its appearance among the
Spider linemen. they failed to main
tain their early standard. ever SO
slightly. and the Tigers scored again.
Kirk Parrish the Star.
At last Kirk Parrish. the Richmond
boy, scored again. He It was who was
1.-The dazzling light OF the gridiron yes
'terday. Outshining even jim Warren,
IDan Warren, Mac Pitt, Tom Miller and
| Milbourne, Parrish was the most con-
|epicuous man on the field. Not ecause
lhe made both OF the Hampden Sidney
1 ltouchdowns after dashes that shattered
| the Spider defense. but as a result OF
Ihis consistent playing. his ability to
advance the ball. his sure tacklinS and
hit punting.
1t was in the third period tina; Par
l1tt1 nn int spl. q l.
| though his work had been notable from
| the very start. The first noticeable
"break". of the game occurred early in
| that quarter. The Tigers mad received
and Graham's tumble allowed Whittet
| to recover the ball on the twenty five
yard line. However. the Tiger line
| held, and Mac Pitt finally rescrted to a
. try for field goal, missing by inches
Sidney lanced the line sew
eral times, Jim Warren got up from a
scrimmage with blood covering his
| face, and Miller and Milbcurne were
| rendered hors de combat for a period
Milbourne finally being taken out.
Unable to advance through the line
| Parrish punted and the Spider receiver
| fumbled. Ayler diving through the air
and recovering the ball on the Spiders
| thirty -flve-yard mark. That was where
! the first break occurred. Resorting to
the same daring, smashing offensive
fused throughout the battle, Hampdcn-
| Sidney started to advance. Parrish
tore off nine yeards through left tackle
and Graham made first down.
Parrish was given the ball again. He
| started skin-tackle play, found the
| hold filled and skirted Milbournc. who
| had been we'll boxed, only to run into
the secondary defense. He cut in
| whirling, sidestepDing, tearing. fight
| ing his way onward. Tacklers were
unable to grip him and the big half
back launched himself across the goal
| after a twenty-yard run. Ferguson
missed the goal.
Play Fast and Furious.
Play during the remainder of the pc
/ Iriod was fast and furious. Fighting
blood was we'll up. no mercy was asked
mono was given. Tiger met Spider
with ahattering directness and Spider
met Tiger with surencss and certainty
ITime was called with the ball in mid
field.
Tho final period opened and con-
tinued much after the order that had
been followed previously, but the note