Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
SCRAPPY TIGERS WIN
GAME FROM SPIDERS

continued from First Iagc.)
Then forward pass atte mpts were tried.
And then came the second break Of the
game.
Mae Pitt. after Hnmpden-S Sidney had
been pcnali2eI FOR omsidc. shot a pass
meant for Kuyk or Milbourne D. War
rem rushing ia with the speed OF a
young tornado, intercepted the pass
ami rushed the ball to the Spidcrs
thriy-yard line before being dowucl
ny Mac. NJ this junc:urc the spiri; Of
desperation among the Spiders became.
moro evident l.nemcn' stood up and
cryincf. plca!f.d for SITTER defense
only.to ne caught up in tho vortex OF
the hssault'and hurled aside while Jim
Warren. Parrish and Jones ripped
through them for steady gains.
Then, after the ball had bean nd
ranced about nineteen yards, Parrish
once more was given chance lilo
practically duplicated his feat per
formed earlier AZ the other end Of
The field lio found his objective hole
AT tackle hllcd and SHE'D off to the
"ho There he cut in. only TO dash
lur!he" out once more Men 1l'pDrd
from hip, as though he was creased,
but they failed TO slow his advance, Or
10 stop him and he again hurled hir.-
sen across the Spider goal far out
near tho sidclnc.
FERGUSON kicked out 10 Graham.
VIC made dandy ia.r-calch i!uv-
ever, success had gone 10 The h.lG Of
inc Nounssler. and he forgot roottaIl
rules. he dropped the ball to tho
ground where player WAS making
READY I" mold II for try AT gca!. ana
the chance for adding an atiditiun,I
point 10 tho acol. WAS lost.
Alter that the teams locked horns
again ana battled with odds about
even until time YVES called. the Tigers
remaining on the offensive for thu.
most part and meeting the Spiders lew
assaults with surcBcss.
There were no long runs made drr
ing the battle those garncrcd nv l,nr.
f!sh in scoring tho touchdowns with
hifty end rorrp by Mac Pitt bein,r
IN" nearest rUpproach to the scnsa .
tiona! advances which uIwavs bring
the stands TO their feet. The game
Mas =" hainmer-and- ionGs affair. with
each eleven scra!r!ng FOR every inch
WIN excellent Gencralship being shown
AT times and viii. Dunting being r..
; lied upoE continually
mo exchange Of punts probably was
inc most noticeable feature OF the
setto during the frst half At the start
inc Tigers worked a short kick TO tho
Spiders at the west goal. from wb,ch
direction blew the wind. During that
period. Wh!ttct took advantage OF thc
= VIVA and booted the ball consistently
Tor gains. IL appeared as though the
spiders were perfectly willing to allow
Inc Tigers to expend their strength in
offensive efforts, and the plan certatnIv
lost them nothing.
( however. with the change Of goals at
4. the opening OF the second period
Parrish had the aid OF the wind and
/. ne took advantage of it. The ex-
changes worked to the advantage OF
the Tigers. Punts over the goal line
occurred frequently. and. for the most
part. the play was in the Spiders ter
ritory. Fumbles also appeared at
times. and kept the spectators in sus-
pense as to just what was likely to
happen az q result.
Creepy Sensations and Thrills.
!. The first real thrill and the FIRST real
creepy sensation along the spine. ac-
Z cording TO the hopes Of the roofing
clans, occurred toward the end Of the
second quarter. Parrish had punted
over tho Spider goal and Pitt had used
couple OF downs in efforts to rush
the ball down the field. Failing. he
{ called for punt. Whittet dropped