Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-10
NIP AND TUCK STRUGGLE
TO SC0RELEss RESULT
Richmond College and Randolph.
Macon Furnish High.Gradc
Gridiron Exhibition.
VISITORS GET NEAR VICTORY
Reardon Falls in Three Yards OF Coal
Posts, After AN Eighty-Yard Dash,
Thereby Losint; Decisive Count for
Ills Team.

Struggling nip and tuck through
four twclvc-minutc periods, Richmond
College and Randolph Macon yesterday
afternoon fought 10 q scoreless end the
first, college football game Of the sea-
son in Eastern Virginia.
Victory was lost TO Randolph Macon
through accident In tho third period.
when Rcardon., grabbing punt. ran
slipped and fell within three yards OF
the. goal posts. Richinund's defense.
which was brilliant yes, eTday. stinened
inch before the quarter ended, losing
the ball on downs.
Hcardon's anxiety to place the ball
MS team the touchdown. He caught
the punt and sped through the Rich
inGnders along the east side of the
was eight yards behind him when lie
began to cut In toward the goal posts.
In crossing oyer, Reardon cut in half
and when he fell was unable to recover
N time TO. shove tho ball across the
Although there was small delega-
ton OF civilians in attendance at
boulevard Field. several hundred s. a.
t. G; men from the two colleges were
their respective elcvcns throughout the
contest
GAME ONE OF BEST
SEEN FOR SEVERAL SEASONS
RiGhmond's striking defensive tao
ties IN the pinches and the playing or
Quarterback Jones. who. time and
aGain. shot through Randolph Ala con
for soodly gains. with tho dangerous
parent. made the game one of thr best
seen on Boulevard Field for several sea
sons. Coach Marshall had the Rich.
mond eleven in good shape. in face OF
short hours. while Lieutenant Shaw's
ihen displayed unusual speed and light
',mg-liko attacks. which failed to bring
scores only through misfortune and the
timely stifrcning OF the Marshall az
Gregation
In the frs, period Jones pushed his
team near the Randolph Macon line
run himself on one occasion and again
for twenty yards. When the quarter
ended. Richmond had tho ball on RAN
d" Up -Mscon,s thirty-two-yard line.
In tho second period the visitors got
ne ball when ellis intercepted. Il for
ward pass and the Kichmonders FUN
hted punt on their fifteen yard line
-Four times Randolph Macon attempted
TO crash through or around Marshall's
men. Hut were dung back for losses
CAPTAIN CALDWELL. OF Randolph Macon
side OF tho field. halfway To the goa!
post. He was apparently away Tor a
iouchde Wn. with two men as interior
cncc. when Quarterbsc Jones dove
into his running mates. spilling both
ana permitting Caldwell 10 be downcd
t'lcr cunning twenty-five yards The
half enctd with the visitors on Rich
inonds thirteen-yard line
TWO ORDERED OFF
FIELD For ROUGHNEss
Early in the third quarter Referee
Miller ordered Young. Randolph. Macon
full back. and Cleversaui, Eichmond's
roughness. Yates In three plays ad.
vanced the ball forty-nve yards for
Rlchm9nd by breaking through the
iine. II was but Il few minutes later
RClTuOn ha 4
dashed for the goal. falling when
within -FOUR yards OF the coveted line:
KandoIph- Macon had the bal, on Rich
mond eiEhteen-yard line when this
period ended. failing TO make the four
yards necessary for victory.
Again In the fourth Randolph Macon
across the line. Richmond losing il on
It's own Vineyard line when the v!si-
1 nnn, broke Gkt,,I through and prevented a
ae en fhain sro TO bT isss the RiehmSnd
forth. but ne could not place the bali
n Between the posts. Reardon again
mond had the ball on it's own iifteen-
yard line. The lineup and summary
Richmond College Randolph Macon
Tsilam ;;cc'i..right end. Scott
C,letersaui right guard. Mayburg
c2sta ......... center. ...... Newell
Gibson left end. Caldwell IC.J
naun ....., left guard Gins
surface .....lsft iackle. Mills
Copenhaver full back. Young
Keese $3.50. right half back. -. Wood
fates .lcft half back CAST
Jones .'..... quarter back. Hardy
summary: Time OF Quarters-i2 min
utes. Referee-Sergcant Miller. OF
washington & Lee. Umpirc-Dave
robertson: ~ & II. Headlinesman-J.
Miller. Field judge-Lieutenant Cor
don. Illinois. Substitutions-Reard
Tor wood. BirdsonG for CAST. Edwins
Tor Hardy, Hardy for Edwins Rvck g
Tor Cicversau!, Booker for Eyci. Bish-
1p Tor Casta. Langford for Bishop.
turner for Reese. Reese for Jones
Wood FOR Birdsong. Jones for Reese
Reese for Turner, Williams for Glib
son. Score-0-O