Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01
SPIDERS DEFEAT INDIANS
WILLIAM AND MARY LOSES
TO RICHMOND COLLEGE, TO
Local ColIegians Tnise Drnce After Had
start and PGsh Opponents
to Defeat.

start and Push Opponents
to Defeat.
The Richmond College Spiders
struck their true gate yesterday and
vent after the Indians in the good old
fashion way. Only once during the
ne visitors goal. and that was when
they pulled off two forward passes,
one after the other. That was the
end. for Richmond braced. as they have
done all season. and threw the Indians
fof bad losses and took the ball down
the field. The score was to 0.
er team; took on the form " we'll
balanced machine. and from the begin
ring OF the game there was no doubt
as TO the outcome. The whole team
played together. and the hard drilling
That Coach Marshall has been putting
them through for the past week
TO get three first downs during the en-
tire four periods. and were pounded to
pieces by the Spider backfeld. They
were not able to figure out just how to
stop Marshalrs new shift during the
first part of the game, and after they
did. found they had to start all over
low and hard, and time after time
drove the big Indian line back into
their own plays. Williams and Bcadlcs
playing as ends for the first time this
season had no mercy for the William
and Mary backiicld. and play after play
shot in and stopped the backleld be-
v.
Richmond College received the ball;
Reese returned for fifteen yards; Tur-
ner lost one yard; Yates gained seven
yards; Yates made eight yards around
end for first down: Rccs lost five yards:
Yates lost one yard. Williams could
not get through the line. and Taylor
threw Pratt as he caught the ball.
Brooks tried around end; was down 20.
loss OF Nro yards Murphy on the EcXt
play lost three yards. 4 forward pass
and nm
81 punt II William and Mary man was
i IN, dfdl, back into his nunter. and
Mary's thirty-yard line for the spiders
Rees gained a yard. Yates was no,
able to get off Il successful forward
pass. Jones took the ball around end
Indians made five yards through cen
ter: lost three yards on an end run
Quarter up. William and Mary punt
cd TO Richmond's forty-yard line. Jones
made eight yards through tackle; Rces
made eight yards through center:
Kees made eight yards around end;
mond College off side on their shift
formation and lost five yards. Yate.
aropped back for drop-kicls and. az
ter waiting for the Indians to close in
ran twenty eight yards for touch
down. Yates kicked the goal viii
liam ard Mary kicked of. and Jones
End of period.
Richmond College got or five for
ward passes out of eight tries: Will
liam and Mary. three out of twelve at
tcrnpts.
There was no starring on the Spider
aggregation, for all were playing to-
Eethcr: The tackling was hard and
several times It was necessary for the
Indians 10 take time out to pull them
selves together.
sum mary:
I'd. College. Position. w & NJ
Williams. -. right end Ferguson
surface ..... right tackle Upton
Copcnharcr right guard Marshall,
kcSter. center .......... Ware
klevesahi. left guard 800. Fitchett
tCaptain)
Beadles.. left end .... Harros
Rees. ....... quarterback Pratt
Turner. right half back -. Murphy
Yates left half back johnson
RGb Williams. full back ...... Brooks
Richmond College substitutions-
Rces for Turner. ouatcrhaum for Yates,
Copenhaver for Williams. HUFF for CO.
penhaver, Booker for Klevesahl. Jones
FOR Rccs, Nilsson for Beadles Kappcs
Tor Gibson, Adamson for Williams Will
liam and Mary substitut!ons-Mu
FOR Brooks. Arnold for Murphy. Blue
Tor Johnson. Palmer for Marshall
Referee Geddy; umpire. Wilkins: head
linesman. Johnson: timekeeper, Chris
ten. Twelve minute quarters