Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-06
'v.P.I. CLAIMS TOP PLACE
LEADS SOUTHERN DIVISION
IN GRlDlR0N ACHIEVEMENT
Cndefeated During Seuson. Scored on
Hut Twice, Making 100 Points
to Opponcnts' 1t.

BLACkSBURG. VA. January s.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute is en-
titled to first place in the South At
lantic division because il has gone
e through the season without defeat.
winning frcm such eevens as Wash
ington' and Lee. North Carolina State
College. University OF North Carolina
and Virginia Military Institute. All
of these games were played on ncu-
trail fields with the exception of Caro-
lima, who met the@Techs at Chapel HILL
Tech has scored $50 points to oppo-
ncnts' Is. and every victory was clean
cut.
Tech was only scored on twice. and
both teuchdowns were the result of
forward passes. Not once was her
goal line crossed from running attack.
iurthermore no team came within
teams failed TO make Il first down dur
ing the entire sixty minutes of play
anI Ii another team managed to make
with such defensive powers must pos
seSS championship qualities.
Inc attach OF the team was OF the
intact Interference for the man carry
ing the ball The team did not rely on
were used which were intcrspersed
Nth s.hyt end runs, the play giving
opposing team guessing. After All is
said said, the V; r. ]. offensive OF 1918 was
i 81 PIE, SCUM; sound and weii-timed. giving
only 10 be found in a championship
aSsrSsgation. No big scores were
changed from time TO time. but ever
.lCtory clearly proved that the best
Coach Rernier was confronted with
: many obstacles during the season. but
an were overcome, and all TechlnnL
ieeis that the 1915 team is one OF the
MACHINE WAS RuIIT
FROM NEW MATERIAL
0niy three letter men returned 10
se!I lesi mailing ii necessary 10 build
onos were liardwick. Rodcn t;a,nnn,
and Huddle. one heavy pair were
rs eseq io ,or running attack and the light
~! we're good extensively and defsH.
SN"!i, and we're haShy in ccttinr Ga,..,,
t'S Neid under puntS.
III 'anssisE who had peen polished IN
t taG Hgason ,,d before Coach Riche. OF
best tackles Seen on n1n ,n as re ons OF ne
0usrles. Richmond younKs tei ne ds.
tba Pei last: and by mid season was |
efwrnn paying and unusual aSgres-
:. =, nn TieSs, ReSh. who was not good |
4ieven , 10 maze snseo certain prep school ,
a.,sTfully, at center, and provcd Won
and and n Tilies' charger in the line. Pierce
p penGh and should be valuable men |
The hs Back efam as suffered many reverses in
and Crocker were out from i MiGCa1n
G Gnie on account OF injuries ''"IE S,a 40
Of 'S ,be the ne, Tech mainstay. was out
nuenza, but as one of the hack ei IN m
alter , the game in Norfolk. ..any S ona
tbsi gam with such interference" and
S2uio muster up strength cnouph fo- |
h e,orE even after losing some of his |.
lection s men n II was that absolute pro- ,
Saisp mat counted. y scrub wouII
ne polished up at the eleventh homr
az ms ne Wouid show UP almost as Well
ZIG oNE-HANDER WAS
PIVOT OF ATTACK
crisp. the big one handed player.
was me pivot Of this attack. He swept
al before him, and when the ncces-
would take The bail himself, seldom
failing 20 make the distance required
i he ia ln'i Eam vas S P5 h.sh order and in
sgeo over fifty yards with a wet
Pan ana ana not u single tumble. This
and besides this his defense was wcii
nign perfect.
a.. McGann was making name for him
"hen he was injured in the Carolina
State game. Book went 10 trainims.
emp after the w. G. l.. game 'rhis
man mas Few equals as an oif-tackic
F rum, Hurst. a, husky young clap
for the first time, showed Tho san ear
marks of star He reminds one ~
me famous Rodgers of West Vireinia
perience he should compare Very faH-
o .s;ny- with the famed .lcoan-
tta!heer; Croker and Mattox were
3oin shitted rom the line TO bacL
ned ned and both developed into depenJl
tent b nlinye sbroud BSonney played conss
scason"s onIo9shout the, season. The
.Irech. go; Belmont Athletic Club. o
.rrech. SO: Camp Humphries, G.
versitw ~ washington and Lee Uni
TTeeh 70; Wake Forest College o.
ieEe. 0. o!''" state Col
line, Tech is; University of North caro-.
i. Teen, 6: Virrini, ,5;l;,.