Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-12
ny u. v. MITCHELL.

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| The John Marshall Athletic Club
eleven defeated tho Naval sigma!
Cerps team OF Norfolk BY. the score OF
q t.o,, to. o; ,, ysS;erday afternoon. at
TO the members Of the Richmond
overseas. the battle was reminiscent
OF the lighting days. when they wadcd
III mud NJ TO their waists. for the
game was played on a Gridiron more
than ankle deem in mud and the play
! II was an exhibition in which an
eleven that had stood many after
moons OF hard scrimmage tr!umphcd
over "a team not so well drilled. The
! cream q! the football talent at the
Hampton Roads Naval Training Sta
ton and had had but little opportun-
ity to wor;s together. prior to tho
game, Yesterday. While the sailors
| tailed TO score they never once gave
IN lighting and played hard through
Tia, :, muddy ball and slippery
Held would play an important facto:
IN the outcome OF the contest was in
dicated from the start OF tho contest
The John Marshall! eleven secured !,
break wheIH 1t won the toss and
elected TO defend the west goal.
Locals Secure Good Start.
From til" first whistle they began
an oncn:ive that the visiting team
could not stop and before the initial
period cndsd the local team had
had kicked as many goals. :ivinS
them twenty-onc points. The Navy
eleven failed to show to advantage in
threatened the Marshaiiitcs goal.
EARLY in tho first quarter The local
eleven displayed Il cal'her OF football
no, sxh ,il;l by 'aSm in previous
opening holes in the visiting teams
defense and the backs of the Rich
m9nd team rirpins of substantial
ball to The Nays eiEht,yard iinc.
1, was at this stage OF the contest
that the visitors strengthened. hold
ing the homo. eleven to- downs and
taking the ball. Captain Hardin.
Quartcrha ck. dropped back TO puat.
er aa ct inc as, s;Hp ro, o n fsii from his
goal linz " Knapp p'' the ii Rschm ne
center. pounccd on the bali and regis =
tered the frs: touchdown of the con-
test
to. demonstrate her ofrensiy" strength
when. she elected 10 receive follow
INF the Mar%hail!se, ;iTst score In.
tho. Ma rshall:ies once more Began
their advance TO Tho goal line.
S,rinser featured the contest hlrc
toaahdown and RFow " l;i"ke DOR his: .
SECOND s "a q the DAY; 49,, 49,,
i
ing 1t impossible to gain, was forced
TO kick. StrinGcr received tho punt
on the Nays thirty-fvc ward line
and registered his second touchdown
OF the game.
Brown again kicked goat. The
visiting team received the kickon for
the third time In Tho militia. period.
hut again they failed 10 gain and
were forced TO punt Tho qua .tcr
ended with the ball on tho Nays
y-yard line. II was advanced tivc
yards on the first play and Stringcr
on the next try, carried tho oval from
the Nays thirtT-hve-yard line across
the goal for his third and final touch
down OF the game.
Al She opening OF the second half
tho Navy received The kickoff am.
Tor the first time during tho confess:
successfully worked hcr aeria, at
to the overhead game. that the visit
ors made .acir Single i!rst down Of
the contest, The good work was
shorti;ved. however. Us tho Marshall
ties Intercepted a Toward pa.s
Lee Wilson. The Iohn MarShaI' r;.rht
tackle, registered the only score mad.
during the game from 2 fake play
when liz sk!rted lHf: ;ackic on a
tackle round" Tor iif:""n yards and
touchdown. Brown registered his