Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-16
]. NJ. A. c. LOSES TO BIC
MARINE team, "A TO Z
Bull" Yanccy Plows Through Ser
"'' vice Line for Thirty Yards,
Making Second Score.
QUANTICo BAND ENTERTAINs
Great Game Between Two Evenly
Matched Teams OF Giants-IIigh
School Cadets Give Battalion
Parade.
DI JOE COIN.

IA JVtS SOhN.
r"Buli" Yancey, former captain and
star OF the University OF Virginia
eleven in 1909. and ten others, under
the name of the John Marshall Ath-
letic Club. went down to n glorious
defeat yesterday afternoon at Boulc-
ward Field. before the big Marine
team from Quantico. by the score of
II to L.
The teams were as evenly matched
as any two will be during the entire
1920 football season. and during the
last half the ball was continually in
The middle of the field. surging one
way and then the other.
With but three minutes to play in
tho second quarter iancey was
rushed into the game with the ball
an the Marines thirty yard line. Billy
eiooch. playing at quarter in place of
iiunter Carpenter, who had tempo
Iarly retired from the game. gave
}ancey's signal and the former Vir-
sinia star went through the Marine
40 we'll that Gooch gave him the bail
seven successive times. each time
fancey. making remarkable gains
through the strong service line and
touchdown. Marshallitcs failed at
their try for goal.
a'''" Marines Score.
Within the first five minutes of
play the Marines pulled beautiful
forward pass of over forty yards,
which fell into the arms of one of
their fleet ends who crossed the line
for TOUCHDOWN only, to be called
hack as off-side play had been no.
,,ccd by the officials. They then
limited TO Hunter Carpenter. After
Springer had gained few yards
placement kick but failed. Ouantico
then puntcd but on tumble by the
locals the Marines regained the ball
ana ran for:Stiye yards ,Sn for touch
ouantico kicked OFF to Cosby who
executed great double pass to Ora
ham who ran siXty Yards before be,
passes had been intercepted Carpen-
ter tried again to put over place.
mcnt kick from the fifty-yard line,
but 1t went wild.
Richmond's ball on the twenty-yard
line. On fake pass Gooch gained
four yards and then Graham. who had
been playing grea, ball ball. went
down. The attempt at goal failed.
Great Forward PASSES.
Gooch made twenty yards on the
kickoff. He then made a short gain
attempted but fumbled and the Guam
tlco boys had the ball. After failing
1T a forward pass they tried another
and made their iirst down. The serr-
TO perfection. They then tried an
other which worked perfectly.
the runner going over the line for a
touchdown with Billy Gooch on his
late TO keep them from scoring. The
kicked their goal, MAX
ing the score. IA 10 G.
II was then that pull iancey
rnShn1 the and cid
his wonderful line plunging, almost
unass!s,ed he advanced the ball from
the thirty-yard line TO another coun-
ter. making the score. "A 10 -.
The second half settled down 10
men tried their forward pass when
rver they had AN opportunity and
made many big gains through It's use.
Substitutes were used by both sides.
hut further scoring seemed out of the
question. The last quarter was
played III real darkness. so dark that
those in the grand stand could hardly
distinguish one team from the
other. The ball remained in the mid
die OF the field the majority OF the
time, and although lots of open plays
were tried. very few went through as
the darkness caused many ..tumb!es.
~~' Many Stnrs. =
hard. at right guard. and Turner
work on the defensive. Always get
ting their man and breaking up in
reference which Was like a stone
Wall. Graham. Cosby and Stringcr.
back field men. were in the game
every minute. and Graham. in the best
OF condition. was like a bull in break
:nS through and throwing the Ma
rineS for loses. on a whole. the local
team played grea; ball and against
such seasoned warriors as the service
-3Den proved 10 he. Richmond should
be more than proud o! the John Mar
sha!l Athletic Club. composed OF its
young business and professional men,
who give w their own time 10 give
inc Capita City big league football
j. NJ Position. Marina.
Bethel left end .Sanderson
-. Wilson. left tackle Smith
ndpp. .......left guard Foley
ferguson center payne
,ShIphAEc. right guard. Jones
l.. wilson. right tackle. Hcrstrom
itoaen. right end Horn
aFpeHtcr. quarter back Brown
GG.tham. left half back. .whall
otDy right half back. Balm
!anCey
Officials: Lieutenant Lavolet,e. urn.
pire; Ha.grove. V. =. l.. r.fe rc
"hit,ed X; c., head linesman
Ctuantico's band accompanied the
tcam and detachment OF ro0tcrs which
IN conjunction with battalion drill
ny the John Marshall High Schnni
--anets and organized cheering. made
-the afternoon very betting for sucb
ID good game.