Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-03
John MARSHALL ATHLETIC
CLUB CAPTURES CONTEST
Local Football Eleven Triumphs
3 Over Lexington Team, II to o,
at Boulevard Field.
LINE PERFORMS CRED1rABLY
Richmond Boys Play Wonderful
Defensive Game and Opposing
Backs Fail to Gain mt Critical
Stages.

/. In game that got off slowly and
clumsiiy. but which gradually warm
ed to white heat as it progressed. the
John Marshall Athletic Club triumph
ed over the Lexington All Stars yes
terday afternoon at Boulevard Park
by IA to count 1t became ap-
parent carly in the game that, bar
ring breaks against them. tho local
Athletics had bright outlook for
another victory.
This does not mean that the visit
ing team was not formidable, but that
they had no material with which to
hope to penetrate the heavy and skill
ed defense ,nasscd along the Mar
shallites' line. There was n slight
difference in the weight OF the two
teams. to the advantage OF the locals,
which was more evident in the back
neld than In the line. but the Lex
inEton lads even at that had the adj
vantage, at least, OF being unencum-
bered with too much weight.
The contest started under threat
ening skies with Carpenter kicking
to Spencer on his twenty-yard line
being tackled by Bethel. 4 hvc-yard
penalty and an incomplete pass fol-
lowed w. & l. punted. but the ball
carooned off a Marsha!litte and went
high but short, Shult2 showing him
self On 4 leap into the air as he re-
covered the ball. Then Tutwilder
skirted right end for eleven yards.
Is the All Stars looking dangerous.
Visitors show Form.
They looked more so when. after
Potts punt was given to the locals
on their own twenty-yard line,
Schultz and Spencer threw, klevesahl
= for three-yard less. Added to this.
an attempted lateral pass, Carpenter
to stringer. backed the locals ten
er turned lose another joy-killer by
z fumbling for fvc-yard loss the
y ball now being on the Athletics Sew
( yard mark.
down. but on further tries were forced
: to boot. Potts receiving the pigskin
and romping around left end for
Z twenty-six yards. with Ward giving
SE John Marshall all but scored at
the start of the second quarter. The
visitors had the ball. but punted,
Stringer being downed on his forty
then executed. Brown to Stringcr. for
thirty-five yards. Lew" got two and
next play fell short of first down.
plunge. The visitors held and String
or was called back. He tossed the
oval over the line to waiting Attn
letic. but Ward flew through the air
and broke 1t up. John Marshall then.
by their own fumbles and Potts for
ty-nve-yard punt, were forced from
their opponents seven-yard line TO
their own tcwnty-four-yard mark
The half was then over
The second half started with n
thrill. Carpenter took schultz kick
and passed II on to Christian, who
spectacular twenty-yard sprint ever
the left wing. \ little later Potts
punted to Springer and the half back
made beautiful broken-tield run OF
AVA -
After the All Stars took the ball
on their twenty-yard mark on n punt
they were off-side for five-yard
loss. Roden threw RIGGS for a three
ed pass on the visitors tiftecn-yard
line. The result was apparent. y
three-yard drive followed. ana then
stringer carried the ball within on.
a yard. but King redeemed it, and
then stringer charged hard enough
to cross the line. Carpenter kicked.
Carpenter Tries Placement.
In the fourth period Carpenter tried
placement kick from the thirty-yard
line, but failed. Na;fr thes close. how
twenty-yard mark. The oval wob-
bled a short distance to the right and
hitting the ground spun toward the
visitors goal. a scramble insucd UNI
I'll local recovered II seven yards
from goal. Stringer carried it over
on two attempts. and Carpenter kick
ed goal.
The lineup:
John NJ. Positions. All Stars.
McConkey left end. $50. Ward
Bethel (c) left tackle.... (c) Potts
Cakes ...left guard. Patterson
Ferguson ....centcr. $50. Erwin
Shepherd right guard.... Asbury
Wilson, L. right tackle. Schultz
Brown ......right end. go. Spencer
Carpenter ....quarter back. Cover
King ..full back. ...... Blaine
StrinEer ..... left half. Riggs
Klevesahl right half. T1.Nyilder
Summary: Touchdowns - S,ringer.
2. Goals kicked-Carpenter. 9 sub.
stitutions-John Marshall: Christian
for K!evesahl: Robins for Bcthei:
Christian for Carpenter and CARPENTER
for Christian; J. Stringcr for Roden;
: Bethel for Robins: Northern for
Christian: Griffith for Oakes; Rcden
: for McConkey: Knapp for Ferguson:
Graham for KinE; PcasIev for Brown:
Griffith. All Stars: Cobb for Riggs:
Parks for Spencer. Onicials-Harri-
son CIV. & L.. referee: Jones (Au-
( burn), umpire: Hayward (Cn!v. ct y
CD. lead linesman