Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24
SPIDERS ON DEFENSIVE
AGAINST FAST WILDCATS
Bethel Proves a Pillar OF Strength
in Center OF Richnond's
Mediocre Line.
SHEPHERD FEATURES GAME
Only One Substitution Made by Da-
wilson, Long for N. Shepherd.
Winners Show Up as Great
Broken Field Runners.

Witnessed. ana thousands moro miss
boulevard Field yesterday afternoon,
one ~ tho neltest and Bcrappirst
football battles ever fought on II
local gridirOn. Davidson College
handing The University OF iiichnond
To defeat. in iuchmond's hrst
big College game.
The v!ason!ans likewise placed
on Richmond checked field q team
we'll ba.;incrd from end 10 end with
fast packhcld an eleven 1.-the in
it's every movement ana skilled III
the strategy OF toe p'gskin art. and
mLGn!rc with SCTLpplnS spirit
besrine out Tie wldcat instinct. inc
cOn'eAt siavu sLeit.
Discovering IN the FIRST half Of
me S@me that 4 yiItory cou'h hara!s
center ~ IN. limo amd simultaneously
unco.criis the act that IN. b"bson,
itcs wcre ,N""H on stopping end
plays. the rarneeis general began
y. wpi~.ng on that theory Win telling
'"ciicct. rh- result Mas taat alter
Ercaadus hiG licked 10 y. shepherd
o.;Ac second max. and t.:S ruce'Etl mao
returned The BAH ten stTGS, tNat ne
okiftsd ich ED fpr tpgr yarts; ana ma
4 line plunge, thdt roc tore around
.nd Tor twsnt,-u.Rc yards, plucine
the pigs"tn on itichmond 81 forty
Shepherd play. Hard.
Two more tries gave ING via
'HlS t"t4't saitr 'Nsl'A i4' ~ 'v :" 90.
They were then checked nomentar-
ny. Price and Robins starring. when
forward pass, :ioore 70 - snsp,
down. tn. BAH being on lt.cnm2nd,a
twc!ye-yard mark. w. shepherd
n.ansed anead Tor sey.n ynrnnS , ana
!. ot goal. following which Sioor. went
"y5g the i D.; ,so IR ki:ks ED Goal ''s
For the FIRST two quarters OF the
s:ame, The Spiders piayei ihn Not,h
!. calt, forcing Davidson back 10 heir
own thIrtecn-yard line, Dawson
reaching as far - ihe Sp!ders nine
quarter; lg, tn. seGona ,h Gua BOZ.
eonltes' nve-y yard line, they were neid
Tor downs. the LET, side OK the Rcd
ana Blue line holding perfectly.
Richmond lost the contest becacS.
OF a combination OF excellent rnassed
interference b. DAVIDSON on end runs
-. and their own miscra o!. 'aSh''Ts -,
and Tow!!i were apparently hand
cuGed when forward pass plays were
ordered. the losers nav!nE se'.rai
uncovered and clear Held ahead.
Bcthel Plays Giant.
Tho weakest part OF Dopson's tine
guards Price and hooker. putting up
a stellar game. while Brosddua and
Robins at cnda. and h!eVesani ana
Carter at tackles were away on color.
Nuckols, substituting for kleresahl.
showed q aaAhi"S play however,
bursting through the line several
times to the receiving back field man.
but missing the tackles. a large ma
Jor!ty of the spider tackles were made
by the secondary defense. Snead ana
Z!cglcr playing up TO form. y; shep-
nerd ani Moore won 4 warm place IN
the fans hearts BY their last anu
long gains. p-,,du. ~,
hack TO the AZ Sncad hill right tackle
for 1--WE yards, Ziesler made TWO more.
and Towili all but made first down
y HroadIus bunting 70 Moore on his IL.
- Moore returning 10 the - irics threw
Shepherd 70. a two-yard ioes ana
Moore gained fSur y nras on 10 ' Zjor I
on Sp!ders "a. Zieglcr reaching the
:. Wndcats'yta, .Ziegier added hye more
r but Snead on the next play iunniGu
and Davidson recovered on their
own Al.
Four dewns gained the VIA yai'oTs six six
made FIRST down to tho 3o-yard mark
a 'and an outside play gained no'hshg:
1.-TWO plunges failed to make hrss
first down 10 the Spiders 35-yard
mark. and then they We're hc'd Tor
downs.
to advance, Moore getting the ball on
The 2o-yard mark and stopping on the
80. Five yards were gained by Shep-
next play for OFF side. McFadden then
got 22-yard run. the quarter closing
Bail on Richmond's i3-ynrd mark
Hold Wildcats.
Astcr two tries at tho line which
Melted nine yards. Moore got 22-yard
advance. the Spiders poor tack'ing
, %eRE the he S Slit from the spGrrs 20 to
their 5-yard line. whore Broaddus
Garter and Booker figured prominent
"1y In holding The Wild lea Tor nn nGw the
ball was. brought back 70 the 20 w
Shepherd and Moore netied II yards
,S cost va Davidson five Yards. Moore ere" re-
iEained them but two incomplete
passes resulted and after tho punt the
ball was Rlchmond's, on their 20yard
I snead got four and Zeigier melted
eleven yards on two r rnms. Ioig:e n
E"t 1ereS Gre s%a %@ ,he a pnn
ed to the twenty-five and Moore re-
q turned seven. y. Shepherd then ad-
= HsrieG added ten mora. The spiders
then took the ball away from their
opponents on their own ,hirty-hye
o Moors on e..
ond, and Moore reached his forty
eight On the return H am then
:, holding hold . but I PASS "' Shepherd She e to
, shenk. Melted eighteen yards, w.
Shepherd then alone made n first
I. down, hut after the visitors advanced
six more yards they were held In
:. their tracks. the work of Price being
outstanding.
Beginning the second half Davidson
got her score previously noted On
the next kick off Towill came sback
% from his ten to his twenty eight-yard
.. line. Snead. got one and Shcnk threw
Jones for n one-yard loss. Broaddus
then kicked to Davidsons forty. the
bali returniniA - the center Of the
: field. Three efforts by the Wildcats
melted eT4ysn yards. But after gain
ing fonf4nore the Spiders took the
ball from the visitors on downs a
pass was tried by Jones. which failed.
Davidson then held in the limo and
the next play Carter was clear to re-
ccive a pass. but ]. Jones passed
poorly. Then RrOaddus kicked from
his thirtysiX to the twenty-nine,
from where tho Tarhects reached
the locals twenty yard line,
being checked again, this time Bethel
showing himself by a great defense
The bail went over again to the Doh
sonites and Towill gained six yards,
but being held on two more tries,
Broaddus puntcd from his thirty-siS
outside Mt DayidSOn'S fortv-four