Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06
|. UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
DEFEATS wake FOREST
Spiders Pile Up Ill Points
and Hold Visitors
to Zero.
SNOW COOP TEAM WORK
Locals Score Two Touchdowns De-
cause OF Fumblcs by Wake Forest.
Zicgler freaks Away for Long Field
Runs More Than Once.


y University OF Richmond surely
spilled the dope good and plenty yes
terday ut Stadium Field when they
romped over the Wake Forest eleven
by 4l-to-o score, failing by one
point TO reach the total made against
the Tarheels by Georgia Tech several
weeks ago While the Spiders entered
the game confident of victory, they
Z themselves were as mach surprised as
any when their drives at the yellow
Jackets line met with such success.
In fact. Richmond made no at
tempts at sweeping end plays, al
though short end runs were COM
pleted. the longest runs made on
Stadium Field this season resulting
through the line. For instance, III
the first quarter, after Wake Forest
had been handed Il fine opportunity
TO score by Zieglcr's tumble. near his
own goal and ZieElcr had recovered
the ball on his five-yard line. a while
later when Armstrong fumbled, aft
er an exchange OF the ball on punts
lieSler took the ball from his 22-yard
line TO Wake Forests 56-yard line
for gain OF 81 yards through tho
visitors line. Snead materially aid
Ing in tho secondary by fine inter-
: ference.
: Sncnd Scores Touchdown.
; Snead then, with II 3-ynrd gain by
J Zeigler, sandwiched in on two drives
y at the line found wide gaps there and
advanced the first time IL yards, and
7 the second time scored a touchdown
. for % yards. This was the first scor-
/. ing and all in the quarter. The same
. kind of runs resulted in the second
:, quarter score. Snead running 20
! yards for the touchdown. after Jones.
( Towiil and Mahaney had advanced
' the ball to that point. Previous to
q this, however. Wake Forest gave
promise of holding Richmond. as the
/ locals had reached their 2-yard line,
Z where Wake Forest held for downs.
4 Dobson used his entire string of
/; men that are considered on his varsity
squad, but the injection of these men
Z into the game did not make any ap-
parent difference in the scoring pow
!: er OF the Red and Blue, as seen from
the fact that Richmond scored more
!. heavily in the latter part Of the game
than in the first half.
Rolls IN Eleven First Downs.
{ Richmond rolled up eleven first
60wns during the play, while Wake
Forest contented itself with seven
There was much fumbling, some be-
ing disastrous and others having no
oeu'iHS on the scoring. At least
Two Spider touchdowns came as II di-
ucct result Of Wake Forest fumbics.
yet twice Richmond swept across III,
goal line only TO be brought back FOR
OIL side plays, ana once they were
calied' back only to succeed on the
next play.
Two unusual fumblcs occurred. or
rather unusal things followed them.
/. II was the third quarter that pro-
duced them. With the ball Oh Wakes
hlteen-yard line, Mnhancy, Rich
Inond's subhalf back was given. the
bali He fumbled behind the line, but
gobbled the ball UP as ii bounced
hish ana tore around left end, reach
ing the even-yard line. where he
1umbied as lac was tackled. The ball
shot 10 the goal line where four play
ers bounced upon it, Robins being the
1"Stunate one and registering a
! touchdown BY his recovery.
The other queer tumble also came
in this quarter, and followed Robin.s
touchdown on the kickoff. Harahan
kicked TO Wake Forest on the fifteen.
yard line. and the receiver fuIrblcd.
Two Wake Forest men had the ball
in their grasps, and one Richmonder
TOO, let the greasy" oval get away.
a Spider finally Catching the bali on
the thirteen-yard line. but il was all
annulied By an off-sidc play At the
KICKOFF, AMI meant nothing.
George Hickman was apparcntlv
the outstanding Tarhecl. bu, n. ro-
ceived poor support from his ic,,n-
mates. Fulton did do some nre,tv
ground gaining In the third quarter
Z and his advances were largely re-
sponsible for three consecutive nrs,
downs for the Down Homers.
About twenty loyal Wake Force.
STUDENTS came TO Richmond 10 Sc. Inc
interstate clash. and they pulled hard
TOT HecRman and his ten cu.nnarioDs
uh'li the last minute. Spiderdo,n was
riot OF noise after the overwhc,n,-
!. ing victory students going to Tho
: Po"erhouse and blowing the whistle
'orty-one times In token of The ri
umph The win brought on, mory
. causes for Joy on the par, ~ ,bc
spider students in view of tho an.
ProhchlnF classic Thanksgiving Dnv
. with William and Mary.
IieEicr md snrad score
"hi!e Inc following men mus, no.
De given The whole praise for ,hc
= s.ean' ro!icF that University OF Rich
: mond showed over IN. c.,
Ia.
unusual Taken this side Of The
G game quarter by quarter the nhowo
notes Hiegler and Sncad's long gals
through the Wac line and ljE~wisn
) tells Of Jones great return on ucni..
Z mans punt
Just before this half closed pca,,s
the rangy local lad playing tackle
!, broke through and batted an ,,.
: tempted pass into the air. ana ,hor
caught II, giving his team the BAH IN
midfield III
q Towill, in the third quarter eIua.a
Z snatching tacklers for twenty
seVen-yard advance. scored ,,y.Iy.
more yards little later. twelve ,nnre
in addition TO this on the mex, MAJ
q and then crowned this with ,hir,anr
yards for touchdown Richmond
lost twenty yards on rxo penalties
4 and TOWN. gained amoricr I'VE v:,rds
: IN this advance. the total advance
being forty clght-yards, which n.
made by carrying the bali single
z handed.
Snead left the game for good near
the close OF the f.st half and
( dressed in "clts." watched Harahnn.
g son oe the c. e. O. executive. FIJI his
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