The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-11-12
HOWARDDEFEATS
WEST VA. WITH
FIELD GOAL


Before the largest crowd that has
this year witnessed a football game in
the Laidley Field in Charleston, the
Howard University, OF Washington,
d. c, by means OF Fullback Payne S
educated toe, caused the downfall OF
the West Virginia Collegiate Institute
eleven in a score of to 0. The game
was one of the hardest fought grid
iron battles that the Howard eleven
has entered for many years. 1t was
the first time the Institute eleven has
been defeated at home Towards win
from the West Nirginians marks the
fourth game played during the season,
from each OF which she has emerged
victorious and unsecured upon.
The only incident that married the
otherwise good game was the break
ing OF the right leg OF Williams, the
left end Tor Howard Williams had
run down the field twelve yards after
pulling pass out of the air, when he
was tackled by the safety man. As he
fell his leg doubled back under him
and snapped just above the ankle, the
bone pnncturing the skin.
At the opening OF the game lnsti-
tute kicked off to Howard and the men
receiving the ball returned IT ten yards
On the first play penalty OF IS yards
was inflicted for unnecessary rough
ness. The play was punctuated by ire
quent penalties all the way through
The pretticst run of the day came
when brewery. left half back for In
stitute, intercepted 4 pass and ran Is
Yards. nearly 10 the goal line. Insti-
tute failed to put the ball over the goal
line when they had it inside OF the
l0-yard line Holland, the giant end
OF the Institute team, was the indi-
vidual star for Institute. His punting
was a feature lie also played Won
derful defensive game.
When the Howard eleven gained
possession Of the ball in the first quar-
ter il ploughcd through the line OF the
Institute team and in fourteen plays
gained six first down for distance OF
% yards But. with the ball on In
stitute's 25-yard line. the West Nir-
ginians held the Blue and White for
three downs. Payne then dropped
back for the field goal and put the bali
fairly between the uprights, three teet
above inc cross bdt. ilONdiu tiitu
two or three other drop kicks but all
failed to go for a score. Institute
missed a chance 70 tie the score when
field goal, attempted from the %
yard line BY Holland, missed the up
right by three feet. The ball was
kicked from such an angle that the
star bOotcr for Institute had about
three yards OF the space between up
rights to kick at. Two other attempts
al a goal from greater distances failed,
ono from the 50-yard line.
Not substitution was made by
either team until the injury of Wi
liams IN the third quarter caused him
to come out and Walker went In in
his place. Crawford was then substi-
tutcd Tor Melton for. Howard. The
weight and the speed OF the Howard
team was really the cause OF the West
Virginia warriors downfall, but on
the whole, the teams were evenly
matched. During the second hall the
game became a puutlng duel IN winch
Holland outkicked Payne. The play
during the last two periods was near
" always the center OF the field. Sev-
cral times il looked like one or the
other of the teams would score, but
the ball never crossed the goal line
except when II was kicked Then 1t
was brought back to the 20-yafd line.
The game was witnessed By probably
$500 fans. both white and colorcd.
Summary: