Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-23
TIGERS VICTORIOUS
ELEVEN
!. IN GREAT CONTEST
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Hampden- Sidney Alumni and the
entire student body swarmcd upon
the field and for a time threatened
to hold the game up.
:. Two more evenly matched teams
never faced each other on football!
-gridiron in Richmond. There was
little advantage in weight, and after
The first quarter was completed. il
was evident that the break" would
play an important part in the strug-
gle. Richmond clearly outplaycd the
Tigers in the opening period. and af-
ter advancing the ball to the Tigers
twcnty-yard line. lost it on tumble.
Hempden-Sidney punted out of dam
ger, and through one of the strong
est defenses seen here In several
years. held the Spiders
Richmond secured the first break"
and incidentally. the first points of
the game in the second quarter. With
the bail on their fifteen-yard line and
IN their possession, Ben" Smith. Of
the Tigers. dropped back for punt.
sidney Sands. Richmond boy, made
bad pass. and Smith was tackled
".
Spiders Display RcnI Football,
Frank Dobson's Spiders DISPLAYED
real football in the opening chnptsr.
The backs had n drive that was lack
ing last Saturday. and found il easy
10 penetrate the Tiger line. Only
stubborn resistance OH the part of the
Farmrille team saved them from he
ing scored on. Sands redeemed him
self for his bad pass by breaking
through at critical stages of the
game and getting the Spider runner.
Encouraged by their two point
lead. the Spiders entered the battle
with renewed vigor at the opcnjug
OF the second half. Twice during the
third quarter. they advanced to the
Tigers scven-yard line ONLY to hn
held for downs. Failing In their at.
tempt TO puncturc the visitors de-
tense, Captain Jones. playing quar-
TER back. called upon Caesar" To-
VIII. half back, to try for goal from
tue held. With the bail on the Tigers
WentE-eisht-yard line. Towill drop
PED oack seven yards behind the lin,
OF scrimmake and booted the oval
squarcly between the uprights
"hNcriy Jones, acting CAPTAIN OF
inc spiders, was the outstanding star
OF the game for the Red and RIuc
The brunt OF the Richmond orcnsc
was borne by the dimlnutive half
p0eh, VINO had mis- head up through
out the contest. His broken field run
nihG was the best of the day. while
BIS generalship would do credit to n
football player with considerable
more experience. Jones formed tho
basis of the Richmond air attack.
and when the game ended he had
just received n forward pass and adj
v7inced the ball to the Tigers thirty
yard line.
Spiders Make Last Effort.
R1chmond displayed wonderful
nghtins spirit in the final stages OF
The fourth quarter. When IL seemed
Impossible for them TO win. the
Spiders kept on fighting, and for a
time It appeared AS II they would
make touchdown. Falling in their
attempts to pierce the Tiger line and
with the time rapidly slipping away.
fhe Red and Blue tried one desperate
effort TO take the contest Frank
Dobson sent Vandevcr. n substitute
hneman. TO replace Booker. His APP
pearance was the signal for Il drop
Kick and once more Towill was called
upon TO bring his toe into play. The
attempt was made from the Tigers
twenty-two-yard line and fell Just n
trife short.
While the playing of. Jones and
smith stood out there, were other
members of both teams who PLAYED
well. Hobby" Snead, Richmond full
back, again gave "a wonderful eXhi-
b'tion OF punting. The big fellow
got his kicks away in great style
and used good Judgment in placing
them Smith and Day. the Hampden-
Sidney puntcrs, also booted several
Tor long distance and II there was an
edge In the punting IL rests with
Hampdcn- Sidney. Sands. captain OF
the Tigers, played an excellent game
at-ccnter.
II. S. Position. u. Of Il
Brcitcnhcit left end . Rucker
FuNua $3.50. left tackle Carlton
Saunders left guard. 49,. Hodges
Sands ......... center. .. Bethel
tCapt)
3uaNa right guard. -. Booker
Stoitz ......rieht tackle. H. Johnson
lireh"man fright end $50. Robins
smith quarter back. Towill
Blsnkenship left half .... Zlerler
Lay .........right half. 49,. Jones
Johnson fun back. ... Snead
Score by quarters Total.
ltaInp6en- Sidney -
itiohnond ,..... o 3 O. :
Summary: Touchdowns - Smith.
Goals after touchdown--Day Field
goals-Towili. Safety Agains,
Hampden- Sidney. sub &titution s:
Bampden Sidncy--Sager for Attaya:
Tyson for Johnson Watson for
Breitcnhcit: McKelway for Sands
and Sanders for Smith. Eichmoud-
Vandever FOR Brookcr Oiricials-
Gooch Wirginia), referee. Harrison
washington and Leo. umpire; smith
,Virginia). head linesman, Trcvilian
tAshland). tiTnckecper Time OF
quartcrs---l5 minutes.