Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
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uHEENNll.LE. S. c.. Oct. 2s.-Up-
setting local dope extensively, the
University OF Richmond. using the
DoDson shift and plotted by one Wa
verify Jones. defeated the Furmau
Purple Hurricane here this after
noon by the score of 10 to o.
F'urman's failure to solve Coach
Dobson's shift is probably one great
reason. why the Hurricane was not
aole to stop consistently the pow
erful drive of the Richmond backs.
especially ZeiEler and Snead, who
followed holes put In the purple
line by Jones and Fray. The other
reason, IL there is one to be given
TOT me Hurricanes inability to solve
the Richmond offensive. Is due to a
peculiar stride. with which the Spider
bacbs ran while carrying the ball,
practically at no time during the
game was the ball discernable, ex-
cept when play was over. A
concealed ball was Richmond's hone
and she utilized it to perfection.
First Score In Second Period.
Richmond's first tally came in tho
second quarter after the teams had
staged punting duel In the first
period with Potent having shade
the better of the argument over Hob
by Snead. The first quarter ended
with the ball In Richmond's pos
session on her own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
line. At the beginning OF the sec
ond period. Snead ran twenty-four
yards around left end after a first
own had been made by the Spider
backs. and put the ball on Furmans
ffteen-yard line. Lefty" Zeigler.
Richmond's famous left half back,
made good his name at this period
m OF n n
Richmond's frat three points.
In the third period the Spiders
came back strong and scored
touchdown after driving the Furman
line for consistent gains. and utiliz-
ing the pass route to a great extent
The touchdown came as result OF
Chcwning's tumble on Furman's
twenty-yard line. after the ball had
been brought out when Snead kicked
over the goal line Richmond re-
covered the tumble, which put them
In immediate striking distance for
score, pass from Jones to Snead
Melted fourteen yards and put the
ball on Furman's six-yard line. The
Hurricane braced on a line play and
at the. time it, looked as IL the Red
and Blue would have to turn to Keig-
Ter again, for desired results. but
more than ever the ability of the
SPIDERS deception was displayed and
on fake play over the line Fray
raced six. yards around right end
and placed the pill behind the goal
line.
ZeiGler kicked a drop-kIck for try
for point and the score advanced
to 10 TO 0.
Furman Threatens in Fourth.
In the fourth period tho Hurricane
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sonites had scored three moro. Po-
teat punted fifty yards to Jones. who
returned the ball ten yards to Fur
mans forty-three-yard line, The
powerful drive and beautiful inter
ference OF the Richmond outfit wae
superbly demonstrated hero, for duo
to this factor Fraey raced around
Furman's right end for twenty yards
and placed tho ball on Furman's
twenty three-yard line. A buck add
ed five and an off-tackle play gave
three more, and Zeigler dropped
hack and again boosted one through
the cross bars for the desired threo
more tallies. bringing tho total to
thirteen. Ieigler kicked tho ball
from Furman's twenty-yard limo.
McCurry. n Furman substitute half
hack. went into the game shortly
after the last three tallies were
scored and gave the Spiders a scare
by tearing OF eighteen yards through
tile Spider line.
However. before Poteat loft tho
game, the IIurrlcaners threatened
10 take the ball over for touch
down. a pass, Poteat TO Mcleod.
neitrd eighteen yards. Poteat fol-
lowed with an eight-yard gain of
right tackle. and waters made two
and first down. Bethel. Richmond
center, broke up the Furman ad-
vance by lntercepting a forward
pass on Richmonds eighteen-yard
line, and the Purple Hurricane did
not threaten again with the excep-
ton OF McCurry's stabs through tho
line.
Attendance Only $500.
The defeat OF the. Hurricane this
afternoon came before a crowd OF
about $500 people. who fully ex-
pected Coach I.avars team to como
out the victors by fourteen points
or more. Richmond's offensive was
complete puzzle to the Lavalites.
and. coupled with the head work OF
Captain Waverly Jones and the fast
DohsGn shift. which Is mix be-
tween the Tech shift and Notrs
Danes shift. the Red and Bluo team
advanced against the Hurricaners at
will
Several statistical calculations will
servo TO show somewhat the strength
OF tho two teams.
Furman received the kickoff each
time and Snead booted on tho kick
of for total OF 20a yards. Fur
man returned kiSk-ofr forty yards.
Richmond line plays gained l5A yards
and Furman eighty-four. Richmond
end plays made seventy-three. while
Furman made ninetyoight. Rich-
ar W. a.
yards, and furman returned twenty
five. Richmond gained on forward
passes eighteen yards and FURNISH
elsysn Rlchrnond's total gaining