Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-01
CAROLINA VICTOR
OVER VIRGINIA BY
NARROW MARGIN
Invaders Outplay Orange
and Blue, Winning
10 to Z.
JOHNSTON is STAR
OF DRAMATIC CANE
Iarhcel Back Makes 6O.Yard
Run and Is Pass
Receiver.
I:.ooO WITNESS ONFLICr
Maphis. Arnold and FcndwIck on
Hest Work for Losing
! Team.
I:,ooo WITNESS coNFLIcr
Maphis. Arnold and FcndwIck I'm
Hest Work for Losing
Team.
Ry EnrIr I.,,fx.


about all season. the game old fellow
rallied here this afternoon aud North
Carolina won decision o"c- Viz.
ginia. its friendly rival of thirty
years standing.
But IL was feeble rally. for
Carolina, touted to Win by a decisive
margin. barely squeezed out vic
tory. the count standing 10 to Z, after
hectic battle, witnessed by $4,000.
mouwealths, whose representatives
put up one of the Srandest struggles
ever seen on Lambeth Field.
Tnrhecis Beaten But Once.
North Carolina, by it's conquest.
keeps its Southern slate clean and
maintains its strong claim for cham
pionship honors in Dixie, while the
Tarhecls have an edge OH South At
lantic honors against Virginia Folly.
the nearest rival. Only TO the
mighty Yale did the White and Blue
OF Carolina bow in the season which
closed In blaze of glory with the
defeat of its traditional rival.
The victory OF the Carollnians.
while by the narrowest of margins.
was we'll earned. Virginia fought its
hardest and has nothing to regret.
except its inability to hold the in
vaders. Both wero sportsmen to the
final whistle and never a cleaner con-
test was staged anywhere. But an
analysis of statistics shows the Tar
heels better In all departments. there
by justifying tho dope and making It $
small margin the more satisfactory TO
both parties.
Carolina Uses Open Play.
Carolina's aerial attack was daZ-
zl!nG feature OF the game. Time and
again the Tarheels resortcd To the
ether dips. generally with spectacu-
lar success. Add to this the flectness OF
Red" Johnston and the battering
tactics of Merritt, and the secret OF
the success is sound. Luck was an
element. but the old lady favored
both sides and funbles paved the
road leading TO each goal line. Care
lima, BY recovering Virginia tumble,
gained its frst three points. while the
Orange and Blue. gaining the ball in
the same way, scored touchdown
pcfonsively Virginia surprised all
who had followed the Orange and
Blue work during the past season.
The line tha, was unable to check
the Cadet plunGes and was ripped
~ the Spiders at Will. Was stone
wall against Carolina. whose gains
came ny the cSpertncs5 OF McDon-
aids flinSs. coupled with Johnston ;
umcanny ability In getting under the
tosscs. Three times with her back
to the wall. Virginia kept her goal
safe, forcing tho visitors to resort
to the toe. once with success and
twice without avail.
Fcndwick Defensive star.
Whereas Red Johnston stood out
above his fellows on the offense.
Fendwick. Orange and Blue
linesman. was evervwhere on tn.
defensive. Time after time he
crashed through the line 20 stop
plays before they were wen under
way, while his ability to open holes
for the backs aided Maphs in pick
ing an opening which led to tho Tar
heel goal.
spectacular play OF the game. a run
OF sixty yards after picking up a
kiokof dropped by McGee. But vir-
Sinians will lcng remember how
Benny Arnold. coming from tho rear
on an angle. gained foot by foot on
tho dnshing Carolinlan ne sped over
the herinboned Sridiron. and brought
him down with ii ncadlong tackle
when not NirEinian remained be-
tween Johnston and the goal. only
thirty Yards off.
Long Run of No Await. s..
Johnston's long dash followed i'm
mediatcly after tho Nirsinia follow
ors had gone mad with delight by
Maphis' smash through the line and
run OF tweHty-threc Yards for a
touchdown. Reds efforts were ins
vain, az Virginia braccd against tn.
Tsrheel attack and maintained IN.
lead into the, third quarter. when (.
vas Johnston's pretty catch OF a low
p'tch from Mcdonald brouSat this
winning touchdown by a twenty-six-
FarG combined pass and run
r"r those stattsticalIy inclined, 1.
may DC mentioned that Carolina made
eleven first downs TO five for Vir-
Sinia. The Tarheels gained 1i4 yards
ny rushes. whereas Virginia made
only s,Nty-nine Carolina mads
riSh1.-siX yards by passes to eight
ing nine out OF seventeen attempts,
while only one Of ten trials by Vir-
ginia was successful Carolina IN
tercepted ono forward pass. Each
team fumbled once and each recov-
cred the foes bail. Virginia advanced
the bail ninety yards by running Sack
kicks, while Carolina made nye ysrd.
more In tho same way. virginla drew
thirty yards in penalties. while card.
Ina was sct back ;hirty-five yards
Punting Is Mediocre.
Funting by 10th sides was
mediocre. with Carolina sa,rlns in
the exchanges OF kicks consistentiy.
although ono bad one put Virginia
directly in limo for IT'S score. Al
though there was no wind to speak
Of. the punts did not average mors
than thirty yards.
NirSinia's wings we've inpregnsois
against assault from runners. but
inc secondary defense +was not asts
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