The Chicago whip., 1922-12-09
TEAM
COPS {. |. 4. 4.
CHAMPIONSHIP
By II. 4. Cornish.

II y IL - \OlAlA-AAs
HAMPTON, Va, Dec. 9.--In her
closest contest of the season, Hampton
! Institute defeated the much-reputed
Virginia Union University football
team on Thanksgiving Day BY a score
OF to 6, and thus became the undis-
puted champions OF the Colored Inter
collegiate Athletic Association OF the
Middle Atlantic States. Twenty-Five
hundred people from Hampton and
neighboring cities were present to
cheer their respective teams on to VIC
tory.
Gum Drop Kicks
Promptly at 2:30 Union kicked of to
Hampton. The pigskin got as lar as
Hampton's 30-yard line. On the first
two plays Hampton made yards.
/ Jacobs then called Upon Gum, VINO
sent the ball down to Unions 21-yard
! line Union was not able to gain
ground to any extent and punted to
i her 45-yard mark. Hampton fnmbed
on her first play, but Dame Fortune
smiled on her and she recovered the
oval. The institute boys were out to
win. Points must be made. Jacobs
called a new signal. Gum dropped
back and scored Hampton's first three
points with field goal from the 35-
yard line.
Union received the ball on her 80
yard line ard punted out of danger to
i Hampton's 45-yard line. Hampton
ffumbled on her next play. This time
Fortune was not so kind and Union
covered the leather on Hamptons 40
yard line. After attempting a line
/ plunge and an end run, Union kicked
behind the goal. Hampton received
j the ball on her 20-yard line and punted
to Unions 40-yard lie. Jackson, the
speedy quarter for Union. was on his
toes on the next play. He hit the
Seasiders barrier and gained 10
yards. The institute wall stiffened and
/ held Union for downs. Gum punted
out OF danger TO Unions 49-yard line.
! A tumble by the Richmond boys, and
the "Seasders' covered il on the So
yard line, Hardwick and Cardozo be
gan to hit the Union line. A tumble
! by Hampton and Mcdonald covered it
j for Union. The Union backs tried the
j Hampton line on two occasions, but
/ did not gain. An incomplete forward
pass ended the quarter.
Union Makes Touchdown
Jackson punied on his fourth down
to Hampton's 90-yard iine. With his
+ back to the wall Gum sent the pig
skin to the visitors 49-yard line. Union
! tried her lightning end runs and
famous triple passes, but they were
broken up by Hampton's tackles.
Alter all incomplete pass Jackson was
forced to kick. Cardozo received til.
punt on his 20-yard line. Gunn re-
turned the punt to the 50-yard linz.
Here things began to pick up.
through repeated line plunges and a
/ forward pass from Jackson to W. \.
Smith. which netted 80 Yards. Union
/ put the pigskin on the "Seasiders'"
l0-yard line. 1t looked as though the
Hampton line would stiffcn and hold
Union for downs, but after two more
plays. which netted yards, Jackson
PIT the ball over on the fourth down
for Unions lone score. An attempt
j lor the extra point by the air route
failed
Hampton Scores Twice
Captain Red Dabney. Hampton's
all-.American center, kicked off to
Unions H-yard line. Union advanced
the ball TO her 37-yard line. A penalty
OF IS yards was imposed on Union.
Jackson covered a bad pass behind
his goal line, where he was downed by
a. Rulfin, Hampton's fast end. The
result was a safety. which netted two
points for Hampton. In the mixup
laclson's nose was injured and he was
forced 20 leave the field.
Union took possession of the pig
skin on her 30-yard line. Alter Hucles
had been thrown for loss OF 9 yards,
he punted TO the 50-yard mark. Hard
wick. after making a 7-yard gain.
fumbled, and Union recovered on her
43-yard line. On another bad pass
Hucles was thrown for a loss OF 50
yards, Union then punted to Hamp-
ton. who worked the ball up to her 20
gard line. With oply two seconds to
play, Gum dropped back and from
difficult angle sent the bail skimnling
over the cross-bar, netting the three
points which won the game for Hamp-
ton. The first half ended-Hampton,
.8; Union, 6.
a Series Of Thrills
ne second hali furnished thrills
galore. More than once were the
nerves OF the spectators at the high
est pitch. Union worked the. ball to
Hampton's 20-yard line. An attempted
forward pass to her l-yard line failed. |
At another time Union was within |
striking distance. On the l6-yard line
Jackson, who had returned to the |
game, attempted to drop kick. His !
failure saved the day for the institute /
boys.
Union did not furnish all the thrills.
Several OF Hampton's second-string
backs were thrust into the fray Joe !
Green and Dixon added pep to the
tear1. The "Seasiders" marched |
straight down the field to Unions l. /
yard line. Then a tumble Union COW
cred and punted out of danger. In the /
last few minutes OF play Union again
had possession of the piRskin. Long !
forward passes were being completed.
Union was going strong Jacobs, the
quarterback intercepted one of these
and ran IS yards as the whistle blew
ending the pamp