Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
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LYNCHBURG, VA. Nov. lS.-Vir-
Einia Tech ran roughshod over Wash
ington and Lee here this afternoon
In the twentieth annual game be-
tween football teams OF the two in
stitutions. winning by the score OF
Al to g. 1t was the most disastrous
defeat ever suffered BY the Generals
u the hands OF Poly
Tech ontplayod the White and Blue
in every department of the game and
gained almost at will through the
Generals line. Mixing open play
with line bucks. the BlacksburG
eleven swept down the field time
after time. and while the Washing
ton and Lee line braced occasionally.
Tech was always in position to
try for score from the field.
Kick Two Field Goals.
Four tries for field goals were
made by Tech. TWO of which were
successful. Rutherford sent over a
drop kick from the twenty five yard
line late in the second period and
Tilden booted a placement kick over
tho bar from the twenty-fivc-yar
line In the final period.
Washington and Lees lone score
was the result of "A spectacular run
by Mcmillan, who grabbed n forward
pass in midfield in the last quarter
and crossed over. Techs goal line
The play was the feature of the game.
Gettle was the outstanding star for
Tech.
The game In detail:
First Quarter.
w. & l.. kicked to ten-yard line
and Rutherford made a pretty return
OF twenty yards. Potts started an
offensive which the Generals stopped
on their own fortyyard line. V.
L. I. kicked over the goal line. W. IL
l.. took the ball on their own twenty
yard line.
The White and Blue resorted to an
aerial game, but was unable to pene-
trate the Tech front and was forced
to kick. Wallace took the kick on
his own forty-yard line and carried
it to the Generals thirty-fve- yard
line. Another attack was started by
Tech and the ball was carried far
into w. & l.. territory. From the
siX-yard line, Celtic went over for
n touchdown. Rutherford kicked
goal.
Tech kicked to Generals nfteen-
yard line. and Mcmillan ran the oval
back To the thrty-yard line. w. & l..
was unable to gain and kicked out
side on Poly's forty-yard line. Tech
found w. & l.. defense strong and
kicked to w. & LIS ten-yard line.
Mcmillan being downed In his tracks.
The Generals were again forced TO
kick. Cameron. booting the ball to
Techs forty-yard line. where Wallace
was tackled without any gain. The
quarter ended there
Score: w. & H.. o; V. P. 1T. ~
Second Quarter.
w T.. 1. opened the second quarter
with n neat eighteen-yard run by
Rutherford. Terry. the Generals CEN,
ter. was hurt In the play and Haw-
kins took his place.
Tech smashed to the White and
Blue lipe for short gain. but was
finally held on the twenty-yard line
Rutherford tried goal from field. but
the ball was blocked and Tech re-
covered the oval on the White and
Blue fortyyard line.
Poly rcsorted to n passing game
and made several substantial gains.
Flory on wide end run went over
for n second touchdown. Rutherford
kicked goal
Rain began to fall. ". L. i. kicked
to the Vineyard line and Thomas.
who took Hamilton's place, returned
twenty yards. The Generals could
not gain and kicked again, the ball
going outside at midHeld.
". Il. ]. Gets n Field Goal.
Making use OF the forward pass
the Techs again threatened, hut be-
ing held, tried another field goal. w.
& L. blocked the kick and recovered
the oval on their own thirty fve-yard
limo. A ffteen-yard penalty forced
the Generals to kick. but the ball
went straight up I'm the air and II
was Techs ball on the White and
Blue ffteen-yard line, The Generals
line held and Rutherford sent over n
field goal from the twenty Ave- yard
line.
". T.. i. kicked to the ,en-yard line
and Dawson returned fifteen yards
Three plays failed to net the Gen
erals but two yards. and Cameron