Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-20
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sport NEWS
Virgir1iar1s Win In
Northern Virginia
Battle With Humphreys Is Locals
After Hard Fight-Get Gold
smith Trophy.

Today the Praying Virginians"
are the proud poSsessor OF the Gold
smith Trophy cup, embiematic Of the
championship OF Northern Virginia.
Only after a terrific battle on a slow
and slippery field, were the Virgin
ians able to slip their "hooks" en- the
championship mug and claim it as
.heu' own. The Fort Humphrey ag-
g-egation staged q magnificent on
s.augat in a spirited attempt TO cap
ture the cup, Dut-they failed.
The Shipyard field was terrible.
The grounds We've in such a condi
ton that any self respecting mud tur-
tie would have passed by with his
nose in the air, and then, would not
have been considered tony" This
condition caused a great amount of
slipping and sliding by the backs of
both eleyens, and fumbles were in
their prime. e mud had beaa blood
this little scrap would have been a
beautiful replica of Bloody Angle"
as both teams, after the first few
minutes Of play presented a greu-
some appearance.
For three solid quarters the battle
ragged up and down the muddy grid
iron with neither team possessing the
necessary stamina to push the ball
over the final chalk mark. In the first
half The Nirginians outrushed their
heavier opponents and annexed six
first downs to HUMPHREYS two. The
thnd quarter was nip and tuck thru
ont, the breaks Of the game refusing
to show any favoritism. In this quar-
Scr the douChboys managed to regis
ter TWO first downs to the Nirginians
one, and the locals played solely for
defense.
The fourth and final quarter found
both teams in . fighting frame Of
mind, and rushed on the field with the
Intention OF committing "hari-kari'
~poa the person of each other while
y the mood. they lacked only the nee
cssary weapons. Humphreys opened
this quarter with u forward passing
attack that Melted them two first
downs before it provel their own un-
doing. The only score Of the game
came in this quarter when the sol
iiers attempted forward pass from
mid-feld, which would have given
alcrtncss of Poss. Poss intercepted
them 4 much needed gain but for the
this pass and converted it into six
points for the Nirginians. Further
scoring was stopped by the final
whistle few minutes later.
Poss has been the Nirginians most
sterling performer this season, and
his work Of yesterday makes him one
4 the outstanding back-field stars in
this section. Peyton, N1geDt and
also played a bri ANT game
for the winners. IN the line, Hoy,
knight, Creegan, Beach, Mckinney
and King played the game of their
lives.
The Virginians ends need no intro
iuction. Their work OF past seasons
aud this is a wonderful monument to
their versatility.
Fort Humphreys must be given the
credit that is due them for their Won
Larful showing and the clean way in
which they play the game. They pre-
scented, as was expected. the strong
est opposition that the Nirginians
have met this season. Had their fin
al forward pass been successful the
game would have undoubtedly ended
in a draw. Light was the soldiers
best bet for fame in this game,
though the entire team was right in
their fighting every inch of ground
Fully Two thousand fans witnessed
The game and the Virginia Athletic
Club wishes to thank them for their
patronage
The GnpuO.