Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-22
SPIDERS FIND ROANOKE
LINE TO BE STUBBORN
hcd mud iflnc Hacks Cannot I'ut
T"u"hdown Across During


University Of Richmond defeated
Roanoke College on stadium Field
yesterday afternoon In "a game which
never rose above mediocre football
except FOR tho mai period and a
IL" flashes Of form during the first
thcc" quarters. by tho score Of so.
'Biily' Zicgler. Spider half back.
dropped TWO held goals between tn.
posts In tn" second quarter. "iioh-
bio" Sn2ad. veteran full back and
one OF The best backneld !nteris. =
crS on IN" squad. Was sadly lacking
~ ny n'hy on account II injnry and
Coach bcbs"E MAS iorc"I to run in
Captain Wavcriy Jones 1T quarter
early tn the second quarter. despite
an injured hip which has kent Elm
"Nt OF practice since the Virginia
game.
several nf "PinHle" Sprughan's
famous passes worked well fer the
salem aggregation. and tho line
;iRhtened at several critical moments
when tho spiders attempted to score.
fhr"" times they were Within strIk
IN$ distance OF NuaUOkcs goal. only
To be iUld for downs The return
OF Captain Jones TO the lineup did
something TO restore tho lie OF the
ipd ana bluc team, ana In additiaa
the injured h-ld general executed
several 90: The gr.t,!csi runs seen Ia
tho game.
Tho game was slowed consider
ably 10y frequent calls for time ot,-
by 6"ih teams and several penal
ti"s wrr" inflicted. one OF half the
distance 10 the Spider goal when
hicglrr slugK-d the Roanoke fun
hac'; who was ruughing after the
whistle blew
The rat hand. with the members
painted 10 resemble grotesducs Of
som" sori aud bearing plackards on
.h"ir back disturbed the sol"mnity az
,hc occasion. when they made their
1rst rUhlic appearance" and rendered
The school song. old Red and Blue -
At;cndHnv" In tn" stands was larger
liam usual. about 1000 rridiron en-
:hnsRs turning out for tho game.
TIN game In d"taii
First Quarter.
Roanoke elected To receive, and
RcWns kicked on 70 Couk. who re-
.mrncd 10 the th!rty-ave yard line
Hurt Jailed 10 gain in two attempts
II right end and right tackle. and
oakey pmnt"d low. the ball rolling
over tn" spider goal line for n touch
down. kichmonds ball on the TWEEN
:y-yaTd line. Tn. spiders started
'a!riy Well Zicglcr making 1t first
Town twice after Mahaney and Fray
made good gains through tackles.
Nahaney then failed to gain. Towill
added three yards around left end
and Mahaucy followed with fourteen
yards around the same wing on the
next play, FAIRY made eight yards on
straight line buck. Ziegler added
onc yard and Richmond was penal
.zed five yards for having q man in
The hack field IN motion. Roanoke's
oa!l on the uinctecn-yard line. and
The Spiders first advance broken up.
On the first play. Oakley made two
yards through tho line, and the Ma
room full back added four yards. fol-
lowed by a tumble which was re-
severed by Richmond down in the
line scrmmage. The play of both
cams was unusually slow at this
ooint. the Spider backs playing rag
Bed. Richmond spurted and Mahancy
made fifteen yards on cross buck ::
Fray made only one yard in two at
.cmpts, making IL third down and
ainc To go on tho twenty-two- yard
line. following Trays recovery of a
tumble. Mahancy made three yards,
and on the next play missed a pretty
pass from FOWL, which looked like
Touchdown. Two more line bucky
by Fray and tho first quarter ended,
Roanoke's bail on the fifteen yard
line. Except for a few flashes OF
form, tho quarter was uninteresting
from spectators point OF view
second Quarter.
On the first play Oakley msdc two
Yards through the Spider line. Couk
added three yards and then made il
Z irst down on the twcnty-sevcn- yard
Inc: Oakley then made one yard
iround left end and fumhled, Fray
recovering the ball outside on the
twenty eightyard line. Mahancy
nade two yards and Fray made it
irst down. Richmonds ball and
Fray, failed on an attempt through
iine. David broke through and
'menred the next play making It
i !welve yards to go. ON the next play
Fowl lost ten yards on an attempted
bass. Jones went in for Towil
pass. Jones TO Ray. nettcd four yards.
While the next, Jones to Ruckcr, was
lead. RoanokeS ball and Couk
made four yards through the Spider
eft guard. On the next play. Hurt
:rled pass. which was Intercepted
by Rcams on tho twerty-two- yard
line. lie was downed in his tracks.
Fray was downed with Roanoke
tackle broke through and on the mex,
play Jones made twenty yards on
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