Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-01

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West Virginia ran amuck on
Armstrong Field for the first
thirty-five minutes last Saturday,
and babe fair to crush the Iron
men in their first home game. But
the steady toe of Weatherford,
the terrific drives by Chubby"
and "Beau", running mates of
'29; the brairy work of Annette
Beam; the deadly tackling of
Thomas and Gaines; and the dog
ged determination of team that
refused to be beaten turned the
tables and exacted a 1915 vic
tory from them. There were
breaks to be sure, vagaries of the
wind and mishaps by the oppo-
nents, but they were mainly aces
DRY to the movements of a well
coordinated team.
Big Blues Score First
The Big Blues first score was
made at the end of ten minutes
of hectic scrambling for position
during which time Hampton had
possession of the ball in her own
territory three times and no one
gained a first down, Hampton
having lost five yards in the
vicinity of her thirty yard line
kicked to Graves on his forty-fifth
stripe. Two short drives Melted
five yards and then a trick pass
from Adams to Virgins garner
ed six yards for a first down.
Virgins then made two yards,
and Immediately following him,
Adams cut and drove his way to
Hampton's eight yard line where
Bell stopped him with a twenty
yard gain, from there three short
drives brought forth touch
down
Hampton Lets Bluefield by in
Seconds
The next score was made i'm
mediately after the second quar-
ter began. Briggs dropped sixty
yard punt on Bluefields fifteen
yard line and an Intellectual at
tempt was made to run it out.
The wind and a rushing line then
caused Drew to boot a, dud to
Hampton which fell on his own
IL yard line, but Hampton lost
the ball on downs at her twenty
yard line. The Blue machine be-
fl .ished his sensational jaunts
gan to move, and when Graves
through the Hampton line and
the Wiggins-Adams combination
had worked their fakes and pass
es, the Blues had covered eighty
wards to score a sensational
touchdown.
Guess Scores First Touchdown
for Hampton
Hampton's first score came in
the second quarter Immediately
after that phenomenal eighty
ward drive for Bluefeld. Wealth
erford made an eleven yard run
bowling over three Bluefeld men
with a well executed stiff arm
touchdown. This advance was nip
and registered Hampton's first
ned in the bud and Hamp-
ton was forced to kick. Hold for
three downs on his forty yard
line, Drew of Bluefeld, tried
return kick and could only place
it to the line of scrimmage, for
the wind was against him. Jones
and Weatherford made four
yards and a penalty advanced
them five. At this point Beam
came in to take the team and
tried to complete pass to Jones.
He then called Jones through
center and he gained a first down
with six yards. Another pass was
grounded but the referee allowed
it because of interference with
the passer and the ball was now
on the ten yard line. With lit
tie over a minute before half
time Guess registered a first
down, and Jones shot II hard
pass across the field to Guess who
touched down.
Blues Lead 1876 at Half
When the half-time gun sound
ed on a 1876 score 1900 Bluefield
supporters felt confident that the
Seasiders were fighting lost
cause. Three minutes after the
second half when Jeffires, taking
the third toos from triple pass
behind the line, scored touch
down, 1000 Hampton 'rooters felt
cause for apprehension. But be-
fore the third quarter had ended,
the Ironmen had allayed every
dout, and it was plainly evident
that once more Gid Smith has
turned out a team of champion
5 ship calibe,, another Iron Line
and an invincible group of backs.
Bluefeld's final touchdown was
made early in the third period
when Drew kicked off to Beam and
he ran the kick out to the thirty
five line. Guess lost the ball on the
SO marker. and on the next play
Lincoln still has the edge in the