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vrrr 1 WVV l-'J V- I c3 3 tbs times founded uk TU DXSFATCM WO UNDES UHL RICHMOND VA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 1912 PRICE FIVE CENTS Harvard Defeats Virginia and Carolina VIRGINIA SHOWS ft 1 i no BATHE Defeated Orange and" Blue Surprises Tennes-cfl see's Crack Elevemfli 'r TWO TOUCHDOWNS ALL SCORES MADE SI Commodores Forced to Utmost Exertion to Win Walkover Prediction Thrown to DIb-y card by Fighting Attack of Old Sturdy Sons NMhvllIe Tana November Old ooree were settled and the etlng of PMt defeats wiped nwny thin afternoon when Vnnderbllt'n fMt eleven defeated the University of Virginia la a floreoly quarto back getting nwny far ftfty five yerd kike to ace re one ml the each downs made by the Bine Gray agalast Carellae Photo by Foster AFTER QUARTER OF CENTURY HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON contested battle by a acorn st'U tslf Tho gamo was played before S0M people Vanderbilt's defeat ever tho Oraas and Blue wm a doolalvo ona aotlth- standing ths small score Vlrglala '-threatened to score In tho first porlod-sg when Virginia rushed ths ball to the ten-yard lias where they- were unable to advanoe further and tried a drop hick Cook being sub--? stttuted for Smith for this parpaao Tho ball wont wide being partly Brickiey Toe and Line Smashing Smothers Doughty Halfback Injured in Last Few Minutes of Play blocked -4 After an exchange of punts sod fifteen-yard penalty fyr Vanderbilt 4 Virginia again hod the ball on ten-yard Una in thla qurt(J but Cook again foiled at a drop klchr Thie wm the lMt chance the visitors hod to scoro and they wera on the 'y defensive during tho greater part of Jiis the game Seaeee First Toaehdown Vanderbilt scored her first down after consecutive dMhes by tain Hardago through Virginia's left tackle for thirty-five and twenty-elghtyJjFj yards had put tho bail oa Virglala'a twelve-yard 1 lino The bail wM rushed through tho lino at this ture without delay 81kes making touchdown on a split play osntre for nine yards Hardago at the goal the angle being a dlfflcuKg-1 one The second touchdown on tho part of Vanderbilt was la the third peri 3d a forward pus Hmrdags to for thirty yards turning tha trick Hardsge kleksd tho gooL During the gamo Vanderbilt rushed the ball four times far tho Vlt-t glnlans' making fourteen first downs to four for their opponenta Virginia f-: made tho two first downs In each of tho first quartsrs but never made their-distance after the first half In the use of ths forward pass Vanderbilt A showed mueh superiority auecoodlng three times out of sight while glnia missed her only two attempt one of them being thrown out of bounds on purpose Vanderbilt made Mvotnl costly fttm- Cambridge Mesa November 3 The kicking and hoe plunging of Charles Brickiey backed by well-drilled Crimson teammates regained to-day in tha Stadium Harvard's football gu-premMy over Princeton after a lapse of a quarter of aoantury Tho score wm Harvard II Princeton I Brickiey kicked two Held goals and a goal from plnoement of forty-seven yards and battered the Princeton Hue for longer gains than were made by any other player on either team In addition he Intercepted two Princeton forward pMgea and hammered hie way to within striking distance of the Tiger goal where Hardwiek had the honor of carrying tho ball over for the Crimson'a only touchdown Hardwick kicked the goaL In the play which resulted lu Har vard's touchdown made In the iMt few minutes of piny Brlokloy wm carried helpless from the field and may not resume play before the gms witn Tale three weeks hence The Princeton scoro wan the result of Inability to fathom two beautifully executed forward psMea which covered a total distance of fifty-three yards and resulted in a touchdown by Walter Tho Tiger touchdown came In tho second period and up to that time Prlnoeton had hod trifle the better of the contest In the remaining periods the Tigers were never In Harvard's territory and played Crimson Aided by Tigers 16 to SPIDERS PUT UP STIFF DEFENSE Hampden-Sidney Wins but Only After Fiercest Kind of Play Special to The Tlmes-Dispatoh Hampden-Sidney November I In hard fought game to-day Hamp-den-Bldney defeated Richmond College by tho sooro of it to 0 Hampden -Sidney took tho lend in tho first quarter when after the ball had seesawed up and down tha field Saunders ran punt book twenty-five yards putting tha ball on Rlohmond College's thirty-yard Une: Pendleton and Driver on end run advanced tho ball to tho three-yard line where Carter took It over Hampden-Sidney failed at goal Hampden-Sidney In the beginning of tho second quarter oarried the ball to Rlohmond College's forty-yard Une whore she wm forced to punt Richmond College then took a brace and at the end of tho flret half the ball wm on Hampden -BldneFa thirty-yard lino la Richmond College's possession In the third quarter Hampden-Sidney made Its second eoore when with the ball on the thirty-yard line Jones on a forward put carried tha ball over the lina On trying to place it squarely between the goal the ball wm fumbled but waa recovered by McClung Me Clung kicked goal Hampden-Sidney ll Richmond College I In the fourth quarter Berger made substantial galas through the llna hut never wm Richmond College In striking distance of the goal Rlohmond Oollege put -up a good defensive gems but wm weak oq offense Berger the staunch full bark for Richmond was the star for the vleltora many times breaking completely through Hampden-fiidney'a line Perkins and Rltey also played welL 6 NIISS MEREDITH Wins Out Over Mrs Sullivan in Golf Tourney Yesterday The golf tournament at the Hermitage Golf Club closed' yesterday when Miss Posie Meredith won In the finals of the championship class In a close and exciting match with Mra 8 Sullivan At the fourth hole Mrs Sullivan wm leading by two holes Howevar Miss Meredith played a strong uphill gams and managed to square the game on the eighth and by perfect play won the ninth holl and the match making a total score of SI Miss Meredith becomes tha new champion golfer of the club In the second division Mra Garret Wail and Mlea Ricks ware the flnajllsts In the play off Mra Wall won up Tho mateh In championship division between Mias Daisy Winston and Mra Sullivan wm remarbakls In running five extra holes without result darkness preventing further play On the play off next day Mra Sullivan won the match The schedule of tournaments for November Innludee a mixed tournament for men and women on Tuesday November IX and a Thanksgiving tour nament for men ICAGOIS OF CHAMP CLASS Madison Wls November 1-Th Vnjyep lty of Chicago football team waa ollml-nerrd from consideration lit the Western collegiate conference rhsmploniblp race by th- of Wisconsin' speed and -powerful eleven to-day tho scorn oolag Wlsconeon Chlcsto 12-The same woo one of the moat epeelaeular ever played here It woe He Inability to snip by straight football that cost Chicago the heaviest loess Three times the visitors were steppsd inside Wisconsin's flve-yaid line The game was rough to a degree and petaTTlcs were numerous OAK LEVEE WINS BIG MATCH MEET Five High Schools Participate in Track Events at Scottsburg Tarheels Lose to Georgetown After Fighting Every Inch of Way GAME IS TIED FOR FIRST HALF Each Eleven Scores Field Goal! but White andBlue Team Weakens in Closing Minutes and Hilltoppcrs File Up Scores Tillett Homewood Moore and White Star Held to i tl la ths firm half tkwiiuwa btu to show ita flibuor strength la tba final periods and dc-luld Ui Vilvonii of Xortn two lino 17 to 10 yesterday la a game which brought forth Mrjr phase ti a lirwtt eolisgs (wbc Counted wtaaly foe the Tarheel displayed a ggnuug lomt hich a surprise to ala CunsbivaUve persoite Who hhw witoussud tune la wniLu tb two opponent a ad loasa park predicted an overwhelming victory lit Georgetown Once mure the cal oops" wm leal reeling and tottering to the misty oacagruunua Ins Bias aad White played netier man waa Believed pwutiuia o( Mein or tne htet thirty minutes of piay taey bad tne hotter of too Waamugua chow aaa heid them te 1 1 to tie Trying a woirlwiad attack and hoping to wtibor tne Carolina loiwarnie Georgetown nt White and Murray at the line la the brat momoiu and carried Ute oval well into tne Urmory hut there the Carotin-lane heid aaa the onu waa takaa away on downs Waaeiy waa called oa to kick anw Georgetown fumbled Hum reruvoi-ing tne leather lor Carolina Kigat then the Ceroiinluna took tuo bail ny tho horns bteaaiy too ball waa advanced to Georgetown forty 'yard hta where Slovene wm oummoned to try a goal from placement He succeeded and the Bret period ended with Carolina leading id tne trine of 1 to Tillett kicked for the Blue and 'White and Georgetown carried tho ball to Carolina's seven-yard line where the forwards from Carolina braced and took the leather away from Uteir ad-versnriee Carolina was forced to kick and a nasty fumble of an eaay try gave liuaae anotner nance to extinguish himself by recovering tne tian Tho quarter ended with the leather on Carolina's forty-Svo-yard line in their possession Variety of Attack Both teame mowed remarkable varlaty of attack and especially did Carolina unveU plays which had not before bean uncorked on a local grid' Iron this aeaaon The Boors while In dlcntlve In a neuiir of tho relaUvo strength of tho two teame was kept considerably lower from tho Georgetown end because of tho abvious poor condition of tho Hilltoppcrs The vaunted speed and -pep" of tho Blue sad Gray wm aoraly lacking It very evident that the gruelling contest with the Indiana week ago had laft Ita mark Tho absence of RhelnschUd nt tackle created weakness which gave Stevens of Carolina a chance to spring openings through which tho Carolina back field made ita only appreciable gains There never wm nay question tho victor but throughout tho first half Carolina throw considerable scare Into tha Blue and Gray camp Both offensively and defensively tba Tarhadla displayed a varsakUity which had not been credited to Gbacti Martin and hie men When after Just three minutes of piny Btevena an unknown up to tho preMnt time sunk his toe into the leather and shot tho pigskin through tha crossbars for the first eoore of tho oontest Georgetown's price began to drop Tho ecoro wm not tied until tho second period and towards tho does of that Tho ball s'gsagged from one end of tho eflld to tho other both taamn suffering from penalties Georgetown being the greater offender With Costello Fury and White carrying off short gains through the lint the leather waa finally worked to Carollna'a twenty-yard Una where Costello In his rttcond attempt successfully hooted tha ovad over the goal poets making tha score stand three alL Shew Beni Class 'The true strength of tho Blue and tho Gray wm not displayed until tho second half Before tho onslaughts of the sturdy forwards from the Washington University and the fie roe attacks of tha backflald Carolina's defense which had withstood the strain for thirty minutes of fleree play began to crumble and during the two final periods five touchdowns with four goals successfully klokad by Costello brought a glorious victory to the CethollcSL Just two forward passes wars worked successfully Carolina worked the pus for fifteen yards while George- town netted twelve on the same play Several other attempts were ameared Thera Is no queation but that Caro Una's showing cams distinct sur-prise to Georgetown Frequently the T-lllUoppers started nt a brisk pace for the oppoelng-goal to lie stopped by tumbles or Impotent attach Costello Georgetown's JEFFREY STARS IN JS VICTORY Woodberry Foretft Tries Hard but in Vain to Stop Hustling Aggies Wake Forest November Mercilessly hammering the line for consistent 14100 A A to-day scored two touchdowns on Wake Forest Tha Baptists although thay played fiercely nt all times ware unable to make the required gains nt opportune moments Thin resulted In no -score game for them The first touchdown earns In the first quarter A A received the ball on a poor kick and plungod through the line again and again Wake Forest wm gams at all times The ball want to the shadow of tha gold and black goal poet and Jeffrey bait bMk for It It carried the ball over In tha second quarter Wake Forest cam bMk strong Tho Gold and Black carried tho ball down tho Hold oa long and runs with oecMioned Una plungo atrlkligr distance of tho goal Riddick tried for drop-kick A bad Pm a ruined his accuracy and tho bell wont wild A A then took tho ball but loat It Immediately on a fumble Again gosh but opportunity In tho third qnnrtar tho ball remain 11 nntit triad far a Held! ut failed Thla wm their lut (Continued on Third Page) PENN STATE 6ETS GOAT Philadelphia November The University ef Pennsylvania suffered her fourth straight defeat I a-day when Pennsylvania BUM wen the annual football game betweea the Institutions hr the soon of te ea franklin yield Numerous fumbles pueu were ehlefly neeponslble far Pennsylvania's defeat although her open field taekllng was MEDICAL COLLEGE DEFEATS IPI Techs Unable to Score on All-Star Team From Richmond Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatoh Blacksburg Va November I The Medical College of Virginia defeated to-day 10 to 0 The vlaltora from Richmond presented an all-star turn composed of ox-college nad club plysars Walker of Minnesota played the best game for the Rlohmond team The Techs scored a touchdown in the first quarter whioh wee not allowed by the official who were completely fooled by the piny and oouid not keep track of the line-up The visitors mode field goal in the second half as a result of an Intercepted forward pass A touchdown came late In the second half due to a missed signal by a substitute who allowed tha ball to roll to the Techa' goal a distance of thirty yards where a Medloo fell on it The Techa wnere a wer foil lino four or llvo ttfflCJa wit unable to croee tbe line who braced whenever their goal line was In danger Legs and Hughee for the Techs mads esvernl long runs and sach played good gome I- will have to Improve vaatly to beat A next Saturday Tha line-up waa foUowa: Position Glider right half Venter Johns left half Andersofi Hardy full back Legge Bchenck quarter back Hodgson Foster left end Taylor Walker left tackle Burruse RockwaU left guard Pick Grofer Roblee Hedgepeth Arnold- right end McCann Umpire Ware Referee Sampson ililVtb ffilftrtt nos rivK 1 0 searties IIP right guard Lef-bvr th right tackle Sholts entirely on the defensive The game was the flrat contest between so-called major teams under the newly revised rules Both -elevens showed a variety of offenea although Harvard waa not forced to uneovor as many apeotaouiar playa as Prlneeton Kicking Dirt The first period wm a kicking duel between Puitog of Harvard and Do-Witt or Princeton The honors were decidedly in favor of Felton It wm 1 jinia first The Tims North gain Carver during effective repeatedly gaining quarter bles one of tnom coming after a satlonal ran of forty-eight yards by Hardago taking ths boll to Virginia's svsntsen-yord lina Vanderbilt also received tho wont at the penalties having boon psa-llsed ill yarda to fifty for their opponenta hews Pear Jsifswst Poor field generalship on tha PortJ of Quarter Back Curtin la responsisle -for tho foot that Vanderbilt did not" score at least one more touchdown la tho third quarter a forward paaaj Hardago to A Brow gained thirty- eight yarda and put tha baU an VI r-v ginia'i two-yard lina Hare Curiln rected three tries at tha lino tunk'L ling sna and tha ball wm lost within ona foot of a touchdown -In fourth quarter Brown of Vandar'C but ogam caught a forward pass ahdB ran forty-five yarda for a toucadow only to have tho play callod book bsitlf causa it wm claimed that a VandarbUt man blocked a Virginia piayor on tha 'f play illegally On Vanderbilt's throe successful fosL' word passes thsy gained HI yarda 1 Captain Uamage played the greatoalv game of his career for Vanderbilt pcatedly making long gains I'lvwlnis'l ffijikldd anil BPAIllul thnl nnda Virginia's tockiss and around their ando not until the second period that -either team began to show versatility in at- WHITE AND BIDE HAVE EASY TIE Washington and Lee Literally Swamp Davidson College Scoring at WM Bpeolal to The Tlrues-Dlapach Lexington Va November In the final gams of the season on Wilson Field Washington and Lea this after noon defeated Davidson College by the eoore of to 9 From a spectator's point of view the game was intensely Interesting Time after time the White end Blue literally ran ovrr tha North Carolina lads and rarely were more than four plays naoeeaary for touchdown In spite of the fact that five of the regular varsity men including Captain Miller were out of the game the White and Blue proved Itself a perfect fighting machine i At every stage the Une wm Impreg noble althoughlt waa eornposed entirely of second team men after the half beck (laid proved Irresistible and again Buehrlng stnMheJ the Carolina line never falling to who was substituted tor him the first quarter proved He never failed to gain but erMhed through the Davidson line shattering opposition and ait every turn Kaferty at back also played a great He handled the team perfectly beautiful broken field run of thirty yarda The second half even after the team wan composed almost wholly of sub-' et it tea proved almost as easy Rufcr-ty Carver and Bono each put one over Page- Prove dalm out as easy Rufcr CADETS DEFEAT KENTUCKY TEAM I Playing Out of Form Manages to Win in Last Period (Special to The Tlmea-Tispatch 1 Lexington Ky November 2 in a hard fought game I came from behind In the last quarter heating Kentucky to 3 Kurly the game Kentucky snored a safety on a fumble and held with eurpriefng ability The Cadsta' gained ten yards to Kentucky's on all through but fumbles spoiled their efforts However in bic last quarter on a series of rushes carried the baU to Kentucky's thirty-five-yard line where (toptaln Moore kicked a perfect goal 1 came back with a rush the gajne -ending with ths ball on Kentucky's flve-yafd line time preventing a certain touch down for the Cadet Kingman matin tnany brilliant runs- Captain Mnnre Leach Bain Touell and Clarkson starred Rode was best for Kentucky v' I played out of form their at- being marred by fumble-- tho (Continued on Third Page) Perklns used much Judgment through-1 tack It was here that Brickiey (Her-out the game and hammered Hamp-1 vard) stepping back to tba flftoen- at all times whtla his two forty-yard runs In tha face of all the opposition Davidson could offer were' brilliant Net once waa the Washington and Ias goal In danger while Davidson's wm crossed almost at will The euor-ing started after one minute of pTay when Buehrlng got a forward pass from Miles and put the pigskin across the Davidson goal lie turned the trick twice more and Carver oner before the period ended In the third quarter stands and to the wild enthustMm of Carver made another touchdown after His two aonsattonal runa la thq4 psriod paved tho way for first touchdown Ho made four great-Sr 1 den-Sldeey's lino for practically the only galna In the lino Richmond Oollege played well and It was around her ends that Hampden-Sidney mode moat of the gains Pounders for Hsmpden-Rldney played a alar game at quarter He too showed great Judgment running his team and It was Driver and Pendleton along with this veteran quarter hark that made ipden-jlayed throwing their men for losses practically every run Hompdcn-Pldney line although It did (Continued on Second Page) YELLOW JACKETS WIN ONCE MORE William and Mary Battles Gamely but Unable to Stop Randolph-Macon Willlahabars Va Noteinbcr Randolph kscon won from William and-Hary la onsl I of ths hardnst-coniesieil earn ever seen on I 14 The tenni work the I ri pUiin)( off their lonx-end runs fsei-( UTert th( Bnie whVe'the lints piungins hr sd stellar game for ths Orsnss end Blsek The line-up: Hopkins full bask Clem-ton right hair Shelf jr left half Bone quarterback left esdi Turner If tl tackle Copley left guard lluitksr centre: Mntdcr rlsht guard Wray right tackle Burtl left end William and Wright Hubbard full-fcsik: smith right half: Wright left hail: Tilley Hubbrrd quarterback Vsrgus- on left end Mstoalf lift tackle Horn sty left guard Deel centre Metcalf right Si'erd Kern right tsekls Blltsen left end Keferrs Barry Georgetown: umpire Kt- I Bcptubura Vs Nevrmbsr Ths sso-ond annus sthlclle nst of ths schosis ndifax County wss hold in ths county Isir grounds st South Boaton Friday ITvs blh si-Uuu-t wre Osk Level South Uoston Turbsvlllc Bcotuburg and lutawbs All conlestsui were divided Into three badly injured in the last period- nhd Mb ousts C1SM fC included mil to jw Xorced to retire sixteen ytaricisss ail Virginia used several aubsUtuta boys under thirteen yuer Lett End Harris being badly bunged oi account of time verni eisnts bod uv For Vliginia Captain Todd waa te bo left off but the following conteste nv onW teok pise: runuins brosd lump cisu pratticaiiy tne owy man Wb saa3 won by ujilliunil South iiusun diitsncs ffaln ground and hia running on trick BiMiru r-et: siundins -brosd janip won by plays and fake punt formations wap Hart Turbullis distance splendid aspcctoily so nine Woodt rn feet eleven and on--lte-f liu-he run- nw vil nins high Jump won by Juinaid llenditj 0 hiBWj on Osk Level bright four (set sight Landos and Hmlth also did good lnc)ir: SJ0-yrd mnIji wen ty 01)1 Tut in lin plunging And tttldwA 'AAdt'i nr TurbviHr a ll M'oolfoJfc In the line were powerful -i twrn utffiiund Uf aouh Uuioa and Uctorm Both of Virginlag ends did work forcing Vanderbilt uf tiuuih Don os snf Hudson of Bcattsburg llms tlilrum see ecds All thu races had lu bs run on an runa of from twenty-eight to uuusual work forcing Vanderbilt tdT the Princeton supportera On the second paaa when Andrew hurled the ball twenty yards to Walter the latter fell down twice in attempting to rcacj the goal line He wm bo far a-ay fr0m the line of scrimmage that only one Harvard player Gardner waa anywhere near him and the Orim-i sou quarter ha'k was nahln to make the tackle In the klck-out for a attempt at gal Harvard blocked the bail and Princeton was prevented from scoring an' additional point The third period had scarcely begun before Brickiey iii -the score by another Held goal from tlm tlTieen-yard line after-the line had proved adnmsnt against rushes A few tninures later Gardner the Harvard quarter back maae a fair catch of a Princeton punt standing on the Tigers' forty-ssveu-yard line within three yards of mld- field Didn't Think He Coaid Jr "hen Harvard announced the In- (Continued on Third Page) DAKOTA LOSES 10 Inn Arbor Mlch November Kecorlng a touch end goal In tha leu few minutes of play Mlrhlean to-day- deOated ths Unlrer- ll of South Dakota football eleven 7- is in a thrilling li first on tea In devote most of Its Ulna to Virginia tackles and Una Gooch also punted 1 well and waa strung runner Murgaa staa Morgan at contra fur VandsrbUc did the star wotk for tha Una-tai' Hardago and rtlkss carried off tha'hon ors In tha back field PlkM grsks through tins fsr two -gains1 of iwuntr ard thirty yarda in the lost i quarter being tackled from jtho lMt inrtanca Virginia's lon gain was one for slxten yards 1- no lat instanca oval track which wss rather hard oa the rvtinsrs csnuclslly In the UKNyord dashes wlurn Inchrs count so touch Ouk Level Hlith Srhool asar News Fairy Va won thr banner with thirty-five points with Pnuth Ilnstnn cIum' sec-oiul with Thli-iy-two Then fallowed In oruy Turbevigq twenty and asa-bslf t'vtUur' five snd vnet-holf Catawba Kims Tune of Osk Level son the hlgh-tst numbet ef pointa thirteen to his credit Proff-sror Wllaos sf Scottsburg Irvins ef Turtievlllc snd Blnfurd of Klch i mn-4 served as Judgea About 1W people witnessed Iks i I (Continued on vThlrg (hcrldge 1 timers Cains sod pode I which the two universities have aver partl-lli-vinit Vaughsa elf-sled V' -r' A 1 mirnSim tl.

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