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Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 9

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t1 i nrcnMOND va Sunday ootober ms PRICE FIVE CENTa TO PREVENT GOAL DEFEAT OF SEASON Defense Work of Ran-dolph-Macon Eleven Almost Perfect Final Score Against Virginia Military Institute Is 38 to 7 BLUES DEFENSE WEAK LISTLESS Line Plunging of Driver Featured Game for Visitors Who Piled Up 29 Han- cock Quarles Burke and Jacobs Play a Good Game The large figure Is that of lleery Keteham captain and afar centre of the Yale -varsity eleven: Ketchaas la an ell-American traas man and blda fair la gala that heaor again thla fall The elrenlar panel ahoiva llarvarda haekfield afar Mahan raaalag mate of the great Charley Hrlekley Makaa la one of tka beat player nneevered thla season aad forma with Brlekley and Hardwick the greatest trio la the East fitrelt Princeton's latent lamiaary la ahawn at tha right fitrelt la an Irreslatnble llne-smnsher of the Wendell and Coy type IlLulUli! nr atwqod KoaYFciir The Richmond Light Infantry Blues wont down In defeat for the first time this season at tho hands of Randolpli-Macon by the one-sided ecore of SI to 0 at Broad Street Park yesterday afternoon Never was the Tellow Jacket goal In danger Their defense was perfect and their interference could not be beaten They went at the Blues from tho start in a hammer and tong fashion and never let up the least bit Tho Yellow Jackets took advantage of everything that came their way and pushed thelrway to victory Tho Blues defense wee very poor to any the best They played In a dull sort of way and when they could have stopped a play it seemed they did not see it Dased and bewildered they fought to the last but the light wa of tho weakest nature Four Against Eleven Hancock played a good game -for the Blues and made some very good tackles Hancock Quarles and Jacobs were the only Blues who appeared to realise that they were playing football After the first quarter Burke woke up and went after the Yellow Jackets with a will but with four out of eleven playing even a half-way game they could do but little Shelley kicked to the Blues and Word received but fumbled and Ran-dolph-Macon recovered the ball Ran-dolph-Macon was penalised fifteen yarda for hurdling in tho first down JJ-This put them back to the Blues' twea- ty-elght-yard line A place kick formation was called and Bane Ran-dolph-Macon quarter beck kicked a pretty field goal making the score I to 0 In the Yellow Jacket's favor Yangkan Scores Tonehdowa The Blues kicked to the Yellow Jackets who returned It The Blues' after downs lost the ball and then tha Yellow Jackets atarted a aeries of 11ns' plungea Tha ball went to tha Blue but one time before Captain Vaughan left end got a for CV ward pass and went over the line for' the first touchdown of the garph mak- ingthe score I to 0 with Randolph-Macon holding tho big end Word kicked for the Blues Bane received and carried the hall for fifteen yarda before ho was tackled by Hancock: Time was called and the first quarter-ended Score I to 0 In favor of Ran-' dolph-Macon -The Blues strengthened In tho second quarter and the Yellow Jackets could rot mako any good gains and were forced to kick Tha Blues returned the kick Hancock for the Blues played a great game getting through tho Yellow line and tackling his man nine out of every ten tlmea Quarlea too woke up and went In for aomo good tacklen With tho ball on the thirty-yard line a fake kick1 forma-' lion was called and a forward paae failed Tha ball went over and the Blues kicked Another forward pass' was tried by Randolph-Macon but Quarles Intercepted It and went down tha field for twenty yarda The whistle blew which ended the first half of tho gama Neither! elds ecored in thla 'y' A WORK OF MAYER IS SENSATIONAL His Spectacular End Runs Keep Crowd in Uproar Gooch in Old-Time Cadets Though Outclassed Go Down With Colors Flying (Special to The Tlmee-Dlspatch Charlottesville Va October 11 Virginia was not ablo to keep her goal lino dean this afternoon In tbe annual et ruggle wltb the Virginia Military Institute the final ecore being IS to 7 in favor of the Orange and Blue Virginia atarted olt with ruh-after getting the ball on a punt in midfield -ecored a touchdown In two playa Gooch on a fake kick gained aeven yarda and Mayer circled the cadet left end for fifty yarda Captain Carter booted the ball between posts The ecore waa tied a minute later when Mayer after fumblng the ball tried to punt The pigaklu rebounded from the cadet line and waa gathered up by Burreae who with a dear field raced thirty yarde acrosa the Virginia goal line But for thla happening the locale would probably have rolled up a total of fifty or more polnta agalnat the visitor It wan uneapected and etunned the team for a while 1 Mayer amply retrieved hlmaelf during the remainder of play hla senna-tional runa around the end keeping the crowd In an uproar Five tlmea In all he eroaaed the cadet goal line after long runa but twice he waa called back by Umpire Randolph for holding In the line Ilia exhibition of atlS-arm-ing waa the beat aeon Jiere In years Hla work waa easily ikt feature of the game Oooch ran back punta In hie old-time form and Landes frequently ploughed hla way through the line for substantial gains Intercepting a psBit iho fimt full bsck otr raced seventy yarda behind beautiful Interference (Jar Ukt fitoeewsll Virginia found herself in ticklish positions twlco near the close of tho end period due to the euperb exhibition of punting by Captain Youell Hie spirals more then once sailed over Gooch's head and rolled almost to the Virginia goal poat The Virginia quarter back was forced to punt out twice In this quarter from the corner of the field thue giving the cadets opportunity to run tho ball hack Bain once caught the pigskin on Virginias twenty-yard line and the cadet gained ten yarda hut then lost the ball on dawns Again Oooch kicked out to Hawkins who returned the hall to Virginia's four-yard line line was like a stone wall however and the cadets lost their last chance to score Tho work of the Virginia forwards was a little ragged at tlmea but especially gratifying was the brilliant showing of Gillette at right end He was not only down the field like a shot but tackled like a fiend Once when thrown flat on his back he reached ap and snagged the men with the ball Wooifolk was much In the limelight The cadet eleven through outclassed went down with color flying From start to finish they were fighting Youell Gallagher Clarkson and Bur- (Continued On Third Png- yearn From Tarheel State Defeats Palmetto Boys by 13 to 3 Score Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch Columbia October Hz-North Caroline won from South Carolina on University field here to-day by a score of IS to I Outweighed by at least ten pounds to the man the South Carolina team was handicapped somewhat but at that Its playing wa below form North Carolina ueed tha Minnesota shift as Its attack and Tol Pendleton who la credited with drilling the Tarheel beckfleld had bis men trained exceedingly well in Its movement Puller the North big fullback put up the best game of tho visitor haekfield while Homewood fought hard at end For South Carolina Stoney at centra Wchuen at guard and Captain Brann at tackle did the best work This was North Carolina's first appearance on South Carolina soil since 107 and a good aixed crowd of fans turned out to seo tho universities of Iho sister States dash The crowd was disappointed In South Carolina's showing the Garnet and Black eleven playing below the class of ball offered against Wake Forest last Saturday North Carolina's two touchdowns were scored on straight football while South Carolina's polnta were scored by a placement kick nicely executed by Von Kolnlta Line-up: position 8 Homowood right end Sllgh I Abernethy right tackle Brann (Captain) Faust right guard Wehmen Tandy centre 8toney Cowell left guard Mills Ramsey left tackle Hampton Husko left end Hill Lord quarter back Hey ward Pope right half back i onKolnltx Taylo left half backLangton Puller -full beck Perry Summary: lord Fuller TO LAST15 DATS Virginia Owned or Virginia-Trained Horses Promise to Cut Considerable Figure FIRST RACES ON NOVEMBER 13 Fall Contests Promise to Be Fully in Keeping With Best Traditions of Turf Norfolk Va October IS Virginians end Virginia-owned or Virginia-trained horses promise to cut a considerable figure at the approaching fall meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club which begins Its fifteen-day season of racing November II next If the representation under colors of horses either bred In or raced by citisens of the Old Dominion la to be Judged by the stake nominations and stable reservations already In the bands of General Manager Bob Levy the fall meeting at the Jamestown course promises to be fully lu keeping as regards racing with the beet traditions of the turf in this State There are many factors which go to bring about this condition and It la particularly pleasing to Manager Levy and his associates In the Jamestown Jocky Club that such a combination of fortunate circumstances exist The active Interest maintained In cross-eountry hunting by the various clubs in Virginia up country tho establishment of the United States government cavalry remount breeding bureau In thla 8tate: the rerent acquisition of some world-famous sires by the leading breeding farms which are maintained privately and the news that many Virginians of means Intend to reembark In thoroughbred racing on an extensive scale all point to tho firm hold this branch of sport haa In the hearts of the sona and daughters of tho Old Dominion As a result ample provision will be made In the forthcoming program book of tho Jamestown meet for events through the field end Virginia-owned or trained thoroughbreds which have distinguished themselves up the line in Canadn and later at Laurel and soon at I'imltco will figure prominently In the dally decisions of such events Much la Limelight As regards flat racing some of tho most Imposing stables at the Jamestown course will bo Virginia-owned or trained William and Lewis Garth whose stables Include both young and old steeplechasers and fiat per- (Continued On Third Fags) Women in Clast Will Start the Play To-Morrow or Tuesday To-morrow evening a tennis tournament mad up of women who play In class will begin et the Hermitage Golf Club The first round may bo played on Monday or Tuesday and two days will be allowed for each following round Flayers not reporting for play on the proper days will be defaulted The drawings for tho first round have been made with the following results: Miss Ivey against Miss Watklna Mlse Fraser against Miss Grant Miss Culllngworth against Mias Spicer Miss Martin against Miss Sand Miss Hunter against Miss Rhonda Mlsa Taylor against Misa Cramp Mlsa CuUlngworth against Mlsa Sutton against Mlse Beattie Miss Ravenscroft Wins Title by Defeating Miss Marion Hollins PLUCKY FIGHT BY AMERICAN Fact That Match Goes Entire Eighteen Holes Shows It Is Bitter Struggle I Special to The Ttmes-Dispatch Wilmington Del October IS Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of England Is tha American women' golf champion for tho year lilt Elia won tho title today on the course of tha Wilmington Country Club by defeating Mies Marlon Hollins of New York by 1 up in tbe final round of the tournament that began last Monday Tho margin of victory tells the story of the fight made by the American girl against her more experienced British ppponent for Miss Ravenscroft haa been champion of her own country and tho mere fact that tho match went the entire eighteen holes shows that It was a bitter struggle At one point In tho round Miss Rovenscroft was 9 up the biggest lead that either obtained at any stage of the match For a greater part of tha way they were all even for a hole or two Misa Hollins was 1 up but moat of the time tha English girl wee playing along confidently with an advantage of one hole to her credit Flays Better Golf It really was Mias Ravenrcreft'a match without a doubt as she played the better golf her total of 1C strokes for the full round as opposed to Mlsa 1 testifying to that but the championship la decided at match play and atf that form of tho game Mlse Hollins proved herself to be a kind of a fighter that all golfers love to see (Continued On Third Page New York Giants Trounce Chicago White Sox by Score of ll'to 2 (Special to The Tlmee-Dlspatch Cincinnati Ohio October II Fandom turned out with midsummer enthusiasm and overcoats bare to-day and watched the Giants trounce the White Boa 11 to I In tho first gam of the "Round the World Scries 1 Vsthswsen had tho honor of pitching the first ball In the 3S0M mile of pasttiming which the two clubs have be fore them and Weaver took tho honor of making the first hit Joe Bonn started for the Chicagoans but was knocked out In the fourth round Lev erene tho 'St Louie pitcher finished the game The Giants had such a lead at the end of the fourth that "Big Six" wae taken out and Tea-reau went In The Glanta made fit teen safeties during the contest while their opponents were held to seven 8cora: HE Sox 1 1 9 7 Giants llltlltl li Bens Lererens and Schalk Daley Mathewson Tesreau and Wlngoi Empires Klem aad Shert- All Three of Georgetown's Touchdowns Come as Re- suit of Long Runs' GAME PLAYED ON SOGGY FIELD Brokcn Field Work by Captain Costello Is Feature of Play Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch Washington October eleven on a soggy defeated the Medical College of Virginia gridiron' warriors her this afternoon by tho score of 21 to 0 All three of tho winning touchdowns cam as the result of long runa Captain Costello is credited with two of-these One waa made after receiving a kick oil and tho other after a long run from a punt Broken field work by the Blue and Gray leader waa the feature of tha day Weems mad the final tally for Georgetown- Tho utility half hack nipped a forward pass from tho arma of a waiting Medical man and sprinted fifty yards to the final chalk mark Georgetown although she outplayed her rivals In every department did not show any great strength offensively Open style football waa employed the majority of times for tho gains There wae but little line bucking and fumbling wns frequent '-The visitors outweighed Georgetown's eleven and mainly on this account tlmo and again sopped Georgetown's attack through tho forirard The Medicos' offense was weak only four first-downs 1 being made two of these coming as the result of cleanly executed forward paeeea The final period developed Into a kicking duet In which Costello had all tho better of bis opponents Tbe line-up: Georgetown Position MC Cuieeck left end Foster (Donnelly) Barron left tackle Walker (Gorman) Lawler left guard Stafford (Zappone) Fetrlts centra Brick well Kraft right guard Oelln (Doherty) (Water) Heyrkell right tackle Farker (McCulty) Bergen right end Roberts (Martin) (Elchlear) (Seymour) Costello quarter baek Schueck Landren left half Harding (Calnan- (Weems) (Holfback) Murray right ha(f Everett (Foley) Kelly full back Hardy Summary: Costello (2) Weeme Goals from Costello (I) Referee Mr Georg (Georg Washington) Umpire Mr Magollln (Michigan) Time of periods three 13 and one 11 minutes Special to Tho Tlmee-Die patch Raleigh October Agricul tural and Mechanical defeated Davidson College to-day without any trouble by the store of 29 to The first score was made In the first quarter when the Farmers marched down tho field on straight football Riddick mak log tho touchdown on a sixteen-yard (Continued On Third ago) WINS BY ONE POINT Defeats Wake Forest College Eleven by Score of 14 to 13 GAME BITTERLY CONTESTED -ast Touchdown and Goal Made by Spiders in Final -Two Minutes of Play Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch Wake Forest October Richmond College by a bare margin of one point defeated the Wake Forest football team this afternoon In a game which was bitterly played throughout The final score was Richmond 14 Wake Forest II- Coach Thompson with a badly crippled backfleld and a line not In much better condition sent the scrubs Into play the first quarter Richmond kicked off and the ball wae received by Billings on the eighteenth yard line Richmond gained the ball on a fumble end went through the line for a touchdown In five downs Robbins carrying the ball over Richmond kicked off again and the ball wae in the middle of tho field for the remainder of the quarter 1 In the second quarter the varsity was sent in with the ball In Its possession In the middle of the field Richmond secured the ball on a fuble by Wake Forest to complete a forward pass on tho fourth down The Spiders carried the ball down the- field for twenty yards and lost it on a fumble Wake Forest secured a touchdown on consistent gains by Strlrxfleld Trust end 8avage Strlngfleld carrying the ball over Savage kicked goal There wae no further scoring until tha third quarter when the Spiders (Continued On Third Page) Champion Billiardist to Be at the St Elmo Two Afternoons and Nights WilUo Hoppe the champion bllllaraiet who comes to the St Elmo Billiard Parlors Thursday and Friday for hla first visit to Richmond will meet all -comers and those who wish to contest with Mr Hoppe are requested to leave their names at the St Elmo Two exhibitions of fancy cue work will be given each afternoon and each night during -Mr visit The coming of tho champion has aroused considerable Interest In tha pastime Special arrangements have been made for the seating of spectators who will assemble to witness the work of Champion Hoppe Admission will be freo to tho public Heavy and Team Wins by Score of 34 to 3 Lee SEVERAL PLAYERS INJURED Virginians Make Four Touchdowns and Two Goals From Field 8peclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch Baltimore Md October Unable to withstand the war-llke chargee of he Washington and Lea back field i oh ns Hopkins -went down to its second defeat of the season this afternoon on Homewood Field The score was 14 to I The Black and Blue could not hope to win against the heavy eleven that literally plowed through Its team brushing aside any tacklers with its interference who had escaped the attention of the White and Blue linesmen Hopkins however played splendidly In the first quarter and had It maintained the spirit shown In the early minutes of the game would navo held the visitors to a much closer score At tha end of the period the score waa I to 0 in favor Tippet having (Continued On Second Page) Rumors That Contest Scheduled for November 15 Is to Be Called Off Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch Raleigh October II Concerning -tho threatened breach in athletle relations between A A College and the University of North Carolina the following will appear in the weekly publication of A A Athletic Association organised Tuesday: "Rumors have been afloat tho past week that the University of North Carolina A A football game scheduled for November 13 will not bo played No official statement haa been given out In this matter by the authorities of either Institution One of tho rumors le to tho effect that Chapel Hill now wants A A to require five months residence In college of member! of tho football squad before being allowed to play Of course this Is absurd as the matter wae thoroughly threshed' out before the contract was signed last March after several month' a negotiat'on and the contract doea not contain a lino that could bo construed to mean thla It Is certain that A A will carry out Its part of the contract duly entered Into in good faith and A A believes the University of North Carolina haa no Intention of breaking a contract signed by Graduate Manager McLendoia as IU representative' (Continued On Second Page) BY PENNSYLVANIA Quakers Play Championship Football and Roll Up Score 1 of 28 to 0 Philadelphia October Pennsylvania football team played championship football this afternoon and roUed up a score of II polnta egalnat Brown at tho same tlmo holding tho Prevt- dance Collegians to no ecore The Red and Blue eroaaed goal line twlco In tho first period one in tho second and ones more In the third- In tho last quarter the Quakers were pounding away continually at goal hut changes weakened the attack Marshall tried two field goals against the wind but boh failed The Red and Blue was not long getting the ball over Brown's goal lino In tho first period It took Just four playe after the initial kick off for Marshall to go over Previously Minds had mad a beautiful thirty five-yard dash Tho touchdown wae made on a play that the Quakers used effectively all afternoon It started like a forward pass but as Minds held the ball poised for a tux Marshal! took It and sprinted around tho end for a touchdown Tha second score followed after three playa when the Quekere got the ball on their ewe thlr-ty-flve-yard line Young made this tally In the second period tho Red and Blue marched from tho centro ef the field In three playa Koona made twenty-five on well executed forward pass from Minds -end then Marshall repeating the fake forward pass of the first score went the one-yard lire from which point Mlnda cored In the third period the Quakers feed their final ecort carrying the bait from midfield in ten playe Captain Yeung made thirty-fire yarda 1 this distance (Continued Second Page) (Continued On Second Page).

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