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B.h " R. HEEL Vol.10. UMVERSIT1' OF JiORTH CARl)Lli A, CHAPEL ML, i. C, Member, 27, 1901. i No. 10. THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. E VIRGINIA WINS THE BIG GAME. TAR HEELS LOSE TO HEAVIER MEN. Six Thousand People Go Out in a Driving Rain-Storm at Norfolk to See a Battle Royal between theUni verslty of North Carolina and the University of Virginia. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 23. Virginia 23, North Carolina 6. The annua football game between the Univer sity of North Carolina and the Uni versity of Virginia for the southern championship was played here to day in a driving rain, but in spite of the weather 6,000 people saw Virginia win. It was a day on which only gen uine lovers of the great college e"ame vould e"o and the yanie was the sort that such a crowd would most enjoy. It was a battle royal from start to finish and while the result was generally predicted, North Carolina's strength was sur prising. Virginia had the advan tage of 21 pounds average weight and relied upon it by continuously hammering the line with Coleman and Walker. In open play Caroli na was easily superior and the near est approach to sensational features were the end runs of Bedcely and the runs of Graves after receiving kicks. 'Every sort and variety of rooter was present, from the ten-year-old member of the local megaphone bri gade to the usually sedate and dig nified alumnus, who had left his business and journeyed across three states. for the occasion. .And each one etqploved his voice for all it was worth. Thousands pressed against the railings surrounding the grid iron, - apparently oblivious of the steady idownoour of rain, whiie a j i bleacher -.party-of Virginia students, under an appointed leader, sang, whooped and howled at the people, the teams and themselves in a way that1 would put a .Comanche Indian to shame. Up in, the grandstand and on high-seated tallyhos were hundreds of pretty girls, most of them ignorant of the game, but multiribboned and enthusiastic to an inspiring degree and their es corts, wearing white or yellow chrysanthemums, as interest dictat ed, with streamers to match, com pleted the picturesque effect. It was a most interesting crowd, keyed up to the occasion and keenly alive to everything that happened. Vir ginia sympathizers were slightly in .the majority, but it was a fact to be learned by sight and not by sound, for the game abounded in plays that evoked spontaneous and encouraging demonstration from ev- ery Tar Heel present. j The team play on both sides was perhaps the best that any contest between the twoeolleges has shown North Carolina was uot outclassed but out weighted and in the firs half, before .Virginia realized tha it would i be necessarv to resort to mass plays, the tide was decidedly in favor of the Tar Heels. Carolina scored her first and only touchdown within five minutes o the start or the game, r oust went over the line 'following Graves long punt, which Virginia fumbled Virginia used a tackle-back for mation through the game anc played havoc with Carolina's line Captain Coleman, of the Virgin ians, nad to get out of the game in the second half. At 2:22 o'clock both teams trotted on the field, Carolina from the north end and Virginia from the south The band' struck up "Auld Lang Syne,"' and pandemonium broke loose. For fully two minutes bed lam had a back seat. Carolina won the toss and chose the south goal with the wind to her back. Car roll kicked off for Virginia and Smathers caught the ball and re turned 30 vurds by a beautiful run. Carolina advanced 20 yards further on short gains and lost the ball on a fumble. Carroll kicked for Vir ginia dui ine v ina was against nun and Graves caught the ball and ran for twenty yards. Graves then kicked to Carroll, who fumbled and Smathers v-promptly captured the ball on Virginia's ten ' yard -line Foust and Councill then alternately hammered the line until Foust was shoved over for a touchdown, 3 minutes after play began. Graves kicked .roal. Carroll kicked off and Graves returned into Virginia territory, 'where the game continued fiercely for 20 minutes, each side repeatedly losing on downs. Smath ers was hurt and Cox was substi tuted at left end. Virginia then gave an exhibition of line bucking that was her best efforts of the game gaining fully 70 yards by successive rushes which landed Walker be tween the goal posts for her first touchdown. Carroll kicked goal. Time 27 minutes. In three minutes the whistle blew with the ball in Virginia territory. Score Caroli na 6; Virginia 6. In the second half Virginia rushed the ball to Carolina's 15 yard line, after the kick-off. Carolina won the ball on downs, but lost it on failure to gain the required 5 yards. Walker then rushes over the line for a touchdown and Carroll . kicks goal. Time, 6 minutes. Virginia substituted St. Johns for Langford and Donnelly took Berkely's place behind Carolina's line. Virginia's, heavy weight now began to tell and he line plunges of Coleman and Walker were very effective. Caro- ina resisted stubbornly every foot of ground and occasionally threw Virginia back for a loss, but the concentrated weight of Virginia's tandem plays were irresistible. Coleman crossed for another touch down and Carroll made goal. Time 16 minutes. In 12 minutes more Church, who replaced Coleman aft reputation, on account of the bad left half back, made Virginia's final condition of the field, and the touchdown. Carroll missed the worst weather, but at times the goal, making the score 23 to 6 in fa- playing was fierce and their rushes vor of Virginia, irresistible. Graves, for North Carolina, and The game was to be called at the 7V alker for Virginia, were the stars, early hour of one o'clock, so that it although the prominence was made might be over when the more mo possible only by the consistent and mentous one was to begin on the effective teams. The line-up was gridiron of another State; but long as follows: North Carolina: Smathers, Cox 1 e Foust It Jones, Brem 1 g H. O. Jones center Hester r g Councill r t Makely. Gant r e before the hour of one arrived it was Virginia a question whether or not it would Hobson be played. The sun had risen that Walker morning as it was to set for Caro Moore linians behind a mass of dark and 'Waters heavy clouds, and at an early hour ' Haskell the rain began to descend in quanti Benet ties that blighted for a time all Williams hopes of a double victory for Caro- Graves quarter Tutwiler lina that day. But by one o'clock Gulick rhb Coleman capt. the rain had so slackened that the Berk ; ly, Donneliy 1 h b Langford teams and about fifty of the stu Carr, capt. fb Carroll dents had assembled on the field. Referee, Armstrong Yale; Urn- Soon afttM' tlle tfame started, it pire, Thompson, Georgetown; aSrain 'gan raining, and only touchdowns, Foust, Walker 2, Car. ceased when darkness had made the roll, Church; goals, Graves, Cole- sorrow of Carolina and Guiiford man 3; Time 30-minute halves. one Charlotte Observer. The playing of the Scrubs on : . , ' Saturday was good. The close at- The Shakespeare Club, tention they have received from the The Shakespeare Club met last coach, and their constant practice Wednesday night, being called to against the Varsity, showed very order by its president "in rerpetuo" conspicuously in their team and in- by reason of his professorship of dividual work. INewton, halt-baCk, English Literature in the Universi- was the star; at times his plays ty Dr. Hume. This being the first wert: sensational. Wib on, quarter, meeting of the year, the president also did ood work. made a short address of welcome to 1 ne uiirora men made a much the old and new members. He spoke better showing than on their for- of the history of the club its organ- mer vh- Their trick PlaJs were ization and work. snappy and were otten the source ot Closing his address, the president gains. Their back field did credi- theu announced that the election of table work but the line was unable officers for the ensuing year was :n to hold back the fierce plunges of order. Mr. E. K. Graham, our ef- the Scrubs. ficient instructor in English, was FIRST ifALF. elected vice-president, while Mr. E. The game was started withGuil- H. Uzzell, '03, was elected secreta- ford in possession of the ball, ry and treasurer. Bauldin kicks off to Wilson who After the election of officers and advances 1 0 yards. Glenn is the enlistment of sixty new mem- hurt and on retiring, Moore is bers Dr. Hume addressed the club substituted. The Scrubs carry on "The London of Shakespeare as the oval steadily down the field by Compared with the London of To- short gains, until it came in posses- dav." The Doctor delivered this sion of Newton, who made a lecture before the Literary Clubs of forty yard run for a touchdown. Durham this fall and said he thought Go.il. Time, four minutes. it would be appropriate for his open- On this kick-off Guilford sent the ing lectureof the Shakespeare Club ball 30 yds. to Moore who advances at the University. ten yds. Roberson then goes around Mr. A. W. Hay ward read a paper right end for 20 yds and Newton t.TTt r t rr . i I . t , i' ll . a on rial ivir. j. i. amitn read around tne lert ror oo. constant one on "The Handling of Shakes- line bucks carry the sphere to peare's Sources." Mr. C. A. By- Guilford's 20 yd line, an J Reynolds num then reavl a most interesting attempts a drop, but Guilford is off paper on Falstaff. side, and blocks kick. 1 Me Scrubs The program as a whole was, a carry the ball to the 3-yd line where very interesting one, the - meeting they lose it on downs. a most auspicious opening for the Guilford bucks line lor gain ot one ensuing year. yd. Second rush results in no gain and they attempt to punt, but lose Scrubs 16; Guilford 0, ballon fumble on their one yard For the second time this season line. The Scrubs send Reynolds Guilford has lined up on our grid- through the line for a touchdown, iron and for the second time defeat- No goal. Time, seven minutes, ed. The contest at an earlier date On the third kick-off Newton gets was with the Varsity, with the the ball on the forty yard line and welf known result, but it remained advances ten yards. The Scrubs for the Scrubs on Saturday to fin- carry the sphere down the held Id ish the work then begun. Neither ' ards and then lose it on downs. team could do justice to their past (Continued on second paife.;
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