Washington and Lee at Richmond

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1908, page 1

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  ONE-SIDED SCORE. Washington and Lee Whipped Rich mond by 81 to 5. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND. Va, October 17.-Washinston and Lee found Richmond College an easy proposition and won one-sided samr Of foot ball by 81 to ). The Lex inStonians played all around the collesi ans and seemed able to gain their yards on almost any of their numerous we’ll massed and well executed plays. Wash inSton and Lee failed at five out of six goals, but this was due to the fact that Capt.. Anderson had a bad knee and sent inexperienced men to try at the goals. Washington and Lee scored their first touchdown three minutes after play COM menced. at 23O o’clock. and from then on throughout the twenty-minute half they scored almost at exact intervals. The score OF the first half was 20 to o. Washington and Lees second touchdown was made on a beautiful forward pass, in which Cary, though crippled with a bad hand, ran 30 yards. The other touch downs in the half resulted from continued line plungfnS and end plays. Richmond College did not score her distance a sin gle time during the half. The second half opened with the ball in possession of the collegians, who made their ground in the first two downs. Rich | mond lost the ball on a kick. and in four minutes Washington and Lee had added > more points to her score lizard took the ball over again in a very short time, and the score stood 30 to o. Capt AL derson. despite his injury, kicked a beau tifUl goal Richmond College regained the ball about the middle of the field made two gains, when StringfellOw, guard got the ball on a fake pass and ran 40 yards for touchdown. The game ended with the bail in Washington and Lees territory. The game showed Washington and Lee to be an exceptionally strong eleven capable Of playing any of the southern colleges to a standstill. Capt. Anderson. Feuerstein and Cary were the university’s stars. while Chambers and Saunders played best for Richmond College. The game clearly played and was wit messed by nearly 1900 spectators. Summary

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Washington and Lee leads 11–⁠6 in 17 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.