Wake Forest at Virginia

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1911, page 1

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  WINS A FAST GAME Virginia SWamps Wake For est, 20 to s. T0DD’S WORK FEATURES Fast Halfback Plays Great Foot Ball in Last Home Game. CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, November minus the services Of Capt. Wood, Tackle Voolfolk and Ends Finlay and Macdonald, University of Virginia swamped Wake Forest here today in the final home game of the season by 20 to g. The visitors lone touchdown came In the third quarter In the midst OF railly that took the home team by surprise. Utley. a youngster Of lanky proper tions. but with the speed Of q Mer- | curry, who had been playing brilliantly at quarterback throughout the game. brought joy to the hearts OF scatter ing Of faithful rooters who had accom- +, panied their favorites to the scene Of battle when he recovered an onside kick and dashed about fifty yards OF territory for a score. Wake Forest played far better foot ball In the sec ond half than 1t showed In the early period, and through aggressive work and timely use OF the forward pass managed to hold Virginia to . single | touchdown. A half minute before time was called Quarterback utley recovered for the goal posts. Another score apreared inevitable when he succeeded in evading half dozen or more tacklers But for the speedy work Of tTO0Q. w axe CREST WOuLu HaSO 0SSOAAplished what no other team that has faced virginia this year has been able to do, the scoring Of two touchdowns Todd put into use all the speed that has been infused into his system IN the past two years. and succeeded In ever taking the runner within tho very shadow OF the goal posts. Right after this play the whistle blew and Virginia root ers heayed a sigh OF relief. Twenty-three points were scored IN me openinr half. three touchdowns coming In the second quarter. during which time the orange and Blue showed the Same kind Of foot ball that has proven the downfall Of six Of tho seven teams that nave taken the field as opponents duz1r 8 the past two months. Fierce line-plung- ing and a series Of end runs that Melted substantial game completely demoraliSed the opponents, who were unable TO cope with conditions. The work Of Todd. who acted Is CAP Lineup and summary:

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 5, 1911, page 35

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  VIRGINIA DEFEATS WAKE FOREST, 29–⁠6 Orange and BIueClOses Home Season with Victory. SIsciI to Tie Washington Herald. CharIottcsyiIlr. Va. Nov. 4.-Univcrsity OF Nir-.nia’s football eleven. without the services OF quartet of regulars, man aged 10 close lis season Of home games in characteristic style on Lambeth Field here to-day. ly di~p”sinS OF Wake Forest in rather easy fashion. - to 6. The visit urs were game lot Of gridiron warriors, but during the first half OF the game, in which time the home team seemed to put into play all the ginger they possessed, were hop-lcssly ouJclasSod. In the second period, Virginia seemed to let up 10 such an extent that they wcr. oUtpltycd AT times. The visitors stared off in whirlwind fashion at the ln ginning Of the second half. and before tn” urauG” and Blue recovered its stride had crossed the goal line. The lone score credited 10 Wake Forest came when Quarter Back Utloy Il veritahle speed demon. recovered an on-Side kick and ran n yards through a broken field. Just before the whistle blew in the second half this scIf-same gentleman recovered an on-side kick manipulated by Nirginia’s quarter back. and. working his way through a field Of at least half dozen Virginia players, carried the ball from the 70-yard line to within a few yards of the goal line, where he was Overtaken by Ni~giuia’s speed king. “Hardc” Todd. -Four Of the five tOuchdOWnS accredited to Virginia were scored in the opening half Thr other came in The final quarter through a rejuvenatiOn Of the fierce tactics employed in the opening period. Tier. were no real heroes in the game, at least from the standpoint Of a Virginia ;.dnoreut but the work of Todd a. half back. and Garter, who took Capt. Joe Wuod’S place at center, stood out as dis t!nrt features YcaEor. at half back, and Cooke. who broke into the fray in the latter stages Of the game, also showed form. Lineup and summary:

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  The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 5, 1911, page 46

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  UNIVERSITY Wins FROM BAPTISTS Wake Forest College Is De- feated by Score of 20 to 6. LAST GAME AT HOME Virginia Plays Strong Game DesDite Absence If Three ST GAME AT HOME Especial TO The Times Dispatch Charlottesville. Va. November – Virginia played to-day It’s las. game schedulcd for the homo grounds, defeaung Wake Forest College, OF North Carolina, by the score of 20 to .. -Four or tho five touchdowns mado by tho Virginia team camo In the first nnlf, tho scoro at the end OF the second quarter being % to 0. Near the close of tho third quarter Quarterback Ut ley. of Wake Forest. nabbed an on side kick on Virsinia’s thirty-yard line, and. with a CLEAR field. ran for n Touchdown. Savage kicked goal. Nlrginia’s last touchdown came carly in tho fourth perioo. when by straight line plunginG, tho ball was advanced from the middle OF the field across tho Baptists goal line, Todd making the final plunge. Virginia was without the services of Captain Wood and ono or two other regulars. and tho coaches were there fore very much pleased with to-day’s showing. Carter took Woods place at centre, tho position he used to fill at Law renccvlic, and was Ill the limelght almost as much as ever. His tackiing kept tho crowd in good humor. Redus held down right guard and put UP the best game OF any of the lines men. Wilson got his arm hurt in tho second quarter. and gave way TO Jones, the former Virginia Polytechnic In st’tutc end. who performed clcverly. Todd. Goodhuc aud Wager starred in the hackhcld. Nirginia’S next game is with Johns Hopkins The lineup:

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Virginia leads 34–⁠18 in 52 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.