Roanoke at Wake Forest

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  The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 1, 1914, page 14

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  WAKE FOREST BATTLERs PLAY SPECTACULAR GAME Bury Roanoke College by Score OF 10 to O-Hard Luck Figures Largely i’m Result. FORWARD PASSES a FEATURE Bohham Receivers IL tumble and Races Sixty Yards for Touchdown. Fourth Quarter Scorelcss-Nfapy Substitutes Used by Both Squads WAKE FOREST. y. c., October 81. Wake Forest registered her second victory Of the season by defeating Roanoke College to-day, ~ to o. It was spectacular game, and was featnrcd by several long ar sensational runs by players OF each side. The one outstanding feature was the several forward passes executed by Wake Forest. billings to holding. Wake Forest found Roanokes line easy to penetrate. md Allen, Riddick. Trust and Captain Moore went through for repeated gains. Harris. at left end. put up one OF the best games Of his career. Roanoke Deserves Touchdown. Roanoke deserved touchdown in the first quarter After five minutes OF play, Krciger recovered tumble on the lfty-yard line and raced half the length of the field. but was tackled just AS he stepped over the line and fumbled the ball, Wake Forest recovering It. In the fourth quarter Kreigsf for b R3nnoG rat 1tte I’m rights and fell back into the field :, AZ the beginning of the last quarter Fores,s sstyHar ine and raced p n for n touchdown, but was tackled by Harris o”e yard from the goal. Three times they hit Wake Forests line and three times the limo held. With one yard to go and fourth down. q for ward pass was attempted, but was broken up before Bunting could pass the ball, the ball going over to Wake Forest. After Kreiger’s above mentioned FUN bic. Moore puntcd out of danger and held Roanoke for downs. a forward pass 10 Holding nettcd twenty yards. Rid l.~l ,Ix-t~s through for five yards and Trust raced around right end for seven more. y forward pass was intercepted by Roanokc but they fumbled on the first play, Wake Forest recovering Trust again cnt around end for n gain and a for the ball OH Roanokc’s five-yard line just as the whistle blew for the quarter. Another forward pass ut the first OF tho second quarter resulted In a touchdown for Wake Forest Billings missed goal. Wake Forest scores Twice. Wake Forest scored twice in the third Qudrter after Billings had kicked OF and Roanoke tried to penetrate Wake Forests line but were forced co punt. Beam, Allen. Riddick, Trust and Moore advanced the ball up the field by n Sc ries OF line plunGes and end runs for tho second touchdown, Moore carrying Billings missed goal. Billings kicked of and Roanoke punted after trying the line four times Harris got away with long forward pass and Moore went around left end for a nice gain, Killings called for his touchdown play Holding carried tho ball over for the third touchdown, billings kicked gonl. The score – to q. Neither side scored In the fourth quarter, although Roanoke barely missed a placement kick, and on FIRST down. one yard TO go, they could not penetrate Wake Forests line. The lineup: Wake Roanoke Forest Position. College. Harris ..... left end. DIETRICH Blackman. lief; tackle. . T.. Bonham olive. .... left guard. $500. Roo Abernathy. 40. centre .O’Flaherty Stallinss. right guard. Eillinger Moore. right tackle. go. Duncan CCaptain) Holding fright end. . Harmon Billings. quarter back. 80. Bunting tCaptain) Beam. left half norman Trust ........right half. Kreisger a. Riddick. full back. j. Bonham Summary: Substitutions--Wnke For est: Witherinston for Trust: Dixon for Stallings; Carrick for Alternately; Pow oil for Holding; c. Riddick for With erington: Parker for Olive; Watkins for Powell: Rowe for Watkins. Roanoke: $. Eonhnm for Roe: Harmon for Del trich: Kreiger Tor Bonham; Williams for Kreiger; Bunting for Kreiser; Roe for Bonham: DIETRICH for Harmon: Erciger for Williams Ohicinls-- BrouGhton t’rroy). referee; DR.. Royster tRaleigh). umpire: Faucet fRaleiRh). headlnesman. Time of quarters. Is minutes each

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Wake Forest leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.