Davidson at Washington and Lee

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, September 26, 1915, page 26

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  GENERALS DOWN DAVIDSON WASHINGTON AND LEE is VICTOR BY SMALL MARGIN PreShytcrinns Show Strong Defensive. inexperienced Isnckfield Unable To Penetrate Its Line, LEHiNG}ON. VA. September 70 baekheld held Washington and Lee 10 two touchdowns in the opening game % o. the lSl5 campaign with Davidson the points that gave the Generals II 40 decision. The Generals resortcd 70 Il straight line-plunging game until the final quarter. when Battle Bagley was dispatched to quarter back. With me midget quarter. directing the eleven, the Generals made a scintilraiiis squirt that eliminated In Sorreils ripping the line for Il touchdown. Davidson was forced To fight on the defensive from the beginning. as he Caroiinan backlield was unable TO inc. Davidson made first down only once on ground due to rushes. with Barrett and Young gaining consist erals would pile up larger score but the Inexperienced backneld failed to come through. The game was almost Ties FOR holding and orf-side play , Young scored the first touchdown in the second quarter when he grabbed walkers blocked punt on the twelve yard line and sprintcd over the line. Sorreils scored In the fourth quarter. iollowinS series of successful gains by Cy Young and Johnny Barrett. Bar rett ripped the linc for ‘thirty-one yards. while Young circled right end FOR twenty-five yards. ~ W., ‘iit leliN center. StafItu Tor Washington and Lee on defensive. while Young. Barrett and Sorrclls made appreciabic gains Black and Laird were strong for Davidson. The for WARD pass was not used to any degree OF success. and Davidson never threat ened. The showing of the Generals was disappointing to Coach Elcock Al though Davidson was In much better condition. he had expected a higher score. AS the result of the struggle the personnel OF the backfcld VIII probably suffer Il change. The game was devoid Of sensations. Lineup: “. x l.. Position, Davidson Graham ..... left end. ....... Walk er Shultz. left tackle. .McKeithan Bryan. left guard. Gray Plerotti ...... catcher ....... White DinEwall right guard ....... Sayad lsnico. right tackle. 800. Miller Harrison. right end ..... Younger Cromwell. quarter back Keeslor Young ...... left half. Black Barrett. right half. Walker ! Sorrells. full back ...... Laird Subs;itutions-McGi for Cray: Fowler for Walker: King for Younger; , lawson for koeslcr; pharr for Gray. | w. n L. Bethel for Graham; Grnha.u for Bethel: Carlson for bryan: Gard ncr for DinEwall; Till for Barrett; ! Jarrett for TIL; Baplcy for Cromwell !: Vance for Sorrniis; Ramsey for Gra- Young. Sorrens Goals after touch idowns-foung. >. Observation-Disclosures. Dick Smith. Fishburnc. Empire RAN dolph. Virginia. HcadlincSmau Ora ham. Davidson. Tim. OF quarters. 10 minutes.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, September 26, 1915, page 22 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Princeton. September 25.-Princeton’s S eleven took advantage of George towns weakness in Fundamentals to- day and defeated the visitors 13 to 0 in the first football game of the sea- son here. Disastrous fumbles enabled Princeton to score the first tally, while flashing runs by Ames and Moore, coupled with forward passes gave the home eleven the second. The weather was warm for football Philadelphia, September 25.-A touchdown following forward pass gave the University of Pennsylvania victory over West Virginia univer- sity today in the first football game of the season on Franklin field, to O. The only score of the contest came early in the first period on a forward pass from Fullback Berry to Left Halfback Ross. Cambridge, Mass. September 25 After the first and second Harvard elevens had beaten Colby decisively in the initial game of the season in the stadium today. the Maine players marched 5S yards through the third Crimson string for a touchdown in the fourth period. The final score was Harvard 39. Colby 6. The Colby sweep down the field was accomplished in 10 rushes. Harvard endorsements ar- rived too late to stop the score The Crimson offense was lacking In the spectacular No forward passes were even threatened. New Haven, Septemebr 25-Ya1e cas- fly defeated University of Maine 37 to in the opening football game of the season here today. Under Thomp- son, second string man at quarter. the Blue played consistently in the first two periods, rolling up 30 points by old fashioned line plunging and triple and forward passes. With Bentley and Watt at quarter in the last two pe- riods Ya1e’s play became ragged. At Knoxville: University of Tennes- see 101, Carson and Newman college o. | At Akron, O.: Akron 6, Case 26. Washington and Lee was held to two | touchdowns In the opening game with | Davidson college. Touchdowns by Young and Sorrells afforded a 14–⁠0 victory. The Generals failure to pro- duce a drive held the score down. Davidson did not threaten to score. Pierotti, Young and Barrett starred. sewanee, September 25.-(speciaI) The Sewanee football team opened the season by defeating Brandon Training school by the score of 40 to O. Brandon offered stiff resistance to the attack of the mountain team and once held the Purple backs for downs within two yards of touchdown. The work of Dobbins, Ellerbe and Wortham was brilliant for Sewanee, the latter two making repeated gains around Brandon’s ends The game end- ed with Sewanee in possession of the ball on Brandons three-yard line first down At Athens, Ga: University of Geor- 1 gia 76, Newberry O. II At Macon. Ga.: Mercer G. Gordon o. At Amherst, Mass: Amherst 14 Mid { dlebury T. At State College, Pa. Pennsylvania State 26. Westminster o. At Easton; Muhlenburg r LaFay- ‘tte IA. Z At Pittsburg Carnegie Institute 25, t rhiel O. t At Washington, Penn: Washington ( md Jefferson 6. Geneva 0. At Sanford, Conn: Trinity 27. Nor vich o. 2 At Brunswick. Me; Bowdoin 19, New t State 0. At Carlisle, Penn; Carlisle 0, Leban- lon Valley o. At South Bethelem: Lehigh 21, Ursi- rus 0. At Schenectady, N Y: Union 6, St. f Lawrence 0. 1 At Hanover, N. H.. Dartmouth 1S, Agricultural College o. / At Syracuse, N. r.: Syracuse 43, East I Syracuse 0. (East Syracuse sustituted or Hobart)

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Washington and Lee leads 14–⁠6–⁠1 in 21 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.