Richmond at Virginia

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 10, 1915, page 27

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  VIRGINIA SWAMPS SPIDERS | RICHMOND COLLEGE SQUAD FAILS TO SCORE POINT NictOrS Over YnIc Defeat Rnptists to the Decisive Tune of ~ to q. i’ll CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, October p Showing marked Improvement on the offensive. Virgiuia’s football team In its first home game since the vic tory over Yale. to-day piled up total OF seventyfour points on the Rich mond College eleven. and kept her goal inc uncrosscd. Virginia started off with rush, Berkeley racing sixty Yards for a touchdown in the first forty-nve seconds of play. Other scores came in rapid succession, the greatest number Of points being registered in the third period, when thirty-four was added Mayer who scored moro touchdowns last season than any other college player, started on a rampage to-day. his contribution being thir,y-seven points from five touchdowns and seven goals. He gained almost at will his longest dash being seventy yards through the entire Richmond team. Ed Anderson, who made consistent gains carly In the contest, got away in the fourth period for n spectacular run of sixty yards richmond Plays Forward Pass Virginia stuck to straight football and had little 10 do with the forward pass The Baptists. on the other hand, made their vast gains through this method. one toss from Wicker 10 Roden netting thirty yards. On two occasions, however. the Virginia defense converted the aerial plays into touch downs Stillwcn and KinsolvlnF interceptihS the pigskln and racing good distances. Allen Thurman. during mis- stay in the game. showed the spectators what he did in the punting line at New Haven last Saturday. His best boot was for siNty-fve yards. hNe men in the game. and many OF the substitutes showed UP well, especially on the defensive. OF the forwards StiliweN Moore and Calhoun gave n good account of them selves Sparr. AT irH showed Improvement. and was worked hard unit! relieved in the last few minutes OF play. The Baptists used quick shift. which at times melted them good gains Sanford being the principal ground gamer Rodents generalship was good and he figured in several pretty for wafu passes FOR short gains. Lineup: virginia. Positions. Spiders White left end Whitfield Stuart ........left tackle Durham II Coleman left guard. Coeburn - ‘C co,an Captain G. Anderson right tackle. Robins Ward right end. .Milhournc berkeley Quarterback Rodcn Mayer left halrback Wicker f.. Anderson right halfback .. .Kuyk SPAR fullback ..... Carter MISUNDERSTANDING: Poindexter for White: Blakey for stuart; Calhoun for Rlakcy; Whitmore for II Coleman: Brown for T. Coleman Moore for Thurman: Stillwell for Ward; Boat wright for Stillwell; Gooch for Rcrke- 10y; Darlington for Gooch: Rhodes for Mayer; Pace for Rhodes; Luck for Z. Anderson: Kinsolving for Spar Rich mond College: Brodus for Whitfield: Miller for KIyk; Sanford for Carter. Touchdowns-Maycr >. Berkeley. still ! we’ll, Gooch. iinsolving G. Anderson, +. Anderson Goals from touchdowns Mayer Darlington Referee, Nc Whorter (Georgia). Umpire. RAN dolph tNirginia). Field judge, Wilson (NirSinia). Time of pcrio Is. IL min

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  The Washington herald, October 12, 1915, page 10

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  Virginia. Hopes Of Virsinias football success over Harvard. Saturday have advanced a surprising dexreee due to the 74–⁠0 victory over Richmond College. At first the Yale victory was looked upon as luck. but Saturday scoring has shown that Firginia’s machine was as good a scorer as ever in the balnly days of 19H. Mayer. showed up TO his last seasons form by the six touchdowns that he reg istered on the Richmond lads. His record. SO far this season is eight touch downs and eleven goals kicked. total of 50 points. The large number of long runs through broken field was feature Of the contest. Mayer. GOoch. Ed. Anderson and Berkeley. each made runs of from ~ to 90 yards. resulting in touchdowns. and the skill ful manner in which he egineered the team showed flashes Of the brilliance which made Bobby” Ge0ch,. brother of the one above referred to.sa shining star In the Southern football firmament All thoughts of Virginia are now turn ed to the contest with the Crimson. Sat urday at Cambridge. Chances are as good that Virginia will defeat Harvard Virginia has now gotten her offense into such a shape that her scoring machine Is practically unstoppable. and no one has as yet been heard to ailege that Harvard has q punter anywhere near as good as Tug” Thurman. who boots the ball for 60 yards when put to it.

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., October 10, 1915, page 12

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  rye Battling Bender Too Much For P Second Game Series RICHMOND COLLEGE IS EASY FOR VIRGINIA Orange Blue Runs With Oval Will and Wins Game From Local Spiders BY Count of “a to 0-Buck Mayer Contributes Five Touchdowns Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 9.-virginia defeated Richmond College today sew enty- four to nothing. Left Half Mayer alone contributed five touchdowns ana kicked seven goals, Just exactly haR of Virginia’s total, his longest sprint was for nearly seventy yards through the entire Richmond team, Berkeley In the first minute of play caught a punt and raced sixty Yards for touch down forward passes were intercept ed by Kinsolving and Stillweli. ons clever toss from wicker 70 Koden netted the Baptists thirty yards

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Virginia leads 24–⁠3–⁠2 in 29 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.