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SPECTATORS SEE E. H. S. DEFEAT V. E. S.
IN LAST QUARTER 7- 0
Disappointing Result A II o w s Old Jinx to Remain
Still Standing MIZELL MAIN THREA T
Train and Stocker Outstanding in E. H. S. Line, But All V. E. S.
Line Plays Well
Episcopal High School main- tained its unbroken line of defeats over V. E. S. football teams by de- feating the Bishops 7-0 at J ohn- son Field on November 7. Putting
up,a scrappy defense, V. E. S. held their heavier opponents scoreless for the first three periods, and even outplayed them in the first half. The Bishops fought with all they had
during the entire game and kept ; the final score in doubt until the last whistle blew.
Many Alumni
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The day was ideal for football, ---------------- and a record crowd was present. pill around end for sixteen yards
Many V. E. S. alumni came back and a first down. Two li~te plays
for the game and were hoping to J netted six yards and after an ·in- see their Al111a. Mate1· defeat Epis- complete pass Gooch atte; " te,J to copaT tor t11e hrst ttme in tts ms- orup KJCk a uetd goai 1 'm the
moria! Hall at Randolph-Macon --------------------- - Woman's College on the night of
tory, but the old jinx kept its hold V. E. S. 20-yarcl stripe, but the LaLance Leads Garnets to Win
a nl sr uwtL Ytay was stopp ,d , r ot .ne newspapers, wat tn wmcn this point as the whistle blew for the Virginia Episcopal School was the end of the first quarter. · represented, each of the contestants
Coburn entered the game for was allowed to enter any issue of p. M. I. in the second period, tak..., its paper published since November mg Robertson's place at quarter- 30, 1930. Without much discussion back On the first play of the sec-: the METEOR entered the "Finals" ond canto Baldwin tried a short pass edition of last year edited by F. over the line, which was intercepted Richardson Hillier, now attending
over the Garnet and White team. kick was wild. The ball was given In the first half V. E. S. piled to the Bishops on their own 20-yard up four first downs to Episcopal line. After LaLance got two yards
By Stellar Line Plunges
The undefeated Bishop eleven High's two, but in the second half over guard, Bost made a first down journeyed to Danville Saturday, Oc- • the Alexandria aggregation made by getting ten yards off tackle. La- tober 31, to down the highly touted six while the Bishops made only Lance punted outside on the E. H. D. M. I. Tigers by a 6-0 count.
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ACTION FROM E. H. S. GAME, 1931 -w.
BISHOPS DOWN D. M. J.
40-yard stripe with first down an~ Friday, November the 13, eight sil- ten to go for the Cadets.. After· ver cups were awarded to the best
CADETSJN 6_0CLASH Baldwin had sla hed three yards off J annuals, magazines and newspapers tac~le, a pass n.~~ted nine yard~ <:1' in_the various classes.. In : Iass :·~:·
three. Train, left tackle, and S. 35-yard line after two line plays This game saw the return of Cap-!
Stocker, right guard, were out- which gained five yards. On the tain Bob LaLance, fullback, to thei
sta?ding in the line for Episcopal, next play Episcopal fumbled and V. E. S. line-up. His line smashing:
whlle Gooch and Mizell showed up V. E. S. recovered. On an end run, on the offense and sure tackling on
well in backfield work Captain Bost made twelve yards and a first the·defense made him the outstand-:
Robert LaLance, fullback, and Wil- clown. The E. H. S. line held the ing player of the day. Sam Banff'
liams, Smither, C., and Clemens, Bishops to only a yard in the next also played a good game in the a beautifully executed pass, good
linemen, showed up very well for three plays and LaLance punted Bishop backfield, while Formwalt for 30 yards and a first down, put in the school library for safe keep- the Bishops. outside on his opponent's 15-yard. and Williams starred in the line. the Garnet team on their opponents' ing. The delegates at the conven-
ln the first quarter both teams stripe. ' Coburn, diminutive quarterback of
threatened to score once. Stocker The rest of the half was com-' the Cadets, was not put into the
of E. H. S. kicked off and LaLance paratively uneventful, with an ex- : fray until the second period, but he
returned to his 24-yard line. After change of punts; however, the ball proved to be the main Danville V. E. S. However, the Garnets were The prizes in all of the classes two unsuccessful line plays LaLance was in Episcopal High's territory: threat. Robertson, pivot man for helc1 fot· four downs and the ball were as follows:
punted to his 40-yard line where most of the half. . D. M. I., showed up well in the went over. D. M. I. punted on the Class "A" newspapers: V. P. 1., Gooch was tackled in his tracks. McNulty, of V. E. S., k1cked off line. second clown, and Smither, receiv- "The Virginia Tech," first place;
After one line play, Mizell took the (Continued on Page 2.) LaLance Scores (C011tinued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.)
Barksdale Gymnasium was the crowd one of the largest in recent to the Tigers' three. The only score
by Clemens, playing a heads up Davidson College, and was awarded
game at right guard for the Bishops.' a cup for the best paper in that
Bost was taken out and replaced byi class. However, it is necessary to
Edmunds in the V. E. S.·backfield.' win the cup for three successive
After a gain of one yard at center,: years before it can be obtained per- 1
35-yard marker. On the next play tion from V. E. S. were David Bar- Banff hit right tackle for eleven row, editor, and George Forsyth, yards and another first down for managing editor, of the METEOR.
Although battling against a heav-, LARRYSINCLAIRANDSAMUELBANFFTAKEN ier foe, the Garnet and White team
MANY ALUMNI ATTEND HOME-COMING DANCE;
LARGE NUMBER OF GIRLS INCREASE INTEREST
At a meeting of the Science Club had this honor and opportunity. scene of the second dance of the years. The majority of g.irls attend- of the contest came during the third on Sunday night, November 8, At the following meeting, which year on Saturday, September 11. ing came from Sweet Bnar College, c2.nto, when LaLance, triple-threC!Jt Samuel Banff of Scotland Neck, was held on November 15, Sinclair The music was furnished by the De which made the dance all the more man for the Bishops, pushed the North Caro\ina, and Larry Sin<;lair gave a very interesting talk on the Luxe Entertainers from Lynch- enjoyable. Among the couples at- leather over the goal on a line-play. of Shanghai, China, were unani- relationship between religion and burg. These dusky musicians ren- tending were Miss Mary ~lex~n­ The Danville Cadets threatened the mously voted into the .club. The science. He brought forth the idea dcr.cd music in true Negro style, der with C. S. MeNulty, Mtss Ehz- Bishops' goal line twice during the meeting was entirely devoted to that science is composed of formu- whtch added greatly to the enjoy- abeth Steptoe with Richard Smith~r, game, in the first and fourth quar- business, and it was cle_cided to con- lee and theories, but that there are ment of the evening. They kept the Miss Madaline McCausland wtth ters. tinu,e in the policy of ~gradually in- .many more theories than formulre
d~nce moving from the opening Fred Gill, Miss Frances Dunning- The game opened with MeNulty creasing the club as the year goes because the formulre only cover the p1ece until the notes of Home, ton 'with Ed Haley, Miss Ch3.r:otte kicking off for V. E. S. Cabell, right on. This is the third year that Banff things that we know definitely are Sweet Home, died away. Cox with William Formwalt, Miss guard for the Tigers, received Me~I ha,s been at V. E. S. while Sinclair true.
The decorations were very novel Margaret Dabney with J.ohn Bo~t, Nulty's onside kick, and fumbled, is now in his second. Sinclair continued in his speech and added greatly to the affair. The Miss Margaret Kidd w1th Da:TJd Formwalt recovering for the Bish- The Scientia -was fortunate in to discuss the attitudes of different walls were lined with stalks of corn Barrow, Miss Lib Morton w1th ops. The ball remained in D. M. I.'s having at the meeting two alumni· people toward the religion in their and small limbs with red or yellow Angus Randolph, Miss Ell~ Hund- territory until Captain Wolff, Cadet members, Dick Hillier and Claude lives. He stated, for example, the
leaves on them. Boughs also formed ley with Tate Brockett, M1ss Je:'ln right end, dropped back and sent a Henkel, and it seemed like old times typical case of a boy who does not a sort of canopy over the floor. Averett with Hubert E1tel, Mtss beautiful spiral through Smither's when Hillier gave the invitation show very great enthusiasm toward As it was Home-Coming Day, Liza Mount with Charl'ie Harris, hands, which was recovered by Dan- spe-ech to the new members. It was' religious worship in church, but in
tnany alumni attended, making the (Continued on Page 2.) ville, placing the ball on the V . E. S. the first time that any alumni had (Continued on Page 2.)
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outplayed Danville in every phase of the game, gaining six first downs'
INTO THE "SCIENTIA" BY VOTE OF
NovEMBER 19. 1931 .
METEOR GIVEN FIRST HONORS IN CLASS "C"
PAPERS BY V. I. P. A.
One Hundred and Fifty Guests and Deleg~tes Present From Va. Schools
G 0 0 D ENTERTAINMENTS
"Surprise Party" After Banquet Brings Entertainments
to Gala Close
The fifth annual convention of , the Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association was held in Lynchburg,
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and sponsored by Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg
'College, on November the 13 and 14. There were over one hundred and fifty delegates and guests rep- .resenting nearly every college and university , and many prep-schools
in Virginia; and a number from the District of Columbia.
Cup Awarded
At a banquet held in Smith Me-
manently. The cup has been placed