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THE V. E. S. VARSITY FOOTBALL LETTERMEN
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LEFT TO RICU T: First Row-.1rmistead; Barye; Betty; I'an X oppen (Captain ); Ballou; Gundry; Sprague Second Row-Cornelf; Kemper; Page; ....Jldrcd; Lewis; A/len, T.; Go1l•er; !lyre
Third Row-J/urray (JIgr.) Coach Bell; Trevathan; Coltoon: ,lssf. Coaclt Cran/..'; Thomas; .11addux, Gor111ly
SPORTS Defeat No. 6
Nov. 24.-V. E. S. lost its last game of the season on Johnson Field to St. Christopher's of Richmond, 33-0. Rixey, star left halfback, went over for two of the five touchdowns.
Early in the first quarter the Bishops lost Ballou, one of their best players, because of a hurt arm, which was later found to be fractured. V. E. S. used reserve strength most of the first half.
Gower substituted for the injured Ballou a t fullback, and was a con- stant threat for the remainder of the game, both on offense and defense.
In the first half, St. Christopher's drove 4S yards to score, with Rixey plunging over for the counter. Rixey scored again on an end run before the half. Chapman came in to make both points and the score stood 14-0 at the half.
The third quarter saw St. Christo- pher's drive from their own 18 to score again. The extra point was
wide. In the last quarter, Chapman, Saint star, entered the game and made another touchdown on a 20- yard sprint around end. Chapman had suffered a broken jaw in a pre- vious game and was forced to wear a wire brace.
The last touchdown was made by Wall, quarterback of the visiting team, on a short run around the Bishops' right end.
Late in the last quarter, Gower gained IS yards and a first down for V. E. S. He and Betty, Bishop half- back, took turns at carrying the ball and moved it from their own 30-yard line to the St. Christopher 40, only to have a pass from Betty inter- cepted, as the game ended.
Ballou Makes All-State Team Jim Ballou, outstanding ball-carrier of the Bishop eleven during the 194S season, was awarded a position on the All-State prep school football team picked by four coaches. The votes were cast by G. A. Bell, V. E. S.; Joe Mercer, Woodberry; Evan Male, E. H. S.; and Hugh Brenaman, St.
Christopher's.
The team was as follows:
Ends: CharIie Peterson, 18S, Woodberry, and Broun Dameron,
IS2, St. Christopher's.
Tackles: Julian Buxton, 200, Wood- berry, and Tom Eshelman, 192, Woodberry.
Guards: Joseph Slaughter, I75, W oodberry , and Floyd Holloway,
16S, St. Christopher's.
Centers: Henry Wilson, ISO,
Woodberry, and Joseph Potts, 167, St. Christopher's (tie).
Quarterback: William Wall, 145, St. Christopher's.
Halfbacks: Doug Chapman, 160, St. Christopher's, and James Ballou,
170, V. E. S.
Fullback: Dean Davidson, 197,
Woodberry.
Three All-Cit lett, th at tack
holds Hardy Rev.
The line-up: V. E. S.
St. Christopher's Domeron
Cohoon
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Kemper
Gormley L.G. Lybrook Cornett Center Potts Van Noppen . R.G. . Wellford Gundry R.T. Dovis
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Borge
Sprogue
Betty .
Trevothon
Bollou ........... F. B.. . . .... Des Portes
R.E. ..... Oovenport .Q.e. .....•.. . Woll H.B. . Hollowoy . H.B. . . Rixey
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