The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-15
THE GAME NOW ASSURED.
The University Foot Ball Team to Visit
Savannah Thanksgiving Day.

Savannah's Team Has Begun to Prac-
tice Daily and There Will Be a Hot
Contest When the Two Elevens Meet
at Bolton Street Park-Manager
Fleming Notified Manager Golden, of
the Savannah's, Yesterday That the
Athens Boys Would Be Downfall.
9MeIdrim and the University Club
Interested in the Occasion, and They
Will Make it Big Success.
The university foot ball team will be
here for game with Savannah's eleven
Thanksgiving day. The proposition made
by the Savannah team has been accepted
by theAthens boys, and they are making
arrangements to come down. Such was
the announcement of a telegram from
Manager Paul Fleming, of the University
team, to Manager John w. Golden, of the
Savannah club, received yesterday.
Already much interest in the game has
been awakened, and now that the contest
is assured that interest will increase. The
project had been under discussion for
some time, and it was at first thought
that there would be too many difficulties
in the way to prevent the visit of the
university boys to the Forest City. Salts
factory arrangements seem to have been
entirely completed, however. both be-
tween the University men and the faculty,
and so far as the arrangements between
the two clubs are concerned.
The telegram was the first announce
ment to the Savannah men that the game
would be played They had looked upon
1t for some time as possibility, and have
been practicing from three to four times
a week for sometime past. They will re-
double their efforts now, however. and
see what a strong team they can build up
between now and the time for the game.
THE SAVANNAH MEN.
The Savannah men have two teams
now, and will begin at once to practice
daily. They will thus have twenty-five
men to pick from. and will put pretty
strong eleven in the field.
The team as it stands at present is
Hogan, center rush; Wyness, right guard;
Counihan, left guard; Williams, right
tackle; Kenan, left tackle; Walker, right
end; Hartridge, left end; Hopkins, quar-
ter back; Papy and Connolly, half
backs and O'Byrne, full back.
This is pretty strong aggregation of
players as it stands, but if there is any
room for improvement, Manager Golden
says that 1t will certainly be made.
The proposition made to the University
boys was that their expenses amounting
to $3.50 were to be paid, and after deduc-
ting that amount the balance of the net
receipts to be divided equally between
the two clubs. The boys will begin to
work up the game at once, and there is
little doubt but that the Savannah peo-
pie will afford them a liberal patronage
Tickets will be printed, and will be on
sale within day or two. Five hundred
will be sent to Athens, and the university
men will easily dispose of them there
among their friends.
The game is to be played at the Bolton
Street park, which will be put in ship
shape for foot ball contest.
THE UNIVERSITY BOYS.
Savannah is to be congratulated that
the university boys with their "Hurrah-
rah! Rah Rah Georgia." are going to
visit the city on this occasion and for
this purpose. No information has yet
been received as to who compose the Uni
versity team, but since the revival of the
interest in athletics there some four or
five years ago, they have taken a most ac-
tive interest in field sports, and they NAV
be depended upon to defend to the best of
their ability the athletic prowess which
the university has established in years
gone by.
1t may be depended upon therefore that
the Savannah team will not have a walk
over. The university has something over
200 men to pick from, and they never
leave home without a good team. They
have met, it is true, with an occasional de
feat in foot ball contests, but this has
only whetted their desire to conquer. and
Savannah may depend upon, meeting a
very formidable foe.
Maj, =. w. Meldrim, one of the univer-
stty trustees, has interested himself in
the matter, and 1t was due to his efforts
that the Athens team has been enabled
to come down. The University Club here
will take the matter in hand and will
push it to success. There are about $50
university men in the city, and not one of
them has left his alma mater who is not
willing to do what he can and contribute
his efforts toward the success of an event
in which all university men are so deeply
interested.