The morning news., 1893-12-01
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
The Course of the Ball Over the Field
and How It Was Manipulated.

ne CC uTs6 OF tAle BAH over Ln0 t1elQ.
and How It Was Manipulated.
The game was called on time, almost to
the notch, the minute hand on the dial
having moved but a short distance past
the mark
The University team won on the toss
up, and Capt. Butler very wisely took
the ball as there was no wind blowing to
speak of The only advantage in goals
was the fact that it was a warm day, and
there was a strong sunlight in the west,
which led Capt. Walker, of the Savannah
team, to choose the western goal, so that
his men could have their backs to the
sun,
The Athens men open the play with a
flying wedge Deland's great play, with
Butler by the ball in the center of the
field. The human wedge flies at its ad-
versary, and Brown is dOwued with a
gain of tiVe yards. Shackelford gets the
ball and is downed with a loss of five
yards on a tumble. Walker downs Hal
sey with no gain for the Athenians.
This is the third down for Athens with
out the requisite gain, and Brown punts
the ball to O. Byrne, who is downod on
Savannah's 35yard line. Savannah'S
ball
sAvANNAH's INNING.
Papy gets the ball and loses five yards
| He also gets the ball in the next Scrim-
mage and makes gain of one yard. The
ball goes out Of bounds in the next play,
and then O'Byrne pnts to Brown. Ath-
ems ball.
Shackelford gains five yards and Brown
gains seven moro on mass play. Athens
forms II revolving wedge on right tackle
and Shacl1elford tries to so through center
! with no gain. Shackelford fumbles the
ball but an Athens man falls on it and it
/ is still Athens ball. 4 few minutes were
| taken out for scrapping. The ball is
| forced out of bounds and brought in fif-
| teen yards. Fleming takes the ball be-
| tween COuuihan and Keenan, with a gain
! Of five yards Halscy takes the ball for a
| run around right end but is well tackled
! by Hipkins and loses five yards. Athens
! forms a wedge on center and Halsey is
! downed with gain of one yard. The
| turtle back is tried again and Halscy
takes the ball with no gain. 1t IS Savan-
| nah's ball on her 25-yard line.
The ball is fumbled and Nally falls on
| it. II is again Athens ball. Black falls
| back and takes the ball with no gain.
! Athens forms II revolving wedge on right
tackle and Shackelford gains one yard
! HalScymakes two yards between Counihan
! and keenan,. and Fleming falls back to
| take the ball. making four yards. First
down.
O'Byrnc tackles Halsey. who loses five
| yards, and Walker fell on The ball in a
/ tumble. Savannah's bah.
THE FIRST FOUL.
/ Counihan makes nine yards and Wyness
/ gains five between Black and McCutchcon
/ savannah is given five yards for holding
/ in line. Keenan, runs between Fleming
! and Smith &Dr ten yards. Connolly
fumbles the ball ard Athens gets it.
Halsey is tackled Dv Walker with a loss
! OF three yards, and Shackelford is tackled
/ by EiplSins with no gain Brown punts
/ the ball TO O'Byrne, whomakes ten Yards
/ and it is Savanuah's ball on her thirty
| yard line
| Connolly makes three yards between
! Fleming and Smith, Cunningham gains
| two yards and Connolly gets seven more
/ between Fleming and Smith After a
mistaken signal, Savannah gets five yards
! for an off-sIde play, Connolly loses four
/ and then gains nane yards, and after three
| downs Papy fails 10 make the necessary
/ gain and it is Athens ball in the middle
of the field
Halsey was well tackled by Hipkins
with no gain and Brown makes five Yards
! between Williams and Counihau.
Brown is tackled by Walker and fails to
gain, and Shackelford by Hipkins with
loss of ten yards.
BROWNS TOUCH-BACK.
Brown punts to O'Byrne, and O'Byrne
made a good punt, the ball crossing
| Athens goal line, where it is picked up
/ by Brown, who makes touch back which
/ counts nothing. 1t is Athens ball at the
/ 25-yard line.
The opening wedge is formed, and
I Halsey takes the bail and makes yards.
/ Athens gets yards for holding, and with
a revolving wedge on left tackle Halsey
/ gains 3 yards. Halsey gains 3 yards
through the line, and Shackelford more.
Brown gains yards between Couuihan
and Keenan,, and on the next play tries to
buck the line, with nO gain. In "A revolv-
ing wedge on right tackle Halsey gains 3
| yards. Brown drops back as if TO kick
the ball, and Halsey makes yards
! between Counihan and keenan,. Brown
goes through the line for wards
and five minutes are taken out on account
of an accident to Wrivley.
Brown gains S]a yards in three success