The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-02

B. Williams. Center. ....... .Kalbfeisch.
Coonlhan.. L. @. ............ .Brodie.
keenan, ...............L. T.........C. Fleming.
Harrison ............ Il. E. $500. G.. Whitney.
Hopkins. .... Quarter Back, Capt. Phinizy.
Trenehard. Left Half Back. ....... Smith.
Capt. Walker..Right Half Back. Armstrong.
O'Byrne ..., Full Back, Mathewson
ubstitutes-Savannah, Johnson and Kren-
son. Augusta Query, Lockhart and H.Eve.
Mr. p. H. Haskell, of Montgomery,
acted as umpire. He is a graduate OF the
Boston School of Technology, where he
played with one of the teams of that
school. Mr.. Henry Brown, of Augusta,
member of the University football team
acted as referee and during the second
half they changed places.
The two teams were very well matched.
Neither has had a very great amount of
practice, and both have played only one
game before this. In weight, it may be
said that neither had the advantage.
AUGUSTUS INNING.
Time was called for the first half about
$40 o'clock Thirty-minute halves were
decided on by the two captains, and in the
toSs-up Savannah won. Savannah took
the ball and Augusta the western goal,
though there was no advantage to be
gained from the wind.
Savannah opened with the Deland fly-
ing wedge and gained 10 yards. After
few plays Savannah lost the ball to Au-
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gain of 10 yards, carrying the ball back to
the center of the field. Mathewson made
pretty run for 20 yards around left end,
and got yards more in the same way.
The ball was carried to Savannah's 25
and then to her 10-yard line in three
plays. 1t was soon within feet Of Sa-
vannah's goal.
The excitement ran pretty high at this
juncture, and the Augusta men on the
grounds insisted on running out to their
players in spite of the officers who tried
TO keep them back. The Augusta bows
were wild. There was a profusion of
colors and yells in the atmosphere 1t
to finish the work. Mathewson went
over the line for a touchdown, and Z.
Whitney failed to kick goal, which left
the score four to nothing in Augustus
favor
The rest of tho half was uneventful
with the exception of several excellent
plays made by Trenchard for Savannah.
Savannah opened the play with flying
wedge and finally lost the bali to
Augusta on the latter's 95-yard line.
Augusta carried the ball to the center of
the field and lost it TO Savannah on four
downs without the requisite 5-yard gain.
Here followed several pretty plays.
Trenchard made 10 yards, Walker 8,
Kenan 10, and Trenchard 10 again.
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savannah forced the ball up to Augusta's
2O-yard line when time was called.
sAvANNAH's TURN To WIN.
Savannah took the western goal in the
second half, and Augusta opened with the
usual wedge The ball went to Savannah
after Augusta had gained 10 yards.
Trenchard put in some beautiful work
just here, and in a series of the prettiest
plays of the day, scored for Savannah.
He gained Is yards around right end.
5 yards, and then yards through
the line. He keptup these gains until, amid
general excitement and confusion among
the spectators on the field, he carried it
across the line and made a touchdown
for Savannah. Then came the decisive
moment There was but few minutes
left. Augusta had failed to kick goal.
Savannah must be successful to win,
Walker held the ball and Hopkins kicked
as pretty goal as has been done on a
field this season.
Amid deafening cheers for Savannah
the ball was carried back to the center Of