The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-30
REDAND BLACK TRIUMPHANT
SaVallah'S Foot Ball Tenn DOWned By
a Score Of p to 0.

The Visitors Streng tn Lay in Their
Strategy and Good Inter ference Work.
Only One Touchdown Scored in the
First half, but in the Second Athens
Piled Them Up-Suvannah's Men
Played a Hard Game, but They Were
outolassed-The Game Witnessed by
More Than I 900 Spectators.
Savannah's men had the hardest con-
test of the season yesterday in the game
with the Athens foot ball team, but were
unable 10 stand successfully against the
effective interference and strategic
work of the University men; and
when time was called at the end Of
the second half of the game the brown
and white had gone down under the sue
cessful work of the university boys by
score of % to 0.
Savannah's team kept up with its last
Thanksgiving day record when in the
game with Athens the score was 0 to 0.
but the Athens men rather surpassed
their former record Their success,
though not far beyond expectations, was
due to their exceptionally good interfer-
ence work, and they were aided no little
by their strategic plays These latter
puzzled the Savannah players from the
start, and though Capt. Walker was quick
to eaten the movements of his antago-
nists, and would at times post his men,
the Athens boys seemed too quick for
them.
Both teams We're agreed that the game
was l'air one throughout. Several of
the Sava unah men remarked that they
had never played against a more gen
tlemanly te am than that by the univer-
sity boys And the latter were satisfied
that there were none but the best of
feelings for tn en- on the part of their an
tagonists. The game, too, was excep-
tionaHy free from smuggling or foul plays.
Not one of the players was hurt bad
enough to be conn eled to retire from the
field, and beyond a few scratches and
bruises none suffer, ed any inconvenience.
The Athens boys arrived by the Cen
trail railroad at c O'Clock in the morning.
They were met at the depot by Manager
b. F. Finney of the S avannah team and
were escorted to the Pulaski house, which
they made their headquarters. The en-
trance to the hotel was gaily decorated
with the colors of both teams in honor
of the event, and colors were flying from
every coat lapel. After a short rest the
Athens boys were then taken for a
drive around the city and they had an
other rest before lunch.
Both teams held meeting in rooms at
the Pulaski house for the p urpose Of dis
cussing the work before hem and fin
ally deciding on the tactics they were
to pursue The Savannah colors were
worn, of course, by the large st number Of
those around the hotel, but it was sur
prising to see how many had donned the
red and black of the univer sity.s During
the morning large number of the Sa-
vannah alumni of the university called
at the hotel and met the members of the
visiting team. The Athens boys were
given cordial greeting, and on the
grounds they seemed to feel almost as
much at home as if they had been on their
own field.
The two teams left the hotel for the
grounds about 2:30 O'Clock, arriving in
time to get a few minutes practice be-
fore the game was called. The crowd be-
gan to gather early. and almost every one
wore the colors of his or her favorite
team. While more plentiful the Savan-
nah colors did not seem so conspicuous
around the field as did those of the uni
versity. The red of the university team
attracts attention al a greater distance
than the more retiring brown and white.
AT o'clock there were more than
1000 people in the grand stand and on the
bleachers, and occupying standing room
outside the ropes A large number at
tended in buggies and carriages, and with
some of them the coloFs were conspicu-
Gus. The rooters occupied their accus-
toned places along the ropes near the
bounds of the gridiron, and the Athens
team had quite a goOdly contingent of
them on hand. Athens made most of the
pretty plays and in consequence receiv ed
much applause, but there was a long,
loud shout for Savannah whenever the
ball went to the home team.
The game was called a few minutes af-
ter O'clock Capt. Butler of Athens won
in the toss up and took the east goal,
with the wind favorable. and Savannah
had the ball. The men lined up as fol-
lows for the game.
Athens. Savannah.
Clark ......... Left End ........ Gordon
Watkins ...... Left Tackle ...... keenan,
Price ........ Left Guard ..,.... Counihan
Nally ............ Center ............ Hicks
Kent .........R Right Guard ........ Wyness
Fleming .... Right Tackle .. b. Williams
Spain, +. ...... Right End 900. LeMaistre
Butler ........ Quarter Back ........ Ryals
Shackleford o.. Left Half Back see. Walker
Halsey ..... Right Half Back ..... Brady
Stubs ......... Full Back ..... II. Hipkins
Savannah had as substitutes Nydegger,
Krenson Winters, +. Williams and Craw-
ford, while w. Spain killorin and Moreno
stood ready to take the places of any Of
the Athens men that might have been
called off the field on account of an injury
or from any other cause. None of the
substitutes, however, were needed during
the game. Mr.. John Welch of Athens
acted as umpire Mr.. w. r. Powell for
merly Of Wake Forest, y. c., was referee
IA II 1tva-
The game started with Savannah de-
Tending the western goal and with the
ball, while Athens had the eastern goal.
The visitors began with some very
pretty playing. After the kick off
Athens got the bail, and Stubbs
Halsey and Spain, with sue
cession of ten and ifteen-yard runs
around the ends carried il to the Vineyard
line from Sayannah's goal Fleming cas-
lily made the other i've yards on a very
pretty play and carried the bah across
the line for "a touchdown. Athens scored
this mint within five minutes after tha