The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
FIERCE FIGHT OVER FOOT BALL
x.RROW ESCAPE FROM A RIOT AT
JACKSONVILLE.


A Fight Between a Savannah and n
IoclzsOnviIIe ROOter Results in a
Free-FOr-AII Scrimmage-Sevcral
nrolxen Heads, But No One Serious
" Hurt-The Game a Tie, Neither
Team Scoring a POint-BOth Teams
yIoved n Strong Game-GOOd Feel
,urs Exist Between the Players.
Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 26.-If the people
,bo attended the game of foot ball this
aftornoon between Savannah and Jack
.onviue wanted excitement they certainly
got q run for their money.
ordinarily the incidents attendant upon
q foot ball game are exciting enough to
satisfy even a most craving appetite, but
,hare were several events not down on the
nroeramme which served to enliven the
afternoons sport greatly.
The game was played at Springfield base
hall mark. There were about 1900 people
nresent, fully one-half of whom were la
dies The grand stand was crowded while
10th sides of the field were crowded with
spectators in conveyances.
There we're probably fifty Savannah root
orc wearing the maroon and white and they
rave the various yells of the Savannah
team with vengeance. But the Savannah
,ons were outnumbered a dozen to one, and
the orange and black of Jacksonville was
very much in evidence.
The Jacksonville rooters were organized
with printed yells, and they had colors ga
lore. The policemen and deputy sheriffs
IN attendance, endeavored to keep back
tbe crowd from the field, but their efforts
we're vain for the rooters crowded in
side the lines and would not get back.
Whenever Capt. Hipkins would begin to
call the signals, the rooters would set up
a yell so loud and prolonged, that the Sa-
yannah men could not hear the signals
Capt Hpkins requested the rooters to
desst in yelling while he called the sig
nails. but he was answered with jeers and
guying. The umpire then requested the
roOters to stop while signals were being
called, and said the game would be stop
ped unless they did.
The game proceeded, but there was
some sharp talk between Savannah and
Jacksonville rooters, and during the Sec
ond half it terminated In a personal en-
counter between Howard Cohen of Savan-
nah and Sam Berkheim of Jacksonville.
Berkheim hit Cohen on the head with a
tin horn and Cohen struck him with a
cane, which brought blood.
This is where the people got action for
their money. There was scrapping to
beat the band for several minutes, and
that no one was seriously injured is mirac-
ulous. Cohen was rushed upon by sew
eral Of Berkheim's friends, while several
Oh Cohen's friends came to his assistance
Referee Walker blew his whistle tor
time and the players attempted to stop
the row with the result that they got to
serappng among themselves. The spec
tators seeing what was going on, surged
INTO the field and for ten minutes there
was the iveliest sort of a scrimmage, in
which fists, feet, canes and tin horns were
used with vengeance.
Inc savannah boys were not looking
1or scrap and were outnumbered twenty
70 one, but they got in the push and for a
time things looked really serious The
center of the field was a mass of fighting
humanity Instances of men striking
.ler own friends were frequent, and when
tne scrlmmage ended there were numbers
heads N'-e0
Inc hight ended as suddenly as it had
started, and after an exchange of COM
plments by the two team captains, the
game was resumed.
The players of both teams deeply de-
pore the unfortunate incident, and after
,e ,le game the greetings were very friend
" ana good natured.
The game itself was an exciting exhi-
Diuon' Both teams put up a strong
game. On whole, the playing of Savan-
HdH was superior to that of Jacksonville,
ana the Georgia boys should have won,
pul II Is probably better that the game
was tie
savannah kept the ball in Jacksonville's
T1T,lrItory NJ, the greater part of both halves.
me interference of both teams was poor
this. Va
Jacksonville's weakness appeared to be
luuhOllng of the ball at critical times, due
very largely to the absence of Drew, their
t"P'd4n ana quarterback, who was in
'uIeu early in the game and had to retire
Iahhah was particularly strong in this
punt not single tumble resulting from
line
The quarter back work of Bailey Hipkins
was OF high order and he handled the
@ @D"n remarkably we'll That the team did
M gv' score was due to the poor interference
ne Ho 'rlck plays of the Jacksonville team
..oie Wen played and gained the only ma
"Iidl ground that went to their credit.
a. ""g played strong game and carried
ee ele pall through for some good gains.
S'l smith played a strong end and tackled
wei dunno at center took care of his man
Guy Wyness and Counihan played a hard
same. The tackling of ferguson and Hicks
was excellent.
H. W. Walker of Savannah, was ref
1Iee. Allen Greeley and G.. s. Weldon Of
SSapksonville, were umpire and linesman,
lows:
Jacksonville. Position. Savannah.
iI,addleford center ......... Dunno
faarShal ........ r. guard ........ Wyness
,1n.sIam .........L guard ........ Counihan
wen ..........r. tackle ......... Hicks
it55iiyah ........I. tackle .........J ferguson
i,lns '.......r. end Hipkins, II.
- '''''.''................... winters
dine ............l. end .......... Smith
NJ. GU, Van Buren "a. back .Hipkins, b.
Nt,gD Ne3I DoneH r. h. back, Bradley, Hipkins, II
'e''oh ''...... /. h. back .Krenson,
p,,,,''.''''''.............G .Garmany and Little