The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-19
COMING GR1DrRoN CONTESTS.
savannah In Active Practice For the
Thanksgiving Game in Florida,

savannah I'm Active Practice For th a
Thanksgiving Game in Florida.
The members of the Savannah foot ball
team are in active practice for the game
on Thanksgiving day with the Jackson
vile team. 1t is probable that a good
crowd will accompany the Savannah boys
on the Florida conquest, and good game
may be expected If the Jacksonville eleven
is doing the practice work that is being
done here.
For long time difficulty was had in get
ting the players out for practices, but the
newly manifested enthusiasm has success
fully overcome this, and two elevens are
out at almost every practice.
The Florida Citizen has this to say of the
Jacksonville team: THE Jacksonville
Light Infantry foot ball team holds its
practice at the corner of Main and Monroe
streets The boys are now in splendid
physical TRIM and although their rush line
is considerably lighter than that of the
Savannah team, which they expect to meet
on the field Thanksgiving day, the boys
hope to take the game by the vim, dash,
and activity of their plays. large num-
Der of visitors is expected here from Sa-
vannah, and a lively and hard-fought bat
tie is anticipated by both the boys and
| their friends.
1.-The Jacksonville team is especially ca
| pable in its end plays, and good game
is expected from Fulback HUMPHREYS and
Halfback Mcdonald. The Savannah team,
on the contrary having a much larger av-
erage in weight, is expected to make its
| gains in mass plays, especially in bucking
| he Savannah
practicing for long time, and 1t is thought
| by those who are acquainted with both
teams that the game will be most inter-
| esting from the fact that the tactics differ
| so greatly"
The young alumni of the University of
Georgia and other foot ball enthusiasts of
| the city are greatly interested in the
Thanksgiving day game that is to be
| played by the university and Auburn,
| Ala, teams In Atlanta For the past four
| or five years this game between the rival
schools has always been played on
| Thanksgiving day, and it is looked for
ward to as the greatest game of the foot
ball season in the south. Georgia and
Auburn are probably the two most evenly
matched teams in the south, and, with
| the exception of the University of Vir-
| ginia and, possibly, Vanderbilt UNIVERSE
ty, they easily take precedence of the
| rest of the southern colleges in foot ball
| prOWeSS.
The games that have been played have
| gone mostly to Auburn, that college hav-
| ing won three to the university's two.
This year the prospects for an even game
seems beautiful, as far as can be judged
| from games each of the teams have play
| ed against Sewanee, which is also very
| strong. Georgia last week scored 26 to
| Sewanee's 0, but the other day Auburn
| increased that score to Sc, but allowed
Sewanee to make a touch down and goal.
| From these scores it is believed that the
| contest will be very close.
The game in Atlanta is to Georgia and
| Alabama what the Thanksgiving game on
| Manhattan field is to northern enthu-
siasts. Many of the old college men will
| attend
Some of the local university alumni
have written Commissioner ]. NJ. Rich
ardson of the Southern States Passenger
Association requesting rates for the &C.
| ~