The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-02
CADETS WON IN A CANTER.
TOOK FOOTBALL VICTORY AWAY
FROM HIGH SCEOOL ELEVEN.

TWO Twenty-Minute Halves Played
at the Bolton Street Park Resulted
IN the Academicians' Defeat by n
score of 10 to G-Cadets Won on
Their Merits, Though Their Adver-
saries Put Up "A Good Game of Ball.
cadets Made "a Touchdown in Each
Half, But Twice Failed to Kick the
Goal-How the Game Was Played
by the Two EIevens-Traininc Won
the Victory.
The football game between the teams of
'he Lawton Cadets and the Savannah
High School yesterday afternoon resulted
IN victory for the Cadets by a score
of 10 to 0. The victory for the Cadets
was due TO the superior weight and train
ing of their team, against which the brill
liant individual playing of some members
of the High School aggregation availed
nothing.
The game was played at the Bolton
street park, and was to have been Gated
promptly a O'clock Because of the
absence of some of the officials who had
been selected at the hour and minute
when the game was to have been called
the game had to be postponed for some
length of time, and it was nearly when
the initial lineup was made and the
game begun
There was stiff breeze blowing from
the south, that continued during the game.
| so that when the High School team won
the toss its captain chose the southern
goal. This was a distinct advantage. ae
| 4 ha -1y rfF11 IL,
to gain ground even on a poor kick. but
the High School boys lost sight of this
! fact during the time they had this ma
terial advantage and punted scarcely at
all. Instead, they endeavored to make
holes through the heavy line of their adj
versaries. and in consequence were forced
back and lost ground again and again
| Had they played the kicking game that al
modern football experts recommend as the
one destined to win victories, with the
conditions for playing this sort of game
all in their favor they would have de-
creased the score against them one-half
at least. Their failure to do so was a Sc
rious error of judgment, for which they
paid dearly
The game opened with the ball in the
possession of the Lawton Cadets The
| High School secured the ball on the kick
| off. and then lost it on a failure to gain
ground in the requisite number of downs
1t came to the Cadets on the High Schools
thirty-yard-line. When they put the nall
! first in play, tumble lost them five yards
that was recovered Immediately. when
! Hull broke through end and tackle for
, a gain of ten yards. A gain around the
end Hull carrying the ball. netted twenty
yards, and then, despite the desperate and
determined efforts of the High School
| boys, Hull carried the ball across the line
for the first touch down. The goal was
difficult one to kick and Cope missed
1t. Time, five minutes; score so.
Jette kicked off for the High School
eleven, when the ball was next put in
play. The kick was good one but J.
Sullivan caught the bah and advanced il
far toward the goal of the High School
| team. Again the Cadets tried their rush
ing tactics and with success, for they car
ried the ball squarely up 90 the goal line
OF the academicians. In an attempt to
cross the line though they lost the hall
and a High School player fell on IT, Ii
was carried out, in accordance with the
rules. to the acknowledgement line. where
the High School kicked off The cali or
time ended the first half. The score was
still 90.
In the second half the goals were
changed. the Cadets taking the southern
end of the field for their defense. Bv his
time the wind had moderated. though T.
was still blowing a a stiff rate, and the
advantage in goals was not so apparent
and so distinct. Nevertheless. It was sti'l
an advantage and the Cadets made good
use of IL whenever they found il nec7s-
sary 10 punt IN order to gain ground. Tho
High School kicked off and on the RIM
down the field got the ball. The referee
presented the school boys with ten yards
for an off side play OF a member OF the
opposing team and thus encouraged. they
carried the ball down the fed towards
the Cadets goal. On the forward lire
they lost the ball by tumble and IL came
into the hands Of the Cadets These
young gentlemen soon proved that they
knew what to do with it,
Getting It on their own courtyard IRE.
the Cadets carried the bal down 70 the
High Sch.ol goal by successive bucks
through the line and runs around the ends.
Sullivan made a brilliant run and hnis he 1
his good work by carrying The ball across
the line for the second touchdown Of tie
game. Cope missed any easy goll. Tim,
10 minutes; score, 100.
In the remaining ten minutes Of the half