The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-30
NEITHER CROSSED THE LINE.
FOOTBALL CANE BETwEEN SAVNN-
Nan AND JACKSONVILLE 4 TIE.

10th side. Failed Ia Score-Team
work Of the Fioridians Counter
balanced the superior Individual
PLAYING 81 savannah Wcn-tood
Football weather and Good
FieId-Dcfensivc work Of Home
Team Bettcr Than it, Offensive
PIaying-nalt in Jacksonsiiic's
Territory Most Of the Time-Fum-
bIcs Accountable directly for "a
savnnnah's Failure 10 score.
History repeated hself at the Bolton
street park yesterday afternoon when
savannah and Jacksonville football slsy-
ems made luea eltaI Efforts 10 sc1rc
against each o.hcr In jacksonville. -four
years ago. like result followed similar
Efforts by teams representing tno Two
cities.
Despite tho unfayorabie circums tnnccs
attending the game and che numerous
other attractions. that served to draw the
people Of Savannah to other places. thera
was "a good crowd ogt at the park when
the bali was pas lu play. a thousand psr-
sons. easily AID perhaps more. watched
the game from start 90 finish arI SCENE
ed 20 enjoy T.
Tho game. however. was slow ana un.
Interesting Despite ths fact tba, swan
noh outcllessd aud ou,played Jacksonville
az almost every point. tho local team was
unable 90 s.ore. This Inability 20 scor,
was clearly due TO the want - practice
ana the weak team work W the Sayau
uIhiaus. The team included several men
VINO have played good football on col csc
teams 100 tho past, ana who dii cooi 50 rs
! yesterday, hut Che lack OF ur4cd a1
| the consequent inahi'ty Of the Savannah
mon 10 get together and work together
wore responsible for their failure 10 =.orc
I Three times they We're with easy dis
I lance Of their opponents goal, with ihe
Z bail IN their possession. 0rd three timsr
| they lost the ban GA fumhies aud failed
90 cross tine line.
The absence 81 proper training co. the
I part OF tho Savannah mon was ua rtfest-
"a ia their frequent appeals for water and
the practice. 20 which they seem 90
have become addicted, OF Iyiu- around the
. field on their backs. without amy evident
. occasion The Savannah mon olsEt to
have scored. and there was uo acceptable
. excuse f0r their flilurc 90 10 80.
] 10 was good football weather ln which
/ tho game was PLAYED. and the ground was
]
/ the air was just Sufficiently cool oni
bracins to inspire the men o. their best
| efforts
! Jacksonville won the toss ami took the
I bail Savanuahilu caught tine tail on
+ the punt ana hy @ series oi bucks through
the line ana runs around 'he eHd b. was
I carried 20 jacksonville htteen-}ari ire
For q Few minutes the bali slrgei o1ck
and forth always however. boo Jackson
I vlle's territory. and then savannah lost Dc
I because OF "a failure TO make the requrel
I I've yards. Dc WIS Jnck-ouFii.es lllI
! when the whistle blow Tor the end 90 tls
/ FIRST hale Savannah showed up best iu
/ defensive work. aud the wearcrs Of che
| orange and purple had not found IL uos-l-
/ hlc 90 brclk through the savannah lime
or gct around the Savannah ends
Tho second half was distinguished hy
| faster ana more interesting playing than
was witnessed during tho FIRST savannah
/ kicked Of 80 JHcksonv.le@ thlriy-yor1
Inc ana soer resai1od tho hail because OF
the Jacksonville mems Inability 20 make
srourd.
Then began Savaunahs real and nearly
successful efforts Tor "a touchdown. The
I Two haif-hacks BERTHE ana james Suui-
van skirted tho Jacksonville ends FOR
good gains ara duEiguou went through
the line iu due shape aud Co material al-
vantage. Ey steady gains the biu was
Hrta a u. la L al fH.
-"' ',' ~ 81 N7'''''''' , "i''-S ara H''.
,u' 7" 'N4 9AN'"Ndn io"''i- seemed
.n'. q ''i' i""H was I''i. II l''NeA
~ ''''D-H ".'.i'.S '''''" ''nP tle o"""'"
'Neil'"l y iht "hi'' ana 'ae.
~ wy '"iHN''lts "' z" ~ u'' H'h-'
'"ns ~ VIZ si"sta'o'- were ,hahs'i rom
HN'l''' ~" I" tN'''l"' "''i lli.7s i"'i,
on the bali aui tho hopes OF instant vice
'"'s' '""' 'f't '-''S "'" ""eh Nhei'SN-
"s' N"''', No. iu ule,-
81 ny ." N7'ii' ii' "'ll' a"d M"@e. 'F' |
w.. W. 'N'.- "",N' AilN'n u gov" 'h' H.l"
KY ~ pN'' "as h'' long one and on-
H,s""n e"ueHt '"' n'A aNa at',i 80
WV" w. ~. '"'"7''' y que 'u"@ ga" h'l
""" "i''i 'ne punt ~ 5000 slApe ana
-N,.i '','' aHa 'A'Y hii'ei the SaNtni'h
N.'-"''N ~ 'is H"'NN.
Nsdin 'he "ai app'"" n'a JachsonNlhe's
ko'L ietu' s"tiE'n carried u Tor t"'n-
~ SaIns AIouha Jaeh-'hNli.e risht end
I iIfNTE. VINO had crowded fold d