The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-13
THE CADETS IN CHARLESTON.
Account of the Football Game With the
Medical Students.

On last Friday afternoon the foot
ball team from the S. M. A. went to
Charleston to play ball with the Medi
cal College of that city. The under
standing taken at the start out was
distinctly that the cadets should play
too teams, one on Saturday and the
other on Monday with the Charleston
College and the Medical College re-
spectively. Also that the said teams
would play strictly college ball. In
stead Of which the management was
deceived and misled. For the Medical
College did not comply with either of
these terms. They arranged to play
both games themselves and refused to-
give any other team chance. Again,
they did not put. up college team
and after one man was put out, they
ran in other men unknown to the home
team. Their team was not strictly Of
their college but was composed Of the
best men that they could secure in
town. Their weight was superior to
the cadets by Is lbs. to the man. They
played faster ball and owing to ex-
perience and superior weight they
scored three touchdowns on the boys
from Sumter. On the team of the
Medical College there was but one man
who had not taken part in match
game before and there was but one
man from Sumter who had. At first
the experience of striking a college
team, we'll trained, was discouraging
and costly. The pigskin was kicked
off to Charleston. She advanced the
ball a short distance which was taken
by Sumter on a tumble, who soon
lost it again on downs. The heavy
bucks through the line and around
tackle were supported by good inter
ference and strong pushing and the
Charleston boys soon carried the ball
across for touchdown. Johnson
kicked goal. Once more the Doctors
scored in the first half, but failing to
kick goal the score was II to 0. lime
called and second half begins more
spirited. The Doctors kicked the ball
down the field and owing to a tumble,
scored again, 16 to 0. The cadets now
took spirits and warmed up to the
game. The ball was downed on
Chareston's Is I'd. line. On a tumble
Clark obtains possession of the ball
and now the Sumtonians went
through. They had but four minutes
until the end of the game The ball
went down the field by fierce, beauti-
full bucks. George and Edwards de-
serve great praise for their noble work
for they never failed to gain their
length, and often made spectacular
dashes that excited much admiration
and enthusiasm on the side lines and
did not fail to inspire fear in the
doctors hearts. When ten second were
left to play, Edwards bucked the line
and scored 5.
Capt. Brailsford for Sumter played
star ball, making such beautiful
tackles so often that the plays soon!
ceased to come his way. No less can
be said of Moses and Smith as half
back. Hogg and johnson were stars
for Charleston and scceeded IN
handling the line and stopping the
players in their tracks.
The cadets have had their first
game, and tho they did not win, they
have the experience and knowledge,
the lack of which alone cost them
their first trial. No one was hurt in
the game, and as the result was antici-
pated by the management. the defeat
was not taken hard. The team return
ed on Sunday night because the medi-
cal students refused to play any team
but that which they were able to
gather together from the city.
The manager is trying now to get
team to come to Sumter. and 1T is
confidently expected that fine crowd
will turn out waving the colors and
spurring the boys from the new
Academy on to glory.