The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-12-05

referee both teams lined up for the
most exciting game ever seen in Co
lumbia.
Capt. Thornton kicked off to the 35-
yard line. while the ball was handled
| by Ayres, who returned it Is yards
First and second downs. 2 yards gain.
Craig then made Is yards round end
and by double pass made 25 yards,
which was Immediately repeated,
making 10 yards to touch down, in
3 minutes from the time the ball was
kicked. Quarter Back Ayres, adding an
additional point to the score by kick
Ing goal.
Thornton again kicked eff to the 90
yard line and the ball was returned by
Hull 10 yards. Branham q Hughes
made yards round end through line
for no gain. 1t was in this scrim-
mage that Capt. Thornton was hurt.
and Smith was substituted. By a sue
cession of runs Branham q Hughes
carried the ball to Peoples e. Morgan's
25-yard line, but there lost it ON downs.
Dickey and Coates for Peoples q
Morgan, then TOOK the ball ana car
RED it to the 3-yard line, where Gill
took hold and made the 3 yards for
touch down, but failed to kick goal.
The ball going to Branham q
Hughes, Ayres kicked off to 15-yard
line. Massey returning it 10 yards
Peoples & Morgan lost ball on downs.
Branham & Hughes bucked for an
other touch down, and Ayres kicked
goal
The ball going to Peoples g. Morgan.
Bagley kicked off to 20-yard line, the
ball being brought back 10 yards by
Webster. Craig made yards and
Branham q Hughes then lost on
downs. Dickey made 8 yards through
the Branham & Hughes line and time
was called.
The score at end of first half being
Branham q Hughes IL to Peoples q
Morgan 8.
Second Half.
Branham & Hughes kicked off to the
90 yard line and the ball was returned
Is yards by Coates. Peoples & Morgan
by succession of massed center bucks
and superb all-round good playing
carried the ball for a touch down, but
again failed to Kick goal, leaving |
Branham & Hughes still two points in
the lead.
Branham & Hughes again kicked off |
to 10.yard line, johnson returning it |
30 yards and by bucKlng, Peoples & |
Morgan maze another touch down,
and for third time failed to kick |
goal. But this time they had passed
their opponents, the score standing 10
TO 12 In their favor.
Puryear, of Branham g. Hughes i
Kicked off behind the goal line and the
ball was brought back to 25- yard line
and kicked off by Bagley. who put a
ong rolling ball to Branham &
Hughes 10 yard line where it was
iowned in it's track. just at this
POINT, Timekeepers Roberts and Nor
gan announced that there were but
our minutes more in which to play.
The plucky Branham & Hughes lads
we're not to be daunted by such intel
igence, however, and by FIVE yard bucks
hey put the ball to Peoples q Nor
IAN 10 yard line. These bucks were
made in such swift succession and the
excitement became SO intense that the
rOwd broke in on the field and COM
'letely surrounded the, players SO that
he Herald reporter could not get
etails of the plays made at this
ritical point. By fast bucking how
yer, the ball was carried to the =
ard line by Craig, Haygood and Hull,
jraig, making a touch down from
he 2-yald line, with only ten seconds
t time to spare Ayers kicked goal
laking the final score, Branham Il
hughes 10, Peoples & Morgan 10.
This game ends the foot ball season. :
t was clean and snappy. hard fought
nd manly. and Columbia gives both
cams cordial invitation to come !
gain next Thanksgiving Day.