The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20
Savannah Defeated
Jacksonville at Football
BY Score of IL to o-0ame Was Not Up to the
Standard, But Was Holly Contested

savannah, II, JackSOnVllle, U. InlS
was Savannah's half by long odds.
Jacksonville still Strong.
The second half showed a change and
Jacksonville the fresher of the two
teams. Jacksonville kicked forty
yards to Krenson. who came back
twelve yards. Savannah then tried
one-half and then the other without
any gain. Landsburg made three yards
and Savannah kicked, but Sweeney
caught the pigskin on the boundary
line and the ball was brought out fif-
teen yards by the referee. Harrison
made twelve yards around end, and
Tipping went ten more around the 9TH
er end. Muser took six more off: AL
len went for two; Dean added another
couple and Alien went the distance.
Drawdy went for eight around end, and
Muser added four more around the 9TH
er end. Then Jacksonville lost eleven
yards by bad interference. Jackson
vile tried several line bucks, but made
no gain, and Allen kicked. Savannah S
captain recovered the ball, but after
several attempts to gain around Jack
sonville's ends and through her line,
was forced to kick.
Savannah Scored Again.
Jacksonville had the ball. Tyler
made four and a half yards around
left end and Allen made the distance.
Back of Savannah in the next play
broke through Jacksonvilles and
down the runner for a loss. Jackson
vile tried again, but fumbled, and
Frazee fell on the ball. Allen followed
with distance, but was hurt and time
was called. but as football players are
tough, play was resumed in two min
utes.
Harrison went five yards on a fake
pass and Allen hurdled the line, but
in so doing Savannah's center's head
met the ball, instead of his hands, and
the pigskin bounced out in the open
field and Landsburg fell on it. Here
Artley took Rossiter's place at right
tackle and put UP a fine game. Savan-
nah tried Smith around left end, but
Jacksonville's@ men were playing like
demons, and Allen and Cahoon sent
him back twelve yards. Hull then
went nine yards around left tackle
and Artley made three more. B. Sulli-
van broke loose from the bunch on the
next play and put forty yards to his
credit. Krenson made four more, fol-
lowed by B. Sullivan, with the last
touchdown made through the Jackson
vile line. Cope kicked goal, and placed
the score II to 0 in favor of the home
team.
Not of Much Merit.
The game, to spectator, was not
of much merit Savannah in the
first half outplayed Jacksonville who
seemed to be in a trance, but in the
second half the Savannah boys weak
ened and if Jacksonville had been
quicker, it is the opinion, a different
story would have been told. The score
no doubt would have been larger ex-
cept that both teams need practice
and need it bad. The Savannah lines
would have been stronger, but for the
fact that one of their players was sick
and another preferred fishing trip
to the game. Jacksonville also has ex-
cuses, for her quarterback and one
tackle were unable to come here: but
taking the six of one and the half a
dozen of the other, it is poor way to
patch up what occurred.
Jacksonville Entertained.
Last night Manager Michels and the
members of the Savannah team enter
tanned the Jacksonville boys. with re-
freshments and lunch at the Turkish
baths, and the friendly feeling that
has existed between them was made
stronger in jollity and sport.
Manager Michels will probably ar
range return game to be given Jack
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