The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-26
SAVANNAH FOOTBALLJSTS
DEFEATED ATLANTA
Visitors were Easy Victims for the Sa.
Vannah Bows
Easy Victims
vannah Boys.
for the Sa-

and then nine on double pass, which
proved to be a good play for the home
team, when tumble gave Atlanta the
, oalI. savannah held for downs and got
the ball again. Landsburg carried IL
Twelve yards, but the home boys lost
SIX yards, which was the greatest gain
the Atlanta boys had made up to this
tlme. The star run of the game went
10 capt. Cope, VINO sprinted seventy
yards for third touchdown, but in a
Tree kick he missed goal and the score
stood Atlanta 0, Savannah II. In max
ing a diving tackle for Cope in his
long run, Capt. Osborne fell on his hand
and was badly hurt, though he resumed
play in few minutes.
Six More Points Added.
Atlanta again kicked into savannah's
territory, and allowed Cope to return
thirty yards before being thrown At
lanta got the ball on a tumble after
savannah had made small gains, but
was forced to kick, Savannah's line
being impregnable to them. Savan-
nah made several other gains and B.
Sullivan carried the ball across the line
by thirry-yard run. Cope kicked
goal and the score was increa sed to
Savannah %, Atlanta 0.
with two minutes to play M. Smith
took Landsburg's place at right end.
For the fourth time Atlanta sent the
ball into Savannah's field only to have
it brought back by Cope on a beautiful
fifty-yard run. Savannah steadily ad-
vanced the ball and had only a few
more yards to carry the pigskin when
time was called. Score: Savannah,
%; Atlanta, 0.
The Second Half.
The second half was begun with
Levy in Blacks place on the Savannah
team and Hull in B. Sullivan's. This
was done to give as many of the local
players as possible a chance in the
game, as it was apparent Atlanta had
no chance of victory. Savannah kick
ed fifty yards to Osborne of Atlanta,
who brought the ball back but twelve
yards, when he was downed. After
two attempts at gains, Atlanta made
formation for kick, but Osborne, by
passing the ball to the left half back.
after starting around right end, sue
ceeded in advancing fourteen yards
over the Savannah boys. This was the
best play and greatest gain the At
lanta' team made during the game
Then the Atlanta quarter back threw
the ball to right end, but it was FUN
bled and fell upon by Savannah. Sa-
Vannah then made gains of six, five,
eight and three yards, when D. Hull
carried the sphere the remaining ten
yards for gain. The goal followed
and Savannah was go to Atlanta 0.
Atlanta OutcIassed
It was apparent to all that Atlanta
was outclassed at every stage of the
game and many looked to see the play
ers give up the struggle, but they died
game, the score being piled still higher
against them.
Atlanta kicked the ball fifty yards
to Cope who returned it twenty yards
and was downed. Then one after an
other of the Savannah players advanc-
ed the leather down Atlanta's field I'M
til apparently tired of running. kicked
to Atlanta's captain, who was downed
in his tracks. Atlanta made two, three
and courtyard gains, but lost the ball
on downs, 1t was then but three yards
from Atlantas goal, and B. Sullivan
was pushed over for a touchdown
The necessary goal kick followed and
the figures had changed again to Sa-
vannah, 35: Atlanta. O.
Atlanta kicked to Rossiter who came
back twenty yards through the entire
Atlanta team. Savannah advanced the
ball twenty yards more. but Atlanta
claimed foul interference. and it was
returned, but after two good runs by
Pe'N dIlleth pay elSJ olIllln went ten
yards for the last touchdown. Cope
kicked goal, and Atlanta had been de-
feated by a score of Al to 0.
LINEUP and officials.
Savannah Positions. Atlanta.
Smith, Guy 49,. left end E. Mcdonald
Rossiter ...... left tackle ..... Murphy
Black and Levy left guard 80. McGill
Futch ........... center ........ Curran
Hicks ....... right guard .... Moss
Artley 900. right tackle -. Thompson
Landsberg .... right end ........ Shaw
and M. Smith
Cope (Capt) quarter back Anderson
and Collingham.
j. Sullivan 49,. full back ..... Osborne
(Captain)
B. Sullivan right half back -. Bangs
and Hull.
krenson 49,. left half back -. Phelan
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Levy and
Newberger; Atlanta, Meriwether, An
derson, Daniels and Thomas.
Referee-F. Mcintyre.
Umpire-Dr. Barrow.
Linemen-Savannah, A. Stern: ATTAIN
ia, Meriwether.
Timekeepers-Savan j. Mcintyre:
Atlanta, McMurphy.
Time of halves, 20 minutes each.