The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-05
NEITHER SIDE SCORED.
A Tie Game of Foot Ball Friday After.
noon Between Sumter and Charleston.

One of the prettiest games of foot
ball ever seen in Sumter was played
Friday afternoon at the ball park.
The day was an ideal one, being just
cool enough to make the boys want to
play ball. Only a small crowd was
out to see the game and cheer the
home team. Every one was pleased
with the gentlemanly manner in which
the sport was conducted, the game
being perfectly clear and free from all
underhand work. The boys from the
College of Charleston are perfect
gentleman and cannot be too highly
commended for the manner in which
they play the game. They expressed
themselves as being entirely satisfied
with the treatment they received at
the hands of Sumter, and every one
here is highly satisfied with the way
they conducted themselves while in
the city. S. M. A. did not play her
usual fast game of ball, being
handicapped by the loss of one OF her
fast backs. At times her playing was
very slow and ragged. She will have
to get down to hard prcatice if she
wants to win her next game. S. NJ.
"A. will meet the Medical College Of
Charleston in this city next week.
The teams were evenly matched in
weight and played a very close game,
the teams gaining about the same
number of yards during the contest.
First Half-The toss up is won by
Sumter and they decide to receive the
kick. Charleston kicks to S. NJ. A.
20 yard line and Moses advances the
ball 10 yards before he is downed.
Sumter goes around left end for 20
yards, bucks for more, on off side
play gets more, on tackle back play
gets through the line. Sumter is
playing good fast ball now and is quick
ly going for a touch down. George
and Hicks both get five yards through
left guard. On cross buck Sumter
goes for 10 yards. The ball is now on
Charlestons FIVE yard line and it
looks as if Sumter will carry it over
on the next play. On run around
right end Durant is clear of the line,
when he drops the ball and Sumter
loses the only chance of scoring.
Charleston ball; she gets 10 yards
around LETT end, then bucks through
right tackle for 4, goes around right
end for about 10 more. On the next
two plays she is thrown back aid is
forced to punt on the third down, she
kicks 80 yards, her end falling on the
ball before Sumter touches it. Sum
ter gets the ball and 10 yards. Until
the end of the half it was see saw,
each team holding the other for downs,
some long end runs were made and
then. the other team would take a
brace and hold the team with the ball
for three downs. Charleston was fore
ed again during this half to punt.
Second Half-Sumter kicks off to
G. of G. who advances the ball only
few yards before being downed. They
gain about 80 yards by bucking right
tackle and running around Sumter's
right end. Sumter soon takes a
brace and holds Charleston for downs.
Sumter rushes the ball back up the
field and then loses it, not being able
to advance FIVE yards in three downs.
Here Charleston makes her star play
of the game. She bucks right
through Sumter's left guard and her
man getting clear of the line starts for
the goal line with only one man near
enough to tackle him. AS PloWden,
Sumter, is about to hurl himself on
the man with the ball he is caught
and held by a Charleston man. Char
Ieston's runner does not stop until
he has placed the ball between the
goal post. The ball is brought back
and given to Sumter on account of
Charleston's foul. This run was quite
sensational and was the feature of the
game. This was the only time that
Sumter's goal was in danger. Dur
ing the rest of the half the bail went
first to one team and then to the
other. Sumter was forced to punt once
during this half
Both teams were entirely satisfied
with the officials, and did not kick
at all against their decisions. The cap
tain of the Charleston team highly
complimented them on their fairness.
Mr.. j. D. White, formally tackle on
Clemson, acted as referee and Mr: Sol
Ryttenberg, formally end on Union