The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-02
SAVANNAH WON EASY.
Continued from Eighth Page.


run, ran into the linesman just as
he cut in, and was downed with no
gain. Tackle back left was produc-
tive of two and a half yards and
Landsburg made it five. Rossiter gets
one and Landsburg ten. The ball is
now on the twenty-yard line, regular
formation, backs change left and tao
kles back right. j. Sullivan goes half
yard and Landsburg follows with
four and a half more. First down;
eighteen yards from goal. b. Sulli-
van hurdles five and Landsburg fol-
lows with three and a half yards. The
ball is now on Charleston's ten-yard
line. Two attempts net four yards,
when the ball is handed to B. Sul1R
van and behind good interference he
gets around left end for a touchdown.
and the crowd surges on the field in
delirious joy. Cope failed at goal.
Savannah, 5; Charleston, 0. Time, 16
minutes.
to 1 on Savannah.
Bets were then 2 to / on Savannah.
Charleston kicks off to. Cope, who
catches the ball on the 1O-yard line
and brings it back twenty-five on a
pretty run. Gus Smith gets two and
a half yards, and Hull follows with
eight, while Rossiter bucks over right
trusted with the ball ss1d adds another
six yards. B. Sullivan. advances Sa-
vannah four yards more. A quarter
back trick proves a failure and Hull
kicks twenty yards, but Charleston
falls on the ball on the east line of
field. Charleston tries a trick, by
which they gain ten yards, but are
brought back. for being out of bounds.
Hunter made a futile attempt to
erpt hU Ii
Savannah catches the ball in the CEN
ter of the field. Here the first half
ends. Score: Savannah, s. Charles
ton, 0.
The Second Half.
Charleston kicks off to the thirty
yard line and the ball is returned by
Cope on ten-yard run. Hull is hand
ed the ball, but Sumter breaks through
and tackles him beautifully behind the
line. Landsburg makes but two, and
it is third down, with eight yards to
go. Hull kicked thirty yards, out of
bounds. Charleston left end is off side,
and the ball is brought back. Hull
kicked clean fifty yards, Charleston
fumbles, but RECEIVERS the sphere BUST
goes two yards, and Sumter sees him
half a yard better. Third down and
half yard to go. A buck in Blacks
territory is productive of nothing, and
the DdH goes over.
j. Sullivan romps through tunnel
which Rossiter made at tabzle, and
Landsburg makes three yards, and i
Sullivan makes a run just twenty
yards in length, and places the pig
skin on Charleston's ten-yard line.
through the aid of Rossiter and Black.
Hull puts it seven and a half yards
nearer glory. and is given a second
trial, in which he plants the ball square
between and behind the uprights. Art
ley and Hicks making half a mile of
daylight in the line./ Cope kicked goal.
Time, four minutes, ten seconds. Score:
Savannah, IL; Charleston 0.
savannah Scored Again.
Charleston kicks off to Savannah's
twenty yard line, where the ball is
caught by J. Sullivan and advanced
across three white lines. Dan Hull
makes 10 through left tackle and j.
Sullivan goes five more through ex-
cellent work by Hicks. B. Sullivan
gets five yards all alone, and j. Sui
Ivan adds two more. A quarterback
trick nets but one yard, and it is the
last trial with two to go. Capt. Cope
thinks ]. Sullivan is equal to the oc-
casion and gives his signal, Jimmie
doing just as he is told. Artley romps
fifteen yards nearer Charleston's goal
through a range OF atmosphere made
In Charleston's line by Rossiter. Brew
er tackles him hard on the twenty-yard
line. Hull bucks one and J. Sullivan
three yards, eleven and half inches
with the ball nearer CharIestons goal
line. Savannah needs half an inch on
her third down. Hull gets ii and a
little more, and Jimmie Sullivan takes
the ball five yards further towards the
desired place. Savannah is now on
ball is fumbled, but Rosster wraps
himself around it and crawls seven
yards. With three yards to go Gus
Smith adds a few feet, while j. Sui
livan inches it up a little closer and
assisted by Rossiter, takes
the ball over the third touchdown.
Cope kicks a pretty goal. Score Sa-
II; Charleston, 0. Time, 16
Charleston kicks off to Cope, who adj |
vances 1t fifteen yards, the ball being
knocked out of his arms as he is |
iowned and Charleston falls on it. |
Hunter fails to gain: a trick is fruit |
less. and 1t is the third and last down |
with six and half yards to go.
Tries Difficult Goal.
Here Sumter makes beautiful at
tempt at goal from the forty-yard line, |
but the ball falls short though IL goes
between the posts. Hull punts out for |
from the fifteen-yard line; |
the ball goes est Of bounds. and he is !