The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-12-04
B. & II. GO DOWN
BEFORE MORGAN.
Fayetteville Boys too Heavy and
Fast for the Spring Hill Lads,
and Latter Were Defeated BY a
Score OF 20 TO o.

The foot ball game at Riverside
Park Thanksgiving day was sad dis
appointment to the friends and
supporters of the Branham q Hughes
colors, for the boys from the race
horse country were completely crushed
by the Morgan team from Fayetteville.
A large crowd of about 700 or 800
people were out to witness the contest
the weather could hardly have been
better for the game, but the pinching
wind kept the spectators ashiver, and
they had hard time keeping COM
| fOrta BILE.
The game itself was too one sided TO
be interesting. Morgan made two
touch downs within about five minutes
after the game began, going through
the B 81 II. line and around the ends
almost at will. The Morgan boys were
considerably heavier than their
opponents and this told heavily In the
score. In the first half B. & FL. could
put up practically no interference to
the rushes OF Morgan's llne All the
score was made In the first half.
The star playing of the day was
done by N. Smith, the little quarter
back OF Morgan, VINO made several
brilliant end runs, and, IN fact, never
failed to gain when given the bail;
Gwynne. the big right end. who tore
great holes through the B q Ii. line
every time he went against It, one
time making distance of fifteen yard
with two B d FL. men holding to
him, trying to stop him; Garter, the
left tackle, whose line bucking was
great, he going through for good gains
at almost every trial.
Capt. Gill; of Morgan, also oIs-
tinguished himself by making several
nice runs
Only two or three times did Bran
ham &.Hugbes hold their opponents
for downs
The star playing of the day for B. &
II. was done by Capt. Craig, the fast
right half. He aid some splendid line
buCking and in the second half Of the
game made several good gains on 1t.
Anderson, the b q H. full back, also
distinguished himself by fine burdling.
One OF the prettiest plays Uf the
game was a brilliant return of punt
In the first half by Smith, tt Morgan
quarter back. B. q II. RAD punted
the ball apout twenty or thirty yards
when Smith got hold of it and re-
turned it the entire distance it had
been kicked running through over
half the B. q H. team.
The B. & Ii. boys worst failing was
heir fumbling, but that had little to
10 with the result. They could NOT
break through Morgan's formations
md when they got the pail they were
held for downs shortly after.
At no time was the Morgan goal In
LANCER, the nearest B. q Fl ever gett-
ng 70 1t being in the first half, when
3. d Fl. kicked off to Morg ms
werty five yard line ana the latter
umbled. B. q H. lost the ball, how
yer, on downs Immediately after
Yards.
In the second half B. u Fl. showed
Improvement and sue
eeded in playing their opponents to q
tand still, neither side scoring In this
alf
The decisive victory of Morgan was
nlOoked for. Although it was the
eneral opinion of local fans that
iorgan would win. such q one sided
core WAS not expected.
The umpire of the game was Mr..
itchie; referee, Massey. Time of
alves 30 minutes.
The touchdowns of Morgan were
ade by Sheriff., right tackle, T.
NTH, left half, Stone, full rack, and
apt. Gill, right half.