The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-13
FIT. MCPHERSON TEAM ANXIOUS FOR
A TRY AT SAVANNAH.
C0LQUITT GONE TO
MAKE ARRANG EMENTS.
SOLDIERS HAVE ONE OF THE
HEAVIEST ELEVENS IN THE
SOUTH.

Manager McIntire Wired Terms
Yesterday, But Has Had no Reply
Yet - Believed That the Game
Would BE a Holly Contested one.
! Subs VIII He Given Last Prep He
fore the Struggle with Charles
ton, when All the strength at tho
Command of the Blue and White
VIII BE Thrown Into the Line.
Negotiations are pending between ths
Savannah Athletic Association and the
Fort Mcpherson football team for a
game to be played here Christmas Day,
as it has been definitely decided that
| Charleston cannot come here for a
game on that day.
Manager Frank McIntire wired the
Mcpherson team yesterday morning, Of
fering them a guarantee of expenses for
the game, but up to a late hour last
night had not received a reply.
Several letters have been received
from the Mcpherson team, asking for
date with the Savannah team, and
Manager McIntires telegram was in
answer to these.
Mr.. Neyle Colquitt left for Atlanta
last night, and will call on the cap-
tain of the Mcpherson team to-day, and
If possible make final arrangements for
the game, and accept a certified check
for forfeit in case the team does not
| come after agreeing to do so.
Ridlye, former star on the Georgia
team, is coaching the soldiers and the
team is said to be in excellent shape
now, and is composed of the heaviest
men at the Mcpherson post. The av-
erage weight of the team is $50 pounds,
| the line being especially strong and
| heavy.
| Manager McIntire said last night that
| from the tone of the letter received
| from the Mcpherson team that there
would be little difficulty in arranging
a game, and if the soldiers do come
the blue and white eleven will have
| all that 1t can do to defeat them.
The game with Charleston on New
Years Day will wind up the season
for the Savannah team, and it will be
a hard-fought ending, for Charleston
is exerting every effort to get it's team
IN winning form, and it is safe to say
that the past easy victories of the Sa-
| vannah team will not be experienced
when the white and blue lines up
against old-time rivals.
1t was feared that in the event a
| game was arranged for Christmas Day
| that the team would be badly Grip
pied, as Capt. Cope's injuries were
still giving him trouble, and 1t was
thought that Fullback Mcneil, who is
a tower of strength to the team,
would be away spending his holidays
at his Virginia home.
Capt. Cope said yesterday, however,
that he was in excellent shape and
could go into the game right away.
| Mr.. Mcneil has also arranged to be
here Christmas Day, and on New
Years he will be ready to go to
Charleston with the team. Smith,
who was suffering much from injuries
received in the Thanksgiving game,
has also recovered, and was out to the
last practice.
The subs on the team will all be
| given a chance in the Christmas game,
as they will need all the practice they
can get, for it is believed that AL will
be needed in the Charleston game,
where men will be laid out right and
left.
Rossiter's wounded eye has COM
| pletely healed, and he is in the game
now with all of his old time vim.
Frank McIntire has also recovered
from injuries, and is playing a great
game. He has improved q great deal
in his speed, and Futch never showed
| up better in his life.
If Savannah is defeated in Charles
/ ton 1t will not be because all the
| strength of the white and blue team is
J not brought into use.