The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-28
SUFFERED THEIR FIRST DEFEAT
OF THE SEASON.
' HARD FOR VICTORY.
BY TERRIFIC LINE BUCKING ONLY
TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE.

Excellent Work of the High school
Team Largely Due to the Coach
ing of FuIIbnck McNeiII of the Sa-
vnnnnh Team Roarers Lost
Ground in Attempting to Use
Their Trick Plays and DoubIe
Passes That Have Heretofore
Proven So Successful - Referees
whistle Saved Second Touch
down for the VictOrs.
For the first time this season the gold
and black of the Roarers went down,
and the blue and white of the High
School came out victorious in the grid
iron struggle at Bolton Street Park
yesterday.
The score was to 0. The only touch
down was made by Gilbert in the Sec
ond half, on a plunge through. tackle.
BY terrific line bucking on the part Of
Morton, Gilbert and Silvertield the
High School had carried the ball
steadily down the field to within three
yards from the Roarers' goal line where
Gilbert took it over for a touchdown
The Roarers were outplayed at every
point of the game, and this was es-
peciaHy evident in the second half,
when the High School gained at will.
Could Not Gain on Double Passes.
The Roarers who have depended on
double passes and other trick plays for
a large part of these games, were
downed with a loss every time they
tried to use them. So confident were
they of winning that they have not held
a practice since their last game.
Much of the good team work of the
High School team was due to the ex-
cellent coaching of Mcneil, the Sa-
vannah full back.
The game ended with the ball in
possession of the High School team on
its opponents four yard line. Morton
had taken it there by a series of fine
line plunges and had the game lasted
a minute more it is probable that the
blue and white would have scored an
other touchdown. Cam and Carolan
did all the playing for the Roarers.
Morton and SilVerfield did some fine
line bucking and Gilbert and Wilcox
put up a splendid game. Taking it all
in all Silverfield's playing was the best
in the game. Newman, Thompson,
Starr and others played good ball.
The only runs of any consequence were
made by Cam, who made a gain of
seventeen yards, and Lazaron, who
made thirty on a blocked kick. The
High School had a lighter, but a
better line than their opponents and
all helped to win the victory.
The officials of the game were: Spen-
Ger, referee; Hunt, linesman and Nc
neil, timekeeper.
First Half.
The High School won the toss and
chose the north goal to defend, the
Roarers kicking off. Starr booted the
pigskin down the field to Saffold, who
was downed in his tracks. The High
Schools fumbled, a Roarer falling on
the ball.
Carolan skirts left end for gain
of five yards. Cam gets four and
Carolan adds two to this. Cam gains
four, but Carolan fails to make any
thing. Thompson goes through tackle
for five yards Cam around right
end for five more, and then loses two
yards, tumble gives the ball to the
High School. Siverfield bucks three
yards and Gilbert loses two. Saffold
punts TO Cam, who returns the ball
but one yard. After falling to gain
O0L AAllEG AdIuS Ill Two uONIS starr
fumbles, Silverfield dropping on the
ball. Silverfield bucks three and then
two yards. Morton gains three Sill
VERIFIED two, Wilcox one, the ball go
ing over on the final down. Cam goes
around right end for two yards. STAIRS
kick is blocked. Lazaron gets the oall
and carries it thirty yards before be-
Ing downed Martin makes two yards,
Gilbert adds five more. Saffold's kick
c hln6lra6 a f.ays falI lIes ~
Starr attempts another kick, which
goes to Saffold. He goes ten yards
before being tackled. Gilbert makes
two and then four yards. Silverfeld
adds five more to this. Saffold loses
ten yards His kick is blocked, but
a High School player gets the ball
After an attempt to gain, Saffold kicks
TO Starr, who brings the ball back
eight yards. The half ends here, with
the ball on the Roarers' twenty-yard
line in their possession.
Second Half.
Saffold kick off to C. Halle, who re-
turns the ball fifteen yards. A double
pass from Cam to Thompson loses
three yards. Cam makes seventeen
yards on a run around right end. A
tumble loses the ball to the High
School.
Silverfield bucks for two yards. Nor
ton adds four to this. Gilbert makes
ten yards around right end, Silver
field gets two more, and then Morton
gains five and two yards. Gilbert
makes eight yards in two attempts.
Morton five and then two. Gilbert
makes four around right end and then
hits right tackle for a touchdown.
The High Schools forfeited their
right to kick a goal by letting the ball
touch the ground after the touchdown
was made. Saffold kicks off to Ur-
Quhart who gains four yards. Car
olan makes three yards, Thompson
loses six and the ball goes over on
the next down.
Morton makes five, Silverfield four,
Gilbert four and then two yards. The
High School gets five yards for off side
play by the Roarers. Morton bucks
three, Gilbert one, white three, Morton
five, and then two. three and two
yards.
The lineup was as follows:
Roarers. High School,
Mariek ....... left end ..... Wilcox
Urquhart .... left tackle E. Silverfield
Elliott ....... left guard ...... Turner
). Halle ........ center ...... Newman
Nicholl right guard .... Weinkle
Cordson $500. right tackle e. Lazaron
(Guerard)
Thompson ..... right end ...... White
Starr ...... quarter back .... Saffold
Cam ..... left half back go. Gilbert
CarolRl -. right half back -. Martin
c. Halle ...... full back ...... Morton
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