The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-10
CADETS OUTPLAYED
GORDON INSTITUTE TEAM DE-
FEATED LAYTON CADETS AT
FAIR GROUNDS.
A BATTLING GOOD GAME.
VISITORS HAD SUPERIOR TRAINING
AND GAINED AT WILL.

The Only Touch Down of the Game
Was Made by Bnrnesville Team
When Her Ends and Backs Were
launched and "A Triple Pass Was
Worked, williams Getting Away
With the Ball for a Forty Yard
Run to GOa1-Visitors Made Little
Headway Against the LawtOn's
Line-Savarese, ROssignOI and
Riley Played Star Game for
Cadets.
In a hard fought but clean game. the
Gordon Institute football team Of
GAINESVILLE, defeated the Lawton Ca
diets at the fair grounds yesterday aft
ernoon, by one touchdown. scored only
seven minutes after play began. Both
teams worked hard for victory. and
the closeness of the contest caused the
enthusiasm of the partisans of both
sides to run high.
The game began at Ais o'clock and
as both teams trotted on the field and
began warming up, it was hard to pick
a winner. In the toss-up, Capt. Nc
1lNclIl6 VI DdIlGSNlllc WOll anu S4lOoS
to defend the east goal, the goal favor
ed by the slight wind which was blow
ing. Both teams took their positions
promptly and the game was on.
Savannah kicked off, Worsham re-
ceiving the ball on his own 15-yard
line. He ran it back twenty yards be-
fore he was downed by a pretty tackle.
The teams lined up promptly and
GAINESVILLE began moving slowly to-
ward the Savannah goal. Short
rushes through the line were used and,
though there were no sensational plays,
the steady attack gradually. carried
the ball to Savannahs 4O-yard line.
The star play of the game was made
at this point. With her backs and
ends closely punched GAINESVILLE work.
ed a beautiful triple pass. Williams
emerged from the mix-up with the pig
skin under his arm, and with almost a
clear field before him. A 40-yard run
landed the ball behind Savannah's goal
line for the first score of the game,
and as it proved, the only one. No
attempt at goal was made. Score:
GAINESVILLE 5, Savannah o. Time of
play, minutes.
Savannah again kicked off, Williams
receiving the ball and running it back
for ten yards. The line-rushing tao
tics We're again adopted by Barnes
vile, but Savannah's defense had
strengthened, and little headwaX was
made. The half closed with the ball
about the center of the field, in
Barnesville's possession.
No Score in the Second Half.
After the customary interval the
whistle called the teams to their posi-
tions again. Prout of GAINESVILLE kick
ed off to Savannah, booting the pig
skin to his opponents 10-yard line. A
tumble lost the ball to Savannah, and
it went into Barnesville's hand in ex-
ceedingly dangerous quarters. The
visitors began a persistent and terrific
attack on the local center, but the de-
Tense was strong and no Roadway was
made. After three Intellectual attempts
to get the necessary five yards the
ball went over to Savannah on downs.
This was the first opportunity given
the Lawtons to show the quality of
her offensive work. Savarese began a
terrific attack on Barnesville's line. No
big gains were made, but consistent
plunges through the center, guard and
tackle. carried the ball to Barnes
ville's 40-yard line. Here the visitors
braced and held Savannah for downs,
the ball going over. A few rushes on
the Savannah line were made when
the whistle blew, closing the game,
with only one score recorded.
The game was fiercely fought, but
was entirely free from unnecessary
roughness, and there was no squab-
bling. Williams, McIlvaine, and Wor-
sham were the stars for GAINESVILLE.
The feature of the Savannah play was
N Of
Riley. The teams lined UP as fol-
lows: