The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-30
+. & ". ELEVEN
MEET DEFEAT.
Montgomery Bell Foot Ball Team
From Nashville Won Saturdays
Game by Score, Of 10 to 5.

score or III TO D.
Notwithstanding the local boys were
defeated. they put mp game fight and
their playing was highly creditable.
Especially in view. of the fact that
Ford q Williams had only played one
game previous to Saturdays contest.
Their defeat may be explained In the
main by the fact that the Montgomery
Bell team played better ball. They
had better team work, more tricks and
wnen they got hold of the ball they
held 1t. On the other hand, the locals
fumbled badly on several occasions,
which told considerably on the score.
The star work of the game was Metz.
the visitors fast left halt. He tore
through the f. q w. line every time
be tried 1t, never failing to make
gains. His drop kick for goal from
the field was the feature of the game.
Hasslock, Il. Donegan and Phillips
also did star work for Montgomery
Bell.
For +. 81 w. Mike Stevens did
brilliant work. Especially in the first
half, when he broke the visitors line
almost at will, for several brilliant
runs around the emu, making the first
and only touchdown for the locals.
Berry Evans, Fl. Oliver. Jacobs, 9.
Parker anu Webb Hayes also did
splendid work for F. u w.
TIE game started with Montgomery
Bell kicking off. f. Il w. carried the
bali back several yards, but soon lost
on tumble.
Hasslock got around the end for
seven yards and Metz went through
r.. I.-k kA L. brnn nd
up and held their opponents for
downs Parker then went through
the line for four yards, and Mike
Stevens got around the end for 3d.
yard rur. II. Oliver got through for
hfteen more, Stevens for ten, Parker
for two, Stevens for fifteen more,
Parker for two, and Stevens for five
more. This put the ball on the
visitors 7 yard line. Parker failed to
gain on line buck, but Stevens the
next instant tore through for touch
down. Evans failed to kick goal.
though his chance was very difficult
one. The score WAS now B to in
favor of F. 81 w. and enthusiasm was
at high pitch,
i,arker kicked off for F. Il W. and
Metz punted 30 yards. Oliver gained
two yards, and Stevens five. Stevens
made another 50.yard run, and Oliver
gained five yards, followed by another
10 yard gain by Stevens. Here the
BOYS lost their opportunity by max
ing a bad tumble. Metz made
beautiful dash OF 40 yards around the
end and it looked like he could not be
headed but was finally downed. Um-
pire Brown, however, sent him back
and would not allow the play because
Metz fai ed to make the five feet run
toward the side, as tie rules require.
The ball was taken back and Hasslock
and Metz made gains of seven yards
each, when time was called. with the
ball on the visitors 38 yard line.
In the second half the locals went to
pieces. They weakened considerably
and fumbled badly. Metz and Phillips
tore through the line at will, and It.
Donegan made several pretty runs
! round the end. A bad tumble gave
the visitors the bail after the kick off
in the second half on the locals 20
yard line. BY series OF mass plays
Hasslock was sent over the distance
for a touch down. Metz failed to kick
goal.
Metz kicked off for the visitors and
tho locals were held for downs on the
first line up. The visitors then took
the hall and Donegan' 8 end runs car
rieu the ball to the thirty yard line,
where Metz made beautiful drop
kick goal from the field, the ball going
square between the posts. This made
the score 10 10 8 in favor of Mont
gomery Bell.
Parker kicked off to the 30 yard line
and 1t was brought back fifteen yards.
G.. Donegan got through for three
Yards and Metz got around the end for
81 more. He was tackled and downed
by Berry Exams In the gamest tackle
Of the contest. 1t. D0negan made
eight more, and Metz then made
fourteen more by mass plays. Metz
then attempted another drop Kick for
goal and just missed 1t by about two
feet.
the ball was returned. and the
visitors gained control of 1t again by
holding 4. q w. for downs after Z.
Parker and Stevens had gone through
The line for twelve yards. Il. Donegan
made 20 yards around the end, and
Metz went through the line for ten
more, Dut luuuDACu anu ehc ossAs
o +. g. W. Evans got through for five
Yards and Parker for two. when time
was called. The game ended with the
bali on the visitors 30 yard line.
A. Childress, coach OF the Mont.
yomery Bell team, was referee ana
John Brown was umpire.
Very little kicking was done, except
hat the visitors protested vigorously
when Umpire Brown sent Metz pack'
,fter his 4O-yard dash around the end.
On the whole, the Il. q w. boys put
10 good game. Their fumbling and
acK OF team work was what beat them.
Lineup.
:. &W. Position Montg'ry Bell
Nitherspoon center Neenon
J. Oliver r. guard Chadwell
Jacobs l.. guard Johnston
Moore r. Tackle Donegan |
dcGruder l.. Tackle Andrews
,heddan r. End Noel
Javaa l.. End Harwood
Ertlback Hasslock /