The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-20
PLAYS AT THE RATE OF EIGHT To
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T0ILS0ME WEEK HAS SET
IN FOR LOCAL ATHLETES.
WILL BE IN PINK OF CONDITION
NEXT MONDAY.

No News from jacksonville as TO Ar
rival of New PIayers-Savannah
Again Picked for the Winner.
ord Thus Far-Practfces Every
Night This week Behind Closed
Gates-George Butler of Augusta
viii Referee Game.
For various reasons there we're only
ten faithfuls out to practice last night
when Capt. Cope lined the men up. but
the work was the best that has been
done in several days.
Eight plays to the minute was the
way the team was sent through two
hours grinding work, and all were
ready to remain still for a stiff rubbing
down, when they finally landed at the
baths. Those out in uniform were
Futch, johnson, Black, Rossiter, Artly,
Smith, Sullivan, Doty, Shortridge and
Cope. Cornwell was present, but was
not in uniform, being slightly bruised
from a hard practice recently.
Harmon, McIntire. Lansberg, Strong,
Cubbedge, Levy, Monsees, Colquitt and
Morgan will all be out for to-night's
practice, and every night for the rest
of the week, if possible.
Is Hard to Predict.
No one can forecast the result Of
the Christmas game without knowing
what Jacksonville's line up will be. If
the Jays have not secured Council,
Thompson and the other au-Southern
man they were talking about they VIII
lose again" If they secure them
before the game now they will suffer
the same fault that was evidence IN
the Charleston all-star team last New
Year's-lack of team work. If they
have already secured them and are
drilling with them daily, Savannah's
task will be a very difficult one.
With Jacksonville lining up as in the
Thanksgiving Day game, it is easy
TO pick the winner in the Blue and
White. Odds will be about the same
as on the last game. There will be
few, however, who will care to again
wager that Jacksonville will not score
Mr.. George Butler, of Augusta, will
referee the game Monday. Mr. Butler
is one of the best known officials in the
South, and has officiated at a number
of the big games between college teams
this season. He will also officiate in
the New Years game.
Plays of the Team.
No intimation has been received here
as to the Jays having made any
changes in the style of play to be
adopted in the Christmas game. Ii
none is made the triple passes en-
ployed by the Yancys and the close
tackle cross-buck may not prove so
effective as in the last meeting with
the Blue and White. Football, as it
Will be played Christmas and New
Year, will be, perhaps, the most varied
ever seen in the South.
Savannah represents as distinctive
type In one respect as jacksonville
does in another. Worth and Hogan
Yancy, obtaining most of their train
ing under coaches from Pennsylvania,
have modelled the Jay play after that
style. And who can say it was not
about the best shown on any Eastern
gridiron this season?
Savannah's play is much after that
of Cornell. with some of the Prince
ton formations, which have been
adopted by Cornell. Even in the game
on Thanksgiving Savannah's badly
crippled team exhibited more versatil-
ity of play than did the opponents.
Practically only two men on the Jay
line uD took the ball. while tackles.
backs and ends all were sent with the
pigSkln for Savannah.
ChnrlestOn's style of Play.
Charleston will exhibit an entirely
different style of play from either Sa-
vannah or Jacksonville. 1t will be
the old Yale machine play. Close lock-
ed tackled plays against the line, quick
and sure openings with an occasional
half back try between tackle and end.
With the weight and strength and lack
of speed Charleston's tactics have
been selected with rare Judgment by
that willy little quarter Tutweiler.
All day yesterday telephone calls
were received at Israel's pool room for
tickets for the Christmas game. Near
~ 500 will have been reserved by to-
night, and those who wait until the
last minute to get a ticket will have
to be content with a seat that could
be better if selected in time. For the
Christmas game the bleacher at the
eastern end of the field will be re-
served