The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
SELLING SEATS BY COUPON MEETS
WITH FAVOR ON ALL SIDES.
SEVERAL HUNDRED WERE
DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.
JACKSONVILLE CONFIDENT OF
BRINGING UP A WINNING TEAM.

Manager DOzier Says Three Hundred
Jay Rioters Will Accompany the
Team to Savannah-Bridges win
Play Tackle for the Florida EIev-
en-Captain Cope Says He Is Ger
tain savannah VIII Win-NO Prac-
tice Was Held Last Night but the
Team VIII Be Out Tonight.
Advance sales for the Thanksgiving
football game, which will be played be-
tween Savannah and Jacksonville on
Thursday, are the largest ever known
in Savannah, and the plan of selling
seats by coupons is meeting with gen
eral approval.
The tickets were placed on sale yes
terday morning at Israels pool room,
on Bull street. and before noon over
100 seats had been ordered by tele-
phone. A diagram of the north side
line stands is placed before the pros
pective purchaser, and he is able to
select seats just where he wants them.
There will be no extra charge for seats
at the eastern end of the field
No one will be admitted to the
northern side lines. where the new
stands have been erected, without a
coupon, for which an extra charge OF
% cents will be made. Ushers Will be
present to seat those VINO nave cou-
pons.
Despite the fact that a game of foot
bail between the second Jacksonville
team and one from the Florida Semi
nary will be played in Jacksonville
Thursday, Manager Dozier says ne eX-
poets to bring a crowd of over 800 peo-
pie with the team,
Jacksonville rooters have never en-
tertained such confidence of winning
from Savannah as on the coming
Thanksgiving, and never before nave
the Jays been able to muster such
team.
The Jacksonville papers have been
printing very little about the indlVld-
ual players on the team. but 1T Is
known here that when the Orange and
Black lines up Thursday 1t will pre-
sent a much more formidable front
than was presented to the soldiers
from Fort Screven on the occasion of
their recent visit to the Florida me-
tropolis Despite the fact that big
Bridges has been touted TO have
game ankle. he is in shape for the
struggle Thursday, and will play at
tackle alongside of Jones. This VIII
make a most formidable pair, and VIII
give Cornwall and Mitchell all they
want.
ArtIey May Play Tackle.
With the indications that warm
weather will prevail Thursday It is
believed that several substitutes for
each position will be needed, and Art
ley may be shifted from fullback to
one of the tackle positions. Johnson
will probably be dropped back to full,
the position where he is really the
most formidable. Johnson is recognize
ed as the greatest charger on the
team.
Capt. Cope said yesterday that he
did not expect the team to roll up
big score against Jacksonville, but he
expected the fastest game ever played
on the local gridiron. The men are ia
excellent condition and 1t is believed
they could play thirty-minute halves,
although the time will probably be
limited to two twenty-minute halves.
In the line Highams will first be
used as guard, and later may DE
shifted back to tackle, giving way 70
Levy or Monsees. Hicks will take
the other guard. The mass on tackle
with Highams in the play viii be one
of the strongest line smashers the
Blue and White has.
VIII BE a Hard Game.
jacksonville is using the tackles back
with a. half back tandem, the fullback
carrying the ball, following through
the most available opening. This was
the play which gained ground for the
Florida State College in the first three
trials. After that Landsberg and
smith were on to the fake aim of the
tackle back play and smashed through
the half back tandem several times
carrying Harvey back for a loss.
Those who anticipate an easy victory
for the Blue and White may prepare
for a disappointment, as the Jays will
fight as they have never fought before.
In weight the team is heavier than
Savannah, with a backfield that is
great on second defense.
No practice was held last night but
a hard two hours will be put in by
the men tonight, and light signal
practice will be held tomorrow night.
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