The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-17
ALL CHARLESTON AND JACKSON
WILLIE WILL NOW REJOICE.
NO STAIN YET ON THE
ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE.
EVERYBODY HERE SATISFIED
WITH THE SHOWING MADE.

Charleston Sent Guy Gunter over to
Look the Blue and White Recruits
Over-No Excuses Are Made for the
Score, 1t Was the Best savannah
Could DO-DOty and Johnson Had
Busy Afternoon Advancing the
BaII-Team Badly DemOraIized by
Injuries.
Lovers of a good, clean game of foot
ball missed much by not attending the
contest between Savannah and Fort
Screven yesterday.
The score was calculated to a nicely
even before the game was played, Capt.
Cope predicting it would be about II
TO 0. At the end of the last half the
score stood Is to in favor Of Savan-
nah.
There is little doubt that Savannah
easily had two more touchdowns. but
for indiscretions at quarterback. Short
ridge is not to be moderated as 4
promising youngster for the position,
but he is hardly up to that stage where
experience is the only teacher, and
where quick thought and perfect judg-
ment are so often to be relied on.
The Fort Screyen team fought with
that never say die" Spirit which
makes all sport pleasing when two
such teams are contrasting. They lost
because they We're outplayed, not be-
cause they were Outgamed.
That Charleston may find no lodge
81 It, 90
sarcasm. no excuses are made for the
score made yesterday as compared with
that made by the Hired Help. 1t was
the best Savannah could do under the
circumstances. but we caution that no
false hopes be entertained when Master
Gunter returns with his dispaiaging
report. This famous kalfback sat far
back on the stand noting, we can truth
fully say, with a pleased innerness, the
pretty little game being played" out
in front OF him.
No Criticisms Deserved.
Criticisms will be made-and the
general rule will probably be follow
ed-adversely, but they are undeserved.
Figure that Savannah was bereft Of
the services of Sullivan. Smith, Corn
well-and a few others who may be
able to play by New Years, that there
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swinging the great machine which was
too massive for his frail strength and
experience. None 1 daresay. at his
age and with his experience, could
have done better. But that is not all.
Savannah was certain of victory,
and with hard, bruising battle but a
week off. there was no vicious playing
no hammer-and-to nges-ever-at-it style
adopted. True, Shortridge was tardy
with his signals, but at times the men
were merely walking through the
plays. High passes was responsible
for the fumbling, which, after all, was
not conspicuous feature of the game.
Two men were given the ball nearly
every time it was snapped, but neither
shirked his work. and to Johnson and
Doty belongs most of the glory in adj
vancing the ball. But there is more
TO the game than carrying the ball.
Big H!ghams, at left guard, was a
tower of strength. Only once did
Parrot send his men against this part
of the defense. and then he scored a
loss OF one yard.
Landsbers and CubbedGe.
Landsberg and Cubbedge both
starred in the defense, and in recov-
ering the ball on fumbles. Time and
again Landsberg tackled the runner
bChliu NhS line. II was the same,
clean, fast, hard tackling Landsberg,
which all who have played against
have remembered.
Cornwall was out of the game with
a sprained shoulder, Sullivan played
for a few minutes with a badly
sprained ankle. but was soon relieved
by Colquitt. Smith was not even In
uniform, being replaced by Cubbedge.
Morgan, who had his first football ex-
perience in yesterdays game. was re-
placed in the second half by Hicks
Artley had to retire in the second halt
with a badly sprained arm. He was
replaced at fullback by Johnson, Mon
sees going to left guard and Highams
going to Johnson's position at tackle
Savannahs first score, which was a
touchback. was in four minutes and
ten seconds of play. The ball had
been rushed rapidly down the field to
the one-yard line. when the Soldiers
held firm and secured the ball. They
kicked on the second down with four
to gain, and again Savannah rushed
to the goal, to lose the ball on FUN
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