The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-16
SPLENDID WEATHER AND SMALL
ADMISSION PRICE.
SOLDIERS ARE IN PINK
OF CONDITION FOR GAME,
IN THIS CONTEST RESULT OF TWO
WEEKS WORK WILL BE SHOWN.

Both EIevenS on Edge for the Fray
and Some Spectacular Playing Is
Anticipated - Captain Sibert, OF
Soldiers, Says His Team VIII Fight
for All 1t Is WOrth-Large At
tendance Is Anticipated.
For the second time this season the
Blue and White of Savannah will be
lined UP against an opposing eleven
The Fort Screven team. which plays
Savannah this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
will come up from the Fort this MORN
ing to prepare for the battle.
Last night Capt Cope put the squad
through a light signal practice lasting
As minutes. There were flashes of the
old time speed and a consistent display
of team work. which has been so rap
idly developed by Capt. Cope.
All seem to be in perfect physical
condition. and while no effort will be
made to equal or exceed Charleston's
score against the soldiers, there will be
sufficient spectacular play to convince
the supporters OF the Blue and White
that the team is even stronger and
faster than last year.
More Offensive Work.
What Savannah lacked in the Flor
ida State College game was offensive
work. In the last two weeks Capt.
Cope has devoted much of his labors
to coaching the line in charging. ana
drilling the backs in the secondary
attacks.
Pennsylvanian's famous guards back
formation win be followed in the execu-
ton of the tackle back plays In this
way faster men are put into the play,
and this leaves the forwards to pre-
pare, as far as possible, an opening
through which to send this human
catapult.
The plays on which the Blue and
White will depend to defeat Charleston
viii not be used to-day, as Capt. Cope
IS working slowly and carefully to
perfect them. But there have been
sufficient innovations in the style of
defense and offense to completely
change the style Of play which was
noticed in the first game played this
year by the blue and white. There
will be no more dead marches back to
formations, and no more wrangling
among the players themselves.
Large Crowd Expected.
With a promise of perfect football
weather. and a gate fee cut in half
1t is anticipated that nearly 1000 peo-
pie will turn out to witness the game
this afternoon.
In the game to-day Capt. Cope will
use all of the men who are now COM
peting for places. Futch and Mon
sees will be used at center; Hicks,
Highams, Morgan and Levy at guards
Cornwall, Mitchell and johnson at
tackle. Landsberg, Cubbedge and Abel
at ends Shortridge and McIntire at
quarterback; Sullivan, Doty and Col
quit at halfback, and Artley at full
back.
Following is the Fort Screven team:
Dobson 1856, left end: Upper IT'S. left
tackle; Shipsey, 1884, left guard; Dixon
lSI, center; Blackman, 191, right guard;
Stern, 100, right tackle; Wagnon, 16O
right end; Sibert 1856, quarterback;
Jones, l7s. left halfback; Parrot, 1866
right halfback; Towers, 1856 fullback:
Lee, $50, Janias, ia; Crosby, III:
O'Farrell. 1877. substitutes.
Capt. Sibert went down to the fort
yesterday to have the last practice
with the team, having been away for
ten days. He said last night that the
men were in excellent condition, and
showed no i'll effects of the game with
Jacksonville Sunday.
believe said Capt Sibert, that
the team will be much stronger in de-
fensive work against Savannah than
It was against either Charleston or
Jacksonville. The men have had some
experience in these two games
and showed up wonderfully well yes
terday. We certainly will play as hard
as we can and expect to give the Sa-
vannah team a good CONTEST