The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
JOE ROSSITER AND JOE BLACK
WILL RETURN HOME THIS MORNING


done so easily. There is so much grace
about 1t and withal so much pleasure
and expressed delight.
This Jacksonville learned Thanks
giving Day. Whether the Savannah
referee was withdrawing a touchdown
from Jacksonville. or whether the
crowd was rushing into the field to
demand what it wanted, it was all
done SO easily and with the self-con-
fident feeling on the part of the Yam
acraw contingent that they were not
imposing upon visitors; with the sat-
isfaction that they were doing just
the right thing to invited guests and
all the time so delightfully."- pleasant
and persistent with it all
But the game was a remarkable ex-
hibition, as much so from the stand
point of excellency of playing as it
was from a point of fairness. Jack
sonville had unquestionably the
stronger team of the two. It was
stated, in Savannah. when the two
teams lined up, that the Jacksonville
team outweighed the Savannah team
twelve pounds to the man. This is
hardly fair statement. Perhaps two
teams were never more evenly match
ed in a like contest, and Savannah had
as much advantage in weight as did
Jacksonville"
According to weights given the news
papers here by Mr.. Harry Payne,
Jacksonville averaged 176 pounds to the
man. Actual weights taken at the
Turkish Bath Thursday morning show
cd Savannah's average to be 1854.
"A remarkable feature of the game
Savannah played was the great gener-
alship of Cope, the captain, who was
at quarter back, and his excellent in
dividual playing. At times, he made
advances which were not short of re-
markabe In the second half, little
fellow by the name of Harmon entered
the contest. He did not look formid-
able, and, to those who did not know
his reputation for prowess on the field,
it looked as though he was an easy
mark. But this was not the case. Har-
mon made three whirlwind plays,
breaking through the lines, despite
some vigorous efforts to tackle, and
making long advances. Unfortunately
for Savannah, he was not in good trim,
and was soon out of the active part
of the fight. Savannah worked him
too vigorously at the start. and he
could not last
But when Payne was referee and
had called the second fair run of Yam
cey touchdown and called him to
kick goal, Jacksonville was taught to
realize how far Savannah would go.
This was in the second half, and Payne
was referee and not Blum, the two al
ternating. But Blum said that it was
not touchdown: that Yancey had
stepped over the line, and the ball had
to come back. Payne insisted upon its
being touchdown, and his word, ac-
cording to the rules of the game, was
law. But the Savannah sympathizers
rushed into the field in great crowds.
despite the efforts of the police to pre-
vent it. and with them came Manager
McIntire of the Savannah team, who
put up the plea that unless the ball went
back and the Jacksonville team con-
tinued in the game, there would be no
gate receipts for Jacksonville This
would take about $500 from Jackson
vile, and, of course Payne yielded
and the ball went back"
Further on the Times Union says:
Capt. Blum, who acted as umpire
and referee, alternating with Harvey
Payne of Jacksonville, is a good off,
cial. While the Jacksonville contin-
gent claimed he gave them the bad
end OF the deal, they state he was
over-zealous for Savannah, and it was
his zeal, perhaps, that caused the mis-
takes.
savannah does one thing. She en-
courages football as well as baseball,
and turns out large crowds There is
no denying the fact that the crowds
are unruly in the extreme, but it must
be remembered that interest in
Thanksgiving's game was intense and
that Savannah had foolishly placed
money at three to five, and some of it
at such odds as two to five
The crowds which gathered on the
fields were attracted there evidently
because they desired to see a fight, and
not to modest the Jacksonville play
ers. There was only one man who at
tempted this. He was a fellow with
walking stick who tried to get at
Jones. He was invited to call at Jones'
hotel after the game, and having re-
ceived this invitation withdrew quick
ly. Jones appears to have been tackled
by Savannah cop during a scrim-
mage and rather badly treated by one
of the wearers of the Savannah blue.
Jones was bitterly upbraiding Corn
well and was overheard by a warm
personal friend of Capt. Blum, who
thought Jones was talking about Capt.
Blum. This gentleman Immediately
faced Jones and did reply rather tart
ly, but returned two minutes later and
begged Jones' pardon and shook hands
with him. If you don't believe it, ask
Jones. No wonder the Jacksonville
team kicks about the newspaper re-
hashes."