Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-24
REDSKINS BEATEN
BY COMMODORES
Great Surprise Uncorked in the
ga Wonderful
SHOWING OF THE coMMoDoREs
The Redskins Were OutpIayed from
Whistle to Whistle, Vandy Playing
Magnficently in the First Half-ln-
dians Were Stronger in Second.

dians Were Stronger in Second.
Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 23.-For
the first time in the history of foot
ball an eastern team invaded Dixie,
and this alone made the days event
important enough without Vanderbilt
defeating Dixies first invaders.
Had the Commodores gone down in
defeat instead OF winning the battle
by to 0, the game would have been
the greatest ever Witnessed on a
southern gridiron, but the victory
over the Indians, a team before the
call of play conceded to be practically
the champions of the east, makes
Nanderbilt's win the most glorious
since the organization of a football
team in that institution
However. the attendance in COM
parisOn with the greatness of the con-
test fell way below expectations. To
put the figures at 6 5000 would be ex-
ceedingly generous, yet the assem-
blage made up in enthusiasm what it
lacked in figures.
When the Indians ran out on the
field wrapped with blankets, as was
the wont of their ancestors when the
early tribes resided in tepees in the
wild and WOoily they were greeted
with cheers of just as great volume
as were the Commodores, when they
appeared a few minutes later.
The band which marched at the
head of a horde of Vanderbilt roOters
played "Hiawatha, " that Indian bal
lad so popular several years ago,
yet all of this demonstration never
affected the expression of the stolid
redskins, nor did it change a particle
during the contest from the time they
entered the game, with a starting
rush, until they quilted the field,
vanquished aggregation.
Vandy took the battle purely on
form, and although the feature was
surprise to thousands, and will fur
nish dope for many day, Vanderbilt
outplayed her opponents from whistle
to whistle, and everyone is wonder
ing just how it was accomplished.
In the first half, when the total
points were turned up, Vandy had
everything her own way, and the ball
was in Indian territory for fully 20
minutes of the half
After failure at a kick from place
ment, Bob Blake got in the deadly
work that will make his team famous
for years to come. The half ended
i to 0, and so fierce and hard fought
was the play in the second that the
count remained unchanged.
In this last number the Indians
made much better showing, and the
COmmodores were keyed to the high
est tension throughout the twenty-five
minutes in that desperate effort to
prevent the Indians from scoring and
thus make the four points already
gained good. They succeeded, and
the demonstration which then broke
loose on Dudley field was unparallel-
ed. At the call of time the field
became a solid mass of bowling stu
dents, who bore the yictors in tri-
umphant procession to the clubhouse.
The new bell that was placed in
the tower of the main building began
to ring a few seconds after the ref
eree's whistle blew and the last sound
that came to the ears of the thousands
as they wended their way from the
scene of joy, was the gladstone peals
of this new bell heard blocks up town.
The battle itself was a remarkable
exhibition Of football, and the only
thing that marred the performance
were the several fumbles that broke
out during the game While all of
the Vanderbilt team. put up stellar
work, as the score shows, that of
Costen at quarterback stood out in
brilliant relief. He was great at
getting down the field under punts,
and there were many exchanges dur
ing the afternoon, and only in few
instances did he fail to nab the red
skin in his tracks. While Bob Blake
is one of the great heroes, the work
is one of this fast quarterback figured
strongly in the final result.
1t can be safely said that the Com
mOdOres had it on the Indians in form
in the biggest sense of the word, but
there were two departments in which
the eastern team showed especially
strong, one of these the forward pass
and the other the nice work of the
ends. Vanderbilt could do nothing
on end plays, but made all those sub
stantial gains of and 10 yards
through the line, which was easy for
Manner and his mates.
This young star stormed the In
dian bulWark as if it wree not there
and usually made a gateway with
enough to count. Not a fault could
be found with the work of the other
Commodores but Bob Blake, Manner
and Costen were on with the real ar
ticle
Bob Blake excelled the great Mount
Pleasant as far as goal kicking pro-
clivities are concerned, for the Indian
halfback broke down on an attempt
that might have made good. This
member or the Blake family wag not
alone in outplaying the Indians for
no matter If the opposition fixed Min
nesota IL to 0, and performed other
notable stunts, the whole team Of
southern college has it on tn Indian
bunch without doubt.
Coach McGugin was oyerjoyed with
the outcome, and Hurry-Up Yost,
from far-off Michigan, was with him
in the gladstone frame of mind.
Vanderbilt has worked out an
achievement that no other southern
nor many of the teams of northern
habitation have been able TO do, and
all honor is due McGugin and his
men.
The victory is sure to change foot
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