The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-01
MOONEY WINS GREAT GAME
BY NARROWEST OF MARGINS
COLUMBIA MILITARY ACADEMY PLAYS THE
BEST FOOTBALL IN ITS HISTORY,
LOSING BY ONE POINT
NEITHER SIDE HALF BUT IN SECOND MOONEY
MAKES TOUCHDOWN AND WHILE COLUMBIA NIL.
MAKES rovcHDowN

The red and ni0e q tne CotuMDla
Military Academy went down in g.
feat, but not in disgrace. Friday after
nosn when Mooney vas awarded the
victory By che very narrow margin Of
sto5. II was q great game. the best
nv far ever seen on the academy field.
and while the score shows against
the cadets it was all things consid-
cred big victory for the home boys.
Mooney came with reputation won
in many a hard fought battle and with
team that looked to be fifteen pounds
heavier to the man than the cadets
and that the captain of the Mooney
team admitted was eight pounds heav-
Ter. The visitors or rather their pro-
lessor had made his boast that he
would not be satisfied with a smaller
score than 80 to 0. He knew his men
we're heavier, older, more experienced
and would have no trouble in dispos-
ing of nearly every prep. school in the
south with ease, SO why not c. M. A?
On the other hand c. M. A. was not
in the best of condition, two of the
members of the team having had a
chill the night before, but they were
fast, knew and played the game and
were imbued with that do or die spirit
caught from Coach Hamilton, and
were determined to uphold the colors
and reputation of their school.
When the whistle blew the largest
crowd on the C. M. A. grounds for
MANY months was present. In the
gathering we're many old foot ball
stars. Three of them were ex-cap-
tains of Vanderbilt, Innis Brown,
Dan Blake and Ed Hamilton. Then
there was Red Smith, Dake Biddle,
Prof. Edgerton and others. A feature
of the day was the enthusiasm OF the
rooters. The G. M. A. boys marched
around the field singing and giving
their school yells. They had learned
some new songs especially for the
benefit of Mooney and Mooney APP
parently enjoyed them, but didn't. The
local rooters among the town people
we're most loyal and helped to swell
the noise and din that arose above the
field whenever G. M. A. made telling
play. Dan Blake was selected UNI
pire and Innis Brown Referee, and 1t
was decided to have the halves 25-z5'
the longest halves the cadets had been
called upon to play this season
The game opened with c. M. A.
kicking on 10 Mooney, which mao
chosen the west goal. Mooney was
confident and thought it would be an
easy matter to run over the cadets
and would be a great deal OF FUN TOO.
In the very first scrimmage Mooney
boy was given the ball and started
but suddenly little Hamilton diveo
through a forest of legs, there was a
heavy fall and Mooney had to take
time out and use bucket OF water "
get her man on his feet again. AFTER
that the play was rapid, hard and stud
born and it's like has never been seen
here before. Money tried through the
and around end time and time again.
but never during the first half was
Mooney able to make the downs anu
the only gains they could make were
made by bunting and these were never
permanent. They tried the forward
mass several times, butt either falleo
or the man catching the Dali was
downaa In his tracks. On the otnei
hand G. M. A. penetrated the Moone'
line for the downs a number OF umes
but they were also forced 10 use 'ns
punt at critical times, and SO the %.
tie ragged up and down the neio' wiz
the confidence and arrogance peins
slowly shaken and Knocked out OF tne
Mooney team. They had to take time
ont rather often to revive man. any
despite the fact that the VISITORS "..'
playing the first dirty ball seen on -. -,
local field this year, putting all 'n'
venom and roughness into their pay
d, and tackles possible, the =.
$oys went through the half unin.u ~. =
and without taking time out. W. ~.
the whistle blew at the emo u w.
har the score was to 0 and the Dal
was in MONEYS territory A sign =
relief went up from the spectators ~
q was seep that the cadets were play
ing rings around their heavy V ~
nents and we're amply able 10 ''"