The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
..GAR'NET:T. I \ |. E. :.
outplays the Summer High
School at Parkersburg
But Game Is Awarded the Latter by
Parkersburg, Official ON q Tech
nicalit3-Game Played in Mud -.
Special to The Advocate.

oUeClai 10 Inc Advocate.
Parketsburg, Nov, 23.--In a YER
table sea of mud at City Park this
afternoon the football team OF Carr
nett high school of Charleston and
Sumpor High School Of this city bat
tied twenty minutes In what 'promls-
ed, in spite Of unfavorable weather
conditions, to be as pretty gridtron
contest. as has been pulled off here
this season.
Owing to the inability to secure
neutral officials, 1t was agreed to by
both teams to accept the services Of
q member Of the white high school
team as referee while Gay Brown,
Coach of the Charleston boys, acted
us umpire. Parkersburg won the
toss and kicked to Charleston's five
yard line. The ball was advanced
steadily by the visitors by ends runs
and line hucking and rushed over for
a touch down after about ten minu-
tes of fierce playing, but no goal WAS
kicked. Then it was that the rum
ing to me the coach of the local team,
invaded the field and demanded that
the umpire. Brown. be removed be-
cause Of his connection with the vis-
fting team. A long discussion arose
finally teEmtnated with the with
drawal of Brown with the under
standing that his team be allowed to
till the vacancy. The referee here
asserted his authority and threaten
ed to award the game to Parkers7
burg unless play was fesnned within
nne minute. 1t being Impossible, TO,
hnd WITHIN tne allotted tlme~a person
qualified to act as umpare, the game
proceeded with <fone Pftcdal---the l
fefereed local man. Nelther sfde
was able to score again before the
end or Fhe Fhaaf4 attiso the VasatorS
were daneeroNsiy} }neaTtne local gnai.
IN one 5lnsIancea. ana = bobIhsiS obIhsi IaA
peeas4 pefa3lgeal l ZOE ,oIfTi stfta pf1ylast
an" y ;s~ ~ s%'': 5*Ss
When the whistle blew for the be-
ginning Of the second half con ditions
were more .MnfaYorable, If such was
possible, than at the beginning, The
rain continued to- Fall With "a steady
pour as 1t had since morning and the
players were simply animated balls,
Of mud, while the ground was flood
ed, utterly precluding any: other style
of play. than line bucking. :t Again
rogated to himself the task of win
ming the game for his team by fair
means If possible; If not, otherwise,
substituted a player from the city
team Whose. "elspC was Tar ah excess
OF tha1 agreed upon IN the cores
pondence which made the contest
possible ho"l went up from the
Garnett ooys VINO oojected ~ no un-
certain terms TO the ne" man. lhey
held that ne was 1nehglble both be-
cause OF ms "e1ghC' "hach was ap-
Parehtiy ioo pouhos' ana MS not De-
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year IN attendance upon the sumner
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