The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-31
MARCHED THROUGH
GEORGIA LINE
THE A. AND VI. COLLEGE HAD NJ
TROUBLE IN DEFEATING
MERCER UNIVERSITY
ON FRIDAY LAST.
Game Was Played at Fair Grounds
and Was Really Too One-Sided
to be Interesting. the Score
Having Been - go q.

The A and NJ College team faced
+ Mercer University on the grfdiron az
the fair grounds Friday afternoon.
and went through the Georgia lines
as triumphantly and as rurhlesslv as
Gen. sherman marched through the
/ Cracker State on his famous journey
4 TO the sea. The game. TOO, was as
devastating 10 the hopes OF the Geor-
+ gians as was Gen Sherman's march
10 the section through which he
Travelled, the 8Iississippians having
piled mp seventy-dve scores. while
poor Mercer failed TO make a single
goal.
The Mississippians exhibited no
mercy toward Mercer While Ne
George, Furman. Dent and the rest
of the A. and ". bunch were making
sensational runs and flying kicks the
best that the Georgians could do was
to make a tOUchback. and touchbaeks
cont count. 1t must be admitted.
however, that the Georgians exhibit
/ ed pluck and stamina. Although they
probably realized that they were beat
from the start. they never for one
moment displayed chagrin or seemed
70 lose heart Their play was neces-
sarily on the defensive during the
greater portion Of the game. but they
fought their opponents doggedly and
deserve praise for their tenacity-
The two teams are about evenly
matched in weight. and the NIissis-
sippians won the game by superior
playing. Both IN team work and il
| individual playing the GeOrgians
were clearly outclassed. McGeorge.
| the captain of the Mississippi aggre-
cation, who. BY the way. IS a COiHm-
bus boy. made some phenomenal
kicks, while Furman made there
touchdowns during the first half. ana
Dent executed a triple pass. which
enabled him team to advance thirty
yards.
College boys are nearly always iu
good spirits. and on Friday afternoon
the Mississippians were jubliant. Be
tween the two halves several scores
of the A. and N. cadets lined mp and
made a circuit of the feId. chanting
an ode of sympathy 10 the GeOrgians
as they marched The spectacle pre-
sented by this pageant was fnspirIng
and at the same time anomalous. for
the joyous smiles on the BOYS faces
were in sharp contrast to the mourn
f.1J afr Cf Tho Tvwo~.V H. v-rsaN
they chanted. While they chanted
the requiem of the gentlemen from
the Cracker State, many young ladies E
were waving flags and cheering lust F
ily, while to add TO the din and het-
erogenity of the occasion the band f
played the loudest and Iivel1est tunes +
in its repertoire
There were several accidents dur
ing the progress OF the game. bur 4
happily none of them were Of seri-
Gus nature. During the first half.
Nelson, Mississippi's fuII back. sprain-
ed his ankle severely and was forced f
TO retire, having been replaced bv
Morris. Scoggin, 3Iercer's left guard.
was also painfully but not seriously
hurt, and was replaced by Demfng
There were several minor changes in
lineup AT the conclusion
of the first half, Cutrer. who PLAYED
left end, and Dent. who PLAYED half
back, having retired and having been
succeeded in their respective posi-
tions by Dee and Rose. DR.. Mont
gomery, OF the A and n College.
oficiated as referee. while Mr.. Irwin
sessums, who is connected with the
same school, was the umpire
There was tremendous crowd
present, and Notwithstanding the fact
that the game was too one-sided 10
De exciting, all present seemed 10 en-
Joy themselves. A notable feature Z
vas the absence of kicking or squad
bling of any kind While the crowd
vas with the Mississippians and took
10 pains TO conceal the fact, Mercer a
vas given square deal all the way 4
through, and the boys eyineed their q
OF fair treatment b. 5
aking their defeat good humoredIy 2
nd without complaint I
The lineup was as follows:
Mercer Position A. < NJ :
Iercer l. E.. Dee, Cutrer
)ayis. L. T .McInnis
'coggin, Deming, L c.. Dorrah Il
how froDfN U1o-.- -