The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-11-22

car until 8 O'Clock, when they were
shown to their boarding place. The
PLAYERS spent the morning in rest and
at one o'clock donned their football
toys and were ready to be off for
Dusty Rhodes Park at Goth and Broad
way. where the annual game between
Central and Pearl High Schools was
to take place.
The two teams came on the field at
2:4O D.. m. and after running signals
were ready for the game. The game,
which otherwise might have been a
good one. was married in every way
by continual w%rangling brought on by
the incessant meddling of Umpire
Harris with Referee Smith, who
states that Harris repeatedly insulted
him. thereby causing the Central
players to bully him. This condition
of affairs together with other things
which are stated later caused the cap
tain of Pearl to bring his men off the
field, thereby FORGETTING the game to
Central, with the cor standing 5
to 5.
The reasons given by the Pearl
School management for leaving the
field are as follows:
l. The avowed intention of the Cen
trail players to slug during the second
half.
2. The refusal of Mr.. Harris to with
draw from the game as an official
when requested to do so, stating that
he wanted "his day" to give it to
Pearl.
8. The playing by Central of five
men, three at least of whom do not
come within the meaning of the term
bona fide high school pupils" as
agreed upon by the management of
the two schools. These men are as
follows: Hayes, who at the time of
game had attended school one day,
long enough to be registered.
Hopkins had two weeks standing.
Eubanks, a high school graduate of
1907.
Davis, a graduate Of 1905.
Depp, a substitute, who has been in
school 2 days this term.
Pearl is informed by good author
ity and believes that these men are
not bona ide students in the highest
and best meaning of that term, anC
that they are entered in school for the
sole purpose of playing football an(
that they will withdraw as heretofore
as soon as Central's important game.
are played.
The Pearl School management de
plored the incident, but acted in tn,
interest of honest and clean sport
which they have always advocated.
The story of the game is brief.
told as follows:
Central won the toss and chose tn
ball. while Pearl defended the sout
goal. Central kicked off to Pearl
10-yard line, where the ball was fun
bled, but Walter Davis secured
and darted behind his own men Ion
enough to draw most of the Centri
men in, then flying out from benin
the mass, ran 100 yards to a touc'
down. After shaking off three Centrt
tacklers failed at goal. Score: Pea
3; Central O.. Pearl then kicked
Central's 25-yard line, from whiC
point Central returned the ball 5 yard
Then began the most furnishing lii
plungihg to which Pearl has been su
iected this year. With Hayes carryiI
the balIthe line was tried at differe.
points with little success until a SIP
on the left side was reached, viii,
finally gave way and Central carri
the ball % yards before she was he
for downs. Pearl then made fiji
down in three attempts off tackle. S
next worked a forward pass for
yards but a Pearl player was off 81
and the ball was brought back and t
Pearl pe%nalized. Hurt punted to +
. banks, who was downed in his tract