The weekly true Democrat., 1909-11-05


Score, Athlstics Is, Columbia 0, 10
great football contest at Monroe Street
Park last Friday. Newt Mabry ''ths
gOOds"; he with MeCord and JaeobI,
were stars FOR the locals, while Capt.
L. b, Trihblo and Coach Dutchi Kirk
land did the heavy stunts for Columbia.
With an aftornOOn perfect and be-
fore one Of the largest crowds ever
present at Monroe Street Park, ths
Tallahassee Athletics met and con.
Qusrsd the boys from Columbia College
Of Lake City, last Friday afternoon b.
score Of hfteen 70 nothing. But on,
time during the afternoon were tht
locals threatened With q score agaIns,
them, and that was in the very frst
few minutes Of play. a fact which can
be eaaily accounted Tor, as the home
boys had never felt their BtronRth be.
fore, not even AGAINST 4 scrub team,
and were taken cOmpletaly OF their
fest on defensive work. This, however,
dic not put them ''up in the air" fol
they soon settled down 20 Ire righi
kind Of business and gave COlumbit
College q taste Of what the real articls
Of football wa8. This is regarded aa q
strong feature Of the locals; that b
remaining with Mother Earth and
steering clear Of the Wright and Cur
lis zones, IL there was ever Just cause
for q team 10 take b the air'' the
hons boys bad e n the hrss few mo-
meneg that Columbia FuBhed The bah.
The game opened b. Captain McCord
kicking on % Columbia. the spharOid
pierced the atDogphero for 9 good die
lanee before falling, bat when gath.
cred b by one Of ths College boys wasI
returned up the held for Z goCd llttla
dislnnDo Here Columbia lined % ogef
the ball, and. By several luke plays, had
The bal well % Ii Tallahassee's terri.
tory, Their forward pass had worked
beautifully one time, bug gained tham
very little ground as they did not take
adYantago Of the toward part of tie
pass, passing it far out 10 he end ard
depending entirely upon 3 run 20 gain
ground with It. Once more ehis claaeS
pass was tried, but this time Potermsn.
the plUeky little loftend fOr the locals
bEoke through Cclumbia'o interference
and was n place, receiving the paso in.
stead of q Columbia man.
With the ball m Tallahassse's pos-
sesaiOn. the home boys began their
eeiEe upon Columbia. Down the Geld
thcl went--three. hve and ten yards at
clip. There seemed no power on the
part Of TIE College boys 20 STAY TIE
Athletic'o steady rush. With the goal
near IN froul of them, the forwsrd pas
Was attempted. bus Captain Tfibble, of
CoIEmbia, aucccedod IN t0uchinR The
BAL before Il reached the Tallahassee
player 10 which e was throWn, 81 tht
loceIs recelTe0 4 penalty of ffteen
yards. Although having 10 - etnat
ined. they we're not dismayed. ths next
two p.ayB netting thcm the los1 ef0un6,
with some extra apsee % let Wlth
leFeeal heaty fBs bucks ey McCord.
NabFy. and Applsynrd TIE goat lins
showed 90 about ten yEras IN the de-
tanee. Here McCord Waa called unon
% 90 lha triek-and be dd-hfta atinn
thgoug1 3 mass of ncufiinr hnn,ans \
placed ne plE1k|n safely behind TIRE
NoeI Iin8 for he fret tonf fown. Thns
uokInR TIE score Iallahaarna Afhlntlcn
8. Celauei. coiiego o Byrd tired fof
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