The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
Il. W, A. OUTPLAYS S. III. 6.
Game I'm l. i'm Forfeiture for Game
Cocks and Victory for POrtcrites--
Game showed Lack Of Training,
Want Oi knowledge Of Rules, and
Was MARRIED by Much Wrangling.

In game that began with fast
work by both teams and ended by
the forfeiture of the game to the
Porter cadets, following a wrangle
as 10 the rules that applied to some
point in the game, the boys from the
City by the Sea Outplayed the Game
Cock boys and would have beaten
them had the game been finished.
The game was marred by much
wranginS on the part Of the referee
and umpire. caused by their ignor-
ance of the rules OF the game, and
by the frequent interposition on the
part of spectators.
The game started we'll and during
the first quarter the teams showed
themselves evenly matched With a
slight advantage for the home boys,
who outweighed the visitors, but who
showed lack of team work. The
Porter boys worked in excellent form
and showing fine team work in
which the Sumter boys were lacking
for while the Game Cocks played
good individual ball they could NOT
get together save once or twice On
the defensive when their goal was
threatened. In the second half the
cadets caught on to Sumter's signals
and stopped their attempted runs
by foreknowledge of the play on
the other hand. Sumter could not get
on to the Porterites' signals which
were worked throughout the game
with only one tumble, while several
were accredited to the Sumter team
only once was the forward pass
tried Once by Sumter who lost the
ball to the Porter boys in the at
tempt and 10y Porter once. who FUN
bied. but later recovered the ball
with a good gain. Sumter showed
their inability to kick, punting being
tried only once, when they had been
forced back almost to their goal
line, which resulted in q safety for
Sumter. Porter punted well, al
though punting was resorted to very
seldom.
Both teams worked on straight
football most of the time. and both
teams made their best gains through
the line which was much weaker on
the defensive than the ends. Sum
ter started off with an offensive
game and did we'll at it, their de-
fensive work being Of much infe-
rior order. The cadet team showed
uniformly good on both sides Of the
game.
The scoring was one in each quar-
ter, the work being fast and the
| game seesawing back and forth. now
in favor Of our team and now in ia
vor of the other. The first touch
down of the game was made after
one and one-half minutes of play by
VI McFadden for Sumter on a buck
tackle. Richardson failed to kick
ter the Sumter boys seemed to have
the best of the affair and for a time
1t looked as If they would run away
with the visitors, who bucked up,
however, about the last of the quar-
ter and In the first part OF the sec
ond quarter. During the second
n n a ri III
who brought the ball back for a
good gain. then kicked and regained
the ball, and went over the line Oh
the second down. Vann failed to
Kick goal. The ball see-sawed back
and forth during the remainder of
the quarter until the last minute of
play when Porter made a big gain
| on an end run and then steadily
pushed on through the line for the
| goal. When the quarter ended the
ball was in ten feet of the goal line.
Sumter received the ball at the be-
ginning of the second half and by
two end runs netting good gains and
bucking through the line. McFadden
| again carried the ball over the gaol
line. Richardson again failing to
Kick goal. After this the Porter boys
were on to the signals and Sumter
was frequently held for downs while
Porter seemed TO wax stronger as the
game went on and gained consistent
~. Porter carried the ball over the
! goal line when there were two more
minutes to play and again failed to
| Kick goal, tieing the score 10 to 10.
In the last quarter Porter again
Kicked and regained the ball on a
tumble. The Sumter boys then
bucked up and held the Porterites
Tor downs, but were forced back
with the ball in their own possession.
| McFadden attempted 10 kick the ball
| 81 trik inc - 1T.