The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-12-08

Just as the last rays of the red sun
faded out of the western skies on
the beautiful Thanksgiving day, the
game between Fisk and Meharry
passed into history and the sons OF
Fisk were written down as the
proud and deserving conquerors Of
the stalwart warriors of Meharry.
Score: Fisk IL, Meharry s. 1t was a
game never to be forgotten for the
courage and daring of the twenty-five
determined players was magnificent
to behold. Fisk has had many teams
and good ones too; many grand play
ers like the Kings, Mosby, Isadore,
Ware, Meyers, Boutte and numerous
others, but she has never put into the
field a team more skilful and gamer
! than the one that on Thanksgiving
overcame Meharry. Averaging about
lat pounds, this team outwitted, out
gained, outran, outfought, outlasted
and outscored a team averaging at
least IT'S pounds, whose men were ex-
perienced, wiley, skilful and trained
by one of the finest coaches as we'll
as one of the finest foot ball players
in the country Meharry put into the
field No. l team that, in flashes,
played marvelously. In fact, it is
hard, hard indeed to figure how Fisk
could win against such grand team.
But the answer may doubtless be
found in the fact that speed, good
judgment, grit and luck all combined
on the side of the Gold and Blue
speaking of speed, Fisk's back field
is composed of four men any one of
whom could pace 100 yards in less
than II seconds. This was a great
asset for it was the fleet-footed Mer-
chant, right half, who made both of
Fisks touchdowns, simply because he
was as fast as a creased flash of light
ming. In short, too much cannot be
said of Merchants work, both Of
fensively and defensively, for he was
"a whole great big momentous host.
Another point which juts out promi-
nently is that Lewis, Fisk's quarter
back, long, lean, smooth and suave
so often stuck his toe into the oval
and sent it to immeasurable distances.
That kicking! The like has seldom
been seen. Better kicking has never
been seen on a southern gridiron;
hardly on any gridiron. One of his
boots Travelled fully 80 yards, and
with Fisk's flyers sailing down the
field on the play the gain was always
damaging to Meharry. Lewis judg-
ment in running his team makes him
a member of the Select few" one
of the shining stars. Wesley and
Booker Washington on the flanks of
F'isk's line gave as fine an exhibition
Of how the work should be done as
the most punctilious would care
to behold. Wesley several times did
the flying machine act, and picked
forwardpasses out of the lofty atmos-
phere and just as often he was throt.
l Ting the players of the opposition,
2 who essayed to make the longed-for
e distance. Booker T., Jr., on his end
: was smashing and blocking and spoil.
) ing and upsetting to a kings taste
I but the most splendid and disastrous
t of his performances was his hagnifl
4 cent and destructive interference he
b executed for Merchant in the progress
j. of which he bowled over Canady
|, Meharry's great tackle of 200 pounds
d allowing Merchant to score the second
touchdown. The tackles on bott
D teams were bright shining lights. Yes
( dazzling lights. For Fisk, Powell wal
o simply beyond description; with hi
d never-say-die-grim-usaged-war expires
O sion upon his stolid face, he, time an(
e time again, rushed through, in, ou
and around and among the Meharrl
warriors and did much damage Il
their attack and when called upon tt
- carry the ball, never failed to dij
;. out the distance. Suggs was Tital
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