The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-22

MARION TEAM WINS GAME BY
SCORE OF IL TO 10.
Game an Even Affair i'm Last Half
Sumter Boys DO Good WOrk-Du-
Rant Hurt-Game Won on Block
ell Kick; Monroe Makes Seventy
five Yard Run; DuRant Starred.

The Foxes beat the Gamecocks
Friday afternoon in the first game
of the season played on the baseball
park by the close score Of IL to 10.
The score, however, does not show
the relative playing Of the two
teams, for during the first half OF
the game the Sumter men nai the
Marion team on the defensive ell Of
the time and during the last half the
two teams played about even ball,
with the scales leaning slightly in
favor Of the Sumter boys.
The game was full of features
The first touchdown OF the game was
made by Marion in less than three
minutes after play began. Marion
kicked and Monroe got the ball, when
| 1t bounded over Cuttino's head, and
made run of seventy-ive yards to
within striking distance Of the goal.
The second feature of the game was
the peculiar fact that Sumter made
a touchdown from the same spot
with exactly the same play that
Marion made her first touchdown on,
fake that was converted into a
double pass. Throughout the whole
game Durant was the star and 1t was
due to his long bucks through the
line and his steady tackling behind
the line that Marion was held down
and kept on the defensive.
All Of the players Of both teams
| played we'll. Grit was the Freedoms,
mating feature Of the game and the
Foxes showed spunk to spare when
they were outweighed and apparent
ly hopelessly outclassed by the play
Of the Gamecocks In the first half
The players for Marion who were to
be noticed because Of their steady
playing were Layton, Blackwell, Nc
Eachern In the back field and Mace
Davis. Snipes and Monroe in the
line. For Sumter DeLorme ran his
team we'll and kept the men togeth-
er until the last quarter, when the
team fell short OF its former work
He was also good on offensive work
Haynsworth did fine work in making
forward passes, some excellent kick
ing and made good gains through
| the Marion line. He had the advan-
| tage In kicking over his opponent.
DuRant was the star Of the game. He
made big gains through the Mne. and
on end runs tackled well and, even
! after he was hurt in tho second half.
kept on playing a good game. in the
line Brown did fine defensive work
at tackle. Randle at guard also did
some good work. At ends both Cut
tino and Spann palyed pretty ball and
did good work in the handling Of
forward passes and in throwing their
opponents behind the line.
The game was a clean one through
out. There was little kicking, no
penalties were imposed upon either
team, and the game was generally
free from roughness or anything
which showed poor sporting blood.
The work Of the officials was good
and they should be commended for
their conduct Of the game.
The game started with Sumter
kicking to Marion at the south goal.
Marion failed to gain and kicked.
Monroe recovered the ball and ran
seventy-five yards. putting the ball
within fifteen yards Of the goal. Ma
rion tried an end run and failed to
gain and then tried q fake double
pass which bewildered the Sumter
boys, a goal being the result, with
Layton accredited with making the
Ave points. McEachern failed to kick
goal. Score Marion s, Sumter O..
Sumter kicked to Marion, who made
20 yards on a forward pass, then
failed to. gain and kicked. Sumter
gained 80 yards on a fake end run.
but failed to complete a forward pass
and kicked. Marion tried a double
pass, but failed to gain and kicked.
DuRant went yards through the
line and Sumter failed to gain on a
double pass. DuTeant then made 80
yards on long end run and follow.
ed 1t up by making a touchdown.
Siddall failed to catch the klck-out.
Score. Marion s, Sumter s.
Marion kicked to Sumter and Du-
Rant made 10 yards on an end run
when the quarter cndo !. During the