The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-16
SUMTER IElT FLORENCE.
LOCAL TEAM SHOWED UP IN
GOOD FORM AGAINST vISI-
TORS IN FIRST GAME
OF SEASON.
Score f8 to- O-Three Touch Downs
Made In First. Third and Fourth
Quarters, Respectively - Forward
Pass Feature Game-Cuttino Starr
ed

afternoon between the Sumter and
the Florence High School teams and
resulted In an Is to o victory for the
home boys. The game was very
good exposition OF foot ball with the
best work done by the Sumter boys.
The game commenced at 4 o'clock
with a fairly good crowd on the side
lines to- cheer the High school boys
on In the contest. The crowd was
not as large as II might have been.
however. considering that IT was the
first game 81 the season and the boys
wanted everybody TO come out and
see them win their first victory OF the
season.
The two teams lined up at about
the same weight. although the Flor
ence boys were of more equal size.
they having only one very small man
on the team. while the Sumter team
had several very light men In their
line. The game commenced when
Florence kicked of to Sumter at the
north goal. From then on the ball
was carried back and forth. The
Sumter men worked we'll on the Of
fensive. seeming to know just what
to do with the ball when they had II
In their possession. but showed up
rather weak on the defensive. al
though they several times held Flor
enoe for downs. due. no doubt.
to lack OF having sufficient men on
fthe field In practise to form a formi-
dable scrub combination to play
against them. The Florence men
were also weak on the defensive. al
though their lire was stronger than
dat Of their opponents. but they
wrs not the equal on the offensive
~ - sunsss. soyA Sumter made
her saias on end runs and forward
sasses. while Florence made gains
only on straight line bucks.
The feature Of the game was for
ward pass from Simpson to Alexan-
der and Alexander's run OF twenty
five yards after catching the ball In
an open field. Cuttino was the star
for the Sumter team on the defensive
and he and Booth both played good
ball on the offensive. making good
gains each time the bail was given to
them. Both sides made several FUN.
bies. although none OF them proved
costly.
The first touchdown was made near
the end OF the first quarter. Florence
kicked on the ball to Sumter. who
lost II on tumble. Florence failed
To gain and Sumter carried the ball
on down the field for touchdown BY
Booth. Mckay failed to kick goal.
In the second quarter the two
teams played about equal. Florence
twice made distance and regained a
punt. Sumter tried a forward pass.
but failed. then tried II again and
gained fifteen yards.
In the third quarter Sumter kicked
OF and Florence failed to gain. Sum-
ter kicked and gained the ball on
downs. Sumter then made distance
and Booth second time took the
ball over for touch down. Cuttino
failed To kick goal. Florence kicked
10 Sumter and Booth ran 20 yards
before he was downed Florence
gained the ball on a tumble and made
distance once when the quarter was
up.
In the last quarter Florence was
again held for downs and simpson
made forward pass To Alexander
for n forty yard gain. a second for
ward pass TO Walsh netted twelve
yards more and Cuttino took the ball
over for a touch down. Simpson fail
ed to- kick goal. Florence kicked to
Sumter. forward pass failed. the
ball being caught by Florence. Twice
the Florence boys made tho distance
when the game was over.
Score: Sumter is; Florence o.
Referee. DuRant: Umpire Parrot. A.
W: Time-keepers. Thecs and Parrot
III. C.: Headlinesman, DeLorme. Time
OF quarters 10 and s minutes.
Line up:
Sumter: Hall. {. b.: Booth I. H. h.
Cuttino. Capt. r. N. b; Simpson. q. b.. ::
Walsh. !. O.: Mckay. !. L.. Lawrence.
l. e.: Randle. G: DesChamps. r. g.;
Dinkins. r. L.: Yates. Alexander. Z. @.
Florence: q. Jeffords. T. b.: How
ell. I. h. b.; Jcfrords. r. h. h.: hin.
Capt q. b.; wilkins. |. o.; Waters. l.
L.: leighton. |. g.; Hcnery G.; r.. JEFF
fords. r. e.: Newman. r. T.: Ward r. g