The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
MARION 3, SUMTER s.
SWAMI FOXES DEFEAT GAME
COCKS IN SLOW BUT INTER-
LISTING GAME.
Marion Team Strong I'm First Half
Outplays Local Boys, Who CONG
Hack Strong I'm Latter Half and
Keep Opponents ON Defensive
Throughout.

school football team displayed q
gameness in the battle royal with Ma
rion Friday afternoon that sgave
them full right to the title of Game
Cocks. They were in the game at all
stages. but II was not until the sec
ond half that they realized their
strength and began to use 1t to the
utmost. The game was a good ex-
hibition of football, the teams being
pretty well matched and both being
new at the game, this being the first
game of the season for each of them.
The field was slow and the weather
was too hot for good football, IL was
extremely dusty and the game was
slow. the visitors seemingly being un-
certain about their signals and there
being number of delays on account
of Injuries to players. The score at
the end of the game was Marion 9;
Sumter s. and II Is safe to say that
had the quarters been placed at
fifteen minutes. as the Marion team
wanted them instead Of at ten and
eight the locals would have been
ahead at the final whistle of the ref
cree.
The two teams seemed to be pref
~ well matched in playing abilities,
with the weight and age apparently
on the side of the visitors. At the
start the Marion players seemed to
run the home boys off their feet,
gaining steadily through the line
and around ends. The home boys
seemed uncertain of themselves and
were too cautious. In the second
half. however. the local came back
strong and played good ball, gaining
steadily through the line on nearly
every play. 1t is probable that an
other touchdown would have been
registered by them in this quarter
had IL not cen for q tumble, the ball
going TO Marion.
AT the outset Sumter kicked to Ma
rion. Gains were made consistently
through the line for sixty yards.
when a forward pass failed and Ma
rion kicked. Sumter failed TO gain
and tried forward pass the ball be-
ing caught by a Marion end. The
quarter ended with the ball on Sum-
ter's twenty-five yard line in Marion's
possession.
Marion failed to gain when the |
ball was again put in play and Sumter
took the ball. keeping 1t only for
few minutes when 1t again went to
Marion. Marion again made an un-
successful forward pass and then car
ried the ball over the goal line by sue
cessive line plunges, Snipes carrying
the ball over for the touchdown. A try
at goal failed. This ended the first
half.
In the second half Marion kicked
OF to Sumter. who lost the ball to
Marion on failure to gain. Marion
made distance and then tried a for
ward pass which failed and Sumter
took the ball. Sumter attempted
forward pass and the bali was caught
by Marion end. Marion failed to
gain and Sumter got the ball, which
Mrion recovered on a mistaken sig
nal and a tumble by the Sumter
players. snipes was knocked out on
the next play and Norward took his
place. sumter held for downs and
kicked the ball. Bradham making "a
good kick away from his goal line.
Marion tried a forward pass and
failed and then on the next play
kicked from placement. the ball cir
cling up between the bars for another
three points.
Marion then kicked to Sumter,
which ut this time commenced to
play In earnest. Distance was made
on end play and two line plunges
and a forward pass was executed for
good gain. : second attempt at a
pass failed and Marion gained the
ball on downs. Marion kicked and
Sumter failed to gain and kicked.
Marion duplicated Sumter's work.
Sumter was called on downs and Ma
rion took the ball making n forward
pass which was caught by Booth.
Sumter fumbled and Marion recov-
cred the ball. At this point Marion
made Its second successful forward
pass. but failed To gain the required
distance and Sumter took the ball.
Sumter tried to make n forward pass,
but failed and was held for downs.
Marion kicked. on the next plays
Bradham and Monaghan made good
gains through the line Bradham
finally slipping through for a touch
down. Bradham failed T. kick goal
At this time there was only q minute