The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-29
CHARLESTON z; SUMTER ..
SCORED TWO TOUCHDOWNs
THROUGH SEA OF MUD.
Gsme Wsa Marred by Miserable Con.
diuon Of Field - Both Teams
Played valiantly. Hut High Had
. Better Mudrunners-Locals Appear
to have Fast Bsckfeld, Hut Weak
Lane - Sumter Eleven Put Up
Game Fight
News and Courier.

Tho High School eleven got away
with a victory at Lake Maroon yester-
day. outswimming the Sumter team by
twelve points. The heavy rains of the
morning had converted the College
Park leld into a veritable swamp; In
fact. the south half Of the field was
six inches deep In water. and the re-
suit may be imagined. Covered with
mud. their garments oozing moisture,
and slipping and sliding desperately
at every play. the players made their
very best stunts look ridiculous. When
play was under way In the newly
formed lake line plunges looked like
miniature seysers, while flying tackles
ressmbled torpedo practice In the
United States navy. 1t was one Of
the wierdest games ever played here.
Just what the teams would have
done under other conditions Is, of
course. problematicaL High. however.
proved better at the undermining
game. and got away with two touch
downs neither goal being kicked on
account OF q soggy ball. Poor judg-
ment on the part OF the visitors In
running plays on the fourth down
from their lo-yard line gave High a
chance to score In the first half. and
although both teams held for downs
repeatedly. and the puntiny was nat
urally 3ocular, Highs oif-tackle run
ming dnally prevailed and Capt Need
le bucked the Sumter line for the first
touchdown. As there was no more
scoring In this half the period ended
with the score 60 In favor OF the To-
cala
Tho second half opened up with
stellar work on the placid bosom Of
Lake Maroon. As play along the
north shore was particularly stub
born the teams fioundered around In
water for about ten minues. holding
each other for downs. fumbling and
treading water. However. In the final
period. the locals using the famous
Australian crawl stroke, made beau
tiful headway against the current,
and whom they finally climbed ashore
ripped up the Sumter tackles for sub
stantial gains. Barshay. Needle. Miles
and Simons all tore off respectable
runs and finally. on q fake buck, SIM
mons got loose for an open field of 20
yards and the second touchdown.
The visitors played hard ball, quite
~ hard as the local team, poor gen.
eralship costing them much ground.
Bradham. at half. seemed to be the
best ground gamer, and with a hard
er field might lrave done damage to
the iocaia Brunson was good for
healthy gains through the High line.
while Randle, at centre, played a
good defensive game, az did Flowers.
at left end. DesChamps was quick on
fumbies, and. In fact. the entire team
WOsaSa noIu tnaI
might well have discouraged bigger
feiiow&
Summary.
Charleston High i2. Sumter High o.
Charieston--Colson, centre; Middle
ton e. e.; Conlon, l. g.; Gaffney. I. l.;
Liilienthal, r. T.; Simmons. r. e.; Rey-
noids, l. O.; Miles. {. b.; Needle. r. h. a;
simonhofr. l. n; Barshay. quarter.
Sumter-Randle. center; Shaw r. e.;
Parham I. g.; DesChamps. l. t.;
Purdy. =. t.; Burns. r. e.; Flowers. l.
e.: Brunson. Z. b.; Bradham. r. H.;
Monaghan. IA: Spann. quarter.
Referee-Pregnall. College OF Char,
lesion.
Umpire-Pinckney. Clemson.
Head Linesman-Fulier. +. NJ. A.
Touchdown. Needle. Simonhoff.