The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-28

style, running down the field under
punts, line plunging and pulling off
all the stunts of the modern game of
football. Fisk and Tuskegee played
each other to a scoreless tie on Ben
nett Field at Fisk University on
Thanksgiving Day.
Playing the open game in which
she was thought to be weak and in
which her opponents were conceded
to be strong, Tuskegee held Fisk safe
at all stages of the game, and kept
her own goal line entirely out of dan
ger. Whenever Fisk followed one of
her own punts into the enemy's ter
ritory, she was there only for mo-
ment, a punt or a forward pass soon
carrying the ball back into her own
end of the field.
The forward passing Of Tuskegee
was a revelation to the Fisk support
ers. Although the pass was incom-
plete more times than completed, yet
it was not until near the close of the
third quarter that Fisk began to solve
the Tuskegee play along this line.
The pass was tried twenty times by
Tuskegee Seven times it was COM
pleted in grand style; three times 1t
was intercepted, and ten times it
struck the ground before or after
striking a player. Once it was passed
over the goal line and became incom-
pleted in the end zone a touchback,
but was brought out to the point from
which it was put in play and given
to Fisk for a scrimmage. FISK sur
prised her admirers by not trying the
forward pass a single time. The
much-vaunted strength of Fisk in
open play was entirely lacking. she
seemed to be playing the defensive
game only.
The Tuskegee line and backs to
sman played a magnificent game The
ouarterbacks, Peek and Harper, ran
the team with good judgment, and
made a fine impression by their all
round good work In one thing, how
ever. Tuskegee was seriously lacking,
she did not possess a finishing or
scoring punch. Several times she was
inside the Fisk twenty-yard line but
on neither occasion was she able to
get the ball across by any method
which she tried This was serious
defect in an otherwise formidable
football machine Fisk did fair WORK
as whole, but the work OF Powell,
Kindle. Suggs, Wesley, Zeigler and
Keene stands out above that of the
others. Their defensive work was
Just splendid.
A large crowd of fine people wit,
messed the game Tallyhos, autos and
vehicles of many descriptions were
drawn up along the west side OF the
field. Most of these contained the ad-
herents of Tuskegee. Some were
horseback, but the ardent footbali
fans. the real bugs, pressed against
the ropes along the sidelines and
pushed each other in the direction
they wished the ball to go.
The heavens were gray and the al
ternoon was gloomy, but society came
out in full force to cheer the young
heroes who were fighting for their
alma mater. 1t was also disappolnt-
cd crowd that wended its way from
the campus. for all had expected
decisive game one way or the other
Taken all in all, it seems that Coach
Thomas put one over on Coach
Welker. 1t has been repeatedly stat
ed that the present team is the best
thnt has ever represented Fisk. While
there are some individuals on the
nresent team who are as good athletes
as ever played at Fisk, it is a debata-
HE question. whether this team, taken
ms a whole. is the equal of some oth7
ers that have represented the uni
versity.
The game in detail follows:
Fisk won the toss and took the ball
Tuskegee took the north goal. Al
2:39 Kindle kicked off so yards. ia
cobs returned the ball Is yards. Tus-
kegee's ball, first down. " Hunter
lost yards. Smith gained over
Fisk's left tackle Wesley gained 2
wards and Peek kicked so yards to
Fisk's 9O-yard line. Powell failed to
gain. but Fisk was given 5 yards be-
cause a Tuskegee player was offside,
Kindle gained 5 yards and Lewis
kicked out of bounds. the ball going
TO Tuskegee at the middle of the field,
Myers failed to gain; Peek made D
wards through center but Smith tall-
ed to negotiate any distance and Peek
attempted punt which was blocked
by Suggs but Peek recovered the ball,
A forward pass, Peek to S. Hunter,
brought the ball to midfeld, and an,
other from Peek to V. Hunter netted
yards more Captain Bonner, Peek
and Myers failed to gain in success
sion. At this point Keene replaced
Lewis for Fisk at quarterback. On
the next play Peek hurled the ball
to V. Hunter, who advanced % yards
before he was downed Two incom-
pleted forward passes, n, gain of two
yards by Bonner and yard by Smith
gave the ball to Fisk on downs.
Keene kicked rs yards to Peek. Tus-
kegee's ball on Fisks 20-yard line.
Peek goes 10 yards but his team is