The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-17
SUMTER IA, ROCK HILL 0.
HARD FOUGHT GAME OF FOOT
BALL RESULTS IN DEFEAT
FOR VISITORS.
Sumter Scored in First and Second
Quarters, Flowers and Spam Taking
Ball Across Goal Lines-ROck Hill
Kept Ball in Sumter Territory in
Most of Second Half-Albert and
Crawford Starred for Visitors.


Just the right play at the right
time was what aided Sumter in scor-
ing a touchdown in the first quarter
and the same dose in the second quar-
ter made it possible for Spann to
carry the oval across the goal line a
second time for Sumter and what
brought defeat to Rock Hill. Score
Sumter IA, Rock Hill o.
Twice Rock Hill came near scoring
but both times the Sumter players
showed their gameness and held their
opponents down. Once in the third
quarter Albert broke through the
Game Cock lire sidestepped DuRant
and lodged Spann and had an open
field to his goal lire when twelve feet
to spare, but he turned to see how
closely he was pursued and before he
could again regain his speed Flowers
had thrown him in the dust The Sec
ond time was when on a long end run
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six yards of the goal line and four
plays were held down to two yards
gain. 1t was the only time that AL
bert failed to make distance through
the Sumter line.
For Rock Hill Albert was the star.
Time and again he broke through tho
Sumter line and the secondary defense
stopped him after he had made from
four to ten yards. DuRant played u
good game here, as did Flowers and
twice Spann, Sumter's safety man, got
the runner when he was the only man
between him and the goal line
lCrawford, Rock Hills speedy quar-
ter, was like lightning on end runs
and with good interference, it was only
the splendid work of Sumter's ends
and backs which prevented him from
Igetting through for touchdown. He
proved himself as good in running his
team and as fast broken field run
ner as Spann, and that is saying a
good deal for both Of them. On de-
tense Rock Hills line held strong
against the onslaughts of Flowers and
DuRant, while end runs were good for
only short gains by the backfeld men.
Albert, as in offense, proved Rock
Hilps strongest man. He is the best
high school player seen on the local
grounds for some time.
For Sumter the whole team played
star ball, every man working his very
hardest at all times. Probably the
most spectacular work of the game
was that done by Graham Bow
man, who repeatedly broke up a beau
tiful interference and several times
slipped through the interference to
throw the runner for a loss. Out
weighed probably several pounds per
man in the line, the Sumter line
showed up strong of offensive work
and did good offensive work as we'll
Sumter's first score came about the
middle Of the first quarter, Rock Hill
received and carried the ball to the
middle of the field. Held for downs
sumter took the ball and made dis
tance on long end run. Held on the
next two plays a perfectly executed
forward pass, Spann to Smith, netted
Sumter eighteen yards and carried
them within fifteen yards of the goal
line. On an end run distance Was
made and Flowers bucked the line for
a touchdown. He then kicked goal.
Score, Sumter Z, Rock Hill 0.
In the next quarter Sumter secured
the ball on their own twenty ward line.
Repeated gains through the lines by
Spann and Flowers and another for
ward pass, Spann to Smith, took the
ball siXty-five yards toward the goal
line. End runs and line bucks car
ried the ball to striking distance and
Spann took it over. Flowers kicked
goal and the score was Sumter II.
Rock Hill O.. In this quarter Sumter
gained consistently on nearly every
play.
In the third quarter Rock Hill came
back strong for a score and took the
ball down the field to Sumter's yard
line, where they were held for downs.
Flowers punted out. Rock Hill was
forced to punt and kept the ball in
Sumter territory for the rest of the
game. In the last quarter with the
call on Sumters forty-yard line, AL
bert, Rock Hills captain and chief
ground gamer, was knocked out and
it devOlved on Crawford to carry the
Dali after that. When the game end
ed it was Rock Hills ball on Sumters
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