The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-18
SEASON OPENS WITH VICTORY.
SUMTER FOOT BALD TEAM OUT.
PLAYS HYATT Parry
SCHOOL 10 TO O.
Whole Team Played Bang.up Ball
and Fought Hard All the Way
Through-BaIl Was Kept I'm Column
bia Territory Practically All of
Time and Sumter Goal Was Never
Threatened.

The Sumter high school football
team opened it's season with a victory.
Hyatts Park high school Of Columbia
being the victim. The game was a
spectacular one and was won by the
locals by the score of 10 to O. The
Sumter boys outplayed their oppon-
ents in every department of the game
and kept the ball in a position threat
ening their opponents goal at all
times, while their own goal line was
never threatened.
The feature Of the game was the
pep" put in the game by the Sumter
players. The name of Game Cocks
was well deserved, for at no time did
the locals let up, but played their
hardest throughout. The excellent
suirit showed by the men and their
team work, showed up extremely well
for their coaches and for the men in
dividually and collectively There
We're no particular stars. Every man
did his duty, but those who showed
up strong in the game were Burt
Haynsworth and Gerald Causley at
tackle and on defense; Purdy, Bow
man, Bradham, DuRant and Nunna-
maker on the offense. Sumter work.
ed the forward pass effectively, two
touchdOwns coming directly as re-
suit and the third one indirectly re-
sulting from a successful pass. Brad
ham ran his team we'll and his and
Nunnamaker's passes were well made
and effective as ground gamers.
For Columbia Becker was the star
of the game, playing practically all
of the offense game and a greater
part of the defensive. Peters played
a good game on defense, as did Sam
burn and Wilds. The team was
heavier than the Sumter men, but did
not seem to have the same corps de
spirit as did the local men. Spirit was
lacking to give the men the punch
which was expected from them. At
no time did they threaten the Sumter
goal. Becker punted well, but failed
to keep life in his men.
In the first quarter Columbia kicked
of to Sumter and after an exchange
OF punts, Nnnnanaaker-saaada. txalua
yards on an end run and then Brad
ham took the ball across the goal
line on a forward pass. Nunnamaker
failed in the try at gaol. Four and a
half minutes were required for the
first score, which ended the scoring
for the first quarter. A beautiful for
ward pass. Nunnamaker to Purdy,
was worked in this quarter.
In the second quarter Sumter again
scored. A forward pass, Bradham
to DuRant carried the ball to with
in striking distance of the Columbia
goal line and a penalty for coaching
from the sidelincs carried it half the
distance again. A forward pass.
Nunnamaker to Bradham again was
successful in a touchdown. Nunna-
maker failed to kick goal.
Columbia failed to gain and punted.
A forward pass Nunnamaker to Bow
man was successful for fifteen yards.
and the quarter ended with the ball
on Columbia's ten yard line. In the
fourth quarter a forward pass was
made, Bradham to DuRant DuRant
and Bradham bucked the line for a
third touchdown. Nunnamaker kick
ed goal. Score, Sumter 1S, Colum-
bia 0. After receiving the kickoff,
Columbia fumbled twice and then
punted. The punt was blocked and
Columbia recovered. DuRant caught
a Columbia forward pass on the next
play, and on double pass to Du-
Rant made fifteen yards. Columbia
caught a forward pass and punted. A
pass, Bradham to Bowman was sue
cessful and the game ended with the
ball in Sumter's possession on the
Hyatt Park eight yard line.
The lineup was:
Hyatt's Park: q. b., Becker, Capt;
h. b., Peters, Wilds; f. b., Bell; C.
Creery; g. Taylor, Kirby; t, Nc
Meekin. Hollis; e., Cannon, Sanburn.
Sumter: ]. e., Purdy; l. t., Hayns-
worth, !. g., Dick, j.; C. Kirven; +. g.,
Nunnamakcr, F.; +. t., Causley; r. e.,
Bowman; q. b., Bradham; l. h. b.,
Boyle; r. h. b., Nunnamaker, L.; f. b.,
DuRant, Capt.
Substitutes: Sumter: Shaw for Nun
namaker, F.; Pitts for Purdy; ]. Dick
for Causley; Hurst for j. Dick; Dixon
for Shaw.
Referee, DuRant; Umpire, Bow
man; head lneSman Zenp. tipe-