The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-10
FOOTBALL
PRESBYTERIAN ELEVEN HUM.
BLED THE AGGIES.

nual encounter of those two teams on
Wearn Field, Saturday afternoon, the
former scored one of the neatest vic
tories through headwork ever gained
on a Charlotte gridiron. TIE final
score of 16 to 0 succeeded in upset.
ting the dope and reducing odds
which heretofore have been held
against the Presbyterians in coming
encounters.
Football dope was that the Aggies
had a slight edge On Davidson and it
was being rumored before the game
that the home team would do well to
hold A.. & M. to a small score.
At the start Of the game, when A.
& M. kicked off to Davidson, it seemed
that the prophesies were right and
that at first the Presbyterian would
be given a hard grilling and defeat
by the visitors.
Instead of the Davidsonians being
placed at once on the defensive, they
assumed the opposite position and
during, the four quarters A. &M. was
fighting hard to keep Davidson from
running up a high score.
Especially commendable was the
work of Keesler, who not only ran
his team to the best of every ad-
vantage, but also carried the ball for
gains on several occasions. The OPP
posing quarterback, while steady in
calling the right plays at the right
time, did not, prove as much of a
factor in the game as did Keesler.
Star work was done by Black, left
halfback for Davidson, who rarely
failed to gain when called upon for
end around plays and dashes through
the line. In the line, Sayad and T.
White starred, while Flowers at right
end proved a vicious tackler and a
good ground gamer. Walker at right
aalf was also a good ground gamer.
The visitors were especially well
represented by Van Brocklin. at left
halfback, and by MacDougall at full.
In the line, Homewood at right guard
served as a strong barrier and Hold
gin at left end showed speed and class
in tackling.
On the whole, the A. & M. team
were sluggish, giving every indication
that they could play a much better
game than the one they staged
against Davidson.
Both teams fought savagely in the
center Of the field all during the first
quarter. In the second, Davidson
rushed the ball to A. & Ms 2O-yard
line and a goal from the field by
Flowers brought the score to 8 to O.
At the end of the second quarter,
Davidson had carried the ball in spec
tacular daslfes to within a few yards |
of the A. & M. goal posts. In spite
Of severe penalizing on the part Of
the officials against both teams, the
play zigzagged up the field and sue
cessive downs were made by David
son until a tumble Melted A. & M. !
the ball.
The Aggies kicked, the punt being
returned by Flowers, who returned 80
yards. Time out was taken and at
the next sound Of the whistle David
son rushed for gains to within two
yards Of the line. On the next play,
Black plunged through for a touch
down. Flowers kicked the goal and
the score stood 10 to 0.
The first half ended at that stage
of play.
At the beginning of the second half
A. & M. came back with a rush and
for a few plays exhibited real foot
ball qualities, rushing down the field
for 20 yards in a series of end runs
and line bucks by Nj cDougall.
After two downs when Davidson's
men had succeeded in breaking inter-
and tackling opposing runners
at times for gains, Rice called a for
ward pass. The ball was intercepted
BY a Davidson player and the forma-
lion changed.
Davidson's inning occurred at this
time and with brilliant password on
The part of center and quarterback;
plunges by three backfeld
men and fast work on the part Of the
team, the ball was carried to
& Ms 10-yard line.
Coming to the field in the fourth
A. & M. succeeded in holding
he Presbyterians, tackling vicious
md gaining the ball on a Davidson
]
At that point Sayad, the Persian
light guard for Davidson, lowered not
n stature but in real playing in the
inc. Throwing himself through Say
was at the bottom of every line
holding like a brick wall. {
Seeing that nothing could be gained ]
him and B. White the center, 1
Quarterback Rice then called chiefly 8
md plays, failing to make first down. +.
Taking the ball, Keesler called end ,