The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-29
'FlontAGt PEE DEE CHAMPIONS,
DEFEAT GAME COCKS IN HARD
FOUGHT GAME, 25 TO o.

aA"'HSc WIS Drisit otar Oh
Contest, Making Long End Runs
Repeatedly ana Three Touchdowns
sumter Boys Put up Good De-
fcrsivc Game.
Outpiaying sumter in every quar-
ter and at practically every angle of
the same. Flcrence high schoo' Fri
day afternoon won an undispu. til
tie &C. the championship of eastern
south Carolins. by defeating the locals
on their own grounds by the score of
20 to o. The Game Cocks put up a
hard defensive fight, but the superior
weight and offcnse Of their opponents
put them out OF the running after
Florence had made it's first touch
down after one minute and forty sec
onds or play, too quick for the Sum
ter boys to realize that they were i'm
the game.
Florence made a touchdown i'm ev-
cry quarter, but Howell failed i'm his
tries for goal in all save the third eff
Tort. Smith. Forence's particular
brilliant star. made three of the
touchdowns and 1t was due mostly to
his work that the other touchdown
Was made, as he had carried the ball
TO within striking distance OF the goal
when a forward pass. Holland to Nc.
Curry over the goal line carried the
ball over.
The game commenced with Flor
ence receiving, Sumter kicking into
tho wind. A forward pass on the first
play lor forty yards and Il long end
run by Smith carried Tho ball over in
three plays after the game m
ed. Simte received and carried the
ball up the field towards their op-
I%'oncnts goal for sixty yards. when on
the twenty yard line the ball went
over on downs. The quarter ended
with tho ball in Florence's possession
on sumter's twenty-five yard line.
In tho second quarter Florence
took the ball and by sending Blount
into the line for gains over tackle
and Smith on end runs carried it to
the five yard tine. The Sumter line
resisted and a forward pass over the
seal line Melted q second touchdown
after playing three minutes and fifty
seconds In the quarter. Florence
kicked to Sumter who failed to gain
and kicked. Smith made several good
gains and the half ended with the
ball In Florence's possession on Sum-
ter's ave yard line.
IN The third quarter Florenceckjck-
"a 70 sumter Vd sumter was FORCED
to punt. Florence took the ball and
by several long end runs. Smith car
ricd the ball over for a. third touch
down. Howell kicked goal. On the
first play after receiving the kickoff,
a forward pass netted Sumter twelve
yards. Haynsworth I o DuRant. Sum-
ter made several good runs, but was
forced to kick. The quarter ended
with The ball i'm Florence's possession
on their W twenty yard line.
The fourth quarter was q repetition
OF the second and third. Several line
plunsss and end runs and Smith took
the ball thirty yards for a touchdown.
In this quarter several attempts were
made by Sumter to mako forward
passes, but Florence linesmen broke
these up before the ball could be
passed., ., Sumter line failing TO
hold. Only one vas made and then
Pitts dropped the ball when he was
tackled. An attempt to kick was
blocked and IL was Florence's ball I'm
sumter twonty yard line. Florence
made fifteen yards and lost the ball
on "a tumble. the game ending with
the ball in Sumter's possession on
their own five yard line.
On the defensive Sumter line
played n good game. but were not
speedy enough in their charges. On
offense the Sumter backs could sell
dom get started before the heavier
Florence linesmcn broke through the
line and swampcd tho plays. Du-
Rant hit tho line hard for several
good gains. Boyle ran we'll behind
his interference. In the line Kirven
played a god same. Haynsworth was
Sumter's best man, while Furman,
Nunnamaker and Jimmie Dick also
played we'll against heavier oppon-
cnts. DuIsant played Il good defen-
sive game, rs did Purdy.
For Florence Gregg at tackle was q
wall Of defense. Holland ran his
team well. Smith showed himself
equal to any college back in the
state, while Blount was good on OIL