The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
VICTORY FOR SUMTER.
Defeats Columbia High By One Touch
Dcwn-Game Was Very Fast.
Cni11nlnia State

Columbia State.
keeping the Columbia High School
on The defensive during the greater
part CT the struggle and playing fast
snappy ball, the Sumter High School
! football team Yesterday afternoon de-
feated the local team by the score of
% to Z.
| The game was played on the Uni
versity field under ideal weather con-
ditions the air being just sharp
enough to put the boys on their met
! tie, and it was witnessed by a crowd
OF rooters, who kept up a lively ex-
change Of yells along the side lines
and in the grandstand
The Sumter team was somewhat
heavier than the Columbia aggrega-
ton. and until the last quarter confin-
cd their attack almost exclusively to
end rucS and sInashes through the
line. scoring their first touchdown af-,
ter ten minutes of play. Columbia
was forced time and again to put in
order to make the required gain, and
early in the contest launched an over
head attack which was consistently
adhered to throughout the struggle.
The wisdom Of this plan was clearly
demonstrated in the second quarter,
when, with the ball in Sumters terri
tory. long forward pass was nego-
tiated by Columbia, Henry receiving:
the ball and dashing over the line for
the only touchdown made by the To-
cal team. The goal was kicked easi-
ly and Columbias scoring for the day
was over.
The most spectacular play of the
game was pulled off in the third
quarter when Columbia, with the bail
in her territory. punted, the bail fall
ing into Captain Denniston's arms
about the center OF the field. Den
niston. who had been touted as one Of
the speediest men with Sumter, start
out evading all tacklers, speeded up
as the white lines began to pass under
his feet and crossed the goal line with
the oval safely tucked away under
his arm. The long run, throughthe
open field with no well organized in
reference met with the applause
that it merited and was easily the
|pretties and most unusual play: Of the
afternoon.
Soon after the game had started,
it, became evident that the Sumter
lads had adopted as their slogan
They shall not pass so far as the
line was concerned, and Columbia re-
sorted to forward passes, pulling them
off time and again successfully and
outclassing their opponents in that
department Of the game. The punting
of Murdaugh was also of high class.
Sumter's end runs and smashes
through the line netted gains steadi-
", and at times it seemed that the.
Columbia lads would be swept off their
feet In the last quarter Sumter
abandoned the line attacks and start
ed an offensive overhead, but few of
| the passes met with success, the locals
intercepting them effectively and
many of them failing to reach the
Sumter players.
Kirven, Denniston, Shoiar, De-
Lorme and Edn1unds; played excel
lent ball for Sumter, while Henry,
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daugh showed up we'll for Columbia.
All the boys put hteir whole hearts
into the game, and it was fast and in
teresting from the first KICKOFF.
No injuries of any consequence oc-
Cured during the contestant all the
PLAYERS seemed in fine condition.
BY winning the opening high
school game Of the season, Sumter is
in line to contest with other high
school teams in the State for the
championship, and the result of the
game between Darlington and Sumter
and Florence and Sumter will be
watched with interest.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sumter (13)-Kirven, r E; Craw-
ford, RT; Rhame, RG; Phelps, C.;
Burns, LG; Lewis, 1T; Dick, LIE; Ed
munds, Oh; Denniston, Capt) RH;
Sholar, LII; DeLorme, FB.
Columbia (D-Henry, RE; Spark
man, RT; Richards, RG; Bell, c;
Price. LG; Beall, 1T; Harmon, LIE;
Smith, OBJ: Kohn, RH; Barnes, LII;
Murdaugh, FB, Capt.)
officials: Referee, Osborne; UNI
pire, Brown; headlinesman, Brocking-
| ton: timekeeper, Thompson. Time Of
quarters, y, TO-, II. 10.