The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-11-25
GLORIOUS DEFEAT.
ENDS HI SEASON
BOYS TEACH CHES.
TER LADS MUCH FOOTBALL
WHILE THE LATTER PILE UP
UP BIG SCORE-RESUME OF
SEASON.

Thanksgiving Day happened yester-
day in Chester to Abbeville high
when Chester high completely be-
headed our boys in the final game OF
the season by a score of 1O7 to o.
But like the national bird the sacri-
flee was not in vain. "Rummy' Ma
gill, a former Abbeville boy and
coach Of. the Chester team told
Coach Swetenburg that the Abbeville
team knew more football than any
team they had played this season and
that they taught Chester high more
football than they knew before.
The reason for such defeat as was
handed US yesterday is not hard fol-
any one who witnessed the game to
explain. AS French captain during
the late war told group of subal-
terms at conference, "You cannot
overcome material with men," When
YOU send team averaging less than
140 pounds against a team averag-
ing 165 pounds you are attempting
the impossible, provided the heavier
team is an experienced and we'll
coached aggregation as Chester's hap
pens to be.
Coach Magill further states that
Abbeville made more first downs than
any other team playing Chester this
fall with the sole exception of Caro-
lima. scrubs. Abbeville made six first
downs yesterday, had the ball on
Chester's four yard line once, had it
on the ten yard line three times, and
within the 20 yard line dozen times.
Coach Swetenburg gives Hutie
Bradley and Bruce Galloway credit
for playing the best ball yesterday
for Abbeville, and says Kirkpatrick,
Robinson and Crawford were the
stars for Chester. Foster Barnwell
for Abbeville got away with a for
ward pass for so yards. Robinson for
Chester ran back a punt 60 yards.
All of the Abbeville boys are heart
and soul for Chester in spite of the
"scandalous" drubbing received yes
terday. They were royalty entertain
ed by the people of Chester, being
met at the train with autos, hauled
wherever they wished to 60, enter
tanned in the homes and at the ho-
tells, and shown every hospitality
conceivable. After the game yester-
day the whole Abbeville team was
served a. Special sumptious turkey
dinner at Myers hotel.
After dinner they were given a
reception and dance at Hardin's hall.
The dance and reception lasted until
midnight when they were taken in
cars to the Seaboard station to take
the train home.
The Abbeville team has had a
splendid season, and every one who
has had anything to do with the
management, coaching, playing, OF
roofing is to be congratulated. New
er has the Abbeville team been ac-
cused of dirty playing, Of betting on
the games, of wrangling with offici-
ais, or of ;discourtesy to visiting
teams. Il: "r
The fact that our team has won
four games, Belton, Anderson, Lau-
rens and Newberry; lost four, Green
wood, Greenville, Batesburg, Ches-
ter; and tied one with Elberton, Ca,
the percentage is 500. That is break
ing even. Several alibis could be ad-
vanced for the statistics above, but
nobody hardly ever puts much con-
fidence in alibis. The fact that the
younger generation, in Abbeville are
smarter than the same generation in
other cities must be the strongest ali
bi. This accounts for the fact that the
average age of the players on the
Abbeville team and in the Abbeville
high school is much lower than that
in other high schools. The average
age of the players for Abbeville is
below II years. The average age OF
Chester, for example, is above 1s
years which accounts for the light
weight Of the local team. Chester re-