Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-25
ACCIES SLOSE in
SPLENDID GAME
Outweighed, They Play Benning
Tank Battalion To Stand
Sti4 Here

Outweighed, but not outplayed nor
outgeneraled by any means, inc
Third District Aggies went down to
glorious defeat on their oNl grounds
before the heavy Fifteenth Tank Bat
talon team from Camp Benning on
Thanksgiving afternoon BY score OF
|2S-9. 1t was the first time the Ben
ming team had been scored on
o.. cially.
1t was a splendid game. thrilling
game, and kept the largest football
crowd seen here in several years in a
state of intense excitement from the
time the first whistle sounded until
the last play was completed.
What they lacked in weight the
Aggies made up and more In aggres-
siveness during the first part of the
game, playing the huskier visitors to
standtsill in the first quarter and
in the second putting across touch
down for the first score of the game.
Time after time the Aggies held the
hulky visitors for downs, and time af-
ter time made first down for them
selves by splendid straight football.
There was little resort to trick play
ing, and the Aggies put up a splen-
did exhibition of open football, the
only style of game by which speedy,
light team can combat effectively
against a heavier team.
johnson and Bond, quarter and
half quacks for Aggie, were IN the
game every minute, and were consls-
tent ground-gainers. On several occa-
sions these two completed forward
passes perfectly that meant big gains.
Simmons, at fullback, and Claude
Bond, at left half, also were effective
ground gainers-in fact, the whole
team put up great tight.
Visitors Heavy.
The Aggies team averaged LA
pounds to the main. The visitors ad-
mitted an average weight of 149
with Nelson, regular first line man
weighing 212 pounds, and Sharp and
Hatfield, also regulars, held out at
the start on account of their weight
However, these men were not kept
out of the game long, and it appear
ed certain that the team as consti-
tuted during most Of the game aver,
aged more than 160 pounds. 1t COM
pared in size and general appearance
to any college team.
The visitors were a well-coached
outfit. They were here under a pair
of coaches who have trained them,
Lieuteant Jaynes, formerly of Ohio
State University, and Lieutenant
Hanson, formerly of Illinois Univer-
sity. The Aggies, however, showed
some skillful and splendid coaching,
also, under the direction of Professor
Hatfield and DR.. Sullivan, and un-
corked as many brilliant plays as the
visitors
The game started with the Aggies
kicking off and their heavy opponents
carrying the ball of straight football
TO the Aggies' 9-yard line within a
few minutes of play, where the locals
stiifcned and held the visitors for
downs. Johnson Immediately puted
out of danger. A series of cotsly
fumbles was staged by the Benning
players early in the game, and on the
third one the ball was recovered by
the Aggies, who Immediately made
first down on their march toward the
Benning goal Two efforts to gain
failed and Johnson puted again, and
luckily an Aggie man recovered on
Benning's 30-yard line. Two trials
at forward pass failed and Benning
intercepted third trial and carried
the ball back 80 yards. Aggies held
for downs and had possession of the
ball as the quarter ended.
Aggies Score.
On the second play of the second
period Johnson completed a splendid