The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-28
Union Lo es to Thornwsll

In one of the prettiest games Of
part Of the state, Union High came
out on the little end Of the score Of
8 TO o. with the Thornwell Orphan
age Of Clinton.
When the two teams came out onl
the field 1t was interesting to note
that the teams seemed to weigh ap-l
proximately the same and that all
were clean looking young men. The
spectators knew they were going tol
see game between two evenly
matched teams, even though Thorn
well defeated Onion las. year Sc to O.
And no one was disappointed.
The game started off with Union|
kicking off to the Orphanage boys.
The punt was received on the 3O-yard|
line and brought back about Is yards.
On the first play Thornwell tried, one
of those things that spelled disaster
to Union last year, namely, a long
forward pass. Thanks to excellent
coaching, it proved fizzle, as it was
broken up. Resorting to line plays,
Thornwell could make no headway
and kicked to Union who returned the
ball to the 30-yard line. With per-
feet timing and excellent teamwork
Union brought the ball up the field in
successive downs until she reached
the two yard line. Every play up to
this time was a line buck and Thorn
well could not stop the rush. With
two yards to go and two downs to
make it in, it seemed certain that
Union was going to score. Here is
where the first break of luck oc-
Cured and one of Unions backs FUN
bled the ball and Thornwell player
fell on it. This was Unions only
chance to score as the bali stayed
practically in the center zone during
the game, except on exchange of
punts.
With Is seconds to go before the
first half was over, Thornwell had the
ball on the so yard line and called for
an end run around the right side
With perfect interference to little
beyond the line of crimmage, Dugan,
Thornwell quarter, let his PAGERS go
into high speed and was in no danger
of being stopped as he easily dis
tanced the field for a so yard run and
touchdown. Thornwell failed to kick
goal. Half ended with this play.
During the third quarter neither
side showed any consistent gaining,
Thornwell having stiffened their de-
fense. About the last Of the fourth
quarter Union was on her own 90
yard line preparing to kick, forward
pass or pull an end run one, but the
pass from center was low and rolled
clear across Union goal line where
Thomas in trying to retrieve the bad
riay was thrown behind his own goal
line for a safety which counts two
points.
With only a few minutes to play,
Union, on an interchange Of punts
and successful forward pass
brought the ball to Thornwell's 40
yard line, and were preparing to make
last effort to score, but the whistle
blew, ending the game with the score
of to 0 in favor of the Thornwell
Orphanage.
1t must be said for Union that the
entire team played good clean game
and came up to the expectations of
their followers. 1t is great to win
but the next best thing is to know you
played clean cut affair all the way
through and that, though you lost, it
was not from lack Of grit and spirit,
but due to the other team being
just as good and getting the breaks.
For the benefit of those who do not
follow football over the entire state
wish to say Thornwell went through
the entire season last year without a
defeat from high school organiza-
ton, and this year has not lost a
game, this year having beaten Honea
Path and defeated "Dode" Philips An
derson team last Friday to 0. Pres
ent indications are that Thornwell
Orphanage will play some team for
the upper state championship. Also
one of the players for this team said
Union was the only team that had
stopped their successful forward
passing game and that Union has as
good team as Honea Path with a
rood chance for victory so come out
next Friday afternoon.
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