The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-08

rNR Ludl Iue COlu uldSlS VI ~
;a- kzse driven the football warriors
fsran the field, a esum of the sea-
,zor EEst closed may be in order.
fNe Abbeville high school team
sxs made one of the best records in
s4s great game this season that has
epzr been made by this school. While
1zrR biessed with a scoring team, the
zzdEruT has had a most unusual fight
;nss Seau7, and one which never failed
IA Est until the final whistle end
sal she game. 1t has been a team
Mzr from discomfort and wrang-
Fsze either within or without, and
aHe xncol is just as proud of them
sas 81 they were in the championship
RnRs. The games with other teams
Eags eeen clean and enjoyable. The
trnR desired has not been tainted by
shs nneans employed, and REALLY, the
ssra desired has been attained. High
sssaaa athletics as college athletics,
a aSsS of an for the physical devel-
fy4uasrt and mental training of the
a1sNs and girls who engage in whe;e-
;suare sports. The playing of the
s,zzae Is the chief thing-not necessa-
rslS Gre victory, no matter how much
a~idEEsSnal pleasure may come from
afle wearing of the laurel. Every
Edsysr ON the Abbeville Hi team liv-
Us ss$dn the corporate limits of Alb
BFsagse, every player is a bona fde
EstRaeat in the school, and every
sssagr IS making satisfactory grades
Fz hs course of study. In fact the
fFgEEe grade in school last month
sazsz made by n of the best men in
sfie Ene-an average or all studies
ssf sE%- No investigation has been
Unnecessarily because of complaints of
akhE teams or principals of other
ssSradS The reputation of the Abb
5zEIe school has gone a notch up
wzzs by reason of the clean play put
iiiar7E By our team. The boys have
kszs training far above the avrage
7zszE- The management of games
Rzs Been kept well in hand by the
aEs7uf authorities, and a good spirit
srzeurdered throughout the COM
zuEnIty by not OVERRIDING the thing.
4 Proud Record.
IRE record which the 1922 team
Ives made is one to be proud of. Nine
sxrnes have been played-six of
tSiasn at home and three away. The
tas1k Gme lost from school on ac-
sxaaEf of games has been less than
srse day. The team has been dis
sRSzzd from school three times be-
55tsye z o'clock, in order to make the
1siY to Greenwood, Anderson, and
Fore MiI. Of the nine games played
The Abbeville boys have won seven
sEn2 Eoss two. The games won were
Ttoru Ninety Six, Due West, Green
wusGs Clinton, Edgefeld, Johnston
and SaTuda. The games lost were to
Anderson s to O; to Fort Mill on
Thanksgiving day 80 to 6. This last
holocaust was the only real defeat
::Ne team suffered. The Anderson
gsszms was won by what was almost a
arIg- and it was anybody's game I'M
anil lie final whistle.
Mr. Eane.' Delightful Entertainment
The trip to Fort Mill was one to
BE long, remembered by the Able
1lte boys They were met at the
+rxix on arrival and assigned to the
dM-nsnt homes in which they would
DC guests during their stay in Fort
Maz. The night they arrived, Mrs. A.
o. lanes, Superintendent Fulp's mo-
tSgrs entertained them at a delight
&an supper given to the members Of
both the Abbeville and Fort Mill
taznas This was necessary on the
pxrt Of the hostess, for with the Alb
bevile team was one son and with
Ha Fort Mill team, another. So the
hasseSs played neutral, even carry
Ing Ter neutrality so far as to wear
Ehse cnIrs of both schools, n on
essh snyuider at the game Thanks
giving Day.
Fort Mill Game.
The. game was played at 1870
ess, hat the boys could take advant-