The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
FOOTBALL.


lowing account of the game of foot
ball played Thanksgiving day be-
tween the Charleston and Columbia
High School teams:
Members of the Charleston High
School team were subjected to con-
siderable unfair criticism and some
unjust treatment yesterday both
at the game and afterwards by
certain Columbia fans who seemed
very much at outs with the team
for absolutely no other reason than
that it defeated the Columbia team
fairly, decisely and completely.
It is not known who these per-
son are who flung profane language
from the Columbia side of the field
during the entire game at various
members of the team, Teddy Weeks,
whose brilliant playing went so far
toward making victory for Char
lesion, being the principal target;
but it is known that the accusations
and charges made against the Char
lesion players were absolutely with
out foundation. The wrath of the
fans, mostly young and middle-aged
men who were Joined in their attack
on the Charleston players by several
Columbia players, seemed to have
been stirred only by the beating
which their team was receiving
from the Bantams.
"The situation reached a climax
when Teddy Weeks, whom Colum-
bia players not in the game, and
the above mentioned spectators beg
ged their players to "kill," was tack
led fiercely around the neck by
Beale after the former had run for
ty-three yards to within two yards
of the goal line. Beale fell also and
it seems as though something occurr-
ed between this player and Weeks.
Beale, it is said, was seen to kick
Weeks as they both lay on the ground
Just after the tackle and was pu.
out of the game by "Rut" Osborne,
Columbia's own choice as referee.
and known to be fair and compe-
tent official.
A large crowd surged on the field
at this time and for a while it seem
ed as though trouble of a serious ma
ture might result, but, fortunately,
it was averted. The crowd ardently
demanded that Weeks be removed
from the game also. He had done
nothing but run over the Columbia
team and yet he should be KILLED"
for this and be put out Of the game
because he was viciously tackled
and kicked by Beale,
"Weeks is known everywhere as
a player of unquestionable fairness
and cleanliness on the gridiron.
"The wrathful fans were not sat-
isfed with the attacks made at the
game but followed the players up
to the Y. NJ. C. A. where they dress
ed and continued to hurl waneuage"
at them.
Furthermore, they did not seem
satisfied with this, as they sought
further satisfaction and revenge
for Weeks fine running against
their team by throwing eggs at
the coach in which the players came
to Charleston. The eggs were thrown
as the train pulled out Of the union
station and, of course, the offenders
are not known here"
After reading the foregoing ac-
count, the thoughtful person will
likely come to the conclusion that if
high school boys are to be taken
away from their homes on Thanks
giving to play football with other
teams, they should be taken into
civilized communities. They should
at least be allowed to play the game
through without too much "lan-
guage" being hurled at them, and
when the. game is over the members
of the team should be accorded the
treatment due gentlemen.
The proceedings at Columbia
would seem to give emphasis to the
declaration of President Riggs which
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