The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-09
AL BANY HI SWAMPS
LOCAL TEAM a. TO O
DAWSON HI MAKES A GOOD
SHOWING IN THEIR FIRST
EFFORT AT FOOTBALL
Bv A. H. Cox.

TTlQdy dIIcIHOOH lilG ALBANY HlSIl
school walked off with the big end
of A to 0 score from Dawson high
school. The game started off with
both teams fighting hard, and the
first quarter ended with Albany one
touchdown in the lead. After the first
quarter, however, the Dawson lads
seemed to weaken little and though
they put up all they had it was not
enough to stop the terrific drive
launched by the Albany backs. 1t was
the old story of two game teams, one
with worlds OF experience behind it
and the other playing its first game,
and the result was inevitable. Albany
has y wonderful team, and i'll the
humble opinion Of the writer is the
best team in south Georgia They
should win the Southwest Georgia
Conference championship in a walk
and it is no wonder that they had
walk-over with the raw Dawson team.
Dawson, playing its first game, and
to many of them the first game they
had ever seen, put up wonderful
fight Every man was in there giving
everything he had, and the Albany
lads and coaches were loud with their
praises after the game for the won
derful gameness and fight offered by
the men. The score was one-sided,
not so much on account of a lack of
playing on the Dawson boys part as
to lack of the knowledge OF how to
play. Many a good gain was made
by Albany when Dawson player
was out of his place and thought he
was right.
To pick stars would be hard job.
The whole Albany team worked like
machine with Royal possibly their
best bet$the line as a whole is about
the strongest seen in a long time on a
high school team. For Dawson, Carl
Bridges was the outstanding feature
up to the time he was forced to leave
the game on account OF a lick on the
head that made it impossible to con-
tinue. Jones, at quarter, ran his team
in great shape, considering the fact
that it was his first attempt. Harry
Hayes. at end, made some great plays
as did Whit Tedder at tackle. The
others all played great game, but
those mentioned along with Walter
Gurr were perhaps the out features
for the Dawson team.
The boys have nothing to be
ashamed OF. They we're matching
nerve and fighting spirit along with
inexperience against a great football
team, and they fought till the last
whistle had blown They did not hope
to win the game. The odds were too
great. They did hope to put up a
good fight and learn something about
the game, and in both cases they were
more than successful, and one OF the
best things of all was the fact that
the Albany coaches said they were the
cleanest bunch of players encounter
ed in long time, and that is worth
lot.
Next Friday the Dawson team will
meet Doerun here at Dawson and a
good game is sure to be the result.
The locals should win this game,
though it is not going to be walk
away. A large crowd should be on
hand and offer a helping hand to this
new game 1t is going to be mighty
popular sport in the sport-loving
town OF Dawson, and this crowd of
green boys is going to whip around
into a mighty good machine before
the season has advanced very far. The
game will be played at Baldwin park
and starts at 3 O'Clock. The admission
will be rs and so cents