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WILL BUILD DOUBLE FENCE
TO KEEP SPECTATORS BACK
FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT DETER
MINED TO HAVE XO MORE SIDE
LINE RUSHES.
WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW
PATROLMEN ON FIELD.
PLAYERS WILL BE SEPARATED BY
FELLOW PLAYERS IF
NECESSARY.
Other Improvement, to be Made at
the Ball Park for Handling: the
Immense Holiday Orondn—Addi
tional Ticket Booth, to be Con
atrneted and There Will be No
More Confection Around the
Gate—Seating: Capacity May Also
he Increased—Players Have Recov
ered From Thursday'. Game.
That there may not be a repetition
of the wild rush of men and boys on
the field, such as occurred Thursday,
In the future, the management of the
football team will construct another
fence, several feet back from the
ones already standing around the foot
ball field at Bolton Street Park.
While some of the Jacksonville
spectators were disposed to make
much capital out of the fact that
spectators fairly swarmed on the field
Thursday when a Jacksonville and Sa
vannah man came very near having a
personal encounter, there was really
no serious import to such action, as
those who did rush on the field were
mostly boys, curious to see just what
was taking place. The action of the
police in rushing to the center of the
field was a signal that something out
of the ordinary was happening.
What really happened was of such
minor importance that it was not
mentioned in connection with the in
cident. Big Bill Jones, one of the best
fellows in the country, was carrying
the ball when he was tackled by Corn
well. Cornwell tackled above Jones
interference, getting the runner by the
neck. In the scrimmage Cornwell
would not loose his hold, and as a
result Jones thought Cornwell was
trying to twist his head off. For the
time being he was highly indignant,
and did display a pugnacious spirit.
He soon cooled down, however, and
made an apology.
Jones i. it Good Fellow.
Just here let it be said that had It
not been for Jones there would have
been much more wrangling on the part
of the Jacksonville players than really
was displayed. He is a warm personal
lriend of Capt. Blun, and knows that
nothing would make him digress from
HEISMAN OFFERED THREE-YEAR
CONTRACT TO COACH TECH TEAMS
Will Receive $2,250 Per Year With Per Cent, of
Receipts.
A three-yefar contract, calling for a
salary of $2,250 a year, with an addi
tional bonus of a percentage of the
net gate receipts, has been present
ed to Coach J. W. Heisman by the
Athletic authorities of the Georgia
School of Technology. It is under
stood Mr. Heisman will sign the con
tract and that his services will thereby
be secured for all of Tech’s athletic
teams during the next three years.
Asa football and baseball coach
Mr. Heisman has no superior in the
South. He came to Auburn in 1898
and ln one year made the team a win
ner. Before then Auburn had been ob
scure. Mr. Heisman’s last year at Au
burn was 1899, when he had a great
eleven. When all of Heisman’s finds
left college Auburn sunk into a lower
WESTERN INDIANS NO MATCH
FOR THE RED MEN OF THE EAST
St. Louis, Nov. 26.—After three and
a half minutes of play, during which
the Haskell Indians fairly ran the
Carlisle braves off their feet and P.
H. Hauser, Haskell's right end,
kicked a field goal from the
18-yard line, the Vaunted speed
of the Western Indians spent
itself against the brawn and muscle
of the eastern red men and the lat
ter's heavy, plunging backs tore
through Haskell’s line almost at will,
folded the opposing line back upon it
self, when Haskell Wad the ball and
•‘BAT’’ MASTERSON SAYS RYAN
AND ROOT DID NOT FAKE
Said Ring Finesse of the Boxers Deceived Ref
eree Who Was Sore on Them.
Col. "Bat” Masteraon of national
reputation, who Is the fistic expert on
the New York Telegraph, makes some
stinging references to Referee Mc-
Guigan's statement in Philadelphia a
few nights ago when he declared Jack
Hoot and Tommy Ryan were faking
in a six-round bout which was being
pulled off before a club of which Me-
Gulgan was the manager.
In his account of the affair Col.
Masterson has the following to say:
McGulgan, the referee, as McGuigan
the manager of the National Athletic
Club, has Just been told by both prin
cipals to the wind-up to produce the
guarantee of $2,500, called for in the
contract. This sum was some $7.50
in excess of what the gross gate
takings were, and in order to make
good the financial backer of the club,
Harry Edwards, was called upon and
promptly gave his personal check to
make up the deficit.
Of course, all this grated very harsh
ly upon the sensitive nerves of Man
ager McGuigan, and the subsequent
acts of Referee McGuigan might have
reflected the Jar. With clever men
like Root und Ryan avoidance and
evasion are Important factors. They
do not come on In hoad-and-head col
lisions. Because, from the very outset
the two fighters didn't come together
like dock wallopers, did not knock
each other through the ropes, pull and
maul each other like a pair of pre
liminary dubs. Manager-Referee Mr-
Gulgan opined tluit they were faking.
The handa of the pair had scarcely
gone up before McGuigan, waving his
hand derisively above his head and
with a satirical grin, started the gal
a decision which he thought was just.
Statements made in the Jacksonville
papers do not reflect the sentiment of
Tom Dozier, Bill Jones or any of those
true sportsmen on the team of whom
Jacksonville should and does feel
proud. '
The game is now but a part of the
football history of each city. Unfor
tunately for Jacksonville, two touch
downs hard earned, and well fought
for, were lost on technicalities. Sa
vannah lost her only score on the same
basis. Unless the rules are followed
to the letter there is no necessity for
having rules, and if they were follow
ed to the letter Jacksonville was not
entitled to score In Thursday's game,
according to the opinion of both ref
eree and umpire.
Jacksonville Team Superior.
It Is already admitted here that
Jacksonville had a superior team and
outplayed Savannah. The spirit which
brought out such an excellent team is
highly commended here by those who
enjoy the sport, and none but the kind
liest feelings are entertained for the
sportsmen front, the Florida metropo
lis. It was as senseless for Jackson
ville papers to make capital out of the
■curiosity crowd's rush onto the field
as It would be to censure the daily
ebb and flow of the tides which bathe
the Tybee strand. Had Capt. Blun al
lowed Jacksonville to score on a tech
nical violation of the rules of play he
would have been unworthy of the high
confidence placed in him.
The memory of such a brilliant game
should not be marred by the vague
contentions of newspaper critics who
do not know a forward pass from a
spit ball. Both teams slugged, both
teams played off side at times; there
was much holding and foul interfer
ence, but where was ever a football
game played when such was not the
case. Where is there a more vicious ex
hibition of slugging tactics and actual
knock down and drag out fights than
in the big Yale-Prlnceton and Yale-
Harvard games?
ANSON IS AFTER SENATORS.
Former Captain. Would Bay Interest
in Washington Club.
Capt. Adrian C. Anson, former lead
er of the Chicago National League
baseball team, is anxious to get into
the harness again. This time it is
Ban Johnson's band wagon that the
veteran wants to ride in, and he would
be a magnate rather than a player.
Anson broke into Johnson's office In
the Fisher building yesterday after
noon, says the Chicago Chronicle, with
an out-and-out proposition to buy a
controlling interest in the Washington
Baseball Club. This he is willing to
do. he said, if the price is right. He
had a long talk with Johnson and Pres
(Continued on Page Five.)
class and only this year got back near
the top.
Leaving Auburn, Mr. Heisman went
to Clemson, then unknown. In one
year he put the South Carolinans in
the first class, and last year, his third
at the school, Clemson was considered
by rr.’any the best team in the South.
This fall he took charge of Tech
football. Tech had not won a game
against even a second-class team in
ten years. What Tech has done this
fall needs no retelling. But it is in
teresting to note Clemson’s downfall.
The SUpient critics say Heisman
doesn't teach football. They may be
right, but Heisman has never handled
a losing team. Which Is rather re
markable.
He is as successful ln baseball as
in football, ‘as exemplified by his work
with Clemson and with the Tech nine
last spring.
piled up a score of 38 to 4 before the
end of the second half.
With ideal football weather and
many strong supporters of the gov
ernment Indian schools in the city, be
sides the interest aroused in the con
test by non-partisan lovers of the sport
contributing to the success of the game,
there were more than 12,000 persons in
the World's Fair stadium, when Libby
kicked off.
After the spectacular dash of the
Haskell team, the Carlisle gridiron war
riors gained their true form and plung
ed through the Haskell line, gained
many yards on end plays and ln every
other way completely outplayed the
. Westerners. '
lery hoodlums going. Nothing is eas
ier—the gallery hoodlum Is at all times
ready to exploit his boorishness—and
once started, McGuigan made up his
mind to keep it up. The situation was
ripe for mock heroics. Here was a
chance at one and at the same time to
gratify his own ambition In the re
taliation line and establish a prece
dent.
After Root had sent Ryan to the
floor, as much from a push as from a
blow, in the third round, McGuigan.
regally disdainful, refused absolutely
to count over the prostrate middle
weight. Then, when the fourth round
was not half over, after wildly gestic
ulating and threatening all manner of
direful and dreadful things to both
men. McGuigan left the ring and de
nounced the affair as a bald fake.
Granting, for the sake of argument,
that his conclusions were well based,
where did the few hundred spectators,
who had paid from $1 to $5 each to
witness the show, come In? They had
paid to see a contest that McGuigan,
by his own acts, tacitly admitted had
not taken place. Since the gallery
was being played to, why was the af
fair not made a presentable spectacle
by refunding out of the packets of
Manager McGuigan the money paid
Into the coffer of Referee McGuigan?
Inviting riot and disorder at a ring
side la not a difficult task, and that
bloodahed did not enaue waa not the
fault of McGuigan. Root and Ryan
/ought more during the thras rounds
they were in the National Athletic
t’lub ring last Wednesday night than
Ryan and O'Brien fought In their six
round contest In Philadelphia not so
long ago. The fight while It lasted
was as fsvt and as vigorous as the on*
between KM McCoy and Jack O’Brten.
which waa also recently fought In
Quakardom.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1904.
The Hero As He Now Appears
■
NAVY WENT DOWN
BEFORE THE ARMY
BY A SCORE OF 11 TO 0.
THE ARMY TEAM DEMONSTRATED
ITS SUPERIORITY.
Two Team* Seemed Evenly Mntehed
mill the Crowd Win the Greatest
That Han Turned Oat for a Game
at Philadelphia Since That of the
Game President Roosevelt Saw-
Imperial Prince of Japan Wan
Among the Speetatorn.
Philadelphia, Nov. 26.—West Point
to-day defeated the Annapolis football
eleven by the score of 11 to o—two
touchdowns and one goal.
The score does not properly indicate
the relative strength of the two elev
ens, for probably not in the history of
the great university game have two
teams been more evenly Aatched.
The first touchdown for the army
was the result of a fumble by one of
the navy backs, but the brilliancy with
which Tipton, the army’s center, took
advantage of the error, has never been
excelled, if equaled, on a football grid
iron. The game had been in progress
less than ten minutes; the navy had
shown unexpected strength in defense,
while the army’s much vaunted of
fense had crumbled to naught. With
the ball in midfield Smith, for the
navy, was hurled back for a loss.
Spencer also failed and Howard kick
ed to the army’s 35-yard line. West
Point found the navy line a Gibraltar
and Torney kicked to midfield.
How Llpton Got a Tonchdown.
There were three Annapolis men
under the punt, but when all had been
thrown the ball rolled off to one side
of the mass of players. TijJton, com
ing on frmo behind, with muscle and
brain both in good working condition,
kicked the ball toward the navy’s
goal. Pursued by half a dozen navy
men who had no time to stoop and se
cure the sphere, but rushing on, lie
again dribbled it. His aim was accur
ate and the ball was driven nearer the
navy's goal.
When within fifteen yards of the
coveted line, Tipton knew that a
touchdown for the army was inevita
ble. As he drew near to the goal he
began to loosen his burdensome
headgear and nose guard that he
might better be erabled to locate the
ball with more accuracy. A third kick
and the pigskin was behind the navy's
goal, Tipton lying upon it.
Such deliberation and rare judg
ment in a moment so trying was truly
remarkable. It was probably the turn
ing point for victory for West Point.
Up to this time the Annapolis boys
had really outplayed their heavier
opponents, and on the exchange of
punts, assisted by a stiff wind, had
gradually forced West Point nearer Its
own goal line.
Doe rplssed the goal and the score
stood 5 to 0 in favor of the army.
Navy’* Defense Hitter.
Probably never in the memory of the
oldest football enthusiast has a more
bitter defense been witnessed than that
put up by the navy during the next
twenty minutes of play. On an ex
change of punts the army secured the
ball on the navy's 50-yard line. From
this point it required 22 minutes for
the army to force the ball to the navy's
goal, and this with a gift of five yards
for off side.
Only once during the game was the
army goal threatened. A few min
utes before the close of the game the
navy, bv brilliant line bucking by Do
herty and Gormley. the latter having
taken Smith’s position at fullback,
carried the ball from their own 38-yard
line to within twenty yards of West
Point’s goal, where it was lost on
downs. In this half the advantage, If
there reallv was any. favored the
navy.
Society recognizes the West Polnt-
Annapoils game as the proper football
function. Not in the history of the
DIMPLE MADE GOOD HIS
STABLE'S EXPECTATIONS
He Won the Vestal Stakes Handily at the Ben
ning Track.
■Washington, Nov. 2*.—Pimple, de
clared by the stable to win, took the
Vestal stakes handily at Bennlng to
day. Ogreas, the favorite, well ridden
by Mr. Taylor, won the Champion
Huntera' steeplechase. Four favorites
won. Two long shots, Octawha, at 100
to 1, and Cederstrome, 40 to 1, scored
for the outsiders.
Flrat Race—Helling. $ years and up.
seven furlongs. Octawha, 100 to 1,
won. with Von Roaen, $0 to 1, second,
and Woodahade, I to 1, third. Tima
1:$0.
Second Rat's—Malden I-year-olda,
five and one-half furlongs Ueder
atrnme 40 to i, won, with Novena, M
to 1, second, and Yeoman. • to I, third.
Tima I N 1-8.
Third Kaos— Huntera' Champion stee
plechase, about three mllee. Ogres* I
University of Pennsylvania has such
an immense crowd witnessed a foot
ball contest in this city, with the ex
ception of the game, which was at
tended bv President Roosevelt two
years ago. The ideal weather was an
incentive for those who eared to view
the contest, and it is estimated that
there were over 30,000 persons present.
Cheered Prince Fnnhlmi.
On the south stand the army gray
stood out prominently among the multi
colored hats and gowns of those who
surrounded the West Point section,
while on the north stand the navy
blue, banked on either side by a veri
table flower g*arden, made the spectacle
brilliant indeed. It seemed as though
the War and Navy Departments and
the foreign legations had been trans
ferred from the national capital to
this city.
In the forefront and attracting the
most attention was His Imperial High
ness, Prince Fushimi. The Prince and
his suite entered the great oval through
the gymnasium building. When the
Japanese nobleman was discovered by
the great crowd he was loudly cheer
ed until he took his seat among the
rooters for the navy on the 35-yard
line of the west goal. The Prince did
not know much about the game, but
took an intense interest in the im
mense throng and seemed to thorough
ly enjoy the terrific noise sent up by
the army and nqvy cadets. The Prince
and his party left the game shortly
after the second half began.
Vice President-elect and Mrs. Fair
banks occupied seats on the West Point
side of the field.
The Secretary of the Navy was the
center of a large group in a box on the
navy side, and opposite him on the
army side sat Acting Secretary of War
Oliver. Near him were Lieut. Gen.
and Mrs. Chaffee, Miss Chaffee, Sir
Mortimer Durand the British ambas
sador, Mrs. Durand, Miss Durand and
Miss Taft. Seated in the other boxes
were, secretaries and members of var
ious foreign embassies.
The scene, which previous to the
game had been inspiring, was turned
into a grand pageant after the bat
tle. The army lads, preceded by their
band and followed by thousands of
persons, oincled the field time and
again, while the navy band was busily
engaged rendering, “The Army and
Navy Forever.” At the close the army
lads formed a huge circle extending
from one side of the gridiron to the
other, with a flag guardian in the cen
ter and made a grand rush for the
emblem which all are taught to honor.
It was the culmination of a great game
and a brilliant social event.
How They Lined Up.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Point. Positions. Annapolis.
Hammond L. E Howard
Doe L. T Farley
Erwin L. G Goss
Tipton Center McCltntic
Seagraves R % G... Piersol
(Woodworth)
Mettler R. T '. Grady
(Piersol)
Gillespie R. E Whiting
(Dague)
Gary Q. B Norton
(Wilcox)
Prince L. H. B Spencer
(Bernhard)
R. H. 8.. ....... Doherty
Torney F. B Smith
(Watkins) (Gormley)
Touchdowns, Tipton. Torney: goal
from touchdown. Doe; referee Wrlght
ington, Harvard; umpire. Wrenn, Har
vard; linesman, Hare, Pennsylvania;
time of halves, 35 minutes each.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Nov. 26.—The talent
regained its form to-day, as four of
the winners were first choices. Spen
cerian’s victory in the star event of
the card, the Magnolia Selling Stake,
at a mile, was the worst setback.
Jake Greenberg, backed from 3 to 1
to 13 to 5, was favorite, but never got
to the front. Summary:
First Race—Six furlongs. Telescope,
13 to 1, won, with Abe Frank, 15 to 1.
second, and Mizzen, 7 to 5, third. Time
1:13 2-5.
Second Race—Five furlongs. Edith
May, 4 to 5, won. with Petit Due, 30
to 1, second, and Brush Up, 3 to 1,
third. Time 1:00 4-5.
Third Race—One mile. Careless, 9 to
1, won, with Ralnland, 10 to 1, second,
and Ralph Young, 30 to 1. third. Time
1:40 3-5.
Fourth Race Magnolia Selling
(Continued on Page Five.)
to 1, won, with Landslide, 6 to 1, sec
ond, and Pure Pepper, 4 to 1. third.
Time 6:15.
Fourth Race—Vestal abakas, S-year
old fillies, one and one-hnlf miles. Dim
ple, 2 to 5, won, with Marjoram, 2 to
5, second, and Ruby Hempstead, 2 to
1, third. Time 2:41.
Fifth Race—Two-year-olds and up,
mile and seventy yards. Pasadena, 7
to 2, won, wtth Glunar sl, 8 to 1, second,
and Dekaber, 2 to 1, third. Time
1:46 1-S.
Hlxth Race—Helling, 3-year-olds and
up, mile and a sixteenth. Baikal, I
to 8. won. with Pnnlque, $ to 1, sec
ond. and Coppella. 4 to 1, third. Time
1:80.
Seventh Race—Selling, t-year-olds
and up. seven furlongs. Poseur, 8 to
8. won. with Thistle Heather, 1 to 1,
second, and Stiver Heela, 10 to 1, third.
Time 1:18 8-8.
AS JACKSONVILLE
SAW CONTEST
“BABY ACT” BEING PLAYED.
A FEW STATEMENTS NOT BORNE
OUT BY FACTS.
Claimed I nfairness, Bnt Did Not
Show Wherein It VYiu Committed—
Foothn.ll Patrons Here Disgusted
With Snell Glittering Generalities
Used to Denounce Savannah—Few
Bits ol Tally Thrown In to Make
the Ronsts Strong.
Following are sortie excerpts from
the account of the Thanksgiving foot
ball game here, printed in the Florida
Times-Union, of Jacksonville, and if
this is the sentiment of the members
of the Jacksonville players it is safe
to say some other form of amusement
will be sought by patrons of football
on Christmas when the Jays return
for a final game.
The Times-Union does not state one
instance wherein Mr. Blun was un
fair, making dazzling generalities the
basis for a thrust at Savannah,, even
including those who took no part in
the game and who did not even at
tend:
“Despite the fact that they realize'
that the fairest treatment was not
theirs from the hands of the Yama
craws, the Jacksonville contingent has
no great complaint to make. With the
reputation Savannah has, with the
knowledge that they would not win,
despite the merit and the superiority
of the contest they might wage, on a
Savannah field, the Jacksonville foot
ball team is really grateful to Savan
nah for not having called the game
their own and Jacksonville vanquish
ed.
“This was what they expected, and
though they outplayed Savannah at
every stage of the game, broke the
Savannah line, carried the ball for
sensational runs around the Savannah
end for touchdowns, one of the runs
being for at least ninety yards, the
orange and black, in the face of their
knowledge of Savannah and Savannah
crowds at sporting events, were satis
fied to return to tell of a tie. Some
of the squad were apparently glad
enough to get back to make a per
sonal report rather than have the
same sent by a sympathetic friend by
wire from a hospital ward.
“Jacksonville kicking! Not much.
Jacksonville never kicks unless it is
a forty-yard punt or a kick of goal.
The orange and black standard bear
ers have returned to Jacksonville
pleased beyond expression. Had they
not played Savannah for a tie on Sa
vanna’s territory? Of course. Had
they not returned to Jacksonville with
every limb and muscle sound and
well? And for all this they are grate
ful.”
(By all the rules of football Jack
sonville forfited the game at the
commencement of the second half
when eight minutes were consumed in
pow-wowing after the whistle had
blown).
Here is some more:
“Savannah bears the reputation of
being the prettiest town in the South.
Barring Jacksonville, she can main
tain that reputation. They also say
of Savannah that her residents are the
most congenial and pleasant lot on
earth. That is a fact which even
Jacksonville will have to acknowledge.
Pleasant and congenial is no name for
it. They can do the funniest things
in the Forest City in the funniest way
and with the most delightful and
pleasant demeanor possible. No mat
ter what they undertake to do, it is
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WILL RETURN HOME THIS MORNING
done so easily. There is so much grace
about it and withal so much pleasure
and expressed delight.
“This Jacksonville learned Thanks
giving Day. Whether the Savannah
referee was withdrawing a touchdown
from Jacksonville, or whether the
crowd was rushing into the field to
demand what it wanted, it was ail
done so easily and with the self-con
fident feeling on the part of the Yam
acraw contingent that they were not
imposing upon visitors; with the sat
isfaction that they were doing just
the right thing to invited guests and
all the time so delightfully pleasant
and persistent with it all.
"But the game was a remarkable ex
hibition, as much so from the stand
point of excellency of playing as It
was from a point of fairness. Jack
sonville had unquestionably the
stronger team of the two. It was
stated, in Savannah, when the two
teams lined up. that the Jacksonville
team outweighed the Savannah team
twelve pounds to the man. This is
hardly a fair statement. Perhaps two
teams were never more evenly match
ed in a like contest, and Savannah had
as much advantage in weight as did
Jacksonville.”
According to weights given the news
papers here by Mr. Harvy Payne,
Jacksonville averaged 176 pounds to the
man. Actual weights taken at the
Turkish Bath Thursday morning show
ed Savannah’s average to be 164.
“A remarkable feature of the game
Savannah played was the great gener
alship of Cope, the captain, who was
at quarter back, and his excellent in
dividual playing. At times, he made
advances which were not short of re
markable. In the second half, a little
fellow by the name of Harmon entered
the contest. He did not look formid
able, and, to those who did not know
his reputation for prowess on the field,
it looked as though he was an easy
mark. But. this was not the case. Har
mon made three whirlwind plays,
breaking through the lines, despite
some vigorous efforts to tackle, and
making long advances. Unfortunately
for Savannah, he was not in good trim,
and was soon out of the active part
of the fight. Savannah worked him
too vigorously at the start, and he
could not last.
“But when Payne was referee and
had called the second fair run of Yan
cey a touchdown and called him to
kick goal, Jacksonville was taught to
realize how far Savannah would go.
This was in the second half, and Payne
was referee and not Blun, the two al
ternating. But Blun said that it was
not a touchdown; that Yancey had
stepped over the line, and the ball had
to come back. Payne insisted upon its
being a touchdown, and his word, ac
cording to the rules of the game, was
law. But the Savannah sympathizers
rushed into the field in great crowds,
despite the efforts of the police to pre
vent it. and with them came Manager
Mclntire of the Savannah team, who
put up the plea that unless the ball went
back and the Jacksonville team con
tinued in the game, there would be no
gate receipts for Jacksonville. This
would take about S6OO from Jackson
ville, and, of course, Payne yielded
and the ball went back.”
Further on the Times-Union says:
Capt. Blun, who acted as umpire
and Teferee, alternating with Harvey
Payne of Jacksonville, is a good offi
cial. While the Jacksonville contin
gent claimed he gave them the bad
end of the deal, they state he was
over-zealous for Savannah, and it was
his zeal, perhaps, that caused the mis
takes.
“Savannah does one thing. She en
courages football as well as baseball,
and turns out large crowds. There is
no denying the fact that the crowds
are unruly in the extreme, but it must
be remembered that interest in
Thanksgiving’s game was intense and
that Savannah had foolishly placed
money at three to five, and some of It
at such odds as two to five.
“The crowds which gathered on the
fields were attracted there evidently
because they desired to see a fight, and
not to molest the Jacksonville play
ers. There was only one man who at
tempted this. He was a fellow with
a walking stick who tried to get at
Jones. He was invited to call at Jones’
hotel after the game, and having re
ceived this invitation withdrew quick
ly. Jones appears to have been tackled
by a Savannah oop during a scrim
mage and rather badly treated by one
of the wearers of the Savannah blue.
Jones was bitterly upbraiding Corn
well and was overheard by a warm
personal friend of Capt. Blun, who
thought Jones was talking about Capt.
Blun. This gentleman immediately
faced Jones and did reply rather tart
ly, but returned two minutes later and
begged Jones’ pardon and shook hands
with him. If you don’t believe it, ask
Jones. No wonder the Jacksonville
team kicks about the newspaper "re
hashes.”
COLORED FOOTBALL TEAMS
WILL PLAY GAME FRIDAY.
A g'ame of football will be player Fri
day afternoon at Bolton Street Park
between the Forest City team and the
team from Claflin University, of
Orangesburg, S. C.
Those who have never witnessed a
game between colored teams should
attend the game Friday, as there is
much real sport in it. The Forest City,
team is much the same as the eleven
which played the Florida College team
last year. The team averages 160
pounds to the man.
WILL BE GIVJIN A ROTAL WEL
COME BY FOOTBALL ROOTERS.
TELEGRAM ANNOUNCING
THIS RECEIVED YESTERDAY.
WILL AT ONCE GO TO WORK WITH
THEIR OLD COLORS.
Rossiter Vti the Only Man to R*.
celve Special Mention Iron the
Athena Paper In Reporting the
Georgia-Anlium Game—Joe Bla*>k
H** Been Playing Ilia Usual Steady
Game—'Theae Two Horaea Will R e
Given the Glad Hand on Their Ar
rival.
A telegram was received here yes
terday from Joe Rosslter announcing
that both he and Black would return
to Savannah this morning, which for
ever sets at rest the doubts which
were entertained as to these men
joining the Savannah team this sea
son.
Playing at guard Black came in for
very little of the enthusiastic pra.tse
which was showered on the men play
ing positions where their work was
more noticeable, but he has played in
his old time form, although having
very little feeling in common with
the team on which he played.
Those who were, naturally inclined
to other players on the state univer
sity team were forced to notice tho
brilliant work of Rossiter, and the
Athens Banner of Friday morning
puts the word "star” after the big
Savannah tackle’s name.
„ Win Revive Hope Hen.
The announcement of the oomlng ot
Rossiter and Black will be received
enthusiastically by those who had
commenced to fear these two stars ot
last year’s team would be lost to the
via® an . d White this year in the New
Years trying ordeal. With Rossiter
playing and Cornwell in condition Sa
vannah will have the greatest pair
of tackles in the South, and Black will
ad ?., A t ,°T rer of stre ngth to the line.
cla j ms to the contrary Savan-
P?iVe a ft, b ? en W ? ak at tackle this year.
Plays that went en masse around the
ends were not broken by tackles as
In 6 / “, have been, and Lansberg
and Cubbedge have been hammered
hLve S pliy^ nSiWe ** eV6ry the y
Thursday*, game Cornwell's in
jured shoulder prevented his getting
nthe/Jis 6 P ay ? he would have done
otherwise, and Artly was forced to
r/Jht e sh£ C of°th 1 18 “ me ln assisting the
rigrnt side of the line. In Thursdav'q
game Mitchell started off to play the
of *“■ Ufe - When the ball was
picked off he was down the field like
a deer and plunged into the play with
hls c °Harbone was dls
from ?h and h 0 Waa forced to retire
from the game.
Will Resume Practice.
Capt. Cope, who is absent on a hunt
trlp * Is expected home to-morrow
and practice will probably be resumed
andv ft n a n d , ni?ht - This wIU depend
largely on the progress of the men ln
improving before Tuesday.
<?mHh SberS ’n Cornwell ' Sullivan and
all pretty sore yet, but with
“ **. of , the steaming room they hope
to da In shape in a day or two.
MICHIGAN~BETTER THAN YALE.
Manager Baird Return* and CMtl
cUee Eastern Team.
Ann Arbor, Mich.. Nov. 26.—“ Mich
igan, I believe, could have beaten Yale
last Saturday,” was the statement of
Director Charles Baird, who returned
from the East to-day. "I api not too
confident in this opinion," he said, “but
from comparison of the two team, the
wolverines could have scored on the
Eli eleven. Both teams have their
own Doints of superiority. The Yale
linesmen were in some ways inferior
to the Michigan linesmen, but ln team
work Itself the Yale line was better
than Michigan’s.
"The Easterners seemed to know
more of the fine points ln the defen
sive plays. Their tactics were unques
tionably superior to the wolverines in
this department of the game. Where
Michigan Is the stronger is ln the back
field. Here Yost’s men have the de
cided advantage, for they are just as
fast as Yale and just as heady and
are heavier and more powerful be
sides. Michigan’s backs would be
harder to stop than Yale’s. The Mich
igan tactics ln carrying the ball would
without doubt score on Yale.
"Yale’s offensive is unimpressive. It
used only half a dozen plays durtng
the game against Harvard and they
were slower than the wolverines. How
ever, all the Yale men were helping in
unison. In tackling the Eli men had
Michigan beat. I hardly expect any
game for Michigan In the East next
year. Yale and Harvard already have
full schedules arranged. In the West
we anticipate an entirely new schedule,
for our Chicago and Wisconsin con
tracts run out this season. There are
many possibilities for Western con
tests.”