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8 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 A BLOOD POISON 0 Pear Sirs :— I didn’t find out that I I was afflicted with a terrible blood die contracted Contagious Blood Poison ease, which was in spots at first, but af- JSut \ ML mltil il had *“•<* considerable headway, terwards spread all over my body. These fl&I /A fiyps! ar >d fortunately for me the friend that I soon broke out into sores, and it is easy y fJS first consulted had had some experience to imagine the suffering I endured. Be- MLr™'" w 'lh the disease, and advised me to take fore I became convinced that the doctors S. S. S., so I didn’t fool with any doctors, could do me no good I bad spent a hundred dollars, which but began at once the use of your medicine, taking it as di- was really thrown away. When I had finished my first bottle rected. My friend told me to stick to it, and that was what I of S. S. S. I was greatly improved, and waa delighted with the did, and got along splendidly from the very first, and my re- result. The Urge red splotches on my chest began to grow covery was rapid. I took only about one dozen bottles, and paler and smaller, and before long disappeared entirely. I re am now as well as ever. When I began S. S. S. my face was gained my lost weight, became stronger, and my appetite so full of sores and eruptions that I could not shave, and now greatly improved. I was soon entirely well, and my skin as there is not a blotch or pimple on my body. clear as a piece of glass. ao4 Oakley St., Evansville, Ind. Walter Weber. 58 Clinton St., Newark, N. J. H. L. Mkviols. 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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.”