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?, Teams of Ci JUST A FEW THINGS ABOUT FOOTBALL GAME WILL ENABLE SOME TO BETr "TER UNDERSTAND THE?R FIRST MAKING GOALS Three Ways in Which Team May Make Points, Touchdown, ' Goal and Field Goal. Tho annual gamo of football be tween Clemson and Auburn, which will bo played In this city Saturday, will be witnessed by SOO or 600 peo ple wh'o.Myo; noyer before seen o' contest of; tliis kind.' Yet when they ' seo tho two teams Uno up, tooy will feel and yes they will almost seo the thrills of excitement run through the aifVuf '..- . - . > -, A game of football is played by two opposing teams of eleven men each, this making tito number equal. The positions on a team aro as follows: Center, left and right guard, right and lett tackle, rigjlit and left end. This composes What is commonly called tlie rush line. -Then comes the back .field: Quarterback, who.calls' the plays and directs thc team; then the right and loft halfbacks and the full . back. i . When a team, ?hos possession of the ball yoii will, notice that thoy are well bunched1 so a? tb,form close in terference for tho one of their jium bor who is carrying the ball, while tho other team will be scattered so as lo bettor see and stop tho plays which 'aro run after tf.ie interefbr encc. j 'f l . ' ' Scores .aro made as follows: A touchdown ls made by carrying tho ball over tho enemy's lino where the - gdal post , ts "erected and this counts alic ' points. After a touchdown, tho leam making lt is entitled to a kick ?tfFg?a?. A goal is made by kicking ?ampioilship Pi tho ball between tho goal posts from tho field and counts ouc point. A ball kicked over 0!:? goal froten tho field of play counts throe points, and it must be, either a drop or a place kick. Just before tho beginning of tho gamo a coin iu tossed up to see which team will get thc kickotr. lu the be ginning of tue t?uuc tho ball Ia kick ed off from tho center lino between tho two goals by tho winning team and as soon as it is tklcked bo ti teams begin running. The ball is caught by a member of the opposing team who takes it up tho field in thc direction from which it came aud keeps going until he ls downed. When a team bas a ball t?ey have -to muko 10 yards in four downs, or four plays. If they seo nt tho end of thc third down that they cannot make the 10 yards they kick tho ball up the field and it is then put in. play by tho opposing, team, which goes througm the same maneuvers. This is by no moans a full account of the way a game of football is play ed.. It is written with the intention of giving a clearer Ides to those who have never ' seen one of what they may expect. MANY AUTOS USED ON RURAL ROUTES \ Atlanta, Oct. 14.-Tho arutomobilo ' Is crowding tho horse off the high wuy faster than ever. Its adoption on* rural postal routers 1B not only a new conquest, for the motor car but is likely to lead to a far moro gen eral use of such machines throughout tho country. Experiments have convinced tho postoOlce department of tho utility of ! tho automobile for routes wherever the roads are faMy good;. According I to reports received in Atlanta, moro than 500 motor routes havo been au thorized,-and over ao cf them aro al ready in operation. Tho department is now inaugurating a plan by-which tho carrier is required to provide his own car and iv Its running icx :ponses. '" ,. 1 assibilities V/?l FINAL PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS MADE GROUNDS IN GOOD SHAPE BLEACHERS BEING' ERECTED BUY TICKETS NOW School Children Must Purchase "Before Game-Parking Spaces for Machines. Tho final preliminary arrangements for tho football game in Anderson be tween Clemson and Auburn wJH bc rnado today. All of tho committees have been busy ovory day tliia week doing U'teir share ' of tho work and as far as' tho arrangements aro con cerned they are nearly completed. Dr. John Major stated yesterday that tickets had been placed on BUIO at tho following places in addition to those mentioned in Thc Intelligencer yesterday: Atkinson's, Evans Phar macies Nos. 1 and 2. This makes a total of seven stations where tickets may bo had and in addition a number of young ladies are selling them. School children aro urged to buy tholr tickets before tho game or elso those over 15 years of age will have to pay the full price at the game.. The students from Anders? a- collego will purchase their tickets - at 50 cents a plecii but all other ladies will have to pay 51.00. Tao Clemson cadets and members of the1 facitity will buy their tickets before coming to Anderson, this being the agreement since the proceeds from these sales will not be counted in tho sum that has been guaranteed by thc Anderson citizens. Tho game will bo called promptly at 3 o'clock on the field at Beuna Vis ta park. Temporary bleachers aro , being orccted around the field which 'will accomodato -something Uko 1,500 /people. Tho field ls being put* Into, good condition and goal posta have |j? GA I Meet On G .g I - been erect oil. Automobiles will bc' a'J muted to the grounds freo of charge and^those will find excellent parking places. There ls expected to an "especially large number of ma chines there since if tho 'roads dry nhiuberei of people will come from if?i.neighboring towns in thalr cars. MNnHYHEBO VISITOR j ATLANTA Allantan Oct. 14.-Among all tlio gold tinsel and glitter of tho pcace eoidlcrs at thc Old Guard ball and reception at tho Capital City club last night there! was one War-soldier, tile gallant C?p.'?iu DuPont of tho French army, . who . was In the trenches at Charleroi and who has been "through $ume, of . tho bitterest hand-to-hand fighting of;.Uio present way. Although probably tho only man at tho ball whb has boon under actual fire durlug tho past fifty years'. Cap I tain DuPont Was garbed not as a sol dier, but ia. tho most commonplaco civilian' evening clothes. And tito dear ladlres, who so love tue heroes, and who were so busy buzzing around tho brilliantly uniformed members of Hie governor's horse guard and the younger members of the Old Guard, never realized, alas, that they were overlooking thc most Interesting bert of tho occasion. Of course'such comments arc npi intended to obscure tue glory or tin few surviving members of tho real Old Guard of tho.Gate City Guard who had their baptism of fire in tho s'xties. Dut ther? wero not many of them presont. Lonou roKtofUce Hobbed. Lanes, Oct.'-14.-A masked white man at 8::j0 o'clock last night entered tho p?st?fllce and forced tho postmas ter, E. G. Parker, at tho point ofvo pistol, to Op?n Che safe and hand over a bag of money containing about $35 in cash. Tho robber departed Imme diately, but ho efforts wore made tc follow him.The postmaster tele graphed tho information to a postof fico iuspectorji , -in H iii iii i a .- ! r f " ! .. .ii,,. ( ME ti?iron in Ane BIG PARADE CADETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WORD FROM CLEMSON SAYS THAT THIS WILL BE FEATURE ONE TEAM TODAY Members of Auburn Team Arrive in Anderson This Evening at 7:55 O'clock. Tomorrow will bo ono of tho great est outing days In Anitercon_till? year. Tho CleniBon-Anbnru football gamo ls going to attract hundreds of pco])lo from all neighboring towns mid tho city will bs overflowing willi vis itors. Special rates have been put ou by tho railroads loading into An derson and many will take advantage of these to sec one of the biggest foot ball games played in Kio South this season. < I Tho mumbors or tho Auburn team Will arrive in tho city this ?vening at [7:65 and will put up ut tho ilutol ' Shfq?o?a/. This evening they wUl bo the guests or tho Anderson Auburn alumni at tho Anderson th?atro to' soe "Peg O' My Heart" and will oc cupy Mo box on tho right bauds side of tho pit. ' Tho Clemson team will not arrive in tho city until Saturday, comiug on the special train with tho other cadets. They will atop at tho St. James hotel but will uso the rear part of Smith, Garrot and Harton'? store room for drosslng quarters, vwl.lch will bc. close to tho shower baths at Itny sor's barbershop, which they will use. It ls not probablo that there will bo a dance In tho city tomorrow even ing for tho moinbors of tho teams and Kio visitors. llowcvter, ibero wiltoo a show at tho Anderson theatre and al;-o a number of tho lyccr.uu at Anderson cnllogo. Nbwa from Clemson Hiatos that ibero will bo a big parado of thc Clemson cadets after tho gamo, re gardless of who wins. This will he irn intoretttlng sight, to seo over COO hoya marching along. It will mako tho Anderson people fool as If tho encampment was nguiu in thu city. On this page ure carried sumo of tho pictured of thu Auburn team of last your who formed tito basis of UR1 squad this year. Efforts! lum; been mudo to ?Rot cuts of ?onie of thu Clemson playera but they hnvc berni tied up hy t/.io engravers. COMPARATIVE C?TTON REPORT -i Shows Increase in Amount Used in September Over Last Year. Washington. Oct. 1.4.-Tho cotton used In Kio United States during Sep tember was 498,210 hales exclusively of linters thc cens?a bureau an nounced. Compared with ?114,804 of September hiBt year. There waa on hand on Soptcmbcr 30 in consuming establishments l.OSD.CH bales, against 550,893 a year ago; in public.storago and compresses 2,700,000 against 1, GG3,G25. a..'year ago; Soptembor ex porta1 502,031 against 125,778 a year ago,. Imports wore 20,197 against 15, 815 and linters used 01,430 against 27,704, ou hand Soptomher 30 In .con suming establishments, 218,059 agni nut G3,38G; public warehouses and ccmprcBses 07,100 against 20;078, lin ier? exported 10,02? .against 1,808; Spindles activo 31,295,104, against 30, 307,104.- - ; Uulgnr.'uiiH lllnnic Serbians. London, Ont. 14.-Tho Narcdnl Prava, a IJiulgarlan ministerial or gan, asrerts tlwt tho Serbian troops wera tho aggressors against the Bulgarian force?. According to a Sofia dispatch io tho Times, after a sharp fight the Bulgarians took the heights of Kitka fin Sortlan. territory. y Afternoon Oe 500 ARE ME ??OlEWCtEtt LETTER FROM J. W. GANTT RECEIVED BY T. FRANK WATKINS SPECIAL RATE -.-j-. Of 50 Cents for Round Trip Ove* The Blue Ridge Railway Will Be Enjoyed. Mr .T. Frank Wkitkins is In rc-, brelpt of tho following lotter from ? Trof. J. W. Gantt of Clemson col IOHO in reference to. tho CloniBou-Au- ; burn gamo which ls self-explanatory: : "October 13, 1915'; "Mr. T. Frank ?Watkins,'' "Andersou, 8. C. "Dear Sir: "I just phoned Mr. Anderson that WO would have moro than ROO people fur tho speclul train on -Saturday, and they will arrange for tho train nt tho i>0 cent roto. Wo will luivc tb*co tlckoti takers for our game, two al '.io largo gnto, ami ono at tho pedestrians gate. Wo will count on you to Imvo ; tho grounds put lu good '..condition, and marked off, ready for tho gamo'. 1 boliovo that it will be an excellent Iden to have these hard gravely spots on tho field rakod with a fine rake, which will put Mont Ju much lustier condition. There ls much enthus iasm ' about tho game hero, and I. 'think wo aro going'to bring a -spion-, did crowd. Please let mo know if thero is anything, that "wo hnvo neg lected to inako afrhngemontB for. ,, "With kind personal regards, I nm', "Yours very truly. "J. W. Gan**, "President C. C. A. A." IJI Grosse, Wis.i Oct. 14.-~llorninn Lurin of Milwaukee today sued tb<; Milwaukee railroad for $2.000, nllcxs ing ho wnB forced to shovel coal .'whoa caught beating his!why. B isa ANDERSON, S. CV SATURDAY, OCT. J6, 3 P. M; ll A. M; argains to 2:30H CHAMPION FOR TODAY Choice of ali Settable $3J0?\ and *3J?d . i?iit?-all ihi? 'seasons staphs* ' *7 C - i colors and "stjles ... .... ... ****A . ? P ' Smith, Garrett & Barton Lig?n & ledbetter Bailding CHI?N? THAT SUITS Reniember one think, Austin sells the best. What good ts any kind of mer-., chandise that only looks- well? What yon want te good? of quality, and we have them at living prices.' WCLE JOHNNIE One the Square Under the Temple LOOK AT THIS Coat Suits, latest styles, colors and materials, $15.00 values, Q? Special for today, v . ... .. V w - ?a- ^> RUB ENSTE INS On tho Square. 53 pair sample shoes (or women, worth $3 ?50, $4.00 and $4.50 all leathers, Satur- $2 4lS Geisbc.vg Bros. Shoe Co. HAT SPECIAL For Today-~we . will sell ?ojfi felt i ii fi ti, in Black, Gray and Brown, worth $2-.r?0; $300 ?nd *3,50_ A ?5!?? Choice.'. . . T \ . .V?i??f/? T L. CELY CO. Under Cbiquola Hotel Sf^ ^:,vJ?1i^ lace Crown Cor CR?VVN CS?ES?tfS ;- Soecial RUBEN SKEINS MEN'S SHOES Mens fine chocs tn patent leather, vjci a^dj^un metal, in all the lamest toes, worth '$4?00? Special Atii?O I today ... vr:::<:\:. ?P^?o .Tit?i^ 10 yd? of 8? loeb Best life *7K>? Bleaching for ... ?i. .V. ... ... /Pv IO* Outing In all color?, ?hort . \- ff - Icsjrtbft, joni ... ............. ... uC /^Xaik?;$!?WC and ?(U? Coat Snits In the tisr-ASt styles anil mu? criais, 0**8 "? CA ir* all ?lie? ... .. '.. ?P X X ?wU' V Ooo . lot of melia $10.00 ?ult? In Blue ? Serge aad Fancy *1 1 Aft' Worsteds.X X .UV B. FLEISHMAN & BROS. OBborne * ivar???'? Old Staad . .?0 pairs sample shoes for women, worth $3, $3.80 and $?00, all leathers and style?, Satur day.. ... ,t $i.5? Geisberg Baos. Shoe Co, WINNERS EVERY DAY Osir NockiVrar-Ji?d for today we ore fra. furlnjr ?ll nf ?mr t?ntlre lino.-., bf'.-'nifty new 7&C and 60c neckwear 45c .'.... .'* :?.'\vi' *\'k?$:iilffi??> Smith Garrett & Barton "Where Quality Bei|tn?" llffcn & Ledbotter BulIiJng. I?! Our iiQc? wheat deaning machine h . '. -i' >. now ready. Coll Saturday. lillis M?LUNG CO. An?eraon, S. C. BC v K 'j - .< ?75 . r" - . .-..wW >r-s.*?S?*'!^^ BJ e ^*#*Sf