The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 30, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
GREAT SEASON ENDED
IN BLAZE OF GLORY
(Continued from Page One.)
as the score would indicate and was
fought bitterly by the losers until
the final down. 'I'le field was
mud(ly and necessarily many funm
bles crept into the game, but there
were many thrilling runs that
brought the stands to their feet,
sensational tackles and a general
fierceness of play. Every inch of
ground was co ntested. but the ver
satile nature of the Gamecock at
tack and the splendid interference
which the locals ran overcame the
Rulldog defense sufficiently in each
quarter to score a touchdown. Off
tackle plays and line plunges were
tlie most consistent gron(d gainers
in the re)ert(i re )f plays which tihe
Gamecocks used. 'The sweeping
end runs which have featured every
gainle 4f tie seas<im were not as
effective as heretofore on account
of an unusually active pair of ends
on the Citadel team.
The defense. which was somite
tiles tuileniahly weak in the middle
of the fichi. always stiffened when
the play was neIr the goal line in
time to cut (off a tiuchdlo wn. ''wice
the ball was the ('itadel's on Caro
lina's - yard line, but that needed
three feet it was unp ()ssible to gain
in four dlowns iand a well-directed
punt sent the pigskin spinning down
the field.
The fo rwar(l pass. the academy's
chief weapl) in If offense which has
gained much go)und (Iiring the
season, scoring t wo touchdowns
against Clemson. was attempted
time after time by Captain Martin.
only to he broken upl) or intercepted.
The Gamecock ends and b:tcks had
been coached especially for this play
and it worked success fully only a
few timies.
Back Field Strong.
The Citadel b:ck field is a well
balanced Iachine and with stronger
forwards w in ulid(nhtedly have
(lone a little scoring itself. The
biggest factor of the back field and
the strongest man in the team is
Folger, at right half. The Citadel
attack was built around him and his
swift feet ripped ofT more yards
than were gained by all the other
emnbers of the rear quartet. He is
a master of line plunging and ran
brilliantly around t he ends.
Gib)son ran slendi(id inlter ference
and on the tackle p)lays frequently
shoved his big body thurough for
several yards. Captain Martin, at
quarter, ran his temii with excellent
judgment, and tore off Someii goodl
gains on sp)rints around end(. Wal
lace, at right end. for the Bulldogs,
starred at br1eaking up inter feretice
for end runs and ran downi the field
well undicer punlIts.
Carolina Stars.
Every linie man on the Ganiecock
teami deserves a big share of the
credit for the victory over the Bull
dogs. Holditng firm against the
charges of the opposing backs every
time their goal line was in danger
and opening up great gaps for the
rear field artists to pass through
when a gain was needed, they effec
tually cut off scoring by their an
tagonists and aided in piling up
needed points to store the game
away. Girardeau. Porter. Stoney,
Mills, I3rann---five stalwart for
wards made uip an impregnable de
fense against line plunges and their
fierce charges made it possible for
many sensational runs to be ripped
off. Gitney Sligh played the most
remarkable game of his career at
right end, and Luther Hill showed
u1p in as advantageous form on the
0
other extreme. This duo cut off all
long returns of punts and made
some of the hardest tackles that
have ever upset a player on Davis
field.
No one player deserves more
credit for the termination of the
season in a blaze of glory than does
young Boulware. who operated for
most of the game at left half. As a
line plunger he knifed through the
Citadel forwards like a veteran and
ripped off runs of 10, 15 and 20
yards nearly every time that he was
called on. Dan Heyward. at the
other half, ate up the turf at will,
his long runs through broken fields
featuring the contest. Langston
performed brilliantly at full, break
ng th rough the line for many long
gains. Luther H-ill, playing his first
game at half, showed up well. B3illy
H arth b)roughlt the standls to their
feet in the finial minutes of the game
by charging through the line 30
yards for a touchdown.
Some Crowd.
'[he stands were filled and every
post of vantage along the side lines
was occupliedl when the twvo teams
trotteil on the field at 3:15. Fair
spo0nsors in carriages decoratedl with
the colors of the two colleges graced
the occasion from the side lines.
The Start.
A ft er running through signals
for fi fteen minutes, the teams uw,re
set at each other by the sounding of
Referee Henderson's whistle. Caro
lina kicked off and after the line had
been tried twice by the cadets for a
3-yard gain, Folger got away on a
fake end run for 35 yards. Gibson,
Folger and McFadden in four downs
carried the ball to the t6-yard line,
and the same trio in three line
plunges put the ball on the i-yard
line. It was first down and goal to
gain. Folger made a desperate
effort on an end run which gained
nothing. A line plunge had the
same result, and two tries by Gibson
failed to advance the pigskin, the
ball going over. IIeyward punted
to Martin. Gibson was thrown for
[-~ 1 2-r
a 5-yard loss by Sligh, but a moment
later a forward pass, Martin to
Bruner, went for 20 yards. Here
the Citadel was held for downs, and
with the ball in Carolina's posses
sion, on the first down, Heyward
shot around left end for 35 yards.
Langston added 12 through center,
Heyward took five over tackle. On
the next play Langston went over
center for 20 yards and the ball was
on the Citadel's i -yard line from
where Heyward easily carried it
over on the next play. 1-leyward
kicked goal. There was no further
scoring for the p'eriod.
In the second quarter the Citadel
scored a safety when Reddy Metts
attempted to punt out1 fromi b)ehindl
the line. Re(ddy got the p)unt off
all right, but Heywa rd held a runner
off and under the rules a safety w*as
granted. IHey ward wvent i5 for a
touchdowvn in this quarter after the
b)all had been adlvanlced by steady
line plunges, one of which was for
20 yards by Boulware, to the Cita
(d's 1 5-yard line. "The half endled
with the score i3 to 2 in favor of
the Gamnecocks.
Second Half.
Another touchdowvn came in the
third qjuarter. A fler Hey ward re
ceived Folger's punt11 on the Citadel
35-yard line, twvo runs around end
for six yardls each by Hill, and one
over tackle for i $ hy Hmey Vd,
carried the ball to the 8-yard line,
and Langston took it over on the
next play. Heyward kicked goal.
In the final round another touch
down was added when young Bill
I-arth got away straight over center
for a, 35-yard run, the most sensa
tionl of the game, across the line.
Tlhis ended the scoring for the game
and the contest was called on ac
count of darkness after five minutes
of play. Final score, 26 to 2.
The Line-up.
Passailaigue .....L E........ Buse
Mills...........L T. . .Alexander
Porter.........L G.......Scaife
Girardeau....... c. ......Woods
Stoney.........R G .... Stannard
lrann ..........R T .....Brunner
Sligh .......... R E ..... Vallace
Harth..........Q B......Martin
Heyward.......L I......Gibson
Hill ........... R H ...... Folger
Langston ....... F B. . . McFadden
Substitutes: Carolina-Avinger
for Stoney; Metts for Avinger;
Stoney for Metts; Hill for Pas
sailaigue; Passailaigue for Hill;
Allan for Harth; Heyward for
Allan at quarter ; Harth for Hey
ward at quarter; Bristow for H ill
Hill for Bristow; Boulware for
Heyward at half ; Heyward for
loulware. Citadel-Sheppard for
Woods; Gregory for Scai fe; Shep
pard for Stannard; Boykin, L. I-I.,
for Sheppard at guard.
Suiimary:
Referee, Henderson (Wesleyan).
U;nipire, Murphy (Pennsylvania).
l-Iet linesmen, Dunn (Davidson)
Sinith (Citadel). Timekeepers, Mc
(;owan (Sewance) ; Ancrum (Cita
del). Time of quarters. 15 minutes.
Touchdowns : Heyward 2, Langston
1, -arth j. Goals: Heyward 2.
Safety (Citadel) penalty.
HIGH SCHOOL MEET
STAGED IN APRIL
Annual Track Event Will be Held on
Davis Field With Good String of
Schools Competing.
The inter-high school track
meet, held annually on Davis field
with quite a bunch of schools of the
State competing, will be staged this
year about the last week of April.
This will be the fourth meet that
has been pulled off under the aus
pices of the university and it is ex
pected that a greater number of en
rants will be recordled than hereto
fore, though the cards at previous
meets have been mest encouraging.
The ev'ent is open to any high
school of the State and directions
for training and other informationi
wvill be furnished by Mr. James G.
Driv'er, athletic instructor. The
young men wvho represent the va
rious schools are entertained on the
campus b)y the students at no cost
whatever.
The events to be run off are:
1oo-yard (lash, 220 and 440-yard
runs, the mile and half-mile races,
the 220-yardl hurdle, high and broad
uipS. D)Ole vault1 ndr shotru.