Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GAMECOCK WAR In Great Game al Black Team R Thousan( Scol )n the fair ground gridiron Oc tober 31, 1912, before the largest crowd that ever vitnessed a foot ball contest in this State, the Uni versity of South Carolina defeated Clemson College by the score of 22 to 7. The sting of three suc cessive defeats in which the Gaie cocks had failed to cross the Tiger goal was withdrawn in the great victory and followers of the Gar net and Black were thrilled as they had not been since the memorable battle just exactly ten years before when Carolina downed her ancient enemies, after which athletic rela tions between the two colleges were severed until 1909. The cumulative bitterness of a score of struggles was in the game this year and every down was fought with a fierceness which never diminished until the referee's whistle ended the battle. Those who watched the perform ances of the Gamecocks for some weeks before the game knew that Carolina had one of the strongest teams Of her his tory, a football iachine which would make the Tigers hustle to win. Outweighed by more than ten pounds to the man, the bunch of players that met Clemson reme died this handicap by a fighting spirit which never let up, a large assortment of plays which consti tuted a versatile attack, an interfer ence which wVouldl upset almost any defense, and a general accuracy and precision of play execution. Not once during the gamie was there a single bad pass or a fumble oii tile p)art of the' Gamiecocks, while the recovery of Clemson miscues mia terially aided the local attack. Perfect as was the Carolina of fense, the dlefenise wvhich the Game cocks inlterposedl to the Tiger backs was as sterling. T'he line held firm at every play and not in frequently spilledl the runner behind his own forwards. The mass play and tackle back formations wvhich had proved such effectual ground gainers for the cadets in previous meets failed to knife through for any long or RIORS VANQUISH Fair Grounds Octi Duts Purple and Gol I Fans Witness Gan -e Twenty-Two to S consistent gains. Very ineffective interference was offered on the end runs and runners on this play sel dom reached the second line of de fense, being tackled or thrown by the ends. The Tigers played indi vi(lually rather than as a team, and though the ol(1 fighting spirit was present which has always character ized the Clemson machine, it availed natight without properly directed attack. The team was handicapped by the lack of a good toe and fre (uently lost the ball on (lowns when, with an able punter, it might have been sent whirling down the field. e. Clemson Draws First Blood. The Tigers registered the first score, which caine in the first min ute of play in the second quarter when Webb dashed across the goal line for a touchdown, later kicking goal. This was the last time that the Carolina goal was thlreatenedl. A fewv minutes later H-arth. quarter hack for the G;amiecocks, grabbed a fumble and raced 20 yards through a broken field for a touchdown. this b)eing the first score which the locals had made against the Clemson hunch in three successive years. F"rom that time forward the Caro li na machine started working wvith a smoothness whic~h swept the 01) p)osititon off its feet. In the second (quarter from the r 5-yard line von Kolnitz kicked a field goal, and five minutes later Dutch Passailaigue swep)t around left end for another touchdown. HeI failed at goal from a difficult angle. In the third round CLEMSON TIGERS ber 31 Garnet and d Eleven. Five ie. Final even of play the ball was carried down the field until the 5-yard line had been reached, when Heyward took a plunge over center for the third Carolina touchdown, this ending the scoring for the game. Tigers Game. Battered, bruised and badly de feated the Tigers stayed with their lighter antagonists at every down and fought with the same aggres sive spirit which they always show. But the splendid interference which the Gamecocks ran and their varied attack overcame the resistance which was pluckily put up. Webb, at full back, played a great game for the visitors and with better ends would have gotten off some forward passes for long gains. Kangeter made some fine dashes through broken fields and gained much ground for his team. T[his pair wvere the most dlangerous men on the Tiger team on the attack. Gan dy, at tackle, put up a splendid deC fenisive game as did L-ewis on the left wing. TIhese were the shining lights of the line and made some trouble for Carolina runners. Carolina Stars. In the remarkable exhibition of teamwork and headwtork which the Carolina team gave, it is difficult t(: pick out men who shone above their fellows through the excellence of their playing. Memb)ers of the teaml subordinated their individuali ties to the important business at hand of advancing a runner down the field. Young Billy Hnrth, a quarter, ran the steam roller in great style and showed that when it comes to using strategy or pulling the psychological play at the ditto uioment. he has Stonewall Jackson chased up the Shenandoah valley and Napoleon crying for mercy in the waters about St. Helena. Not only did he direct the Gamecock at tack in proper manner, but ripped off good gains for his team, coming when needed for i o. 15 and 20 yards. In this matter of carrying the ball across the little white lines, lie was aided and abetted, as the law students say. by little Daniel Hey ward, who used his swift feet and white-topped head to good advan tage throughout. His stiff-arming and side-stepping was most artistic and carried the blonde youth down the field for good gains. Captain vonKolnitz livened up the meet by some brilliant runs through broken fields and his splen did interference. Passailaigue did most of the heavy line plunging and { ioved his big body through the opposing forwards with great ease. At end on the defense, he smashed many a play in the bud and broke up the interference as though it were of egg shells. Williams, Girardeau and Stoney operated on the advance line of de fense throughout the game and, "+'iGERs ii SuRki 1 ACC TIS TGSon@f,WH,i T HetE.D oir, oLaufa SCNCE OCTOERs - though pitted against heavier men, their work was nothing short of sensational. Tackles behind the line came when they were needed, and when a hole was required through which to run a play, they dug tunnels in the McAdoo fashion. The whole story of the game may be told in the impregnable defense and superb interference of the Gamecock team. Some Fans. Five thousand cheering fans filled the grand stand and occupied every p)ost of vantage arounid the field. In one enid of the grand stand sat the uniformed followvers of the Tiger and in the other sat the Carolina student body. Nobody, by the way, was sittmng--every Clemsonian and every Caroliniani in the stands stood on his feet, wvaved his p)ennant in the air, and gave the war cry of his team. The excitement of the game reached the wedge of spectators in bet ween the Carolina and Clemson followvers and those who thronged the fence and they too were brought shouting to their feet by the thrill ing sensations of the game.