Erskine at Furman

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  The Abbeville press and banner, Abbeville, S.C., September 26, 1921, page 5

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  FURMAN DEFEATS ERSKINE Large Crowd Attends Opening Game OF Football Season. Greenville, Sept. 24.-Furman took the measure of Erskine College here today in the first game Of the South Carolina football season, AZ to z. The battle was fought out in summer weather and the play was slow, though the game was not with out some scintillating plays. ‘Dode’‘ Phillips successive runs of 21 and 3S yards in the second quarter netted Ersk;ne’s only touchdown and saved the Seceders from a AZ to o defeat at the hands of >Furman for the third successive year. His work on defense was brilliant. Furman rarely ever failed to make first down but Erskine contested evcry foot of ground and fought game ly throughout. The work Of Bradley, left-end, stood ouptfor Furman.2 In the third quarter he picked up Phil lips tumble Of an attempted pass and ran fifty yards for a touchdown and in the second quarter, he received beautiful pass from Rhame and raced 20 yards for touchdown. Rhame, McManaway and cCurry all ran we’ll with the ball for Furman and Lanford and Hammett did stel- Lar work in the line. About 1900 spectators, the largest crowd that ever attended an opening game in Green vile, saw the game Saturday.

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Furman leads 11–⁠0–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.