Newberry at South Carolina

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  The herald and news, Newberry S.C., October 27, 1914, page 1

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  NEWBERRI ELEVEN HOLDS GAMECOCkS DESPERATE GAME Swanton’s Long Rum as Game Ended Made Final Score Il to Is. ! Columbia Record, 25th. In a wildly exciting game that was one long succession Of thrills, New berry college, a comparative new conner in South Carolina football. held the Carolina Gamecocks to a 13 to 13 tie at Columbia yesterday. The not altogether unexpected strength shown by NewOerry places that institution, which only last year began its foot ball career in definite running for state championship honors and on a par with the ,eams oil this section. With three minutes to play in the last period and the ball in Cardinals possession on Newberry’s 30-yard line, Swanton intercepted a forward pass with clear field before nim and ran for touchdown, tying the score Baker missed an easy goal, with the victory in his grasp. First Half. Carolina received the kickoff and started off with a rush and by jaDs at Newberry’s line coupled wita short END runs carried tie ball to the 20 yard line, where they were forced to kick. McLain brought UP the kick % yards and gave Carolina hair-raising scare by almost getting iree of the entire field. Shortly after Langston got away for 40 yards. Hard line plunges by Kerr and Edwards finally pushed the bali to Newberry’s one-yard line and there it stopped. Four times Kerr smashed at the red line and the fourth time the ball was, still on that line. Ashbaugh punted outside on the 30 yard line. Carolina, after some small successes, was stopped and Newberry recovered the ball. Here the red jerseyed team showed it’s first fash Oh form and began a swift advance down the field, ending with broken field run by R. Baker for the first touchdown of the game. Goal was kicked and the scoring was over for the first half alti ough both teams later threatened. Second Half. Carolina kicked off to Newberry in the opening of the second half and the ball was returned Is yards. A brilliant succession of forward passes together WITH end runs by Swanton and Baker placed Newberry again in striking distance of the goal, Swan ton attempted a field goal but failed. Carolina then took the ball IS yards from her own goal and by continued hammering at the Lutheran line and short end dashes by Edwards and Langston moved the ball to midfeld. Here amid the tumultuous cheering of the Carolina roofing section Dan Hey ward, the famous half back who has featured every Carolina game last year and 1912 went Tor Goings. The team got down to serious business inn mediately and in a few plays had the ball on Newberry’s 10-yard line. After several trials, long forward pass to Brooker carried the ball over the line for the first Carolina touchdown. Goal was missed. The second touchdown came in much the same way as the first, this time long pass to FAINT carrying the ball over. Porter kicked goal. The game logged along evenly thereafter until the end of the last quarter with the ball mostly in Chr olina’s possession Then an attempt ed forward pass from Harth went sQuarely into the arms of big Swan ton and ne was away for a touch down with a clear field. Harth gave him a hard stern chase but the big fellow crossed the line safely tieing the score for NeWberry. Baker miss ed the goal to the immense rehe’f of the Carolina contingent and the whistie of the referee a few minutes later announced that the game was over Newberry 19. Position. Carolina 13. Crotwell ........C. go. Girardeau Wessinger, V. ....r. g.. Hampton, Deaton ......... r. t. ...... McMillen Porter, ]. Wessinger, H Ashbaugn .......r. e. .Edmunds, Brooker

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South Carolina leads 11–⁠1–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.