Newberry at Furman

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  The herald and news, Newberry S.C., November 16, 1915, page 8

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  NEWBERRY LOSES TO FURMAN BY SCORE OF { TO D In very hotly contested game OF foot ball on last Saturday the New berry Indians lost 10 the Furman Baptit by the score of seven to nothing. The Indians were Handicapped by the loss Of Smith and iust a few min utss before the team left the city word received that Wessinger could not make the trip on account of illness, SO Coach Shaw sent forth the call to Brooks, WHO had not been trying for a varsity position. and the big boy responded on so short a notice and played a very creditable game at his EC:ition Although crippled and outweighed by about 80 pounds, the Indians fought hard and held their opponents to a mucn closer score than was expected. The Baptists were counting on no less than 80 to victory. Furman made the only touchdown Of the same in the first few minutes of Play by successive line drives through Newberry’s lighter line, but after this

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Furman leads 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.