Crisp County GaArchives News.....CORDELE DOWNS MANCHESTER TEAM October 21, 1928
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CORDELE DISPATCH October 21, 1928
SCORE OF 45 TO 6 WAS RUN UP ON VISITORS IN BATTLE
CORDELE SCORED HEAVILY ON MANCHESTER IN THE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FRAY.THE
VISITORS WERE SMALL AND INEXPERIENCED BUT AMBITIOUS.THE SCORE WAS 45 TO 6.
THE LOCAL TEAM RECEIVED THE KICK OFF AND ON THE SECOND PLAY McARTHUR BROKE LOOSE
FOR 55 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN. THE LOCALS KICKED OFF TO MANCHESTER THEN AND ON
THEIR FIRST PLAY AFTER THE KICKOFF WESTBROOK INTERCEPTED A PASS AND CARRIED IT
TO THE TWO YARD LINE WHERE IT WAS SOON CARRIED OVER FOR ANOTHER COUNTER.
McARTHUR MADE A TOTAL OF 5 TOUCHDOWNS IN THE GAME.HULSEY AND GARETT . THERE WERE
2 EXTRA POINTS ADDED.
WILLIAMS,PATTERSON,BROWN,REESE,SARGEANT,WESTBROOK,McARTHUR ALL PLAYED A FINE GAME.
ROBERTSON PLAYED THE BEST FOR MANCHESTER. COACH BRUNER WILL TAKE HIS GLADIATORS
TO ALBANY NEXT WEEK TO PLAY THE INDIANS OF THAT SCHOOL.

PLAYED A FINE GAME.

Additional Comments:
I THINK REESE IS J.R. FATHER OF DICK ,HE WORKED AT HARRIS PRESS FOR MANY YEARS.
THE VISITING TEAM WAS ENTERTAINED AT THE HOME OF LILLIAN AND LUCILLE PRIDGEN
,13TH AVE E.THE STORY WAS PUBLISHED THIS DAY.THIS WAS KAY McWILLIAMS , MOTHER
AND AUNT.

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