Franklin and Greenville agreed to go to the famed Walter Camp -- who picked all the All-America teams -- decide the outcome of their Nov. 2, 1912 game.
The Trojans had claimed a 2-0 victory.
Camp, however, had this to say, according to the Nov. 10, 1912, edition of the News-Herald:
"Word has been received from Walter Camp giving Franklin the decision in a game played at Greenville by the score of 6 to 0.
"Greenville claimed a safety but this claim was thrown out. The play was made in this manner: Franklin had taken the ball from Greenville on the latter's 1-yard line and stepped back to kick the ball out of danger. The ball, when kicked, hit the goal post and bounced back, a Franklin player recovering it back of the goal line, with a Greenville man on top of him. Greenville claimed a safety, which the referee allowed, with the understanding that the matter was to be taken to Mr. Camp for a decision.
"Later on another play was made on which a decision was also to be taken to Camp.
"Franklin had kicked off and Greenville, in attempting to make a double-pass, gave the ball to a Franklin man, who ran down the field for a touchdown. Before he had reached the goal line, however, the time-keeper blew his whistle for the end of the quarter and the referee would not allow the touchdown.
"Mr. Camp reversed the decision, quoting the rule that says that the time-kepper must not blow his whistle for the end of the quarter while the ball is in play, but must wait until it becomes dead."
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