Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-30

possession, thus passing to Alabama. Hotchkiss made fine tackle, distin- gushing himself. Hughes made beau tiful punt for thrtyfive yards. Yale punted back for twenty yards, Hughes making a brilliant catch. Hughes then made the play of the day for Alabama on a buck of center for ten yards. Yale's splendid team work prevented gains by Alabama and they got the ball.
 Tucker went round left end for thirty yards and was only prevented from scoring a touch down by fine tackle work by Hughes. Successive gains were made by Yale of five and two yards up to the three yard line, Jones and Meade doing good tackling. Yale bucked cen- ter and after a hard fight by Alabama was prevented from another touch down by a call of time, thus ending the first half Score, Yale 12 Alabama. 0.
 SECOND HALF.
 The ball was put in play in Yale's pos session. Wilson kicked off, Hughes catching and kicking back. Yale was tackled by Johnson Alabama lost five yards for off side play. Continuous rushes and bucks by Yale carried the ball over the goal line for the third touch down.
 Tucker kicked the goal.
 Score 16 to 0. Time, AZ minutes
 Ball put in play by Alabama, Laird kicking off over goal line. Ball brought back to ten yard line and punted by Yale. Hughes made another fine catch, kicking back, the ball going out of bounds. Wilson, for Yale, goes round left end for fifteen yards, stopped by Averill and Hughes. London, Jones and Hughes do good tackle work, but insufficient team work of Alabama allowed the ball to be carried by successive rushes over the goal line for another touch down. Hammond kicked the goal.
 Score, "A to 0. Time, 101s minutes.
 Alabama puts the ball in play, Laird making a kick off. Jones stops faie Yale tries a punt, Hughes catching thus bringing the ball into possession of Ala bama London makes a gain of five yards. Jones drops ball, which Is imme- diately covered by Yale. Good tackles by Meade Jones and Hughes, also John- son and Averill, but Yale keeps on going until in spite of some remarkable tack ling by Hughes and Jones. Yale's big guard brings manifold around the end for fifty yards. Yale bucks line and another touchdown is the result Ham mond never failing to kick goal puts the score at 30 to O.
 Alabama puts ball in play again. Laird kicking off, the Yale man is tackled by London and before ball could be put In play again, time was called.
 While hardly anybody could expect the Alabama team to be victorious the credit is due to the team that they have got material in their line up of which Nale, PflnCetOn, COTIlell UT any otucI university team can be proud of Tay- Tor is Q center com me il faut Averill as guard Is hard to be surpassed. John son can certainly play ball, so can Sid Jones and there are not flies whatever on little Jimmie Hughes. It was a great game and enjoyed by everybody.
 NOTES.
 The gate receipts were sufficient to pay funeral expenses.
 John London was covered with glory and blood.
 The female relatives of the Birmingham men gathered around them after the game with smiles and tears. It was a reminder of war times, when the women welcomed the soldiers who had escaped from a battle.
 Prof. Taylor bore the brunt of the cen ter rush.
 The Yale men made several bad fum- bles They probably made as many err TOTS as Alabama, But their strength was in their team work-they worked like a machine. They bored through the Alabama line like an augur. When the big six-foot captain said, Come on, Tom my" the ball moved toward the Yale goal.
 Perhaps Gordon Johnston did as much as any other man to hold Yale down.
 Sam Laird made several fine tackles. So did Sid Jones'
 The society people turned out in force. Among those in drags were Messrs. Nun ger Harry Hawkins, Sloss, Shaver, Jacobs, Drennen, Warren and their re- spectiye parties; while the boxes were occupied by Messrs. w. T. Underwood, Leedy, Head F. Y Anderson, Mayberry and their families and friends.
 The tall captain of the Yale team is the games last spring.