Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
THE PREACHERS
WERE TO MUCH FOR THE
LANSING FARMERS.
Alma Wins a Close and ExCit.
ing Game of Football.
SCORE IS TO 10.

Two weeks ago Saturday the Aim,
College team left the banks of the
classic Pine and boarding the train
sped away to the capital city to engage
in football game with the Michigar
Agricultural team, commonly calleC
"The Lansing Farmers. - The contest
was close and exciting, the score stand
ing to 0 with the odds in favor oi
Alma.
Both teams We're confident that they
could win the return, and to that enc
every nerve and muscle was exerted in
preparing for the final contest of the
year.
Saturday afternoon under the most
propitious sky, with an enthusiastic
crowd of spectators the event took place.
| Lansing won the toss and chose the
windward goal, Alma kicking Off The
ball was advanced good distance and
then the struggle began. Neither team
seemed TO be very strong on the defen-
sive, but our boys held them up remark.
ably we'll considering the fact that NJ
a. Q. men averaged IS pounds heavier
than Alma men.
In the first half Woodwork scored a
touchdown for the NJ A. c., but Wells
failed at goal
Megaw secured touchdown for Alma
and Crane kicked a successful goal
Then Woodwork carried the ball over
Alma's line again and Wells scored the
two points. The half was called with
the teams struggling hard near the CEN
ter of the field
At one point during this half. John
son had clear field and was sure of a
touchdown, when he ran into the NJ. A.
g. umpire, who happened TO be conven-
iently in the way thus defeating the
run. The score standing at the close,
Alma six, NJ. a. G. ten.
Both teams started in for the second
half with vim, Alma advanced the
ball good distance on the kick. off, and
by rapid end runs brought the ball to
the center of the field, when the umpire
by a mistake in calling the downs gave
the ball to NJ. a. G. Wells of the Lans-
ing team broke through and made
good run, but Long. Alma's left end
succeeded i'll overtaking him and made
a brilliant tackle at the 10 yard line
With three downs, a touchdown and
goal was secured by Wells. The rest of
the game was all one sided. Young,
Alma's right end made a splendid run
securing a touchdown and Crane again
kicked goal Alma crowded NJ. A. G.
down the field again after the kickoff
and Megaw made the touchdown, Crane
kicking the goal Time was called
with the teams near the center of the
field
The contest was close one from
start to finish, and the teams aside from
weight We're evenly matched.
The features of the game on the NJ a.
@. side We're the superb tackling of
Pierce and the running and offensive
work of Woodwork and Wells. On
the Alma side Johnson, the popular
halfback, put up almost faultless
game, running well with his interfer-
ence and making good gains each time
Van Page as center, though lighter in
weight held up the line admirably well
and is deserving of great credit. Young
and Long each did great work at tack
ling and running.
This closes the big games of the year
for Alma, and she stands the champion
of them all, not having lost game.
Great credit is due Rev. G.. E. Woodruff
for his untiring efforts and his excellent
coaching of the team