Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-22

We clip the following from the Mt.
Pleasant Times:
The Alma College football team came
over Saturday to play friendly game
with the Normal boys. The Times re-
porter detailed to write mp the game
was not up on the technical terms, but
describes it very accurately asit appears
to the average spectator. After the
customary discussion arrangements and
arrangements the eleven Almn players
Went up to the west end of the battle
field and the Normal boys to the east :
then they drew up in line of battle. A
big fellow from Alma took the ball and
placed it on the ground, STOPPING over
and looking at it very intently. Bruce
Shorts took the attitude of prayer i'll
front of the big fellow all the rest crowd
ing around with their hands on their
knees. Then the big fellow threw the
ball backward between his legs knocked
Bruce over and they all jumped onto him.
when he was reduced to insensibility
they all jumped up and carried him a
few feet toward white line running
across the field, and jumped onto him
again. Prof. Tambling with something
in his hand like an Indian peace-p pipe
decorated with ribbons, yelled ''Down"
and they all came down. Then the
seconds rushed in and threw water on
those who were scattered around insen-
sible, neither side drawing blood this
round.
In the next round Bruce looked aS the
ball while the big fellow prayed Then
Bruce threw it between his legs and
and pitched on to the big fellow. Every
body jumped onto both of them, then
dragged them around little while and
jumped onto 'em again. The fight was
getting exciting now, and the next time
they carried them right up to the white
line doubled them up like hairpins, and
all laid down on them while one fellow
took running start and leaped clear TO
the top of the heap, turned handspring
down the other side, grabbed the ball and
kicked it clear out of the field. The CEN
ter of the heap couldn't holler get Off
any more, 50 the outside fellows got off !
and allowed them TO wet down. This |
round was quite spirited although no
limbs were broken, heads smashed or |
eyes lost, and nobody claimed blood.
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with more stamping on ribs, walking in
each others face and kicking heads. |
When it came time TO sprinkle il was
noticed that the outlines of Pete McCor-
mick face had been changed some, the
prominent features having been flattened
and blood surrounding the remains. This
gave Alma first blood.
The next round was also won by Alma
rs the ambulance corps found that Roy
Iannett's massive brow had been used
is a dancing pavilion and section of it
lad caved off into his eye.
The last round was very tame, only
me man put to sleep. But as this used
Up all the material that Mt. Pleasant had
N hand, it ended the game 1t seems
me of the Alma players got the ball and
tarted TO run off with it when Capt.
Brown tackled him to take the ball away.
The Alma man knocked him senseless.
lie being the last man able TO give COM
nand of course the game ended in vic
DRY for Alma. The count stood IS TO
hough we do not understand why Mt.
Pleasant was given no count, as several
# the Alma boys were more or less in
ured though no blood was drawn.
The Alma boys left on the four o. clock
- IL l.
,leasantly entertained, and as soon as !
he Mt. Pleasant players are out of the
ospital return game will be played
t Alma.
The contest was in favor of Alma
rom the start, Mt. Pleasant being hand
capped by the fact that the Alma team
ad played before and had had the face
II kicked off from them and replaced by
ubber ones which you might kick all
ay and not draw blood.