The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-02
BIRMINGHAM BEATEN
.1EoNTdolrERY TEAM WON GOOD
 <, .FoUfBAIE GAME.
Eleven Were Composed of Former 'Collegst Men and Some Good
 Plays Were sesnscore
 " 10 to @. 'f

The, Rirmingham Athletic Club football team. although vastly superior to the Montgomery saggregation. which they met yesterday afternoon at Oak Park. as team outplaxed the Montgomerians. Spec tacular individual work and certain amount of good luck, however, won the game. for the local boys-lO-6
 A small crowd saw the game. but. for athletic club football, the game was a great one. The Birmingham men came here with 2 number of last years Auburn men, reinforced by several local men and one Alabama player. Although the boys from the Magic City had been together |oniy few times they had mastered their signa1s and gave evidence of well trained team work.
 On the other hand the Montgomery team was composed of old college men. three, Auburn players and two Alabama players. Two short signal practices had been held, but, 1t was the individual work that won tho game. -
 Hobbie, Jim Patterson. captain of Au- burns team. and WiiIcox of Alabama. shpne as bright particular stars for Mont gofhery. Two minutes after the ball had been put in play Hobbie, from difficult angle on the 35-yard line, dropped kick from the field, although three Birming- ham line men had crashed through Mont gomery's' defense and were with an inch of blocking him.
 Patterson was Montgomery's most cffec- tive defender. His tackflng was superb and it was only through his efforts that weak places in the line were braced. Wilcox made his first appearance on the local gridiron, but he was warmly received. Last season he was first sub stitute end on Alabama and critics. who saw him play yesterday, have no doubt that next year ne will be one of the pre- mier' end men in the Souths He Is light ming fast. follows the ball closely, is a sure tackler and uses intelligence in his position. Twice during the first half Bir- mingham was. within striking distance of Montgomery'e goal line and twice Wilcox saved the score. getting through Birming- hams line and dropping on a tumble on the first occasion and picking up q fum- ble and running the ball back thirty yards for touchdown. ---.... Birmingham gained. three. times as much ground as tbe. local boys. but costly fum- bles robbed them of scores. Jones, an old St. Albans player. was invincible, after | the team had left the checker board and | with the aid of the tackle back formation, could go through Montgomery's line at ! will. If f-s >t+ I During the last few minutes of play, Birmingham came very near winning the game. The visiting players were on Mont gomery's ten-yard line and had been gaining distance repeatedly. With two
 and a half minutes more to play, a touch down seemed inevitable. But the Mont gomery line held firm. Once the Birming-
 ham offense tried the right side of the
 line defended by Oates and Burke. The play failed. Wilcox and Patterson broke
 up the next play without much gain. The
 left side of the line was pierced for about
 three yards but the ball went over to | Montgomery, a measurement by inches
 being reduired.
 Birmingham's touchdown and goal was
 in the first three minutes of play in the
 second half and was the result of repeat | ed bucks.
 Tn the second half Montgomery was en-
 tirely on the defensive, contenting them-
 selves with kicking whenever the ball was in fheir possession.
 For Birmingham Jones at tackle Zac
 Smith at quarter and Ballard at end played like stars. Adams at half was
 effective with high hurdle.
 The line-ups were:
 Montgomery-Willc right end: Burke | right tackle; Oates, right guard: Sargent
 center: Hindcrer. left guard: Patterson
 and Haygood. left tackle; Tyson, left end I Cantain H. M. Smith. quarter back; Pat | terson, J., full hack: Hobbie, left half
 back: Billing, right half-back.
 l. Birmingham-Ballard, c. B., right end
 Jones. right tackle. Watkins, T., right
 guard; Merlle, center; Streit. left guard
 PloeEer, left tackle: Hughes, left end;
 Captain Zac Smith, quarter back: Adams,
 full back; Watkins and Ward. left half
 back; Montgomery, right half-back
 Time of halves, 20 and l5 minutes. Ref
 cree. w. B. Patterson, UT. Umpire, E. B.
 J0segh, Jr. Linesnian, W. W. Graves.
 Timers. Dr. F.. C. Stevenson and l.. +. Woodruff -. .~'-...
 The visiting team returned to Birming-
 ham last night. '' 'y.'. .-'.