The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-17
WETUMPKA PLAYED
 HOWARD TIE CAME Team from Fifth Agricultural College Sprung Surprise MUCH WRANGLlNG DONE Howell, Fullback for Wetumpka, Will Make a Great Player With the
 Proper coachlns-Howard
 Was Heaviest.

The eleven from the Fifth District Az ricultural college sprung a surprise on the Howard college eleven, and as far as straight football is concerned they out played the East Lake team. But for the darkness during the last half of the game the Wetumpka boys would have won a well earned victory by a score of to O. As 1t was the game ended tie, to 6.
 Howard weighs about twenty pounds more per man than the visiting team, but the latter had decidedly the best forma- tions and played the fastest game. Be- fore the first six minutes of play was over the boys with the homemade togs had rushed the ball across Towards goal line by series of end runs and bucks which were brilliant, considering that they were playing a team so much heav- fer and supposed to be so much stronger.
 Wrangling characterized the game from start to finish, and it was matter to be regretted that the home team was the ring leader. The team questioned the de- cisions of Referee Thomas more than once when he was entirely in the right. and finally refused to continue to play while he offciated.. Another referee was secured and he succeeded in keeping the wrangng down by repeated threats to call the game.
 The goal scored by Howard was the re- suit of clever play which was made possible by the darkness. With the ball on Towards 35-yard line the Wetumpka team fumbled the ball and Howard man fell on it. The old double pass was work ed successfully by Stakely and J. c. Duke, the latter making a run of two- thirds of the field and carrying the ball safely between the posts goal was kicked and the score was tie.
 The game brought out a man that will probably make reputation for himself on the gridiron. Howell, who played full back for Wetumpka, will make star in any southern college team if he receives proper coaching. He will probably attend Auburn next year and 1t looks certain that he will be able to make the team there. He Is powerful physically. has good head and Is a good man to carry the ball or to interfere. His weaknesses now are merely lack of coaching in the fine points Ol tIc Bdiuc.
 For Howard Lasseter, J. c. Duke and Lasseter were the best players, Duke be- ing the best ground gainer for the team. On the other side Howell, Allison and Inzer, the three backs, were all good ground gathers when given the ball. They also hit the line heavily when sent through on bucks of various kinds.
 The Wetumpka team had decidedly the best interference, which at times was perfect and enabled the backs to make good gains. The main weakness with the visitors was inability to hold the ball. Time after time 1t was lost by fumbles, one time when the ball was within two yards of the Howard goal.
 Roberts and Robinson did some pretty tacklng for wetumpka, and Suggs and Crenshaw made several good tackles for Howard One handicap the Howard team had was overconfidence. The team seem- ed to be easily the strongest and the odds were about three to one before the game that Howard would pile up big score. Wetumpka scored before Howard realized the strength of her antagonist.