Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
The 0L|VEI GAME
Alma Loses TO Olivet in One OF
the Finest Games Ever Wit.
messed on the Gridiron.
ALMAR0GMs IN FINE FORM
The First Half an Ideal Came-The
lntermission Proved Fatal to the
Alma Team.

IL was sport all the way through.
Few people have ever seen a game Of
football carried on in a spirit Of sucn
true spoFtsmanship. The Alma iooters.
who accompanied the squad TO Oliyet
saw their team reach higher grade Of
playing than thew have ever attained
before Only once Was time taken oct
and that was in the second halt when
Helmer had cramp in bis leg. Dur,
ing the hrst half play followed play
with bewildering rapidity and time
was called before the sidelines realized
that the game had really began. Boil
teams were IN marvelously fine con
dition and PLAYED beautiful ball.
Weather conditions were very bad
A hard rain rendered Reed Field slip
perry and muddy, while in places the
water stood in huge puddles The
wind was raw and cold. Oliyet's
roofing was strictly high class, and the
treatment of the visitors by the side
lines was such as TO strengthen the
cordial feeling now existing between
the schools This aud the fact that
the entire game was absolutely free
from dirty playing in any way, shape.
or manner goes far toward removing
the sting Of defeat. Ii we must lose, let
II Ice in clean game TO "a clean team.
The honors were even during the
first half Alma's oHense was fierce
and enabled her to keep the bah in
Olivet's territory the greater part Of
the time. 0liyet exceled IN defence
but could not gain al al through her
opponents line For Alma Helmer
ST. Cyr Bradheld AND Ferguson
plowed through Oiivet for good gains
repeatedly but were unable TO score.
Attemuts at field goals failed on both
sides and the forward pass was asel
but little Thomas made a pretty end
fun for Oiivet but Hurlbuts puntiug
was not high grade However De had
slight wind against him. Helmer
booting WAS superb Alma fumblel
the wet muddy pigskin once or
twice The half ended with the ball
in Olivet's territory At the end of
the igst half every indication pointed
10 an Alma victory for the team was
playing 10 win and to. say he least
was never ont classed by Oivet fer
minute The intermission proved
fatal to Alma. There is but ora
dressing room on Reed Field and the
Ohyet team naturally enough used
it. They occupied their ten m -ates
rest in washing Oft the mud accumulat-
ed during the half and in donning clean
dry suits. The Alma Jeam, drenched
through by rolling in puddles. covered
with mud, and spent with the terrific
exertions of the first half. lay down on
the open field in raw. damp wind
that made even the spectators shiver
Chilled through in five minutes ana
stiff IN ten, they went into the second
half weighted down by their mud
covered suits 10 meet the refreshed
Olivet team Not that this is AN eX-
cnse for Alma losing, it is a. simple
statement of facts. The weather was
at fault here. not Olivet Alma went
ir gamely. running Ohvet's kick oil
well up the field 10y line bucks ard
the use of the forward pass Alma
lost the ball in Oliveu's territory ard
was heavily penalized in addition,
Olivet's team work stiffened greatly
in the second half and their brilliant
quarter, Hurlbut, ran them down
through Alma's line (which during the
first half had held without a break hy
series of bucks and tackles smashes
for touchdown. Blake carried the
ball over. Olivet failed to kick goal.
Score 30. Alma kicked to Olivet
Helmer, outclassed Hurlput in ex-
changing punts but by series of for
ward passes which their speedy end.
Weed. was lucky in getting, Olivet
cane in striking distance of Almas
goal again and Hurlbut's nimblc toe
Tipped the spheroid between the posts
for field goal. Score 30. Almas
only chance for score in this half
came when the team, finally getting
warmed up. lived up to their "die
hard reputation by running the ball
by trick PLAYS and line smsshes nearly
the length Of the field to Olive''s
four yard line where Olivet's defense
stitfened and the ball changed over
Morrison and Thomas starred in gain
ing Olivet 5 second touchdown. Olivet's
team work was fast and brilliant,
while Alma seemed unable to hold
them. Hurlbut failed to kick goal
after the second touchdown. Time
was called with the score 40.