The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-27


 stiffened, and a penalty increased Georgta's distance to go to such an ex- tent that she failed. and the ball went over.
 Receiving the ball on her own twen- ty-five yard line Alabama chose 10
 Kick, Pratt getting off a particularly good one of forty yards. Cox lost ten
 Sama again m 0naashs ioss ths ball ' on s tumble.
 and for the first time Rossiter was Twice the big tackle went crashing
 fifteen yards. but the speed could not
 be maintained by these backs who foI-
 lowed. alternately in trying for a
 closer position to the coveted mark. and the ball again went over. Fighting for Inches. With each down the play was get ting fiercer and fiercer. Each yard
 was fought for as if 1t were as precious
 as the richest claim ever staked in the sources of his varied attack into use Hannon sent his team through daz-
 zling collection of wierd and unusual
 Georgia territory at first. but failed in divined.
 With the ball on her twenty-five yard line Alabama tried for the first time the famous wing shift invented by Glenn S. Warner. the celebrated Cornell coach Three times in succession was
 this formation ra tried before ro,nt # s,a was ing stopped. Three more tries and the
 ball went to Georgia in the middle or the field.
 and driving at the Alabama line by Rossiter, Fleming and Kaufman car ried the oval to Alabamas fifteen yard
 line. With the ball directly in front at field goal. He had a clear field be- fore him, the line holding splendidIy, but his kick was short. Hannon re-
 ceiving the ball in the shadow of his own goal. running 1t back twenty yards before being downed
 After this narrow escape the Ala kbamians seemsd to take on more
 strength and speed. EowIe went Georgia line for eight yards on fake i buck, spiendidiy executed forward I pass netted fifteen more, and quar-
 terback trick carried the ball to the 1 the Georgia defense stiffened. and shut down like 8 steel trap at the twenty | five yard line. With third down and eight to go time was called. The ball was in Alabama's possession on | Georgias twenty-five yard line. During the intermission q half hum l dred Auburn alumni formed process | sion and marched around the field.
 singing the institute songs. and occa-
 sonally cheering for Georgia Second Half Tense. When the whistle blew for the sec l ond half rooters for both sides called on their eievens for score. and the half commenced even more fiercely than
 the first. Burks kicked to Cox on | Georgia's fifteen yard line. Cox run ming back fifteen yards.
 Cox got off the best punt of the af- | ternoon, measuring out nearly sixty yards. It was high spiral. and as soon as Hannon caught 1t he was down. | ed on his own ten yard line. Pratt punted. but the ball vas call-
 ed back. and an end run was attempt ed by Howle. who was thrown for . | loss. Two downs netted seven and a
 tumble gave Georgia the ball on Ala l bama's ffteen-yard line.
 Rossiter bueked i've and Cox dropped
 back for another try at goal. The
 kick was blocked and rolled to Ala bama's two-yard line, where Hatcher fell upon it.
 Georgia was off side and the ball was called back and a penalty added. Rossiter again took the ball to Ala l bama's ifteen-yard line. A drop kick was framed up, Cox dropping back ! without prostrate player to place the
 ball for him. In their eagerness the l Alabama players did not see Captain
 Smith dart from his position just as the
 ball was snapped back. and in a flash | he had received the double pass and | was racing around Alabama's left end. Chick Hannon and Sturtevant were the only obstacles in his way. Rossi- | ter bowIed Sturtevant over and Han- non was eluded, Smith crossing the
 goal line midst the frantic cheering of | the Georgia supporters. He had no trouble in planting the ball fairly be- | tween the goal posts.
 The Georgia contingent went wild.
 but their joy was short lived. The
 only instance of holding during the
 entire game was detected by Umpire 1 Sitton. and the ball was called back. l With the penalty and loss of ground on a try around Alabama's left | end Cox punted to Alabama's five-yard
 line, Howle running 1t back five. Again
 Georgia took the ball on Alabama's
 twenty-five yard line. and the play os- cilIated between here and the middle
 of the field until we'll toward the latter | part of the half. when 1t was worked down to Alabama's twelve yard line and Cox dropped back forN another try
 at goal from field.
 Ends fin Punting Duel. The pass was high, and before it could be placed Hannon was through the Georgia line and booted the sphere | ten yards down the field, where he fell on it. From then to the end of thu half
 bunting duel was engaged in. When | time was up the ball was in Georgia s l The lineup was as follows. I