The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
Field Goal Counting Four Points Was All Alabama Could
 Get Out of Game
TIGERS IN ARREST FORM
 RAN OVER ALABAMA LADS
Alabama Was Plucky, But There Is Greenness Yet and Much Work Necessary to Get the Squad
 In Shape.
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS.

BY HUGH w. ROBERTS.
 Tuscaloosa, October gl-tspecial)-There was no twisting of the Tigers tails in Tuscaloosa this afternoon. Instead, Ala bama suffered an ignominous defeat at the hands of Sewanee, and the score of 54 to tells the tale in no part.
 It's the bluest day since prohibition car ried. On account of the magnificent bat tie waged by Auburn against Sewanee, Alabama imagined that there was some chance to tie the mountaineers, with d bare possibility of handing them a de- feat. Instead, the slaughter
 In no department of the game could Alabama compare with the husky athletes in purple. To say that Alabama was out classed would be putting it mildly The athletic Sewanee team broke Alabama s line into a thousand fragments, smashed the ends recklessly, and with a hearty abandon, toyed with the Crimson-Whte lads while making innumerable forward, double and even triple passes. From one end of the field to the other with antelope speed, Sewanee flew. shaking off the Ala bama tacklers as a smart terrier deals with rats The defeat was a crushing one and a severe blow to Tuscaloosa and the alumni of the state. The game oe- came bounding, hurdling, dashing pano- rama, a confusion of horrid din, some thing that holds and horrifes.
 Scoring with Ease.
 No better illustration of the ease with which Sewanee slipped the steel into Ala bama could be cited than the fact that within two minutes of play the goal of the CrimsonWh was punetured for the utes he speedy athletes had dashed across the field a second time and scored q second touchdown. Then it was that Alabama became terrified, It's line gave way completely, and the back field could hardly get in motion before Sewanee smashed the formation Innumerable times was the man with the ball tackled behind the line. The interference was wanting altogether. It was simply the case of lone man putting his brains out against the Sewanee brick wall. Then when the Tigers got the ball, Alabama was as powerless to check the men of purple as if they were elephants in weight with the speed of the wind. It was a slaughter!
 SeWanee Was Magnificent.
 Sewanee was never more magnificent. It was mot the same bunch which met Au- burn in Birmingham last Saturday. There was no temerity There was no tumble of punts There was no promscuous fail ure of forward passes. There was a total abandon of experimental tactics The Tigers went out for blood and blood they got Tackles smashed Alabama over tackles. There was the tackle back for mation. There was line bucking and splendidly protected end runs. There was the double pass behind the line. There were several excellent forward passes, and such a thing as fumblel was un- known. Sewanee revealed enthusiastically that it is the second best in Dixie to a dead certainty. Compared, Sewanee Sat urday against Auburn was a bunch of dubs There was no over-confidence. The Tigers were simply confronted by a task, and gritting their teeth, they performed it neatly and without ado. Coach Erwin of Sewanee, after the game admitted that Sewanee played five times as well against Ala Dallla as against AuDuiH odtuiudy.
 Trouble with Alabama.
 Alabama's material looks good. The team is well proportioned, and will average very nearly ITO pounds. The men are imbued with excellent spirit. They never gave up during the entire afternoon. In the second half, they returned to the task with renewed en- ergy, and fought gallantly. They took their drubbing good naturedly, and during the most terrific fire of the afternoon, no streak of yellow" was displayed. The interference was as chan before the wind, this being true in spite of the fact that Alabama got off faster than ever before in It's re- cent history. The team gave the ap- pearance of "greenness." The boys seem perfectly willing to learn and have a fair stock of goods backing them up. However, 1t seems that they know little of the rudiments of the game. They give promise however, and within the next month 1t Is very prob able that Coach Pollard will have an- other team before the critics.
 The Alabama Players.
 To name the Sewanee stars would be a repetition of the purple lineup. Every man was constellation of spleu- did twinkle. Shipp tore up and down
 
 out of the question. Lanier fought with usual ability. Barrett as gem eral. was superb. The entire team was a bunch of muscular aggressiveness. with generalship and terrific speed.
 For Alabama, Hannon, quarterback and captain, was splendid in defeat. His head work was shown excellently throughout the slaughter Then. 1t was his toe that sent the sphere from a drop kick between Sewanees goal posts. scoring Alabama's quartette / points Sturdivant held his nerve throughout the terrific engagement, and played as consistent game as the circumstances would permit. Reidy, touted as Ala bana's star, was @ dis tinct disappointment, although it is probable that his bruised condition is accountable. B. Jones did clever work throughou out the day. D. Pratt substi- tuted at the beginning of the second half for Tutwiler, was positive i'm provement. His bunting was clever. and the fact that he kept his head, and never lost his nerve, was emphattcally demonstrated. Edwards, at end, played with his usual grit, and managed to get in the thick of things on several occa sions. He broke up the majority of the Sewanee formations wh ich were fnterfered with. Bur<es starred in the line and won the admiration of Se- wannees coach. Brice Jones' substi- tuted for Edwards in the beginning of the second half. made a spledid im- presson. The team. as whole. in- deed rave the promise of much, al-