The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
TECH DEFEATS ALABAMIANS Georgia Team Wins the Contest. CLEAN GAME IS PLAYED Tuscaloosa Men Won in the Early
 Play. Ayres Left Fad For Georgia Was the Real staf--The "aIiIitary For-
 nation" Failed to
 Work.

<AAtdHld. 1dss OCt. Z4s-NSpeClaID- Georgia Tech defeated Alabama this afternoon at Ponce De Leon park by score of II to before a good crowd Of football enthusiasts.
 The day was warm but despite this fact the game was played fast by officials.
 Alabama played a square, clean game dash and fire. The team possessed several sure tacklers. The line men 5Sld Tbs wei well ao,a at this but are cratic prstt ns OfSk has esS soos s ficssr Sseauty and in
 Tech gained through the line and around the end. especially in the. sec 2nd half. with surprising rapidity. part of Piggy" Hightower, Alabama would not have scored at all. His tumble of place back on his ten- yawn yard line resulted in Alabsna,s touch. within one foot of the goal. Alabama sending .Austell over for a touchdown, Reidy kicking goal.
 erson's place. was the real star of the game. He scored the first touchdown for Tech after receiving a forward pass from Hightower, and ran around twenty yards for a touchdown.
 In the second half he jumped nigh in the air receiving an onside kick and held the ball for gain of thirty
 Alabama's celebrated military form ation" was not as successful as 1t was thought It would be. Seven times 1t was tried. Three times the players did not come to complete stop before the ball was snapped. Three times Tech broke 1t up while It worked out once. this time being a beautifully ex- ecuted forward pass.
 Alabama Scores.
 Tech kicked off to Alabama's fifteen yard line The full back returned the punt. Hightower fumbling the ball, an Alabama man falling on 1t. Tech held and another kick resulted, and after advancing the ball for first down, Rob- loss and then punted. Alabama went through tackle for fifteen yards and on the next play a place kick was and and an Alabama man falling on the ball within one foot of the goal line. AusteH was sent over for the touch- doWni Reidy kicking goal.
 Tech kicked off again. Alabama brought 1t back eighteen yards but was held down for downs, Pratt bunt- iegi refnrnsd addshf9wsT receixsd the ball and gained fifty yards fhe ds folloWinx sGn piaya 1nsn CTS carrying the ball in order named: Ayres. Davis. Hightower. Barnwell. tower. Hightower fumbled on the last play and the ball went to Alabama.
 Alabama tried the centre of the line, put Tailed and then punted. High Tech started her march for a touch down. Robert took three around end. Barnwell five throagh centre. Parrish on a delayed pass xhrough centre for
 Alabama was dfrside on the next play tower made. an end run for ten yards, twenty five yards more for a touch- down. Robert missed goal.
 Alabama 6. Tech 5.
 One Side to Other.
 Tech kicked off and the ball varied from one side to the other for the ture being Ayres' play on an onside kick by Roberts, the first half ending with the ball in Techs possession on Alabama's 30-yard line. Tech II, Ala
 Alabama then kicked off. Robert ran back Is yards. Tech then started an other rush for touchdown, in. which Davis and Hightower made the most gains only. to lose the ball on q fail ure at forward pass. The Tech plays.
 Alabama got the ball on the failpra Of the forward pass. but failed to gain, Hightower received the punt and ran back five yards A forward pass from Ridley. kicking goal.
 Following this the ball seesawed back and forth for some time. and when 1t came in Techs possession for the last time she started ripping off gains regularly. only to have time called with the ball in her possession In the centre of the field after rushing 1t from within one foot of their goal.
 The lineup was as follows:
 Mo cpSd, TpeehMAyres; -, L. E.; Green. L. T.; Barnwel1. R. G.; Means, R. T.; Hlgh. tower. R. E.; Robert (Capt) O. B.: Davis R. H: B.; Parrish. L. H. B.;
 
 Ala Alabama-Edwards, Watson. L. E.: Gcapt.) Burks, L., T.; V. PrattH R. C.; Countess, C.s Arant. R C.; Green, Gresham. R. T.; Gresham. Hurd R. E.: Peoples; e. B.; Reidy R. il. B.; D; Pratt L. II. B.; Austill. F. B. Goal from touchdown Reidy. Ridley, Officials George Butler. of North Car olina. c. W Rowhothum. of Tufts. alternating as referee and umpire: ihieadlinesman, McElroy of Cornell; lineman. Lanier. of Alabama. and Bail ey, of Tech; time keepers. Watkins of Sewanee. and Buchanan. of Tech.