The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Spectacular Cams At the Fair Grounds Results In Crim-
 sOn-White Victory
CAPTAIN BURKS PLAYED
 MOST EXCELLENT GAME
Big TackIer Scored Two of Alabama's Touchdowns, and Ills Defense Was Magnificent-Pratt Kicks Goal
 From Placement.

The football team of the University of Alabama met and defeated the football team of the University of Cincinnati yes- terday afternoon by a score of 16 to 0.
 From a spectators viewpoint, the game was one that aspired to the ideal. In the first half, however, the Cincinnati aggregation revealed certain lack of team work which resulted in its downfall In the second period, however, this rough ness was not apparent, and the fight was as bitter and, at the same time, as spec tacular as one would care to witness.
 Cincinnati played a great defensive game, although it's aggressive tactics, especially in the first half, were weak. Alabamas light line was impregnable to the rushes of the heavy veterans from Cincinnati, while skirting the ends was equally as hopeless. All of Cincinnati's S gain resulted from trick plays or for ward passes in the second half.
 Alabama played it's usual good game. The team work was much smoother than that shown Saturday week against How ard. Alabamas action, too, was more rapid, and its blows harder put.
 How scores were Maoe'
 In the first half, after six minutes of play, Alabama, fortunately tackling the receiver of punt on the f1ve-yard line, and quickly recovering the ball on downs, sent Captain Burks across the line on a tackle over tackle buck for the first touchdown. Reidy kicked an easy goal. Toward the end of the half Pratt, from the 3O-yard line, kicked a goal from placement, the ball passes directly over the center of the cross bar.
 In the second half, Cincinnati unstrung it's tricks and weird formations, and was able to gain more regularly against the Crimson White aggregation. Alabamas s trick plays were interpreted with ease, while the team from Tuscaloosa had noth- ing in the way of military formations or varsity two-steps that were new to the University of Cincinnati. A maze formation. employed on two occasions by Cincinnati, worked to advantage, and elicited warm applause from the specta- tors.
 In the second half the ball was swayed from one end of the field to the
 
 20 minutes had flown that Alabama was enabled to score it's second touchdown At that time. however, Peebles made a magnificent pass to Captain Burks, and the big tackle, aided by magnificent bit of interference by Noojin, just previously substituted for Reidy, dashed 30 yards across the goal. Burks kicked his own goal.
 Shortly afterwards, the game ended with the ball in Alabama's possession on Cin- cinnati's 40-yard line.
 Hood Fractures Bone.
 The offensive and defensive work of Captain Burks was probably the feature of the game from personal standpoint Reidy fas a fine ground gainer, and his work on the defensive was especially able. D. Pratt was in the lime-light on several occasions, and he was warmly ap- plauded when he kicked his goal from placement Center Countess, though handicapped by lack of weight, played a splendid game, and was fighting from the moment of play until the end of the scrimmage.
 Halfback Zange did star work for Gin cinnati, while Easton and Stanley, ends, repeatedly prevented the strong end runs of Alabama from becoming effective. Du- Bray is strong man in the backf1eld, and good gainer of ground. | Quarterback Hood,> Cincinnati's regular, in the first offensive action of his team, suffered a fractured collar bone which will prevent him appearing again this season. This blow was a heavy one to Cincinnati, and it is possible that had he continued playing uninjured, the score i would have been decreased. Hundman. | however, filled his shoes acceptably | The afternoon was hot, this fact work | ing a greater disadvantage on the Cincin- natl team than on Alabama. There was large attendance and much enthusiasm.
 The Line-Up.
 Alabama Position. Cincinnati | Watson and
 | Edwards ... =. left end -. ... Easton ] Burks . .... left tackle =. .... Adams w. Pratt .. ., left guard .. Vandamant and Abrams | Countess .. .... .. center .. .. ....Haenle Arant :. .. .. right guard =. .. .. Beebe | Gresham and
 Greene ... ... right tackle ... ... Marx Hurd right end =. Stanley Peebles ... ... quarterback =. ... .. Hood | and Hyndman Pratt and DuBray and
 Mudd =. a. left halfback =. Stewart | Austill =. ... ... fullback =. ... ... Gregg Reidy and
 Noojin :. .. right halfback ...... Zange
 Summary: Score, first half, Alabama, 10; | Cincinnati, o. Final score, Alabama, 16; Cincinnati, O. Touchdowns, Burks. 9 Goals, Reidy, 1; Burks l. Goals from placement, D. Pratt Referee. Rowbot- 1 ham. Umpire, Elgin. Head linesman, Watkins. Time of halves 20 and 20 min- utes.
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