The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

magn11Cent de1enSe ana uHcOHqueidplo spirit elicited warm applause from those about the field
 The Crucial First Half.
 The afternoon was dark and cloudy
 The air was biting, and the players. with eagerness, rush ed to the fray.
 There was large attendance, and great enthusiasm. Towards entire student body occupied seats on the bleachers many Crimson White pen nants made known the fact that Ala bama was well represented.
 And then the battle was opened. How ard kicked to Alabama
 Instantly the play was furious. Ala Dama required it's entire three downs to make the required ten yards, and then stole around left and for 20. Checked in this mad career, the Crimson White settled down to biting off space, yard at a time, and then everyone realized that there would be no walkover.
 After the teams had battled for about 10 minutes, Peebles made a long pass to Pratt, and the daring halfback, run ming like a deer, crossed the goal with the first touchdown. Burks failed to put the ball between the posts, and play was resumed.
 Howard at this time having failed to gain through Alabamas line and having encountered little success around the ends, opened another line of its. repertoire. and met with greater success. There occurred, in rapid succesSion,. two short forward passes from Burns to Denny. and both were successful. It is probable that had Denny, attempted to run with the ball after receiving 1t, he would have scored. However, he satisfied himself with falling in his tracks and at the second time of falling he was within striking distance of the goal.
 By successive plunges for short gains and by penalty attached to Alabama, Howard became intoxicated with the fact that the Alabama goal line was about to be crossed. On that spot, however, the 5-yard line, a fierce conflict occurred, and when the dust was cleared away. Alabama had taken possession of the ball on It's one-yard line. Burks. drove the sphere out of danger.
 The Military Formation.
 In the second half the furious style of play was continued. Alabama presented the military formation for the first time this season and, as 1t has always done it proved most successful. Within five minutes of play Alabama had the ball on Towards 3o-yard line, and there,
  gain, attempted a field goal. The ball passed a trifle to the left of the posts, and was kicked out.
 Having gained several ten yards, Ala bama, within 40 yards of Towards goal, sent Pratt, under, cover of the military formation for a touchdown. Alabama employed a man on it's far end to act as decoy and directed the play in the opposite direction. Howard was swept off its feet and Pratt had little trouble in scoring.
 In the second half Alabama encounter ed more success in every direction. How ard appeared a trifle fagged and was within five minutes of the conclusion of play the Crimson White had the ball on Towards 3O-yard line.
 Mudd Just In Time.
 Here, in a crash which netted no gain, Pratt was knocked out and carried from the field. Mudd was substituted, and on his first and the next play bucked through Towards heretofore impregnable line, and shaking off tackler after tackler, skirted 30 yards for touchdown. Burks kicked goal.
 Burns played great game for Howard. Denny was the great tower of strength, while Allen and Grenade were always in the thickest of the fray. Pratt starred for Alabama. Burks was the most consistent ground gainer, while Reidy, in every de- partment of the game, but principally in making marvellous interferences, was magnificent. Quarterback Peebles, though this is his first season, appeared to great advantage.