The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-18
HOWARD DEFEATS ! KEENEST RIVAL BY SCORE OF 6 ID , Cook Fails to Kick Goal During the High
 Wind SEVERAL MEN ARE
 FORCED TO RETIRE Each Team Was Able at Practically All Times to Hold Its Rival
 on the Third Down.
 Summary
Rr REUBEN A. LEWIS


 l sg9reratfon made one touchdown, bu
 Birmingham missed goal The game wa an interesting struggle throughout, wit i Howard the seeming victor by a larg score, but when a few yards to gal meant a score she failed to cross over The field was fast, but it was seldom I taken advantage of.
 The teams used straight football tactics | throughout, with the occasional use of thu forward pass. The Howard team iron the beginning began to assault the Bir mingham line.
 On the other side of the line, Birming haw adopted the same tactics, and 1t was Greek against Greek. Up until the las quarter Birmingham had never made downs, but was compelled to kick fol distance on every three downs. Howard also, was compelled to kick, as at times the Birmingham line would hold like stone wall.
 The forward pass was used extensively but did not succeed except about one out of every four attempts. The men or both teams had been we'll trained for the struggle, and had been shown. how to prevent the success of this dangerous play. However, Birmingham's loss was probably caused by the fadure of the forward pass. In the third quarter Bir- mingham attempted to make this play, when she was on her 30 yard line. Berry, the captain of the Howard team, broke through and caught the pass and ran up an open field for 9 yards and a touch down. Birmingham had been too daring.
 Although both sides made the forward pass occasionally. it did not figure In the scoring.
 Brantley, the mainstay of the Howard team on the defense, was out of the game, having injured his leg early in the fourth quarter. With him out. Birming- ham began to assault the line of the Crimson and Blue. which seemed to give way enough to allow the Birmingham boys to make downs. When they were on the 30 yard line of the Howarders, Wat kins, who had ben substituted for Kelly at half was noticed by an official as he slugged Taylor, and was put out of the game. The referee, Watkins, gave the Birmingham team 15 yards on account ot this offense.
 This brought the ball up on the l5 yard line of Howard and Birmingham, per ceiving the weakness of Howard since the removal of Brantley, began to assault the now weakening line
 Birmingham's Only Touchdown
 Cook plunged through the line for six yards. Taylor received the ball and plunged through the line with two or three men clinging to him, for eight yards Then another plunge gave Bir- mingham her down. After one unsuccess- ful attempt, "Babe" Taylor carried the ball for Birmingham's only touchdown, Cook attempted to kick goal but failed because of the high wind.
 | The game was rather unsportsmanlike at times, the mainstay of the Birmingham team seemed to be the man they were trying to put out. while Bfantley of How ard was also the target for assault, fol the birmingham aggregation. Both Brant- ly and Taylor tried to crawl with the bal l when they were down and many a wei
 thrusted knee or well aimed carcass came
 near ending their performance in the | game. The officials in the game con ducted it with quick. systematic man
 ner and they are to be complimented fol
 their part All gave satisfaction and ther, was no wrangling with the referee. l When the game started it seemed as i Howard would defeat Birmingham by { score of not less than five touchdown to nothing. Taylor of Howard, began { long and continual assault on the Bir | rningham line. He plunged for F yard
 through. center and the Birmingham lin
 seemingly crumbled like a cracker. Thei
 another warrior plunged through and s
 on until the Birmingham line rallied
 Then it was nip and tuck between tn
 two teams. Birmingham being unable t
 rcake ten yards would be compelled t kick Howard would then receive tn
 ball and would make downs the frs time, but then would be compelled t
 kick The quarter ended with the ball o
 the Birmingham 25 yard line. Howar
 successfully executed the forward pas
 for 10 yards in this quarter. Brantl : and Zielminski for Howard did the brun |, of the work, while Taylor played tn
 most consistent ball for Birmingham.
 In the second quarter nothing out 0
 the ordinary happened, excepting a beau tiful forward pass by Parker of Bir mingham The ball ended on the 15 var 1, line of Birmingham.
 Got on Eight Yard Line
 After Birmingham had kicked to How ard in the third quarter the ball wa 1. brought back to the Birmingham lin'
 Zielunski on swift and beautiful
 executed end run gained i5 yards. The
 Brantiy and others brought the ball witf , in eight yards of the Birmingham goa q but failed to make tho touchdown 8
 the ball was funbled on the pass for tn
 third down with but two feet to gain. Fh !, happened after Howard made her firs
 touchdown of the season, as describe
 above.
 In the fourth quarter Towards lir !. weakened by sustitutions and on accour a of the men not knowing their position ! Birmingham played on the aggressiv
 She bucked up the field and when sf
 was about 90 yarS.z from the Howai : line she was penaf.zed. After this sf ' went over the line for touchdown. The individual star of the game WI Taylor, for Birmingham. Althourh he VI q at disadvantage on account of the veal q ness of the line in running interferen' a he made the most consistent gains Of Il 2 day for Birmingham His tackling VI fierce and he was the strength of il I backfiers. Several times during the ga T he would buck through the Howard In with two and three men cl.nginy to il.r e IT.. xsroc ae ztl-, tf,a afnr for T1-v,f- h f-,