The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-01
Tide Turned Against North CarOlinians in the
 Final Quarter
BRILLIANT GAME IS
 CLOSE OF SEASON
Alabama Has Great Advantage But Finds Difficulty in Scoring FuIlback Vandegraaff the
 Star-Score 16.6
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

bamans transformed what appeared a certain defeat into a glorious victory yes terday afternoon.
 Alabama, as a matter of fact in every department. of play save bunting, out olassed its opponents the Tar Heel brig adiers of Davidson, but found scoring a problem of the greatest difficulty. And when, after half hundred chances to cross the visitors goal and overcome tiIeir lead of single point had gone glinmering, another and yet brighter chance was lost towards the conclusion Of the fourth quarter, there was hardly an Alabama supporter on the sldelines who would have ventured maple lear on the success of the Crimson-White.
 And then the moon came into view, indicating that the time of play was eX- ceedingly limited. The Alabamians grew desperate. More terrific became their pIunges against the adamantine line of Davidson. More fleet became their rushes around the opposing ends. More rapid became their formations. More nimble became their wits.
 As result, the impetuous Alabamians swept the field before them. The Tar Heels, like tired soldiers after a long and desperate hand to hand engagement, ,gave way from line to line as dark ness fell. Following on the retreat of the visitors rose the hoarse and victorious shouts of the Alabamians. The blow of the whistle prevented what seemed the beginning of a veritable rout
 Alabama Couldn't Score
 Seldom has such another game been played. Alabama gained almost at will against the line of Davidson. Alabama S backs found little difficulty as result of their speed, in circling the Davidson ends. The fighting was almost exclusive ly in the territory of the visitors. And still by the narrowest margin, it seemed, Alabama missed defeat that would have clouded its record for the season, ana a disappointment that might have exerted an influence on it's gridlron career Y for years to come.
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 The attendance was comparatively small, but along the side lines there was a marked display of enthusias asm By the brilliance of Alabamas end runs made possible by excellent interfer- ences, the spectators were often thrilled, while a forward pass con- pleted only by the margin of an eye lash, or a terrific compact of bone and muscle following a tackle of force suf. ficient to split mast, precipitated a series of college yells, a fantastic fl snake dance on the bleachers Every variety of play was employed Alabama gained principally around tn. N Davidson wings and it's forward passes H though one resulted in Davidson's sin gle touchdown, were, as rule, suc- cessful. One of Alabama's backs, A N VandeTraaff. on several occasions splintered the stanch line of the Ia, Heels. though Alabamas gains through ! the line were exceptional Davidson K too, was well coached and prevented u | repertoire of formations which would \ have proved fatal to q less formidable aggregation. The only criticism tha, can be made of the Davidson offense was its lack of speed in the beginning N of plays. That Davidson failed ofter to gain was not to the discredit ot Davidson.
 The play was clean and penalties, as result, few.f There swere two sligh. | injuries. Booe, captain of the Ia, K Heels, was forced to retire with veal, leg, while Kellar of Alabama retired