The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
HIGH SCHOOL AND AGG|ES PLAY TIE Neither Side Able to Score Yesterday
 
 LIANT PLAYS
Wood Is Star of High School, Making Total Gains of ITO Yards. Some Other Snappy
 Players


 The High school eleven battled with tn sylacauga Aggies for four quarters with out either eleven scoring The score wa O to 0. However if the time of the gam had been called two minutes later tn score would probably have been Higi school 6 to Sylacauga 0. The game was fast. clean fight and nothing happened to mar the enjoyment of the crowd.
 Tn spite of the facts that the coacf played with the team and that other thar members of the school were in the con test. the fight was intensely interesting and many brilliant and spectacular plays were exhibited
 The mode of play was varied and many unexpected plays were pulled off. Int end run was used extensively by botf aggregations and the speed and agility of the players amazed the spectators The captain of the Aggies, Rowe, exhibit ed marvellous speed and headwork. His playing was greatly like that of "Chig' ger" Browne, former star of the Se- vance football team. Rowe, seemingly can run 100 yards in 10 seconds. He could get through the line with great east and his playing was one of the many features of the game.
 The High school made use of the enc run and succeeding in making downs or almost every occasion, while the Aggies were also able to gain the necessary | yards on almost every attempt Both teams excelled in the offensive.
 The forward pass was not used much on account of the ease with which the players on the offense were able to gain territory. However, in the last quarter, the Highs were determined to score a touchdown and resorted to the forward pass in order that they might gain quick ly, as but a few minutes of play re- mained. Barker, who had been substi- tuted for Morton, passed a pretty spiral to Strange who recovered it and made 20 yards on the play. It was attempted but three times throughout the game.
 Wood Was Star Player
 The distinct star of the game was Wood, the High quarter back, whose play ing brought forth pleasing comment and admiration from the enthusiastic crowd. In the first quarter, he made the prettiest run of the game for 20 yards, through broken field. Marlborough, the Aggie coach and quarter, attempted to make a drop kick from the 30 yard line. However, this failed and Wood brought the ball back. Here he was given the ball. He tucked the pigskin under his arm and ran through the strong line of the Aggies for 10 yards. Then he continued until he had made 10 yards more on a beautiful run. Again he broke into the stellar ranks when he made IS yards through center. In the first quarter he gained 51 yards for the Highs. In the second quarter he made ;5 yards for the High aggregation, one of the runs being for IS yards around left end In the third quarter he gained fl yards, while he gained 43 in the last. In all he gained TO yards. His line bucking and fierce pIunging have never been equalled this year by any prep player His end runs were well made and showed remarkable head work and execution.
 Strange, captain and half for the Highs, also played a consistent and at times star game. He was a hard worker and was in the game at all times. He executed many daring and spectacular plays, and his playing was very commendable Lathem, at left end for the Highs, and Robinson.
 
 fact, the High team did spendidly.
 Rowe, at half for Sylacauga, played a Spectacular game throughout. His total gains throughout the game were about the same as Wood of the High school. Rowe is one of the swiftest men ever seen on football team and his elusive ability is marvellous. He would go through the smallest of holes and through almost any number of men, He was another brilliant player.
 The game began with Sylacauga kicking to the Highs After the Highs had failed to make the downs the Aggies secured the ball and rushed it up to the 8 yard line of the Highs. Here the coach, Kim brough, attempted to make drop kcl, for field goal, but failed. Then the Highs gained possession of the ball and rushed it up to the 50 yard line, where Wood made a spectacular broken field run foI I 20 yards. Then he made IS yards through right tackle. Strange bdcked six yards through center, while Wood again buckeo the line for F yards. Here the Highs lost the ball and it was rushed up and dowr the field again. Morton made 10 yards or an end run, after the ball was recovered z The quarter ended on the p yard line oi the Aggies.
 In the other two quarters neither side threatened to score, but many spectacular plays were seen. In tht fourth quarter the Highs were de. termined to score although half of tht quarter was gone On the 50 yard line Barker made a pretty forward pass tt Strange for 20 yards. Wood made a plunge of 20 yards through center and followed 1t up with plunges that put the ball on the two yard line of tn, Aggies. Just as the quarter was call. ing signals the whistle blew and ruinet B. H. S. hopes for victory. The High. had two yards to gain in three downs
 The Summary
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