Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-11-21
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For your hilarious admiration and
unmitigated delectation is introduced
TO you-students, faculty, friends, al.
umni and public--the College Foot.
ball Champions of Michigan for the
season of 1912, which specifically
means the Alma College team, con
querors of them all with the single
exception of the Aggies who come
under loftier cognomen in educa-
tional circles. Last Saturday, with
terrifying conclusiveness, the Maroon
and Cream carried off the much COW
eted palm in the gridiron sport in the
state.
Playing with invincible enthusiasm
and scrap Alma defeated the Uni
versity of Detroit by the score of 2s
TO 20 in the prettiest exhibition of
football which the Detroit football
public has witnessed for many a day.
Captain Johnson and his wonderful
band tossed into the discard the one
remaining claimant to the state title.
But the opposition was determined
and strong and it required the best
efforts of the Alma men to pull out
convincing victory after one hour
OF solid fight
Captain Johnson won the toss and
chose TO defend the south goal. III.
Schultz received the Kickoff and re-
turned seven yards TO the 35-yard line.
The Schultz outfit, Wood, Johnson
and Henning. tore through the L. of
y. line and around the end for such
consistent gains that a touchdown
was scored after but six minutes OF
play Goal was not kicked. 1t is
perfectly proper to call the next
touchdown. Child" Johnson, for the
indomitable leader of the Maroon and
Cream was its undoubted father
The University had been held for
downs on their 30-yard line and Alma
had returned the punt TO the 40-yard
marker Nogt winked his rougish
eye At Eph and set the play in mo-
tion with him as its especial sponsor.
Hurting through the Detroit defense
Eph only pulled up after a beautiful
2j-yard amble Again he was re-
cruited into service and again he re-
sponded, this time with a paltry ten
yards From the 3-yard stripe the
ball wended its way across the final
stripe in spite of the menacing throng
of Detroit players Harry goaled.
Detroit took brace and began an
onward march to Alma's goal. After
long gains by the home teams back
field and ends Kelly shot over the
goal line with their first touchdown.
1t was a fine exhibition OF aggressive
football and sent the Detroit aggre-
CATION into paroxysms Of JOY. And
they might we'll be happy, for they
had scored on the best team they will
meet for some time Kelly kicked
a commendable goal.
The half was called with the ball
on the University's 3O-yard line and
in possession Of Alma.
Alma's attack was irresistible and
the wonderful playing OF the two
tackles and the backheld was COM
handing the enthusiastic approval Of
even a staid and hostile Detroit
crowd. The Free Press says OF
Alma's performance in the first half
1T looked like there was no stopping
the Presbyterians after the first quar-
ter was we'll advanced, for they had
amassed two touchdowns in the first
twelve minutes OF play mainly
through the great work OF the two
tackles. Edgerton and Captain John
son. who were good for gains of
from three to ten yards almost every
time they carried the ball"
Detroit kicked-off to Vogt, who re-
turned TO the middle of the field
leaving d double row OF Respondent
Detroiters who had missed their aim
and slid off the elusive quarterback
after various sundry tackles. With
several of the team contributing sub
stantial gains Alma made a steady
march to the University's goal.
Wood, the Schultz brothers, Vogt,
and the two tackles taking turns in
advancing the ball. From the ten
yard line Captain Johnson shot over
the line with touchdown number
three, and Harry kicked goal.
Score; Alma, 20; L. of D., Z
Throwing all caution TO the winds,
Detroit made one long dying gasp
for victory Abandoning their former
army game they put their sole re-
lance on the forward pass. And they
were signally successful. With Kelly
tossing the forward filings the enemy
were morally certain OF Oaininr His