Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-18
ECH DRUBS MERCER. 3 TO 0

being off-side and Smith replaced
Hicks at right guard for Alabama.
McWhorter sprinted 40 yards around
right end, putting the ball on Ala
bama's 5-yard line. Powell and Nc
Whorter both failed to gain and Bob
tried again, with no luck. Georgia
fumoled and Alabama recovered on
its own 7-yard line.
The second quarter was drawing to
a close, and Love fumbIed, but recov-
cred. Tubby Long kicked, the ball
going outside, Harsh gained yards,
but VandSrgraff was dumped for a
loss and Long punted % yards to
Paddock, who was downed in his
tracks. The whistle blew at this
1uncture for the end Of the second
period. Score-Georgia, Z; Alabama,
THIRD QUARTER.
Between the halves the Alabama.
rooters gave vent to a big demonstra-
ton on the field. There We're fully
5000 in the stands, and about half of
them marched about the gridiron.
The period started with Georgia de-
tending the south goal Biddle kicked
off IS yards to Thompson, who re-
turned the ball 5 yards. McWhorter
gained wards, and Powell made it a
first down. McWhorter carried the
ball yards, and Powell added the
needed l yard. McWhorter was twice
thrown for a loss, and then Georgia
punted 30 yards to Long. who FUN
bled the ball, recovered, and was
downed in his tracks.
Roach replaced Smith, who was
Knocked out. Alabama fumbled, re-
covering the ball with a loss Long
hunted and %,
its 23-yard line. McWhorter was
dumped for a loss, and the Red and
Black was penalized 10 yards for
holding. Then McWhorter staged an
other great sprint, running 20 yards
around Alabama's left end and lodg-
ing the ball on the 5-yard line.
Powell plunged into the line. but
failed to gain. H. Vandergraff was
Knocked out, but got back in the
game, though showing the effects
of the jolt he received. Purcell re-
placed Thrash of Georgia at left
guard, and after one futile attempt,
McWhorter plunged over left tackle
for the touchdown. Henderson kick
ed out to Thompson, and then kicked
goal.
SCORE: GEORGIA, IA; ALA
BAMA, 0.
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Nandergraff returned the ball % yards
by a brilliant run through a broken
field. Alabama worked a forward
pass for IS yards to Blake making it
a first down. Alabama lost yards
by penalty and the ball by a FUN
Bile, and Powell, on the next play,
sprinted 40 yards to a touchdown. 1t
was a great bit of open-field running.
Henderson failed to kick goal.
SCORE: GEORGIA, 20, ALA
BAMA, 0.
Powell kicked off for Georgia, and
Vandergraff made another fine run
of 20 yards through the broken field.
Long slipped through tackle for 5
yards. A forward pass was not com
pleted. and Tubby Long carried the
ball 3 yards, and then was thrown
on the next play for a loss of the
same distance. On the fourth down
he punted so yards to Paddock, who
returned the ball 10 yards.
McWhorter carried the ball yards,
and a forward pass, McWhorter to
Paddock, was not completed. Nc
Whorter and Powell failed to gain.
Powell hit the line for 3 yards after
which Powell punted 80 yards to
Long. who ran it back 10 yards, and
would have made more, but one of
his own men blocked him.
Marsh bucked the line yards, and
the third period ended.
FOURTH QUARTER.
The last period opened with the
ball in Alabama's possession in mid
field. Vandergriff made 4 yards
through the line and Long bucked for
8 more making a first down. Logan
replaced Thompson at left half, and
after Miller was thrown for loss,
Burke failed to gain. Then Van
dergriff raced around right end IS
yards to a first down. Long slipped
s yards through the line, and then
Georgia took the ball on a tumble.
Powell, Paddock and McWhorter
gains through the line, after which
McWhorter was dumped for two
losses that nearly wiped out the gains.
McWhorter tried a long forward pass,
which hit the ground, and Henderson
punted 80 yards to Vandergraff, who
was downed in his tracks by Nc
Whorter. The ball was then on Ala
bama's 35-yard line.
Long opened with a line buck Of 3
wards, and repeated with more. Van
dergraff made it a first down with )
yards, and then lost 4 yards. Long
failed to gain, and Vandergraff got
only yards. Long punted 80 yards
to Paddock, who slipped back 20 yards
in the gathering dusk.
McWhorter got away for a great
run of 45 yards around left end, Van
dergraff making the tackle so fiervely
that he was knocked out The band
PLAYED In My Harem," but the Ala
bama rooters couldn't cheer up much.
The ball was on Alabama's 20-yard
line. and the last quarter nearly over
Paddock fumbled and Georgia lost
) yards McWhorter gained yards,
and was tackled by Vandergraft.
Georgia was penalized IS yards for
holding. McWhorter failed to gain,
and Powell tore off 10 yards. Hen
derson kicked 10 Long, who was down
ed where he made the catch. It was
Alabama's ball on its l5-yard line.
Vandergraff and Harsh made short
gains. but the task was hopeless, and
the game ended with the ball in Ala
bama's territory.
Final score; Georgia, 90 Alabama
o.