Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-11-04


down and goal kick
The outcome of the contest was at
all times in doubt and both teams owe
tribute TO the god of fortune for an
opportunity to score at all
The feature of the game was the
90 yard run for touchdown by
French, Alma's gigantic tackle.
Scooping the ball from the ground,
after tumble, "Hawkshaw. showed
burst of speed which would have
made Art Walker in his palmiest days
turn green with envy No Albion man
was at any time near enough to him
to yell at him, let alone tackle him.
+ game started at 1886 Capt.
Spin ay won the toss and chose to
rece e. Riggs kicked to Barnard who
retu ed 10 yards. NJ. Smiths run
run noted seven yards. Hyde made
( one gard through TIE line ana then
addsd our NJ. Smith got through
for six. Barnard failed TO gain. p.
Robinson got yard, and then Alma
/ fumbled, Davidson OF Albion recover
ing the ball and carrying it 40 yards
to Alma's 20 yard line. Albion fun
bled but Sheets recovered. Cunning
ham got eight yards and then added
two more. Davidson failed TO gain.
3 Holtz made two. Davidson made two.
Riggs attempted a forward pass
which NJ. Smith intercepted. Hyde
failed to gain through the line and on
next play punted 80 yards to Holtz
who regained five. Riggs made two,
Holtz two and Cunningham made it
first down. French broke through and
nailed Holtz behind the line. David
son made seven, but Cunningham
/ failed to gain. Cunningham made
three yards and Spinney evened up by
! throwing Davidson for three yard
loss on attempted pass. Barnard in
tercepted Riggs pass and gained
/ Is yards. NJ Smith failed to gain.
Hyde made yard. Albion was off
side and Alma got five yards. Hyde
punted 40 yards to Sheets. Holtz
made a pretty 30 yard run from punt
formation. Davidson made five yards.
End of first quarter no scores.
At the beginning of the second
quarter Albion sent in a new set of
backs: Crosthwait for Cunningham,
Lambert for Davidson and Campbell
for Holtz. In the first play in this
period Ed. Johnston had four teeth
knocked out and was forced to retire,
Clarence" Spooner taking his posi-
tion at tackle. Lambert gained one
yard and then two. Campbell added
one and Bob Crosthwait made six
more Lambert failed TO gain, the
ball being on Alma's five yard line.
On the next play the sensation of the
game was presented when Riggs fun
bled the ball from punt formation and
French broke through, and, gathering
up the ball, shamelessly ignored the
speed limit in giving Alma her one
and only touchdown. Hyde made the
count seven by kicking a pretty goal.
French kicked to Aseltine who
made 10 yards. Riggs got IL but
! Campbell failed to gain. Campbell
got four and Crosthwait five. Camp
bell failed to gain but Crosthwait
made five. Campbell failed to gain
and Riggs pass on the fourth down
was incomplete. Alma's ball. A bad
pass to Smith lost Alma five yards.
Smiths pass. was intercepted by
Riggs. Campbell got three yards.
Albion was penalized Is yards for
holding Lambert made one yard. A
pass from Riggs to Sheets went 1s
yards. Another trial of this play gave
NJ Smith the pass. Hyde made one
yard. p. Robinson made four yards
and then added two. Hyde made
three yards, missing first down by
inches. Albion's ball. Campbell failed
to gain. Crosthwait made six. Crosth-
wait made it first down as the whistle
blew for quarter. Alma seven, Albion
nothing.
In the second half Johnston was put
back at his tackle, Spooner took
French's tackle and N. Smith replaced
p Robinson. Albion's original back
field was sent into action again. Alma
kicked to Albion who returnedsto her
own 40 yard line. Holtz failed to gain
Cunningham and Davidson made a
yard apiece. Johnston got Holtz be-
hind his line Holtz failed to gain
Albion punted but Alma was penaliz-
ed l5 yards for roughng the fullback
Spinney got Cunningham for a five
yard loss Cunningham made no gain
Johnston got Riggs 10 yards behind
the line. Riggs punted and NJ. Smith
returned six yards. Barnard failed to
gain. Hyde made four through the
line. Nj. Smith got seven on delayed
pass. Barnard no gain. N. Smith
end run made 20 yards. Alma was
..saa..ze1 FIVE yards for offside play
Hyde failed to gain. Alma's pass
Jailed Smith to Spinney. Hyde punted