The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31


 no fault of his own. The Alabama line is equal to that of Sewanee but neither play well on the defensive.
 For Sewanee the most consistent gainor was Captain Dobbins at tackle. He hits the line hard and low and never quits. Alabama found him troublesome on the line. but was able to stop him on end runs. Sowanee has two great ends in Me- 1saaes and I1dmonds, great on offensive as wel as defensive. Sellers at left half was good on sweeping end runs, and got away for several substantial gains. Her ring at quarter showed rather poorly and was clearly outplayed by Griff Harsh. Had Sewanee resorted to open play as Frequently in the first half as in the second the score might have been diff ferent. 1t would not have been So top- heavy at least.
 Stevenson Did We'll
 1.ovick Stevenson, the local boy playing right end for Alabama, shows promise, although he needs seasoning. On get ting aown the field under punts and blocking kicks and forward passes he Is extremely clever, but Sewanee found it comparatively easy to box him on an end run. Stevenson found difficulty in fight ing off interference and getting the run her. but time will cure this defect.
 ihS Fhtiit was cAlieflely lcIlSliys anu was not over until after o'clock. At the start both teams were eager for the fray. and the play was savage The ball see sawed back and forth for five minutes, Alabama then made her first score Bill Harsh went over Perry at left guard, plunked through the secondary defense, lodged Herring. playing back, and was away down the field to the goal 54 yards away. VandeGraaff kicked goal.
 Sewanee came back strong, and the Crimson was constantly on the defensive. During the remainder of the first quar- ter the ball was in Alabama's territory, and once was inside the 10-yard line, but the Tigers lacked the necessary punch to take it over. The quarter ended with the ball Alabamas s on Sewanee's 2O-yard line.
 Vandy's Great Punt
 At the beginning of the second quarter VandeGraaff tried for a field goal and missed. Sewanee took the ball out and bucked it down the field to Alabama s nine-yard line. where the Crimson held for downs. yandeGraaff then punted to Sewanee's 20-yard line and the Tigers started over again. Down the field they came, trying the line with mediocre suc- cess, varying the play with an end run or forward pass. With the goal once more in danger Alabama again held, and the half ended with the ball Sewanee' s on A1abamas 25-yard line.
 At the beginning of the second half Sewanee came back rejuvenated and al- most swept the Crimson players off their feet by the unexpected strength of their attack. Herring began to use open play more and more and succeeded admirably. By fighting grimly the Grim son machine staved off a score but the inevitable came in the last of the quar- ter when Herring opened his battery of forward passes. With four beauties the Tigers worked within striking distance of the Crimson goal and with mag nificent pass, reminiscent of Joplin's famous throw which beat Georgia Tech last year, Clark made a forward pass to Dobbins for the touchdown. Clark kicked goal.
 Sewanee continued to resort to open play and the Alabama team seemed de- moralized. After the kick off in the fourth quarter Alabama could do little with the Sewanee defense and it was Sewanee's ball on Alabama's 25-yard line. Herring fell back and drop kicked a beautiful goal. The score was tied.
 Bully Scores Again
 There were groans from the Alabama stands and prayerful appeals to the Crimson machine to hold 'em. Kelly'a warriors were woefully rattled and if began to look as if Sewanee might win after all. The great toe of vandeGraaff was practically useless as twice Ala = bama kicked and twice the Sewanee players sifted through the inel and clocked. Then came VandeGraffs won derful interception of Ellerbe's attempt to forward pass and what looked like defeat was transformed in moment into sweet victory.
 As vandeGraaff pounded down the field, the crowd went wild and the stands rocked in tribute to the great tackle. It was Sewanee's turn to be de- moralized and Griff Harsh, at quarter. took full advantage of 1t. With two bucks the ball was inside the 30-yard line and VandeGraff made a beautiful goal from placement. his second. A few minutes later he added another and the game was over with black night fall ing upon the field.
 Alabama played to a larger crowd yesterday than at any time since the Auburn game was dropped. The stands were damned and there was huge crowd on the side line fence.
 The play in detail follows:
 Detail of Game
 1 Captain Dobbins won the toss and chose | to defend the eastern goal. Alabama kicked off to Sewanee's 5-yard line Her 1 ring returned 15 yards. Sellers made : yards in three trials through the line Alabama was penalized yards for off, side, making Sewanee first down. Clark made yard of tackle. Sellers smas shed through center for 3 yards. Jones failed off right tackle. Clark punted 35 yards. Griff Harsh received and returned 5 yards. Taylor made 2 yards off tackle. Johnston made 4 through the same place. Taylor made a yard through center. Van- deGraaff punted 6 yards Sellers re- ceived and was downed in his tracks by Stevenson. Sellers skirted right end for 3 yards. Clark again failed to gain through the line Sellers made it first down on a line buck. Herring made 8 yards off center. Clark failed to gain on a line buck. Dobbins made 10 yards on the off-tackle play. making Sewanee first