The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

2S yards by a line buck off right tackle
He carried the ball to the 2-yard line
| Workman failed to carry the ball over
through the center of the line, but Sellars
dived over right guard for a touchdown
on the next play. Clark missed an easy
goal, the ball going to the left of the
uprights. The miss caused the Tigers
| to be defeated.
| Alabama presented a remarkable Often
! sive after receiving the ball. The entire
| backfield got In action and the ball was
carried to the 6-inch line before the Tiger
could stop the ebb. After an exchange
of punts, Alabama gained che ball on the
| 25-yard line. The first of the formation
which made Alabama a dangerous Of
fensive team was then uncovered. 1t was
an open formation, with Green going
about Il yards back of the line of scrim-
mage. 1t could be used as a, fake line
buck, forward pass or end run. Alter
rating on these three plays the ball was
almost put over the Tiger goal line, an
error in running the team by Green cost
ing the Crimson a touchdown.
GREEN RUNS WILD
Green made three yards around end to
start the trouble and Brunette made first
down by line buck over center. A for
ward pass on the Crimson favorite for
nation, Green to Brunette, netted 20
yards and a similar play, Green to Hova-
ter, added another 20 yards. pass was
intercepted by Stone and Clark, standing
behind his own goal, kicked out 45 yards.
Alabama started another procession to
the Sewanee goal, this being the time
the ball lacked only a very narrow mar
gin of going over.
Green circled left end for 80 yards and
Hovater added five through the center
of the line Brunette, Hovater and
Green made it first down and a moment
later Green went around left end for 0
yards, crossing the line, but the little
quarterback went out of bounds about
two yards from the goal. Green gained
about yard off left tackle and with one
down left to gain the goal, in some man
nerd the ball was lifted from the ground
and it went as a down, Sewanee gaining
the ball. Clark Immediately kicked out
and for the remainder of the period the
two teams fought up and down the field,
Alabama having the ball continuously.
Often the Crimson would carry the ball
80 and 40 yards and within the shadow
Of the Sewanee goal and lose it in some
manner.
Green's wonderful ground gaining fea-
tured the opening half Time after time
he made 25' and 80 yards ON circling the
ends behind swell interference, but luck
seemed against the Crimson and the half
ended to 0 in favor of the Tigers. The
ball was continuously in Sewanees ter
rtory and the mighty defense which Sc
vance was depending upon to hold the
Crimson was unable to cope with the con-
sistent attack of the Crimson, which
was by far the best seen in Birmingham
this season.
SECOND HALF STARTS
Alabama entered the second half de-
termined. 1t was apparent Sewanee was
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and would play a strickly defensive game.
Captain Morton received for Alabama and
returned about 20 yards. Sewanee held
and Alabama was forced to kick. Ala
bama made two first downs, including a
G-yard run by Green around the left end.
The little quarterback evaded tackler
after tacl1ler on his runs, and it took at
least three Sewanee players to bring him
to the ground.
Alabama worked the ball to the nine
yard line where pass was intercepted
by Stone after Green had been thrown
by loss of about 10 yards by Moss,
the giant Sewanee tackle Clark kicked
out Immediately and Alabama started an
other procession towards the Tiger goal.
Gage, Johnston and Green hit the line
hard and frequent, and the ball was again
in the danger zone. The jinx remained
with Alabama, however, and when three
attempts to gain through center failed
in addition to a forward pass Sewanee
gained the ball. Two attempts to break
through the line failed. The ball on
Sewanees three-yard line On the next
play, Clark kicked out so yards and Gage
returned 10 yards.
The offensive streak that gave Alabama
the victory followed. The last period had
started and Alabama was fighting des-
peratey to overcome the small lead while
the Tiger was fighting equally as hard