Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-23
GREAT FOOTBALL
GAME WAS LOST
Kalamazoo College Defeated
Alma and Carried Off
Championship.
FINAL SCORE WAS q TO I
Smith Carried tumble Eighty
Yards in Last Minute of
Play for Alma.

The Kalamazoo college football team
Won the Michigan intercollegiate
championship in football for 1916 last
Saturday when the orange and black
eleven won from Alma in hard
fought battle by a score Of p to Z.
There seems to be no question in the
nnds Of the fans that ii was breaks
in luck that sent the maroon and
cream down for the count in the Satlr-
day. battle Penalties, which we,e
not made and rulings that were. con-
tlhu5ed greatly TO the downfall of
Alma in the game. These will be
mentioned in their proper order with
the various plays Of the game.
70 start the game Alma receivai
at the west goal Kalamazoo kicked
to Hoolihan on the l3-yard line and
Hoolihan made three yards and Smith
four. Hoolihan punted to Castee on
the Kazoo 40-yard line, Casteel re-.
t..rning the ball ten yards to the 80
ward line. Pearce failed to gain or
a fake Strome made two yards and
Pearce added two more. Taylor made
il first down, on the 3S-yard line
Strome made two and one half yards
and McGregor added five McGregor
was thrown for two yard loss by
Richards. McGregor tried drop
kick which fell short, Hoolihan getting
the ball and returning it to the %
yard line. Ed. Foote ripped off q
yard and Hoolihan added five more.
Smith gained yard and Hoolihan on
the fourth down punted to Casteel on
the Kazoo 35-yard line and he re-
turned to the Kazoo 40 Strome
gained half yard. McGregor added
two. French ripped through the
kazoo defense and nailed Emerson for
13-yard loss. Kalamazoo punted to
Hoolihan on the Alma I2-yard line,
and Hoolihan returned three yards.
Smith made four and one-h half around
end Hoolihan added two, but Fitch
lost it when tackled behind the line.
Smith made six yards. A couple of for
ward passes failed and Hoolihan tried
a dropkick. but the ball went wide and
it was Kalamazoo's ball on her own
20-yard line Taylor made yard, but
Kalamazoo was penalzed ! 3 yards for
holding Taylor punted, and Fitch
took the ball on Kalamazoo's 20-yard
line. Hoolihan was stopped with no
gain. Smith passed to Richards for
eight yards. Ed Foote made it first
down on the eight-yard line Hooli-
han added yard. A pass failed and
gave Kalamazoo the ball on her own
20-yard line Alma was offside on
the first play and soaked five yards.
Worthing plunged through center for
four yards as the quarter ended.
McGregor smashed the line for four
yards Strome made il first down.
Casteel went around end for ten
yards and Smith by brilliant tackle
pulled him down, when he had clear
field to the goal Worthing made
one and half and McGregor yard.
Kalamazoo was offside, and received
five yard penalty. Kazoo punted,
hut Lott held on the play and Alma
got . yards Worthing made yard
and McGregor added half yard Nc
Gregor passed to Casteel for seven
yards. and Strome made it first down.
Casteel was dumped behind his own
line by Foote for a ten yard loss. Nc
Gregor made nine and one-half but
Emerson lost half yard McGreg-
or's dropkick was wild and Alma took
the ball on her own 20-yard line.
Hoolihan lost yard and half, but
he and Ed Foote made it up in two
downs Hoolihan punted to Casteel
or the 50-yard mark Casteel was
nailed in his tracks by the Alma
fankers McGregor made three
yards. McGregor passed to Taylor,
Who grabbed the ball, but let it drop.
Casteel fell on IT, Umpire Sampson
ruled that it was a completed pass,
fumbled, and gave Kalamazoo the ball.
To all onlookers il looked like an i'm
completed pass This gave the ball
to Kazoo on the Alma 35-yard line
and unsettled the Alma team for the
time being, and Kazoo just marched
through Alma. Casteel made two