The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-14
SPORTS

Southern university was helpless before the snappy fighting Howard college foot ball eleven yesterday afternoon and lost hard fought game by the score of 28 to O. Southern made first down only twice and never threatened the Baptist goal. Howard was held for downs twice and was forced to kick but once, while the Baptists carried the ball for total of S4O yards.
 Howard scored one in the first quarter, one in the third and two in the fourth, Blackwelder making two of the touchdowns. P Clayton one and E. Duke the fourth. BlaclSwelder got his first touchdown after Howard had marched down the field 80 yards on the line bucks and end runs. Gibson carried the ball over the line, fumbling when tackled, with Blackwelder recover ing the ball.
 Blackwelder got his second touchdown after Howard had carried the ball down the field. He went through left tackle. Clayton got his touchdown through cen , ter after H. Clayton had carried the ball to the one-foot line. Duke scored in the last minute of play, taking a forward pass over center for 2S yards.
 Blackwelder kicked four perfect goals.
 BAPTISTS OUTWEIGHED
 Outweighed from five to 10 pounds to the man, the Baptist eleven set out early in the game to make Friday, the 18th, a lucky day. Several times through the game Southern was able to break through Towards defense and get the runner, but as as general thing Towards backs gained from two to 10 yards on every down.
 Southern put up her best part of the game in the first half after Howard had scored her first seven points, The Greens horo boys had some good fight in them, but it could not come out at all times with Dr. Longwells Crimson and Blue eleven working in good fashion. At times Towards interference was ragged while at other times it showed splendid sys- tenn. Price and Barber did some mag nlf1cent line plunging, with Blackwelder, Clayton and Gibson going outside of tackle with much consistency.
 Towards line was impenetrable almost from the first to the last whistle with Captain Strickland playing a magnificent game, especially in the second half. What gaining Southern did was outside of the tackles. Howard found Southern's right side to be her weakest point and Quarter back Clayton drove his backs. through with much regularity.
 The game in detail was:
 FIRST QUARTER
 Price took the ball on the kickoff and went 2o yards. Blackwelder and Gibson got five yards each on line bucks. Black welder went around left end for 10 yards, with the next down showing a loss. Price bucked through the center for five yards, then Gibson went for 20 yards on for forward pass. Gibson, Blackwelder and Price plunged the line for 13 yards put ting the ball near the goal line. Price failed to gain, and Blackwelder went to the one-yard line. Gibson failed to gain on the first effort, then went over right tackle for touchdown He fumbled the ball. which Blackwelder recovered. Black welder kicked goal.
 Southern took the kickoff and went for 10 yards. After making three efforts at Towards line, Southern punted to P. Clayton, returned the ball eight yards Howard was penalzed 15 yards for hold ing. Blackwelder went around left end for five yards. Failing to gain five yards more in the next two downs, Howard kicked. Southern returned the ball five yards, then failed in four trials to make first down. P. Clayton went one yard, as did Blaekwelder, The second quarter was up, with the ball near midfield
 SECOND QUARTER
 Howard lost ground in three efforts at the line. The fourth trial was an attempt at forward pass, which Southern inter- cepted. Southern failed on two line bucks, then went for 25 yards on their