Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26
MT. PLEASANT NORMALS
ARE EASY FOR ALMA
Teachers ROmped Over Almost
at Will by Coach Helmer's
Crack Team.

/ football team walked all over the
heavy Mt Pleasant Normal brigade
on Friday. mopped them around
the mud and water and counted Al
points against 0 for the visitors dur
ing a game featured by long runs.
The Maroon and Cream put up a
great fight during the entire game,
and even in the third quarter, when
Helmer had practically an entire team
OF subs doing duty, the onslaught of
the Alma team continued undated,
although at this time it was not as
fierce as it was during the other por-
tions of the contest.
The Normals We're almost helpless,
To start the game the Normals re-
ceived and Alma downed them on the
2S yard line. Failing to gain in two
downs they punted outside on the
forty yard line. Johnston made five.
Fitch failed 10 gain. Hoolihan added
two yards. Johnston smashed through
for ten yards. Hoolihan added eight
more. Fitch gave couple. Hooli-
han made five and Johnston smashed
through and carried the pill over the
line. Hooihan failed to goal Score:
Alma s, Normals o.
Mt. Pleasant received on the thirty
yard line and made ten yard return.
Three downs lost four yards for them
and they punted to Smith, who made
ten yard return. Alma smashed the
line three times and failed TO gain
and punted outside on the Mt Pleas
ant % yard line. Mt. Pleasant failed
to gain and punted TO midfield
Alma failed to gain. Smith fumbled,
but Alma recovered the ball. Hooli-
han ripped off nine through the line
and Johnston made five more. Alma
was soaked five yards for offside and
then pass from Hoolihan to Richards
gave Alma 20 yards. Hoolihan failed
to gain Johnston made seven off end.
\ pass, Smith to Johnston, gave six
more. Alma lost the ball on downs
Mt. Pleasant punted to Smith on the
fifty yard line and Smith carried the
ball through the entire Mt. Pleasant
team and planted the oval behind the
goal. Hoolihan kicked goal. Score:
Alma -, Normals 0.
Alma kicked off to Mt. Pleasant and
the ball was returned TO the 20 yard
line Mt Pleasant Immediately punted
to Smith on the Alma AZ yard line,
and Smith made II yard return.
Alma failed to gain and two passes
failed. Alma punted, Mt. Pleasant
getting the ball near the 30 yard line.
Mt. Pleasant got Is yards for holding.
The Normals punted to Smith, who re-
turned the ball ten yards to the 80
yard mark. Johnston was given the
ball and went around end for fifty
yards putting the leather behind the
goal. Hoolihan goaled Score: Alma
20, Normals 0.
In the third quarter Helmer started
bunch of his scrubs. Mt Pleasant
kicked off to Smith, who returned the
ball ten yards to the % yard line.
Smith punted the ball went outside
or the Mt Pleasant 20 yard line. Mt
Pleasant couldn't gain and punted.
The ball went outside on the thirty
yard line. Hoolihan smashed the line
fol Alma and made nine yards. John
ston went through for II more and |
a pass, Smith to Richards, put the |
ball behind the goal Hoolihan
goaed Score: Alma 27 Normals o.
Some of the regulars were back |
when the last quarter started and
Mt. Pleasant was held for downs
Alma was penalized five yards for /
of side. Hoolihan made 3 yards on
d cross buck. Alma was given five
yards again for offside. Johnston |
went around end for 20 yards. Hool-
han smashed the Normal line, went
through, and continued 20 yards to
the goal, and then added the extra
point by boosting the ball over the
cross bar
Alma kicked off to Mt. Pleasant,
Chamberlain getting the ball and max
ing ten yard return, to the 30 yard
line. The Normals gained two yards
ia two downs and punted to Johnston
who let the ball get away. Alma re-
covered the oval on the Alma 20 yard
mark. Alma punted to midfield to the
Normals. Smith intercepted a pass
on the first Normal play. Hoolihan
made three, Smith six, Johnston ten,
Fitch eight, Hoolihan five, Johnston
three, Fitch two, Hooihan three, Smith
seven and Johnston two. Hoolihan
again noticed the goal some distance
away and when called on the next
play, logged the ball past the goal,
and then added the extra point by
kicking his fifth goal. Time was
called at this stage.
Lineup and summary:
Normals Pos. Alma
Vincent ........R. E...... Richards
R. T. French