Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-09
ALMA COLLEGE
is AGAIN WINNER
ROmp Oyer the M. A. {. Scrubs
Almost at Will and Score
Many Counters.

The Alma college football team re-
turned to form last week Saturday
and walked over the NJ. A. c. Scrubs
in great style, winning by count of
! 27 to 8.
Following the poorly played Albion
game the week before the Alma fans
did not entertain any high hope of
downing the Aggie Scrubs, but the
team came back ard played fine
game at all stages of the encounter
and had the Farmer seconds on the
defensive nearly the entire game
Helmer used two backfields against
the Scrubs and both worked good.
To start the game McCool kicked TO
Sullivan of Alma, who returned the
oval TO the l5-yard line. Alma worked
hard on linesmashes, end runs, etc,
and with these and several exchanges
of punts, backed the Scrubs up on
their own goal. They were forced to
punt out and Hoolihan grabbed the
ball on the 30-yard line and with
Smith giving him perfect interference
carried the ball back across the goal.
He added a point by kicking goal
McCool kicked off to the Alma one
yard line and the ball was carried
back to Ed. Foote to the 13-yard
line. Alma was forced to punt on the
fourth down, Hoolihan sending the
ball to the 50-yard line. A pass, Nc
Cool to Laidlow, gave the Scrubs fif-
foam apd A lrna ,,ac soa Lad fftaa,, fnr
interference on the next pass, giving
the Aggies the ball on the 20-yard
line. Alma held in great shape and
Oh the last down McCool tried a drop
kick which went wide, giving Alma
the ball on the. 20-yard line. The
quarter ended with the play
Alma was held and a poor punt
gave the ball to the Aggies on the 49,
yard line. The Farmers made first
down and then lost the ball on downs.
Alma was forced TO punt and the
Aggies also punted after being held,
the Aggies punting to the Alma 35-
yard line. Hoolihan returned 15l
yards, Alma was forced to punt, Nj. A.
c. getting the ball on her own 30
yard line M. A. c. was penalized
fifteen for holding and punted to
Hebert on the 50-yard mark Line
gave Alma little ground and
on the third down Hoolihan passed
to Richards, the play giving Alma the
ball on the Aggies eight-yard line. !
Hoolihan on a cross buck carried the /
ball over. He missed goal. The rest
Of the half was about even. I
Alma kicked TO NJ A. c. and with
McAuley doing some great tackling /
Alma kicked to NJ. A. c. to start the
second half and then held the Scrubs |
for downs. Hoolihan made Is. and .
Sullivan added yard Hoolihan /
passed to Richards, who went on over
the Aggie goal Hoolhan kicked the
goal. The Aggies kicked to Sullivan
on the Alma ten and Sully returned
the ball to the 22-yard line A pass
Smith to Hoolihan gave nine yards.
After making the first down the
Aggies held Alma and forced punt.
On the third play Fitch intercepted
an Aggie punt, giving Alma the ball
jH tne h' y. - o. ydEu llnt. nOOll-
nan made three. A pass failed and
hen a pass Smith TO Fitch went for
Ie yards and a touchdown. Hoolihan
yoaled. The quarter ended with the
)all near the Alma 40 yard line, in
Alma's possession.
Smith went % yards to start the
asst quarter on a fake. Two more
,lays and VI. A. c. intercepted an
Alma pass on her own 27-yard line
The Scrubs failed to gain in three and
,unted to Smith, who returned to the
". A. c. 32-yard line. One pass failed
md the Aggie intercepted the next.
ewitt ripped off 30 yards around end,
md after one down added ten more
cwitt again came through with a
irst down. On the third play Hebert |
Intercepted pass on the Alma 20
ard line. Alma punted TO the NJ A.
:. forty. Alma lost fifteen for hold /
ng. After two plays Richards in
ercepted an Aggie pass. Smith made
tx and Z. Foote made IL first down. !
IN the next play levitt grabbed an
Alma pass on the 50-yard mark and
ared down the atdolina IN the o~<,al ! Z