Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
ALMA COLLEGE FELL
BEFORE ALBION ELEVEN
College Team Played Poor Game
and MethOdists Managed to
Double Score on Alma.

All hope of Michigan interco-
llegiate championship for this year
foi coach Helmer's Alma college
eleven was rudely dashed to the rocks
last Saturday, when the Maroon and
Cream bumped up against a two man
football team, in Pasco and Cole, who
took the long end of a 20 TO 10 score.
Helmer's team started in good
shape and in less than four minutes
had a dropkick over the Methodist's
goal, which Hoolihan booted from
the twenty-five yard mark. The Ma
room and Cream seemingly thought
that they had the game won, and eased
up for the rest of the half. During
the balance of the first quarter the
Alma team and the Methodists batt-
led even
In the second quarter Mr. Cole of
Cole and Pasco, did not seem to rely
greatly on his teammate and so he
tried dropkicks. He sent one spin
ming over the crossbar from the
25-yard line and short time after
pulled the feature play of the day
He called for a punt on the 80 yard
line, and then realized that a good
dropkick would go across the goal
if it didn't make, so he booted drop.
II went high above the crossbar,
clearing by fifteen feet, and right in
the center of the uprights. This put
the team of Pasco and Cole in the
lead to 3 at the end of the half
Helmer gave his men a good talk
ing too before the second half started
and with Smith on the sidelines, they
went in the game and played hard in
the third quarter. Alma kicked to
Albion punted. Alma punted back,
and Richards recovered the ball
By smashing off the tackles Alma
carried the ball almost to the ten
yard line. Quarterback Hebert was
advised TO call a smash through the
line and did so, but the Alma team
was held for a gain on the fourth
down and lost the ball to Albion, to-
gether with fine scoring chance.
Albion punted and held Alma for
downs. Cole and Pascoe got in some
deadly work at this stage. A pass
Cole to Pasco for fifty yards placed
the ball on Alma ten yard line. Alma
held Albion without a gain twice and
then the Methodists were penalized
fifteen yards for holding. Mr. Cole
noticed Pasco down by the goal line
and sent a pass in his direction and
Albion had touchdown Cole kick
ed goal.
Soon after the kick time was called
Tor a quarter, and with the coming
o. the final quarter Smith went into
the game again and Alma awoke to
the need of points TO head off Albion,
who started with a rush. Smith |
dashed through the center Of the line
time and again for from FIVE to fif- |
teen yards and finally placed the ball
on the Albion II yard line. On the i
third down Smith passed to Richards
for touchdown. Hoolihan goaled
Score, Albion 13. Alma 10
Alma received and carried the ball |
down the field after another touch
down, with which to win the game.
Or the Albion 30 yard line and Ma
room and Cream was held for downs.
Albion playing safe, punted, far into
Alma's territory. After a couple of
plays Hoolihan attempted a pass to
Art Foote, which was intercepted by
one of Mr.. Cole, who went twenty
five yards for a touchdown and then
added the extra point with his toe.
Albion kicked to Alma with only a
few minutes left to play and Smith
opened with forward passes in an
attempt to score. Six passes were
made before time was called. All of
them were short passes however, and
Alma had only reached midfield with
the close of the game.
The Maroon and Cream were told
to watch Pasco and Cole and during
the first half did, and Pasco did not
have much opportunity to take passes
but in the second half the team did
not watch him so closely, il is evident,
and with Cole working at his best,
these two men, both of whom are NJ
|. A. A. honor men by the looks of
things, scored every Albion point.
Not until late in the game did the +.
Alma team realize that it had to play
football to defeat Albion. 1t seemed
rs though Alma would win, until Cole
the pass of Hoolihan's
which gave Albion her last touch
Town. With time nearly up, Alma
worked hard, but TO much time had ,
)een given for the Albion team Of
Cole and Pasco to get in its work. I
Just one chance remains for Alma {
o get into the pennant scrap yet, and [
hat is to win every game played and
lad either Hillsdale or Kalamazoo I
college dump Albion. II Alma does 9
rot defeat Kalamazoo In the game I
lere November 18th, they will take |
he championship.