The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-14
Southern Helpless Before
 HoWard's Scrappy Machine
Baps Score Hard Fought Victory Southern University Howard Outweighed- Southern Unable to Hold
 the Smashing Baptists
By JASPER c. Hurro

only forward pass and for longest gain of the game. Southern failed to gain around left end, then loses the ball on downs in an effort to complete a forward pass. Blackwelder failed to gain, and Barber who went in for Gibson at left half, carried the ball through right tackle for five yards. Price went through -he line for five yards, then Howard lost the ball on downs.
 Barber intercepted a forward pass but was downed in his tracks. Price went through the line for yards, and P. Clay ton added a yard Barber made it first down. Howard went for two yards and Blackwelder added five on a fake line buck. Price made it first down. Barber went through the line for one yard and Clayton circled right end for 20 yards. Blackwelder made three yards off left tackle, and Barber took two yards more Barber makes one yard, then is held, with the ball going to Southern on her 22 yard line. Heresthe first half ended.
 SECOND HALF
 Southern took the kick for 10 yards, then in four times made it for first down. Southern was penalized 15 yards for holding. Southern failed in an at tempt at a forward pass, then punted to F. Clayton, who brought the ball back
 
 line, and Howard was penalized five yards for off-side. P. Clayton went through a broken field to the eight-yard line. Barber took three yards, with Price adding two yards. Barber fumbIed on the twoyard line and Southern recov- cred. Southern kicked out. Clayton brought the ball back 20 yards, but stepped out of bounds and had to go back IS yards. Barber went to the two- rd line hII olyn f ho referees whistle. Blackwelder took an off tackle for two yards, then added an other yard on forward pass. Black welder went around left end for four yards, then Price plunged for five yards stopping at the four-yard line Clayton went for two yards, then Blackwelder carried the ball over. Blackwelder kick ed goal.
 Southern received again and went for 15 yards. Southern tried the line twice and failed The quarter was up.
 FOURTH QUARTER
 Southern fails to make forward pass, and P. Clayton took the punt for no gain. H. Clayton went in for Barber. Blackwelder went 15 yards off tackle and H. Clayton added 10 yards around right end. P. Clayton failed to gain, then Blackwelder and Price take the ball for first down. Price hit the line for 10 yards, with Blackwelder adding two yards. Price made first down, carrying the ball to the two-yard line. Price and H. Clayton added a yard, and P. Clay ton carried the ball through center. Blackwelder kicked goal.
 The Methodists received the kick and went Is yards Southern failed on a plunge and forward pass. Howard was offside and was penalized. Southern failed to make the 10 yards, and the ball went over. Howard plunged for one yard, and Blackwelder added four yards Howard failed to make a forward pass Blackwelder went six yards and P. Clay ton failed to gain. Howard failed to make a forward pass to left end. With the last minute to play, Blackwelder made a perfect pass to B. Duke who went straight to his goal for 2S yards and the last touchdown. Time was up, with Blackwelder allowed to try for his goal, which he kicked.
 The lineup:
 Howard-Center Strickland (capt) right guard, Griffin and Leath; right tackle, Adams; right end, A. Duke; left guard, Williams and Pittard; left tackle, Haynes; left end, E. Duke; quarterback. P. Clayton; right half, Blackwelder; left half, Gibson, Barber and H. Clayton; ; fullback, Price Southern-Center, Nails; right guard, Perdue; right tackle, Quarles; right end, Norton; left guard, Bradley; left tackle, Newsom; left end. Paulk (capt); quar- terback, McCurdy; right half, Sherling; J. left half, Jackson; fullback, Turnipseed.