Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
Brewers Farmer Eleven Was No
Match For Coach Helmer's
Fighting Presbyterians.
ALMA IS BETTER ALL AROUND
Brilliant Forward Passes Brought the
Winning Touchdown After Nggies
Tied The score

the Alma college team pullcd off the
greatest victory OF all tire Saturday
by walloping the Michigan Aggies on
their own field by a score Of IA to Z I'm
game featured by the decisive way
In which the Maroon and Cream out
played the Farmers n every depart
ment and in every stage Of the game.
Captain Foote. with his usual luck
won the toss. and Alma kicked TO the
Farmers Momcntarily, after the
kick off the Maroon and Cream war
rious seemed 10 suffer from a slight
attack Of stage fright but quickly
settled themselves after the Aggies
had first down. Bergman fumbled
the ball ON the twenty-five yard line
and the giant fullback Mills charged
down and running at top speed picked
up the oval and rambled on down the
field and over the goal with the en-
tire NJ a G. team at his heels He
planted the ball square behind the
Aggie goal posts and Narrance fol-
lowed the touchdown by sending the
ball sailing between the uprights for
the added goal Score Alma !. NJ.
A. G. o.
Through the balance Of the quarter
th, teams battled on nearly even
terms. with Alma dumping the Farm
cr. so consistently that they were
frequently forced to punt. The block
ing and tackling Of the Maroon and
Cream fighters was of the highest
order. and not Il fan. who attended the
game, but what was greatly surprised
and highly elated at the way Helmer's
men went at the Aggies.
The quarter ended with the ball
well into NJ A. {. territory, being
near the thirty-fye yard line, when
the time was called.
In the second quarter Alma held
tn, Farmers on downs. and taking
the ball smashed through the NJ. A.
G. defense, Mills starring lin great
style at this time. crashing through
the Aggie defense for yards at a time,
and never once being held without Il
gain. Far into Aggie territory Alma
was held for downs The Farmers
with numerous line plunges carried
ball back to the center Of the field,
where Alma held and forced the
Brewermcn TO punt With three men
on him Hebert pulled the lone mistake
oi the day He attempted to catch
the punt instead OF allowing it to
roll safe He fumbled and Hammes
grabbed The leather and carried it al
most to the goal. before NarTance and
Mills brought him TO earth. Three
snashes and the couple yards were
eaten up and Hammcs placed the ball
just on the goal for the Aggies count.
Hammes added another point by kick
ing goal Score: Alma T. NJ. A. c. Z.
Alma kicked TO NJ a. c. again and
then proceeded to hold the Aggies for
dcwns near the thirty yard line. a
string of forward passes was opened
up by halfback Smith, the passes go
ing from Smith to Richards and Smith
e Narrance. which completely mysi-
fed the Farmers. They were passes
of the highest grade and only one out
of five attempted at this time was
broken up by the fighting Aggies.
!, mith passed TO Richards for ten
ards. Another brilliant pass went
to Richards metting another ten yards.
a pass TO Richards failed and then a
pass Smith To Narrance brought ten
yards more. Smith passed to Rich
ards again, and with three men on
him. Richards pulled the oval out Of
the air and crashed through the op-
position and over the line for the
touchdown Narrancc again kicked
goal. Score: Alma IL, VI. A. G.. Z.
Following Alma's second touchdown
came the hardest fighting Of the game,
which threatened for a time to wear
the Alma team and return the Farm
ers winners Of the game The Aggies
carried the ball down the field. and
well into Alma territory, Alma held
and forced a punt. Alma returned
tho kick. and the. Aggies came pound
irg on down the field towards the Al
ma goal. line smashing playing the
greatest part in the Agcie gains.
Clear inside Of the cen yard line ia
front OF the Alma goal went the
pounding Farmer team. Then the
Maroon and Cream brgccd and be-
came a vcrtiable stonewall, which the
Farmers could not pillow through, and
they were h%d FOR downs Alma
punted and soon held the Aggies for
downs and seemed IN 'air way TO-
wards third touchdown, when Heb
ert was taken 10 the sidclincs. This
brought the Alma open play TO a stop,
but Alma continued her slashing at
tack . the Aggic line. for few
downs and then would punt. This
carrying the ball back. wore down the
Aggies, and they could not punch
through the Alma team once the ball
got into Alma territory Barring a
fluke or tumble il would have been
impossible for the Farmers 70 score.
They simply could not get through
tho Alma defense when yardage was
needed
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