Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-15
0L|VET ELEVEN
WAS DEFEATED
Brilliant Work of Helmer's
Eleven Whitewashed Crimson
in Well Played Game.
ALMA GOT SAFETlES TWICE
Twice Lott Crashed Through Defense
and Dropped, Oliveters Behind
Their Own Goal.

The Alma college football team
continued It's great 1917 record Sat
urday. when the Olivet college foot
ball team, tied with Alma and kala-
mazoo in the race for the Michigan
intercollegiate championship, was
trimmed to frazzle by the Maroon
and Cream, the score reading % to 0
when the finish came.
Doped by various sport writer's
around the state as dangerous
team, which would give Alma her
hands full, Olvet failed to live up to
expectations, as the Maroon and
Cream was slightly" stronger than
scme had given her credit. II
VAS Alma's first victory over oil
vet on 'Ir own field since 1900, and
was a most welcome one, as it clari
red the Michigan intercollegiate race
greatly, and puts il up TO Kalamazoo
and Alma Saturday for the title.
\ Kazoo bunch was on hand TO look
over the Alma plays so that Kala-
mazoo would know a thing or two
about open work when these two
teams got together this week Satur-
day, but they were disappointed, as
Alma did not open up during the en-
tire game, two forward passes being
all that Kazoo got chance TO squint
at. The rest Of the game Alma used
the old army driving tactics. which
worked in great style. giving Alma
twenty first downs to ,welvc for the
trlmson.
Following the kick Off, Olivct ear
ried the bah down the field ways
or some clever playing, but soon Al
ma stiifcned, took the ball. and with
Ire smashes by Foote, smith. Mar
rance and Spooner. carried the ball
Gown the field. \ long pass, Smith
to Richards, gave 30 yards, and finally
Smith shot through the Olivet line
for the couple of yards which was
reeded for a touchdown. Ten minutes
was used in making the counter. Mar
rance kicked out for the goal, but
Smith lost the ball.
Olivet came back strong after the
touchdown. and once o. the second
Alma l0-yard line When this point
was cached the Alma team stopped
fooling around and simply sat down
or Olivct and took the ball and start
ed back down the field. but could not
get to the other end before the time
was called for the quarter.
In the third quarter Alma started
of with rush, and the game was
over TO all intents and purposes, so
greatly did Alma outplay the Grim
son. The ball was carried almost to
the Oliyet goal and then Spooner was
called back, and the Ithaca steed just
pranced through the Olivet eleven and
over the goal. Narrance kicked goal,
making it Alma l3, Oivet o.
After the kickoff to Olivet. Alma
just naturally backed the Crimson up
to her own goal, TO make it still
harder for them 10 score Suddenly,
as Watson went to punt, Lott smashed
through and downed the Olivet quar-
ter behind his line for a safety This
made it Is to 0 for Alma. 1t became
Olivet's ball on her own 20-yard line, |
and because Lott liked to score by |
the Maroon and Cream again |
backed Olivet up on her goal, and |
again Lott tore through. This time
he nailed Egner, and threw him be-
hind his own goal, adding two more
points to the Alma total Time for
the quarter came soon after this.
In the fourth quarter Alma again
touchdown on straight |
football. The locals carried the oval |
back down the field after Olivet punt /
ed and Spooner finally smashed I
through for the touchdown. The try
at goal failed Following this Coach .
Hclmer sent in a crew of subs, which
held Olivet at bay and came near to
scoring on the Crimson just before .
time was called for the final quarter /
The entire Alma team played
great game, but standing out above j
the rest Of the men were Smith, Mar
rance and Foote, who performed some I
great feats on offense. The defensive \
work of Lott, who twice threw Olivet
men behind their own goal for safe
ties, was another fine feature of thes
Alma play.
For Olivet, Watson and Johnson did
the heavy work, with Whitbeck
throwing in few handsome gains at
times.
Alma lost heavily at times during
the game for offsidc and holding, be-
ng penalized 60 yards for this. Once
: penalty cost Alma 50-yard run
and another penalty took a 30-yard
gain from Helmer's record-making
'ollegian eleven.
With the winning of this game only
me team stands between Alma and I
he Michigan intercollegiate title, this
being the Kalamazoo college eleven.
which defeated Albion 2s to 10 Fri
lay
Score: Alma 23, Olivet 0.