The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Tiger was as docile as her feline
While Sessions, Rogers and the
Alabama forwards ripped big holes
in the Sewanee defense, stevenson
charged through the line like an
angry bull and Lenoir skirted the
ends with jaek-rabbit velocity. o.
Conner astounded his most ardent
followers by an amazing burst of
speed I'm the first half that fairly
dzzxled the Sewanee bucks. Inc
Hovater boys also played greathalt.
In fact it's hard to pick the stars
without including the entire Grim
son eleven.
The visitors made spasmodic rallies
in an attempt to stave off the inevitable
slaughter but the old Sewanee spirit
was sadly lacking and the team was
outfought, outgeneraled and out coacn-
ed from start to finish. Bill Coughlin
was the lone bright spot in the Purple
uffense while Conway was the star OF
the forwards Capt Harper gained at
times, but failed to display the form
expected of him.
Too much credit cannot be HANDED
Coach Ken Scott igor the maSnih-
cent showing of his machine. Never
has an Alabama eleven moved
with such clocklike efficiency or
displayed more teamwork In
crucial battle. The defense was al
most air-tight. only five first downs
being made by the visitors and sew
eraI of them resulted from penal
ties.
Time and again the Tiger backs
hurled themselves against Hood, Brown
and Rogers but these buttresses held
like a stone-wall and the Sewanee ef-
forts proved almost suicidal Boone.
Jack Hovater and Thomson guarded
the outposts in mastery fashion, box
ing the visiting ends and throwing the
enemy backs for losses.
SESSIONS STARS
With Sessions as a pivot and John-
ston and Jones as ballasts the mlodle
Of Alabamas line opened holes in the
visitors defepse that were big enough
TO drive a hack through. Only an ex-
tremely sloppy field held the score be-
low rs points, so complete was the rout
OF the Mountaineers. On a dozen occa-
sjons Crimson runners sllidded and fell
in the mud untouched by visiting
tacklers.
AS a joy killer, J. Pluvius attempted
10 reach the zenith of his vlliany ny
flooding Jones Valley with nasty
0elUS6 TOT lOuI lhoe ~ iva ~ 49,
lie. But even while the tears OF the
rabid bugs blended with the incessant
natter of the rain drops, rift appear
ed in the clouds and shortly oeIore lne
whistle blew to start hostilities the
rain ceased and ten thousand oosoms
heaved a sigh.
The game in detail:
FIRST QUARTER
o,conner kicked off to Coughlin who
We After HARPER naO
gained 7 wards in three attempts at the
line Clark punted 20 yards out OF
hounds. Alabama's ball on her own
seward line. O'Conner busted through
=. big hole in left tackle for 3o-yaru
gain Lenoir made over right tackie
Stevenson plunged through center LOT
10 more. O'Conner ripped off IL yaros
through left tackle. Stevenson stepped
around left end yards for toucn-
down. but the official called him pack
~ the 1-foot line, claiming he went
ant of bounds After Lenoir mad falieo
10 gain stevenson dived over the me
for a touchdown. Boone kicked goa,
exactly minutes after the game nao
started. ~, -
ra+urned ii 10 yards. Alabama soon
regain the ball, however, and on the
Y;rst down Lenoir made seven YARDS
over left tackle. OConner sRlrteo
left end twice for gains OF ~ and 10
Yards, Guiding several ambitious Sc
vance tacklers on each occasion AFTER
Sewanee had drawn a 5-yard penalty,
Sewanee's line stiffened and stevenson
stevenson hit the line for five yards.
hunted 80 yards to Clark, who returned
it five.
In three downs Sewanee gained five
Yards. and with the aid of an Alabama
penalty, made their initial FIRST down
H The next MAY. Harper failed to
rain in three attempts and Clark
punted so yards to O'Conner. who was
downed in his tracks by Conway. Score
End of quarter. Alabama I, Sewanee o.
SECOND QUARTER
Alabama had the ball on her own