The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-30
AGGES AGAIN
nETEANFn nv Ala
UEFEAIEU DI ALA.
A. AND M. MACHINE CRUSH
ED BY UNIVERSITY OF
ALABAMA; BRILLIANT
GAME ENDS SEASON.
AUBURN VS.GA.TECH
Vanderbilt Downs Sewanee; Ole
Miss. Wins Over Miss.
College At Jack
son.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 27.-The
University of Alabama triumphed
over the Mississippi Aggies here ia
one Of the most thrilling games OF
the season, the final scor1 being II
to 6. The first half was se'-saw
affair, neither side being able to
score, but Little, who received the
kickoff for Mississippi to start the
second half, ran go yards through
the entire Alabama team, for a
touchdown.
The Crimson warriors enraged at
this violation of their goal, came
back with slashing attack that fair
ly swept the visitors off their feet.
w. Hovater, recovered a tumble on
the Aggies' 20-yard line, and Full
back Stevenson, the individual star
of the game, almost single handed,
plowed his way through the Missis-
sippi line for the first Alabama
touchdown.
Alabama's ends broke through re-
peatedly and the Aggies were forced
to resort to the aerial game. Hovater
blocked one of Russels punts and
Boone recovered for Alabama on the
27-yard line, only to lose the ball
again on a tumble. An exchange of
punts followed after which Stevenson
intercepted forward pass just as
the third quarter ended.
Stevenson made beautiful 40-yd.
pass to Boone that placed the ball
within the shadow Of the Aggies' goal
line, where A. & M. took 1T on downs
when four Crimson bucks lacked .
yard to make the necessary touch
down. Bowers attempted TO nunt
out from behind his goal lire, but
Capt. Rogers of Alabama blocked the
kick and fell on the ball for touch
down. Boone of Alabama kicked
both goals.
The Aggies resorted to the aerial
game almost exclusively in the last
quarter, and completed half a dozen
pretty passes for long gains, but
failed to threaten Alabama's goal
during the remainder of the game.
In the last quarter the visitors
made desperate attempts to score by
the aerial route, no less than IL for
ward passes, many of which netted
long gains, being tried.
The stars of the Alabama line
were ]. Hovater and Boone at ends;
Johnston at guard and Sessions at
center. Stevenson at full-back played
one of the best games ever seen here
being easily the individual star of the
game.
Russell and Clark were the Missis-
sippi offensive stars, while Carpenter
and Henley played well in the line.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov 27.-After four
bitter years of defeat in their annual
Thanksgiving Day game, the Auburn
Plainsment triumphed over Georgia
Techs Yellowjaczkets here today, Ia
to 7. 1t was not only sweet revenge
for the Alabamiams, but it was inn
pressive, for no team except the
University Of Pittsburgh had made
that many points against Tech during
the football career of most of the
players on the Heisman machine.
The heavy, hard charging, fierce
tackling Plainsmen won the game by
fighting every minute and by taking
advantage of the breaks when they
came. Tech, on the other hand, fun
bled too frequently and seemed in
other ways over anxious, although |
the team had gone into the game
with heavy odds in its favor.
The annual classic started out like
a walkover for Tech, for the old "Tor-
nado" was there at the start and the
Jackets touchdown was earned in the
first six minutes of play. But the
greatest crowd of the season saw the
Plainsmen rally and fight one of the
gamest uphill contests ever seen on
any gridiron. Despite the fact that |
on play from the scrimmage Tech /
gained nearly four times as much
ground and that Tech made some
thing like Ia first downs to one or
two for Auburn, the Plainsmcn were
not to be denied, and they always
rallied after the first time and pre-
vented the touchdown.