The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-01
ENSLEY OUTPLAYS
AND DEFEATS THE
TUSCALOOSA TEAM
Yellow Jackets Have Many
Chances to Score, But
Fumbles Hold the
Score to 60

The Ensl& Yellow Jackets defeated the
fast Tuscaloosa High school yesterday
afternoon to the tune of to o The Ems
ley warriors outplayed their opponents
all during the game. but due to nuner-
Gus fumbles, they were held to very
low score. In the second quarter Walker
tried a long pass to Peck. who caught the
ball, but when he was tackled he dropped
the ball. Again in the third quarter
Cushen carried the ball all the way up
the field to the vineyard line, when fate
overlook him and he fumbled the ball
and a Tuscaloosa man recovered II.
The features of the game were the
terrific line plunging of Cushen and the
all-around work of Scholl. All during the
game Cushen was the main ground
gamer. He seemed to pillow the Tusca-
loosa line at will On no occasion cid
he fail to gain from one to 20 yards.
Only once during the entire game was
the Ensley goal line in danger, in the last
five minutes of play the visitors carried
the ball to the five-yard line. but they
could do no more, and lost it on downs.
First quarter-Upchurch kicked eff TO
Walker, who returned the ball 10 yards.
Ensley then started their march down
Che field. Cook and Candy carried the
ball about 80 yards. but then the Iusca-
loosa bunch frightened up and held them
for downs. But Tuscaloosa found a
stone wall resistance and they could not
gain a yard, so Upchurch tried to punt,
but he fumbled ami Scholl blocked his
| would-be punt, and Murphee recovered
on the five-yard liae. Candy Immediately
carried the ball OVER for their lone touch
down, but Cook failed to kick goal Score
| first quarter. Ensley 6. Tuscaloosa 0.
| Second quarter-Ensley played the ball
| in the visitors territory all of the time
but they would tumble in the pinch. when
| sure score was in their grasp, With the
| ball on the 41bauyi line, Walker tried A
| pass to Peck, who made a wonderful
catch of the pass, but just as he was
crossing the line man hit him and he
/ dropped the bali and Richardson recov'
cred. This play seemed to take all tbs
| fight out of the Ensley bunch, for few
| minutes, but when Tuscaloosa started
down the field they resumed their old
time fight and held them for downs
| Cushen then made his famous march
down the field, in five downs he carried
| the ball about Sc yards, then, with the
bah on the one-yard line, he fumbled, and
Carr recovered. Score end of first half
Ensley 6, Tuscaloosa
| Third quarter-Wa1ker kicked OFT Il
Lewis, who returned the ball 20 yards
| he then made 10 yards through the line
This was the first lown that Tuscalooss
had made, Then a rass. Richardson t.
Pride, Melted them 70 yards, but tina
was as far as they could go, as the Ems
LEY line held them for downs. 1t was IL
this period Scholl demonstrated that n
could go through The line and get hi
man. On several occasions he brok
through the interference and threw TN
man for big losses. The quarter ended
with the ball in Ensley's possession OF
the 30-yard line Score third quarter, Ems
ley 6, Tuscaloosa 0.
| Fourth uuarter-Ensley was held TO
downs Cook punted 30 yards to Lewis
who was downed in bis tracks by Schoii
| Then Tuscaloosa tried their aerial at
tack, but it proved very disastrous t
| them, for Walker intercepted one of shei
| long passes and carried it back 80 yards
but here Tuscaloosa showed some hght
/ ing spirit and held Ensley for downs Thi:
was the only chance that they had t
i score. On several line bucks and a~shor
| pass they carried the ball to the fve-yart
| line but they could go. no further, ant
| they lost the ball. Cook punted 30 yard
! out of bounds. The game ended with TIL
| ball in Tuscaloosa's possession on tn
| 3o-yard line Score fourth quarter, Ems
| ley 6, Tuscaloosa O.
/ The lineup of Ensley: Scholl. center
Murphee left guard Weaver. left tackle
| Peck, left end; Fayette, right guard
| Smithson, right tackle; Scott, right end
| Walker (captain), quarter; Cook. lef
| half; Candy, right half; Cushen. full.
4 Tuscaloosa: Gregory. center; Rice, lef
1 guard; Gordon, left tackle; Pride, ief
end; Jordan. right guard: Dodd. righ
tackle; Carr, right end; Richardson. Quar-
| ter; Wright. left half; Upchurch. RICH
half Lewis. full.
Substitutes: Ensley. whitehead 70
Candy; Tidmore for Cushen; Bell TO
Peck; Snapp for Scott.
Score by quarters:
Fnsley ...............6 o 0 o.
| Tuscaloosa ................ o O.
Referee, Cook birmingham college,.
| Umpire, Price (HowardD.
| GcpxaI ny Of