The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-25
CENTRAL DEFEATS
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Crimsons Score Two Touch
downs in the First
Quarter

The Central High school Crimsons
won the third game on their schedule,
when they met the jefferson County
high football eleven yesterday and de-
feated the county boys by a score of
Is to 0. The game was closer than
the score would indicate. as Jefferson
County had several opportunities to
score.
Both of Centrars touchdowns were
scored in the first quarter, when the
Crimsons took a good start, and crossed
the county boys line twice in the first
half of this quarter After the first
ten minutes of play. the game was
closely played. neither side being able
to score on the other
decided feature of the game was
the plunging and end running of Rob-
inson. fullback for the Crimson. he
made several good runs, one for a dis
lance of 35 yards. He made several
first downs for Central and plunged
FIR the first tuchdwn.
Gaylord and Hawkins played well at
the half psition. Both made good gains
and Hawkins drove over for Centrais
second touchdown. Gaylord made sew
eral good runs and recoveries of fun.
bles.
Crane playtd good game at quar-
ter. and made some good plunges
through the line He did the punting
for the Crimsons. and performed cred
itably at this end of the game.
Keith and Rives were the stars for
jefferson County. Both were adopts
at picking holes through the Central
line and going through for substantial
gains. speedy" Keith got loose once
or twice, and threw fright into the
Crimson ranks by the distance he
covered before he was downed.
Rives made several good runs TOT
jefferson County. He did the punt'ng
for this team, and several times placed
the County boys line of danger by his
hefty boots.
Banks played his usual good game on
the line for Central He broke up sew
era1 end runs by his pretty tackIns
Banks was one of the big stars of the
game. Mcneil proved aspower at huri,
ing himself through the Gold ana
Black line and throwing the County
backs for losses. Ting1ey featured by
his tackling.
Roth teams tried several forward
passes, but not one was completed. Inc
Central backs tried the double pass
several times, but not once were tney
able to keep the ball off the ground,
This team showed up much better IN
breaking UP a pass than II old III 'no
Ensley game, b,,o
Jefferson County made but .. The
county teams backfield played splen-
did game, but the line was unable 10
hold off the Central rushes, espe-
cially in the first part of the game
In the third and fourth quarters, the
Jefferson County, team showed to mucn
better advantage than in the 1lrst hail
of the game.
The game opened when Gaylord
kicked to jefferson County, who punt
ed the pigskin back rs yards on their
first play After several good gains
had been made, Robinson took the ball
20 yards on long plunging run, ana on
the next play. carried the ball over for
the first score, but failed to kick the
goal.
Gaylord kicked to Jefferson County,
who lost the ball on a tumble, and Cen
trail took the pigskin on the 4o-yard
line. After Robinson had made run
of 20 yards, and after Crane and Rob
inson had made first downs. Hawkins
carried the ball over and kicked the
goal. This ended the scoring for the
game. Summary:
Score by quarters:
Central ............- 10 us
Jefferson .,.-.......- y
Lineup:
Centrai-weaver. left end; Tingley,
left tackle; L. Yielding, left guard;
center; Shugerman, right guard;
Bragan, right tackle:s Banks right end;
Crane, quarter back; Gaylord, left half
back; Hawkins. right halfback; Rob-
inson, fullback.
jefferson County-Knox, left end;
Little, left tackle; Hayes, left guard;
Fraklin center: Donaldson, right
guard; Barton, right tackle; Self right
end; Keith, quarter back; Rives, left
half; Ware, right half; Ingram. full
back.
Substitutic1s-For Central Jones for
Stubs for L. Yielding; Rox
for Jones; Reynolds for Gaylord
Scoring-By Central, touchdowns,
Robinson / and Hawkins J.
Goal from touchdowns, Hawkins 1.
Referee-Watkins fSewanee). I'm
pire, Counselman (V. +. ~, head lines
man: Banks.
Time of quarters ~ minutes