The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
PAINTERS DEFEAT
s. NJ. A. ELEVEN IN
L|STLESS BATTLE
Neither Side Played Phe-
nOmenal Ball = Panther
Backs Star Burney
Makes Good Run

In one of the slowest games
this season on a local grid
iron, the Birmingham-Southern
Panthers defeated the Green's
boro S. M. A. team, % to 0.
Neither side played brilliant
ball, and S. M. A. took up much
time in stalling.
In the first quarter neither side scored.
but in the second the Panthers made
their first touchdown. The third quarter
was much the same as the first, but the
fourth resulted in three more touchdowns
and a touchdown for the local aggrega-
| ton.
A feature of the game was the playing
of the Panther backs, who tore through
| the S. M. A. line for long gains Twenty
| two first downs were made off the
Greensboro cadets.
John Burney, the human mosquito,
made sensational run of 70 yards, after
S. NJ. A. had punted to the Painters
| So yard line, but was robbed of touch
down by the fault of one of his team
mates, who was caught holding a S. M.
| A. player.
| The playing of the Greensboro eleven
was very slow, and much time was con-
Sumed in the slow method of calling sig
nails employed by Jones.
| Green played good game for S. NJ A,
while his brother made an excellent show
| ing on the Panther line.
FIRST QUARTER
Candy kicked to Shores. who brought
1 the ball back to the 30-yard line On the
next play S. NJ. A lost the ball to the
| Panthers on a tumble. Plunges by Gill
Panthers on a tumble. Plunges by Gill
| lam, Jaffe and Larson made the first
| netted six yards, Baty fumbled and the
| ball went to S. Nj. A. on the latters
| 15-yard line.
| After nine yards had been made off
forward pass, Jones to McFaddin, Shores
made the first down. After an incom-
pleted pass and a line plunge had failed
| to gain, Shores punted to the center OF
| the field and Jaffe brought the ball back
| 15 yards. On the next play Larson gained
20 yards on long run around left end.
Lewis and Larson failed to gain on line
| plunges, and Lewis punted to S. M. AS
| 20-yard line, and the quarter was over.
Score at end of first quarter. Birming-
ham-Southern, 0; s. M. A., 0.
| SECOND QUARTER
| Inc Gudler opened WITH llle Dali III -.
NJ. AS possession. Green fumbled, but
Jones recovered, and on the next play
punted 25 yards to Jaffe, who brought
| the ball back to the 40-yard line. After
| three first downs had been made, Larson
| fumbled and S. NJ. A. recovered the ball
Jones punted IS yards to Lewis, who was
| downed in his tracks.
| Then Birmingham Southern began re-
| sstless walk down the field, and after
IL !, Il 10 in,
| Baty made a sensational run of Is yards,
he bucked the ball over for the first
touchdown. Lewis kicked the goal The
half ended with the ball in the middle
| of the field and with the score too in
| BirminghamS outhern's favor.
THIRD QUARTER
Neither side scored in the third quar-
ter Jones kicked to the so yard line and
Lewis fumbled the first play, S. NJ. A. s
| ball. Jones tried two forward passes, but
neither was completed. He tried a third,
| which Eddie Lewis intercepted and ran
80 yards before downed by the S. NJ. A.
| tacklers. After Baty made a run of 10
| yards, and after Lewis and Burney failed
to gain much, Burney attempted for
| ward pass, which Jones intercepted and
ran Is yards before downed. After Nc
| Faddin and Green failed to gain on line
plunges, Jones punted to the 30-yard line,
| and John Burney brought the ball the
| entire 70 yards across S. NJ AS line, but
| Referee Watkins ruled the touchdown
| Illegal as a Panther had held a S. NJ. A.
| player. The ball was brought back to
( the 30-yard line and the Panthers were
penalized Is yards. The Cadets were held
for downs, and after Rogers, Mays and
| Baty had failed to gain, Rogers punted
| % yards to s. M. A., who was also forced
! to punt when smashes by Tanner had
| lost three yards. The third quarter ended
/ with the ball on the Panthers 40-yard
line, and with the score to 0. Birming-
/ ham Southern.
FOURTH QUARTER
After the Panthers had received the
| kickoff, Eddie Lewis Melted 81 yards on
three line plunges. Scott fumbled, but
recovered, and Lewis made the first
down by a 4-yard plunge through the
line Baty was thrown for a loss. and
| Gillian was able to make only l yard
around right end. The Panthers were
penalzed Is yards for holding, and
Lewis punted. Candy recovered the ball
on the 2O-yard line after S. NJ. A..
player had touched it, and Candy
crossed the line for the second touch
down. Lewis failed to kick the goal.
After Norton had made beautiful