Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-11
COLLEGE ELEVEN
DEFEATED AGAIN
Aerial Game Gives HilsIdale a
Big Advantage Over the
Alma Team.

A stiff defensive game by the AL
ma line in the first quarter of Sat
urday's fray with Hillsdale, forced
the visitors to turn from straight
football at the beginning of the Sec
ond quarter to the aerial game,
which proved the downfall Of Coach
Steele's Maroon and Cream team,
the Blue and White getting away
with numerous passes during the
balance of the battle, which enabled
her to win SO TO 0.
The Alma team went into the
game with a badly crippled back
field. Walker, injured Wednesday
night stis~s 10 .ssss 49, Ae-es.s-
on, and was unable to play. Hand
ley, out since the Albion game, was
back in uniform for the first time
since the Olivet game, and in far
from good condition. castro, who
had not practiced since the Ypsilanti
game the previous week, was also in
poor shape for hard battle, putting
Coach Steele up against it for set
Of backs that could perform effect
lively.
Naturally the Alma backfield did
not perform in the style that the
Maroon and Cream followers expect,
ed, but the men must be given credit
for putting up a beautiful scrap und-
er such highly adverse conditions.
Hillsdale resorted to straight foot
ball during the first quarter, and
was unable 10 gain consistently
against the Alma line, which time
and again held the visitors forcing
them to punt. Alma, during the first
quarter had one fine scoring chance,
but it could not be improved, Hills
dale holding solidly, when Alma
threatened her goal.
In the second hale the visitors
opened up an aerial attack that
swept the Maroon and Cream off its
feet, and counted 20 points before the
period ended. A long pass Beck to
0. Kirk, early in the quarter, which
went for twenty yards. and sprin,
Of almost the same distance, gave
Hillsdale her first counter.
The ball was brought out for the
goal kick. The ball was grounded
before the kicker realized it. Capt.
Baribcau Of the Alma team ran out
and dropped on the ball, making il
impossible 20 kick the goal. S. Wat
kins, quarterback, who was TO kick
the goal, then ran up and kicked
D.r.ka,,. h. ...tIdI, r.
almost everyone on the field seeing
the kick administered, as they were
watching for the attempt at goal.
The crowd Immediately surged onto
the field. and il was some little time
before the field could~be cleared and
play resumed. Because of the action
of the crowd, Referee Crisp refused
TO impose the disqualification penal
ty on Watkins. The affair was with
out question, the most unsportsman-
like action that has ever been wit
messed on an Alma field, not only by
Watkins. but by the crowd as we'll
Regardless of what Watkins might
have done, action in regard to it was
up 10 the officials, and not the
crowd. Numerous town people and
many college students were among
the crowd that surged to the field
and around the Hillsdale team when
the incident took place. It was a
deplorable thing that Watkins should
have done what he did, but il was
just as deplorsble that the crowd
should have taken the action that il
did, without giving Referee Crisp an
opportunity to impose the penalty
that certainly would have come.
What is more surprising perhaps, is
the fact that the Hillsdale coach
would leave Watkins in the game for
single minute. after the deliberate
kicking fray in which he indulged.
as there was no question as TO the
action being deliberate and not &C.
cidental.
During the balance Of this quarter
Kirk pulled several other passes out
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