Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-21
TWO TOUCHDOWNS
is THE MARGIN
Poor Judgment Cost High
School Other Counters In
st. Louis Game.

The Alma High School football
team walloped st. Louis High here
Friday by score of ii to 0, in a
hard fought fray, but the score does
not indicate the superiority that the
local aggregation seemingly had over
its Gratiot rivals.
Alma gained far more ground than
did the visitors, who at no time dur
ing the contest were able TO advance
the ball with any degree of regular
ity, and time and again were forced
to punt out of danger, after holding
the Mullin Coached outfit. Poor
judgment in pulling plays probably
cost Alma at least two more touch
down
st. Louis must be given credit for
putting up a fine defensive scrap,
however, as the visitors when their
goal was threatened braced and
fought back in fine style, particular
ly in the third and fourth quarters,
when Alma was using slashing line
attack, which was combined with
some fine aerial work Once the St
Louis. team held Alma for four
straight downs, right on the St. Louis
goal. when Alma had less than a
yard to make in the four downs. With
only a minute or two TO play in the
fourth quarter. Alma carried the ball
from well within her own territory,
after ST. Louis had punted, to with
in the ten yard line, on several good
line smashes, and brilliant 30 yard
forward pass, Stearns to Hopkins.
Hopkins SEEMINGLY had a touchdown
ahead Of him by speeding up, but he
slowed down, stopped and attempted
TO dodge man coming up behind
him. and was downed. Before Alma
could get the balance of the distance
to the goal time had been called put
ting an end TO the fray.
In the first quarter St. Louis
twice stopped Alma within the TWEEN
ty yard line and neither team was
able to score, although Alma had a
decided advantage In the second
quarter Alma worked the ball down
to the st. Louis thirty yard line,
when Stearns cut loose a forward
pass, for fifteen yards, which Hand
ley grabbed, straight armed two St.
Louis men and went the final fifteen
yards for the touchdown.
I'm the third quarter Alma kept ST.
Louis almost entirely on the defens-
i've, but the visitors managed TO hold
Alma back when the goal was
threatened, making one of the pret-
tiest stands on the one yard line that
has been seen on Davis field in a
long time.
Almost Immediately after the final
quarter opened the locals with a
driving attack in which Stearns and
Sartor were the leading figures. car
ried the ball over the visitors line
Stearns went the final few yards for
the touchdown, Alma tried hard for
another touchdown before the game
closed, and was we'll within the ten
yard line when the final whistle blew
This quarter was featured with a
long forward pass, Sterns to Hop
kins, which should have given the
locals another touchdown, had Hop
kins not stopped still, when attempt
ing to dodge a ST. Louis player COM
ing up from behind. "Hoppy" had
clear sailing to the goal, had he con-
tinued after mailing the pass. Time
was called before the team could
carry the pigskin the balance Of the
distance.
Marzoff, Hyde, Stearns, Garner
and Sartor played good games for
the locals. Allen, on defense, feat
ured for the visitors.
Quarters 2 3 A.