Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-03
POOR PLAYING
Costs CAME:
COLLEGIANS LOSE TO OLlNET
ELEVEN REG ARDED AS THE
WEAKER OF THE TWO.

play the brand of football that was
expected of the eleven caused the
Maroon and Cream TO drop Satur
days Michigan Intercollegiate con-
test 20 Olivet by a score Of p TO 0,
serving to eliminate the Presbyter-
ians unless every team Of the as
ISOLATION takes the count, which is
highly improbable.
The winning of the game was not
so much because Of the superiority
of the Crimson as it was the failure /
of the Alma aggregation to play the /
brand of football that it should. The /
ends failed to follow instructions af-
ter the first quarter and this per-
mitted Watson, Olivet's coach and
quarterback, to run wild on the Ma
room and Cream, the speedy Watson
running around the ends who were
cutting in before they should have.
In the first quarter when the ends
were following instructions Watson
was not making gains and the play
was almost all in Crimson territory,
except for. a few minutes during the
latter part of the quarter when Olivet
on line smashes carried the ball into
Alma territory only to be forced to
punt.
Following the first play in the sec
ond quarter Olivet punted and Cath
erman carried the ball back to Oil
vets "A yard line. Anderson and
Wright smashed for first down.
Wright gained 3, but on the next
play fumbed and it was Olivet's ball
on her own % yard line. Olivet failed
to gain and punted to Californian who
returned to the Olivet 46. Carly, An
derson and Wright smashed the line
for first down. On the fourth
down poor pass from Hunter to
Anderson lost ground and 0livct took
the ball. Olivet was forced to punt
and it was Alma's ball on her own
20. Alma was forced to punt and it
was Olivet's ball on the Alma 80
Watson made II and then ,. He
then went around Sartor's end for 10
yards for a touchdown, and added
point by kicking goal. Olivet kicked
to Californian who returned the ball
10 yards to the Alma %. Hartwick
fumbled and Oliyet recovered. Wat
son was stopped for no gain. Murray.
passed to Watson for 20 yards put
ting the ball on the five yard line.
Watson tried the line three times and
on the third attempt put the ball over
as the half ended He added a point
by kicking goal.
Alma kicked to Olivet. Dow was
downed in his tracks on the Olivet
81 yard line. Dow, Watson and Muir
ray made it a first down, on the 3S
yard line. Olivet was penalized for
holding and forced to punt. Until
near the end Of the quarter Alma out
played the Crimson, Dow finally in
tercepting a pass on the Olivet IL
yard line. Olivet carried the ball to
her own So yard line as the quarter
ended.
Watson started the fourth quarter
by going 80 yards to the Alma 80.
On second end run he ripped off 25
yards and LaMonte smashed through
tackle for the touchdown. Watson
goaled.
Alma made a determined effort,
following the next kickoff, to score.
After the kickoff with the ball on the
Alma 40 yard line, Californian shot
a pass to Carly for a first down.
Anderson made Z. Olivet intercepted
a pass on the Olivet 81 yard line. Oil
vet was forced to punt, Carly taking
the kick on the Alma 3S yard line. A
pass failed and Olivet was penalized
Is yards on the play. Californian,
Anderson and Carly made it first
down. Lowell made yard. A pass
failed and Dow intercepted a second
attempt on his % yard line. Olivet
was forced to punt. A pass failed.
A pass Californian to Carly gave
Alma II yards. Alma continued to
carry the ball into Olivet territory
finally planting the ball on the Olivet
10 yard line. Californian went around
end and after covering five yards
slipped and fell. 1t was Olivet's ball.
Olivet made first down and then
punted. A pass Californian to Carly
put the ball on the Olivet II yard
line. Carly went to the side lines,
Fairbanks taking his place. Alma
failed to gain the yardage and it was
Olivet's ball. Olivet punted. A pass
from Californian to Tate put the ball
a foot from the goal as time was
called.
For Alma, Anderson. Carly and
Californian were the shining lights
in the play. Watson, the Olivet star,
was ably assisted by Murray, Cum
ningham, Planck and LaMonte.
Exclusive of ground gained on ex-
change of punts, the Alma team
gained a total of 2S5 yards to 254
for the Crimson aggregation.
Olivet Alma
Lineup and summary:
Gabel .-.-~.-. K T. ...... Waggoner
Cunningham m r I ....-...-..---...-~ Tate
Planck .-.... r G ....-.-.-.-- Zuelch
Newlands .- c .....-...-..-.~. Hunter
Neuson -............ l. G.. .....--... Shaver