The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
PAINTERS DEFEAT
old RIVALS, 1914
IN GREAT BATTLE
Lackey Runs For Touel,,0 : :
From Kick-0ff e -
dogs Are BIZ ~. by
PantherS
by MARVIN MCCARTHY.

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at critical times yesterday afternoon.
Birmingham Southern coming off the
victor in its annual football clash
with Howard college at Redwood
field. IS to "A
/ Birmingham Southern took advan-
tage of every opportunity. while the
! Bulldogs did not. and this accounts
for the unusually close victory OF the
/ Painters. Two touchdowns. goal
! from touchdown and a goal from
! placement for the Painters, against
/ two touchdowns and two goals from
touchdowns for the Bulldogs consti-
/ tuted the afternoons scoring.
Lackey'S Great Runs.
The game yesterday was one of the
most thrilling witnessed on Rick
wood field this season. The battle
was replete with thrills and unex-
/ pected plays To Jess Lackey dimin-
utive halfback of the Bulldogs.
goes the honor of executing the most
thrilling play of the game. and I'M
doubtedly the best bit of baclsfield
work seen here this season. Late IN
the fourth quarter Lackey received
| Gandy's kickoff after the Panthers
! second touchdown, and raced IS yard,
1 for touchdown Lackey sidestepped
at least six tacklers. and distanced
| the field after Dan Gaylord had
cleared the way for him by blocking
out Greek Griffin, the last tackles
between Lackey and the goal line.
1t was Il beautiful bit of work, and
Lackey certainly deserves credit for
the run. Dan GayIord's Interference
made the touchdown possible.
The First Score.
The first score of the game came
early in the first period Gaylord
punted from behind his goal line.
and Miller made fair catch on the
Bulldogs 3oyard line. He then
booted a field goal from placement
after the fair catch. and the Panthers
took the lead by three points. one less
than the margin by which they de-
feated the Bulldogs.
Early in the second period Candy
carried the ball within scoring dis
! lance by a trick play. Line plunges
carried the ball to Towards six-yard
| line, when Griffin circled end for the
touchdown. Baker kicked goal, and
the score stood Birming ham Southern
10. Howard 0.
The ten points scored by their OPP
ponents SO early in the game didn't
take the heart out of the Bulldogs.
In fact, Howard didn't begin fight
+ ing or playing football until they had
/ become the under dogs, Soon after
/ Birmin CHAM Southern had scored its
touchdown, a series of punts and
j 15-yard penalty against Birmingham
Southern for holding placed the ball
| back againts the Panthers goal,
| Miller punted to the 30-yard line. and
the Bulldogs took the ball.
Two passes. Ford TO Clark and
Ford to LAckey. Melted the distance
Lackey falling across the goal line
for the Bulldogs touchdown. For'i
| kicked goal and the score stood:
Painters 10. Bulldogs Z.
i Bulldogs Rally
In the third quarter the Bulldogs
rallied and outplayed their opponents
! throughout this period. Led by some
stellar line bucking by Lackey.s anG
some good gains by Ford and Gay
lord. the Bulldogs bucked the bail
down to the Panthers two-yard line.
| but were held for downs. and Miller
punted out of danger.
In the fourth quarter each team
scored a touchdown, the Bulldogs
! gaining a point on the final score In
the exchange.
| pass, Miller to Baker. placed the
ball within scoring distance of the
Bulldog goal, but two successive line
| DUCKS lOSl louI ydIuS AOf vic L ann
ers. An off sides penalty then place
the ball on Towards two-yard line
and Rogers went over for the touch
| down. Miller missed the goal.
On the succeeding Kickoff Lackey
ran for touchdown and Gaylord
kicked goal. The score then stood
as 1t was when the game ended;
Birmingham-S Southern 16. Howard II.
For the Bulldogs. Lackey played
brilliant offensive game, while Brind-
ley and Afford were good on the
lire. Brindley broke through time
after time and threw the Panther
backs for losses Stubbs oroke
through the line many times, stop
ping his man most of the time.
| stars of Game
Stubs. Afford and Brindley were
mowers of strength on the line, while
! covote Roberts and Wee Willie"
Brown played good football during
| the time they were in the game.
In the backfield. Clarke's work at
running interference and on the de-
fensiye was good Gaylord and
| Clarke didn't get a chance to show
their ground gaining ability.
| For Birmingham Southern, the
! whole line played well, Hodges, Hall.
| Candy. Green and the others doing
| well against the ncdFy SHaf sing VI
! Bulldog backs.
! II is hard to pick a backfieid stan
for the Partners. as the entire quar-
| tet. Miller Rogers, Griffin and Nor
! ton. played well. Rogers was prob
! ABLY the most consistent gamer o
the group, while Miller ran his team
well.
The game was a thriller from stars
10 finish. First one sensational PLAY
1 and then another kept the crowd o.
| some 5000 fans on their feet almost
! continually.
The battle was one of the closes
and fiercest staged a. Redwood ffel
in long time, The only game which
could compare with II in fiercenes
and intensity during the past tw,
| or three years was that memorable
| Panther Bulldog scrap of 1919, which
Howard won by the score OF to Q,
after a bitterly contested battle.
Both Deserve Credit
Both elevens deserve lots of credit.
Birmingham Southern by it's clean,
hard play. wins recognition as clear
| ~ deserving the victory while How
! ard, by staging an uphill battle ana
| finishing within three points of VIC
| tory deserves considerable credit for
! gameness and logged determination.
Not once were the Bulldogs in the
| lead, and not once after the first five
minutes of the game were<they on an
even basis with the PanthVrs That
ever-say-d die spirit Of the Bulldogs
won more comment and prA.se for
| the East Lakers than any phase of
the game yesterday.
The Partners placed a well trained
! hard hitting team the field yes
I! terday. The line held we'll on the