Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-10
Score Officially
Will BE / to o
ALMA WAS LEADING 20 TO Z,
WHEN TROUBLE AROSE THAT
STOPPED CONTEST.


make another step towards the Ora
tiot county football championship, a
near riot came in the third quar-
ter and was followed by the or
dering off the field Of an Alma man
and a st. Louis man. After the Alma
player had left the field, the st. Louis
player, Phelps, refused to leave, and
finally Referee Hicks was forced to
forfeit the contest to Alma l to 0. At
the time of the forfeit the score stood
20 to Z for Alma.
While the play on the field was
evidently fairly clean up to the time
that the crowd surged onto the field
in the third quarter, there were evil
dences at times that the crowd on
the side lines was not in the best Of
moods, near scraps taking place on
two or three occasions. One Alma
man in particular had his derby
smashed in.
A responsible st. Louis resident
who saw the particular play which
brought forth the trouble, stated Fri
day night that he saw nothing wrong
with it on the part Of the Alma play
ers, and that in his opinion the st.
Louis crowd had absolutely no reason
on this play for coming onto the field
and attempting interference and the
taking over of the rights Of the Of
ficials.
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the contest and had every confidence
in its ability to win from the Alma
team and entertained great hopes Of
practically cinching the county cham
pionship. st. Louis started the game
with rush and held Alma for three
downs following the kickoff to the
locals. A mixup on downs came Elias
thinking it ~ third down when it was
the fourth and attempted an end run
instead of punting. 1t was st. Louis
ball on the Alma thirty yard line.
Three plays failed to gain over two
or three yards for the ST. Louis team.
A double pass behind the line sucked
in the Alma end and backs, and St.
Louis went around end nearly so
yards for a touchdown. She then
kicked goal. During the balance Of
the quarter st. Louis played a hard
game and although Alma, worked
hard could not get within scoring dis
tance. The period came to close
with ST. Louis leading Z to 0.
In the second quarter the Alma
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ed to smash the st. Louis line. Lamb,
Handley, Garner and Elias took turns
at the smashing game and all con-
tributed good gains until the ball was
planted five yards from the st. Louis
goal. Handley then smashed the st.
Louis line and carried the pigskin
over. Elias kicked the goal, making
the count even.
Following the next kickoff came
the most brilliant piece of football
that the Alma team has shown this
year. St. Louis kicked to Alma. Gar
ner took the ball on the Alma 20 yard
line. Racing down the sidelines be-
hind perfect interference he ran so
yards to the st. Louis goal for a
touchdown. On the play only one st.
Louis man was left on his feet, and
he was entirely out Of the play Elias
kicked the goal and Alma was lead
ing II to Z. The half ended with
Alma making another slashing at
tack down the field towards the St
Louis goal.
In the third quarter Alma again
attempted her smashing attack and
carried the ball we'll into St. Louis
territory. On the 25 yard line got a
first down. In three downs four yards
was gained. Ella threw a pass which
Melted Is yards and a first down.
Alma gain smashed the line and on
the fourth down Elias carried the
ball over. He failed to kick the goal.
Following the next kickoff Alma
again smashed back down the field,
but when st. Louis territory was
reached st. Louis held Alma for
downs. On play around end ST.
Louis man carried the ball clear to
the st. Louis side of the field. He
was tackled and brought down He
started to crawl and two Alma men
dropped on him. The crowd surged
onto the field and a mixup followed.
Phelps, st. Louis fullback and DAT
mond, Alma center, started a battle.
Patterson, Alma end, was pulled off
the field of play by rabid st. Louis
fans. When the officials finallyNre re-
ctorad ordar n rpoond and DhalDc
were ordered from the field. OAR
mond left, but Phelps refused to leave
the field, and finally Referee Hicks
of Mt. Pleasant Normal made the for
NAL forfeiture which gave the game
to Alma ] TO 0.
This week letter was written to
the ST. Louis school authorities by
the Alma athletic management def
nitely calling off athletic relations
with that school.