Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-23

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Intercollegiate football championship,
which had been defeating all corners
this year including among its victims
Valpasaiso university and other
strong elevens from five states, and
which had been defeated on its home
lot since Alma picked off champ
ionship from Kazooks back in 1917,
a period Of five long years, fell Sat
urday, not before the onslaught of
the Maroon and Cream, but rather
II victim to the greatest defensive
game that Alma had shown all sea-
son, a defense that simply forced
Kalamazoo down behind her own
goal line for a safety that gave Alma
the fray to o.
1t was wonderful satisfaction to
the Maroon and Cream to down the
fighting Kazooks on their own field.
And it can be said truthfully and
intellectually that the entire Kala-
mazoo aggregation played wonderful
football during the entire contest,
putting up the best brand Of football
that they had shown all season ac-
cording to some Kazook observers on
the sidelines. Further we will ven
ture prediction right now that if
the Celery City eleven battles against
Albion Saturday the way that it did
against Alma it is going to throw an
awful jar into the Methodists, as
Kalamazoo in such a case will win.
The Alma victory was wonderful
comeback after Alma's letdown in
the Albion game. 1t showed clearly
that the team has the fighting spirit
and the fighting qualities of other
years which in the past had caused
Alma to be termed the yale Of the
West"
Alma kicked to Kazoo to start, Ka-
ZOO getting the ball on her own -33
yard line on q short kick. Making
two yards and then losing it on the
second down she punted to r. Gather
man who returned to the Alma %.
Mcdonald ripped off yards and
then Rus heaved a pass 20 yards to
Johnston who added % more before
he was thrown. Harley Californian
made 8. A pass was grounded.
Breckenberry added yards. An at
tempted field goal by dropkck on
the Kazoo 30 yard line failed and it
was Kazoo's ball on her 20. Vroeg
lost yard. Kazoo punted short as
Alma broke through the defense and
it was Alma's ball on the Kazoo 80
yard line. H. Californian and Nc
Donald made it first down. Kazoo
intercepted an Alma pass on her own
II yard line. She was forced to punt
and Alma took the ball on her own
40 yard line. A pass Californian to
"Dud" gave Alma 5. Mcdonald
made it first down. Alma was penal
lied for offside, and then punted to
the Kazoo 16. Kazoo made a first
down and was forced to punt, Alma
getting the ball on her own Is. Alma
punted to the so yard line. Kazoo
was forced to boot and kicked over
the Alma goal the ball going in play
on the Alma 20, just as the quarter
ended.
Mcdonald made 6 and added an
other. H. Californian tore off 10 and
Brackenberry added II. Stewart gave
Alma 4. II. Californian added one
and Mcdonald 3. Alma punted to
Kazoo on the Kazoo 3S yard line Ka-
zoo made a first down and then was
penalized Is for holding. She punted
to r. Californian who returned 10 to
the Alma yard line II. Californian
failed to gain and Alma was penaliz-
ed for offside. She punted to Kazoo
on the Kazoo 80 yard line Kazoo
completed a pass Voorhees, to Merely
for 3 yards. A second failed and
Johnston intercepted the third, on the
Kazoo AZ yard mark. An Alma pass
was grounded and r. Californian then
heaved one to Brackenberry for 81
yards. Alma failed to get in three
downs and punted outside on the Ka-
zoo yard line. Kazoo punted to
Alma on the Kazoo 81 yard line.
Alma was penalized Is for holding.
Two plays gave only yard and Alma
punted to Kazoo on the Kazoo yard
line. Kazoo punted to Alma on the
Alma AZ yard line as the half ended.
Alma kicked to Kazoo, Kazoo 60
ing down on her own Al yard line on
another short kick. Vroeg made
and then lost 5 and Kazoo punted to
the Alma Is yard line and a penalty
for holding put the bail on the Alma
IL yard line. Mcdonald made 3 and
then on a second play shot through
the center Of the Kazoo line and went
81 yards before being pulled to earth.
A bad pass from center lost Alma
yards. Mcdonald made 3. A poor
pass was recovered by K. Californian
for 4 yard loss. Mcdonald punted
to Kazoo on the Kazoo IL yard
line, but a penalty on Alma put the
ball in play on the Kazoo Is yard
line. Vroeg was thrown for yard
loss. Kazoo was penalized 10 yards
putting the ball four yards from the
Kalamazoo goal. Alma tore through
the Kalamazoo defense and threw
Vroeg 3 yards from the goal just in
front of the goal posts. Voorhees,
called for n puntout, and on the play