The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14

Very shortly after little Mike Nor ton. of the Partners. had skirted Meroers right end for 15 yards and the Pauther's second touchdown and final points. Mercer was trailing by a score of "a to 8. "Ten minutes 10 play" and the afternoon seemed certain to be one of celebration for Birmingham-S southern. Candy kicked off for the locals an exchange of fumbles followed. and Mel cor hud the ball on the Panthers 42-yard line. Twu line bucks in quick succession. then perfect forward pass, Erwin to smith. netted 80 yards. Two line bucks failed. then Harmon tore through the Panther line for Il yards. and first down on the A-yard line. The ball was carried over and Ceeil kicked goal. Score. BirmiI gham- Southern IS. Marcer 10.
 How They Won It
 Two minutes to play" with Bir- mingham receiving the kickoff, and the game still seeAned safe enough. The Panthers rushed the ball to mid- field and Rogers punted for the Methodlsts. Mercer took the ball on dts own 20-yard line, with scarcely minute to play. On tho first play, Erwin took the ball on n lateral pass from quarterback faked skirt ard und end. and hurled the sphere far down the field. His running mate, Smith, who had caught the pass that resulted in Mercers first touchdown few minutes earlier, running like a deer, gathered the hall in, evaded two taclxlers, and had cleaer field ahead. He raced the distance to tho goal posts, and car ried the ball across. The game vir- tually ended then. but Harmon added the 17th point by kicking goal after the touchdown.
 It was as hard defeat as the Pan thers have suffered in long time. For three quarters and half the To- calls played superb football, outrush- ing their Georgia foes. and holding like a stonewaii in the pinches. They gained probably twice as much ground as Josh Cody's Mercer crew, and came through several tough breaks with cclors flying. Had the Partners been as vigilant in closing their campaign as they were in wag- ing it, the tale would surely have been different.
 Mercer Scores First
 Mercer jumped to the fore shortly after the game began, when. after the kick off and an exchange of punts, Gaines broke through and hit Roilo so hard the big Panther fullback fumbled. Mercer recovered on Bir- mingham's 2S-yard line. After three line bucks, Reese dropped back to his S0-yard line and booted perfect field goal from a difficult angle.
 The Baptists held their three point advantage until well into the second quarter, when Miller Panther field general, faked an end run. then hurled a ssyard pass to Cotton Cald- well. who fell across his goal line for a touchdown, Miller kicked goal. and the half ended soon after. score: Bir- mingham- Southern T. Mercer }.
 Norton Goes Over
 The Panthers added to their total early in the fourth quarter. The Pan- thers took the ball in midfield and. unable to gain. Rogers punted out ef bounds but Mercer fumbled on the first play. Red Richardson recover ed on Mercer's 22-yard line. The Pan- thers rushed to the 5-yard line, where the Baptist line held, and Erwin punted from behind his goal. The boot was high and out of bounds. and 1t was the Panthers' ball Cn Mercer's 15-yard line. On the first play little