Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-09
BLUE AND WHITE
PROVES EASY PREY
ALMA RUNS WILD IN FIRST
HALF: HILLSDALE STIFFENS
DURING FINAL PERIOD.

The Alma College football team
surprised even its most enthused
supporters Saturday when the Ma
room and Cream romped over the
Hillsdale collegians 36 to z, real
feat when it is considered that The
Hillsdale eleven is the strongest
that that school has shown in up
wards of a decade Alma was never
in danger from the visitors having a
score Of 26 to when the first half
ended, up to which time the Blue and
White had not even made a serious
threat.
Playing the best brand of football
shown so far this season the team
went into the fray To demonstrate
evidently to its supporters that it
has championship capabilities and it
showed them, picking off two touch
downs in each of the first two quart
ers. Alma started early, forcing
Hillsdale to kick Immediately after
the kickoff Alma took the ball on
the Hillsdale AZ and marched back
on lnesmashing by II. Californian
and Beam to the II yard line, where
Mcdonald attempted a field goal on
the fourth down from a wide angle.
The attempt failed Hillsdale i'm
mediately punted out of danger and
then following an exchange of punts
Alma took the ball on her own as
yard line and by linesmashing carri-
&c the ball down the field, Beam con-
tributing q Of the yards needed on a
single linesmash. Mcdonald went
the final three yards for the touch
Gown He failed to kick over the ex-
ira point. Alma 6, Hillsdale 0.
Alma kicked to Hillsdale and fol-
lowing an exchange Of punts, "Dud"
Johnson glomed onto a Hillsdale
tumble or the Hillsdale SO yard line
ard raced TO the goal for the second
touchdown. Mcdonald dropkicked
the goal. Alma Is, Hillsdale 0. Soon
after this touchdown the quarter end
cd With Alma in possession OF the
ball On the Alma 43 yard mark.
Alma opened the second quarter
with passes, after an offside penalty
Mcdonald heaved one to Johnston for
y yards, and then short one TO
Beam for 3 more. Hllsdale interfer-
cd on the next and it was ruled COM
plcte on the visitors u yard line. A
pass to Johnston over the goal failed
and it was Hllsdale's ball. Hillsdale
pln.ed TO Alma in midfield. II. Cath
Crman ripped off a first down and
pass Mcdonald TO Johnston gave 80
and it was Alma's ball yards from
the goal. On the third down Beam
smashed through for the counter.
Mac failed to get the goal. Score,
Alma 10. Hillsdale 0. After the next
kickoff Hilllsdale soon punted to
Alma and tumble gave the visitors
the ball on the Alma 10 yard line On
the second play Shaver grabbed a
tumble and went 30 yards before be-
ing pulled TO earth. Hillsdale then
intercepted an Alma pass, but on the
third play following Johnston evened
1t up by picking a Hillsdale toss out
Of the air and going to the goal 80
yards away. Mcdonald dropkicked
the goal. Score Alma 2G, Iiillsdale 0.
Half ended after the kickoff.
With half dozen new men work
jng in the Alma lineup and Hillsdale
coming back in the third quarter with
aerial work in the hope Of scoring,
the game took on a different aspect.
Alma carried the ball straight down
the field however to the % yard line,
where Iiillsdaie stiffened. McDon-
aid on the fourth down dropped back
t. the 30 yard line and booted over a
pretty dropkick. Score Alma %,
Hillsdalc 0. lIilsdale came back
with rain Of passes and on her own
10 yard line Fairgreives shot a pass
to Gettings who took the ball at top
speed and kept going to the goal
line. Guthman booted the goal.
Alma 20, Hillsdale 7.
Hillsdale did not look exceptional
ly dangerous after this touchdown,
several changes being made in the
lineup that changed the looks of the
game again, and in the final quar-
ter Alma staged another march. and
1t ended by Brackenborry crashing
through the Hillsdale line for
touchdown from the 3 yard line.
The entire Alma eleven played
stellar game, but to Johnston, Nc
Donald, Beam, Shaver, and Stewart
must be given the big share of the
credit for the victory. Larson and
Gettings were the big stars for
fillsdale.
Lineup and summary:
Alma (36) CD Hillsdale
Johnston ------~- If, .-.---.... Morelock
McNaughton . 1T ... Scott
Couture -------. LG -..--.-.- Sheppard
Wright - G. krugman
Stewart RI Altman