The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
Howard Bulldogs
Sorely Licked by
Spring Hill Eleuen
By TURNER JORDAN

BY TURNER JOhDAN
Mobile, November 11.-6Special.) y
The bulldogs of Howard college came
to Mobile today and received lick
sing from Moon Ducote's Spring Hill
outfit. The final score was As to 0
and the less said about the affair of
today the better taste will be left
in the mouths of Howard college
players. students and alumni.
The Bulldog, whom tradition has
willed shall be a courageous and
tenacious beast went back on the
clan today and the proverbian Jack
and gotten by with the trick. There
was not as much fight In the Bull
dogs this afternoon as In 4 William
Penn Quaker rally.
But that's of the past say the
Bulldogs tonight, after one OF the
most touching love feasts" in the
history of minor college football in
the south. After the game this aft
ernoon nothing was said, absolutely
nothing. AT supper tonight. little
was eaten, very little. At the meet
ing and get-together affair around
the festive board after the dishes and
about half their content were re-
moved, much was said. exceedingly
so.
Coach Cope Talks
Coach Harry G. Cope, one OF the
finest little grid mentors the Bull
dogs have had in many a day, started
things off by saying with garnish-
ments and all the frills brought out
by the occasion: rs the Bulldog to
turn out to be yellow pup" and
the boys, with one accord answered,
mo. heck no." and then the coach
did cut loose on the boys. There was
no riding" just a plain statement
of the faults they displayed in to-
days game, and he was forced to cut
his talk short so somebody else
would have time to say something.
And then Captain DO" Brindley
had his say Cap" excluded no one
and put himself UP as the greatest
offender. and the words he spoke
brought tears to the eyes of all. and
not a man tonight but would willing
ly. even thankfully offer his right
arm for a onance to replay this aft
ernoon's game. It will be some time
before those Bulldogs allow Captain
Brindley to say such things again,
with tears of sorrow and regret
streamin., down his face. Every man
had his say, and all were unanimous
in the decision to stop all foolisL-
ness, take football seriously, train
rigidly and to plrv the football
Coaches Cope and Dobbins have
drilled into them time and time
again"
Coach Cope and Coach Dobbins
sent one team to Monroe field this
afternoon, but different aggrega-
ton performed against the Hillians.
There was absolutely none of the Of
fensive drive which Coach Cope has
instilled into the team. The defen-
sive tactics drilled into the team by
Coach Dobbins, one of the best
tackles Sewanee ever produced, were
nowhere in evidence.
STAY Nothing
And as the game progressed. side
line devotees could be heard to MUIR
muir: Can this be the team coached
by Harris Cope and Bob Dobbins? We
looked for better than this" And the
two Bulldog mentors could only sit
ana watch the slaughter of the
charges and say nothing in their de-
Tense.
IN all fairness and consideration to
Coaches Cope and Dobbins, 1t must be
said that the Bulldogs, in at least
five of the eight games played this
year, have done them no Justice on
the field. Harmony has been lacking
and the formations drilled into them
by their coaches have been neglected
the minute the opening whistle has
blown.
But that's of the past" say the
Bulldogs, and they are looking ca
gerry to the future when they can do
better. I The feature of the Mobile
trip this weekend was not the de-
feat of the Bulldogs. the victory of
the Hillians. or the excellence of the
care taken of the team. 1t is this:
The fact that for the first time this
season the seriousness of the game
has been driven home to the players
and for the first time a complete and
rigid reform has been inaugurated.
Watch Results
"Watch for results assert the
Bulldogs and that's what fandom
must do. There was one bright light
in the play of the Bulldogs this aft
ernoon, just one. and it flickered in
the performance of Charlie Hurst,
left guard from the Birmingham
team. Hurst fought with the cour-
age Of a trooper from start to fin
ism. smashed through on the defense
and spilled many plays and opened
the few holes through which Bulldog
backs registered their fewer first
downs. Hurst deserves considerable
credit for the game he played this
afternoon, inasmuch as he had abso-
lutely no help from his teammates.
And then, when the Sinners came to
court to repent, Charlie was chief
among those crying out their faults
and Hurst has promised as much i'm
provement as any of the others.
If Charlie Hurst is able to improve
as much on his game today as the
others promise, he will be of all
Southern calibre. For the Hillians,
the whole team looked well, as a
conquerfng eleven always does. Per-
haps the most outstanding performer
was Fred Brinskelle, a Birmingham
boy, who ripped off gain after gain.
McEvoy was a brilliant broken field
performer today. Harold Gilmore, a
Birmingham boy. played Hill end
well.
> Nothing else could possibly be said
about the game that would improve
on the impression already created,
and it might be fitting ending to
state that the Bulldogs past now lies
in their future.
The lineup:
Howard. Pos. Spring Hill.
Norris .......... l.. E.-......- O'Dowd
Thomas l.. T........... Cassidy
Hurst L. G Ching
Brindley ......... e.. ..-..... Mulherne
King X. G.. Steckier
Fairfield ....-.-. X. To-. Dorm
Gaylord X. K. Gilmore
stevens ..-.- q. B-....... Whining
Mccarthy .-,..... l.. H......... McEvoy
Stubs .......... R. H. ...... Brinskelle