The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
BULLDOGS SOLVE 'NOOGA'S
 DEADLY PASSING SYSTEM
Game Played Largely In
 In Center Of Field In Hectic l, Sc0reIeSS Battle ;

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 17.- Special )-Battling mostly between their 40yard lines. Chattanooga and Howard elevens struggled for 60 minutes here this afternoon without scoring in one of the prettiest games of the season. The teams played fierce, fundamental football, cutting down viciously, taclSling to stop for keeps and interfering mercilessly, so that while both at times marched for as much as 20 yards, neither was able to get up steam enough for 9 sustained attack to score. Howard threatened once early. in the game when after a pair of first downs had been plunged, Mccarthy made six yard smash for @ first down on Chat tanoogas 17-yard line. only to be brought back for 15-gard penalty, which ended the threat. Stevens re- fused to try a dropkick from the 45- yard line and punted instead In the second half Howard held for downs twice inside it's 15-yard line, Y. Chattanooga also refraining from irving 8 droplick.
 3 Harris Cope had. Chattanoogas deadly forward pass plays smoth- cred. Every time Harry Cate turned or more Crimson jerseyed gladiators had the receiving Moccasin covered. Only two were made by the home team. Howard got away to half dozen short. passes, but none for any considerable gains. A trick double pass play brought one 12-yard ad- vance. ,.a Chattanooga Improved.
 Showing phenomenal improvement since the Gadsden. game, the local line kept soma ething of an edge on the Howard forwards and when Me .Carthy. Scokel and Stevens cata- . quilted into the line with their usual Velocity they met an almost impene- trable walls8 What gains they made were off-tack'e by sheer. strength and driving power. The four ends had the Indian sign on both back fields. Daniel and Williams vieing with Norris and Shelton in laying opponents low.
 Stevens gave the home fans an ex- hibition. of bunting reminiscent or the days of Jenks Gillem. His long twisting spirals were good for from 40 to 70 yards. Cate punted, we'll, but he could not cope with the Bull U'T, Two first downs plung9A by Nc- Carthy and at the close, pair Of rushes for Is yards by the same player, marked a first period in which bunting featured largely. The period ended with Howard in possess sion on Chattanooga's 27-yard line, but the penalty on the second play of the second period set the Bulldogs back A long punt by Cate with star tackle by Daniel and another long boot moment later put the pail in Howard territory for the rest of the second quarter. Although the locals made only one first down, on plunge by Gray and pass to Barnes
 o O O. Howard Holds 'NOOEans.
 Opening the second period, Howard .fumbled the 1siek-off and Chatta- nooea ripped off first down, but Howard held at the t15-yard llne. stevens was there in the pinch with 55-yarder. Gray and Anderson ripped off pair of first downs ana then A roughing penalty put Howard back to the 15-yard line where four Chattanooga rushes brought only, two wards. This was the last local threat and a few moments later stevens punted 70 yards for "a touch back the period ending with U; .. Ill charge of her own S0-yard line Two more long boots by Cate put the ball in Howard territory again, but How : ard recovered a tumble at midfield and got back toward the local goal > Chattanooga made three first uo Whss $ here. but then Howard buckled to IL and it was all over.
 Lineup:
 Howard-shelton, left end: Kelly. s left tackle; Spicer, left guard. Brln- dlev. center Stubbs, right guard; Fairfield. right tackle; Norris, right end; Stevens, quarterback; Mccarthy left halfback; Scokel, right haifbacK; Lollar. fullback.
 attanooga-DanieL left end; Dyer left tackle; Burdick, left guard; Purse center; Wallace, right guard; Viers, right tackle; Williams, right end; Barnes, quarterback; Cate, 7 left halfback; Anderson, right half : back Gray, fullback.
 Substitutions; Howard - Williams for Shelton, Brewster for Brindley, Dendy for Kelly, Brooks for Spicer, Lasseter for Dendy, Tinkelpaugh. Chattanoo ga-Hane for Williams, Givens for Barnes
 a Officials: Referee, Finlay (Vir- ginia): umpire, Tolley (Sewanee) head linesman, Cornelius (Georgla Tech). as.