The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-30
BULLDOGS PUT UP A GREAT BATTLE AT SEWANEE AND
 LOSE ONLY ON FIELD GOAL
Stevens, Tinklepaugh And
 Mccarthy Are Stars In Towards Spectacular Game

sEWANEE, Tenn, Sept. 2e.-(spe- ciaL)-Pete Baird, the lightweight left half of the Tigers, defeated Howard college of Birmingham to- day. to ?, by dropping a pretty place kick sQuarely over the goal posts from the 25-yard line about the middle of the third quarter Baird was the outstanding star of the game. accounting for ITO yards of the 25O gained by the Tigers on line and end plays, clipping off runs of from three to 35 yards at a whack and but for good tackling by Quarterback Stevens of the visitors. would have made several touch downs alone. Howard scored on safety in the fourth quarter when Powers juggled Stevens'--punt long enough for it to go behind the goal. line.
 The Tigers gained more than twice as much ground as Howard on line and end plays, but could not hold the ball at the critical moment when 9 touchdown seemed imminent, liar ris fumbling on the 1o-yard line after carrying the ball for a first down. Once the Tigers were penal ized for holding on Towards 15- yard line,- and lost the ball on an intercepted pass. The Tigers rushed Howard off it's feet in the first and the fourth quarters but Howard clearly held the balance in the sec ond quarter while the third was seesaw affair. Sewanee gained 3I yards on forward passes, one for 30 yards, Miller to Powers, but ground ed six passes and had six intercept ed. Towards gains via the pass route were only eight yards, two be- ing intercepted, and two falling to the ground. Stevens tried four place kicks. failing on all. Baird and Powers made most of the gains for the Tigers, while Barker, shifted to fullback in the absence of Sanders, plunged through the line for repeat ed small gains. Harris was cratic in his running, but accounted for several short dashes. Gibbons and Mahoney. in the game near the end. ran we'll for short gains. Blood Miller played 6 whale of game at end until forced to retire in the last quarter on account of injuries. Gib- bons and Willard, who played a part of the last quarter, were in poor shape from injuries, and Sanders and Gooch were out of the game entirely from the same cause.
 The best work. for Howard was done by Quarterback Stevens. Half back Tlnklepaugh and Fullback Me- Carthy, the latter time and again plunging through the line for gains when yardage was needed for first down. T1nklepauSh went around left end in the first qt arter for a 25-yard gain, the longest of the day for Cope's men. The Tigers made four first downs in the first quarter, one in the second, two in the third. and five in the fourth, while Howard made two in the first. three in the second, one in the third, and none in the fourth quarter. Baird, punt ing for the Tigers In Sanders, ab- sence, held his own with Stevens, each averaging S7 yards.
 Lineup:
 Sewanee-Miller. left end; Kent, left tackle; Shook. left guard: Sti- vers. center; Allen. right guard; Beatt. right tackle; Perry, right end: Powers, quarter; Baird, left half Harris, right half; Barker, fullback.
 Howard-Shelton, left end; Dendy, left tackle; Bains. left guard; Brid- ley, center; Stubbs, right guard; right end; Stevens, quarter; Tinkle- paugh. left half; Whitehead, right half; Mccarthy, fullback.
 Substitutions Sewanee. Roberts for Shook Stansell for Roberts. Shook for Stansell, Mahony for Har- ris, Gibbons for Powers, Willard for Miller.
 Howard Norris for Yarbrough, White for Whitehead, Lassiter for Dendy, Gaylord for Tinklepaugh. Shepherd for Lassiter, Scokel for White, Williams for Norris, Tinkle- paugh for Gaylord, Dendy for Brind- ley, Wills for Dendy.
 Referee, Bagley, Washington and Lee.
 Umpire. Clark, Sewanee.
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