The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
s. |. c. Championship Chances Fade Out For 'Bama As Last Whistle Blows

Blows
 Alligators are expected to make sprogress through swiftly flowing tides, and the Florida Gators upheld ethe tradition of the reptile tribe Thursday afternoon by defeating the Crimson Tide of Alabama, 16 to 6, at Redwood field.
 At the end of the first half, sick tened Florida eleven marched off the sfiefd carrying the low end of 9 to 70 score. Coach Van Fleet must have given each man something of a stouchdown producing nature, for the F'Gators came back and scored one Touchdown and field goal in the third period and added another Touchdown and kick after goal in the efourth.
 Alabama outplayed Florida in the first half, but was outplayed by the 'Gators in the second. For the flrst Etwo periods of the game "Ark' New ton could not get his pumts off good because of the furious rushing of the 3s 'Bama forwards. In the second half, Newton shot his aerials down the field for as high as 30 yards. The 'Rama line was impenetrable for two periods and then allowed only small gairs t0 be made through them. It was around right end that Florida sswept fo- both of her touchdowns.
 b,ckwood Field was a fit place for dueks and other fowls Saturday, but eno rlace for a football game. Had @the field been dry, Alabama might eihave been holding the upper end Of athe score but that will never be known The south side of the field twas small lake, while the diamond end of the field was full of mud In .the stands more than 10000 fans sat Eand shivered and lodged the rain and sthen returned to the stands only to sreturn and shiver some more and stand off more rain. Every man that stepped on the field was besmeared with mud the first time he hit the sground, and recognition of different Splayers was often impossible Every Etime Gillis or Newton started to KICK lthey would wipe their eleats off on sanotner players jersey while another twould wipe their hands
 ;Prnting Duel.
 Grant Gillis and "Ark" Newton en- Jagged in one of the prettiest punt ring duels seen in the south this year. Ls(SiIlis had outpunted his every op- IDonent this year and showed the way ito Newton in the first half of the game. However, in the second half Newton uncorked several punts that Swere beautiful to behold-one went IFron his 20-yard line to Alaoana I-vard line, another 60 yards to Ala hama's 1O-yard line, while several Eoshars sailed and rolled 45 and 90 wards Gillis did some mighty punt. ling, also, and shot several pack oL ths Florida goal line for 40 ana DO .ynrds, on up to 63.
 Five times did Alabama threaten s;FIorida before they scored their lone Touchdown. Two of these eliorts saw attempts made to kick goals, but sbnth of these failed because of the 1ucfnsss of the ball. But on the slxth
 II1lhPTt lcrsshed through over the shoulders of Camp, Jones and Propst ana sxonret k1abamas 6 points.
 The game marked the final grid iron battle of three Alabama men % and three Florida men. It was the
 final effort of Capt. Al Clemens, "Bubber" Baty and Tom Newton for 'Bama and Captain Robinson anu tPomeroy and Ark" Newton. ROD l3nson fought stubbornly in the inc earned by his eleven. He stopped sthe charges of the 'Bama backs seV- eral times and often threw back For a loss. Pomeroy played only part ,cr the game but showed up well. Newton will never be forgotten Io. strength at charging the llne'
 c,.men. And Newton Finish.
 Captain Clemens and Tom Newtoh .ended their careers WltH = syreatness that two such flankmefI eonld, They stopped repeatedly the scharpes of the Florida backs and 1oFten repulsed the fleet and heavy @'Gators for losses. They were down fast as possible--because of the rleio on punts and rushed Newton Tn ms s,nnting Baty was everywhere. lie scnntinuing to show the deadly tack Hing that has stamped him as me greatest back in the south' ana ms Sine plunging was smashing
 Outstanding in the llie TOT Aia- sbana was the work of Camp, Jones' aPropst and Buckler over these sfhree men Florida could not gain. Jones and Camp refused to yield an .inch of ground. BucRler and Propst epIaved in such fashion that they were seyer worrying Florida. In the back .sfiefd, Gillis' bunting stood out, But Eft was Hubert that crashed into the ssFlorida. line repeatedly for snort ,sgains and first downs and Ted the m .ferference for other backs to gain @Cohen and Brown, two substitute Sbacks. furnished the longest gain of sthe day when Cohen passed one 15 yards to Brown for a 4l-yard gain Tn sthe very last seconds of play. A mo- 9ment later another pass, the same ieroute. was missed back of the goal Sline by inches. For Florida. Newton's bunting and the brilliant running of Jones and Brown gave victory to the Gators -Jones and Brown repeatedly skirted sthe Hanks of Alabama after being eplaced within scoring distance be- ecause of the toe of Newton. On theiI .line. Captain Robinson. Merlin and fGoldstein did the best work. Merlin