The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-30
NORMAL TEAM PLAYS GREAT
 GAME AGAINST PAINTERS uM FIRST GAME OF SEASON
Great Work Of Miller And Ditto Stands Out In GO Clash Saturday At Rick wood Field

feet at Redwood Park Saturday aft ernoon. Although the score was 0 to 0 the Jacksonville team cleanly out played the Birmingham Southern ag gregation and had them on the defen- sive large part of the time. It was only in the last five minutes of play that the Panther was able to do anything against the stonewall re- sistance of Jacksonville and rushed the ball down the field 40 yards to the 12-yard line but the final whistle stopped the rush.
 It was only the great playing of Aubrey Miller that gave the Panther the offensive power to gain as much as they did. The locals made only two first downs in the first half and Miller made both of them. One on 11-yard run around left end and the other for 20 around right. Jackson vile did not make a first down in the first half but the ball continued swapping back and forth with neither team being able to make much head way. t\
 It was the great work of Ditto, husky fullback, that kept the Panther on the defense 8 large part of the time. He crashed through the Panther line time after time and the locals seemed unable to stop him. Buckner, too, made substantial gains over tackle.
 The Jacksonville line was almost un- penetratable. Farr went through 1t once for 12 yards but 1t was about the only time that the Gold and Black crew made gain over it. The great | work of Captain Vinyard. at guard and both tackles stood out while the center position with Thomson on guard was equally strong.
 The Normal eleven gained most through the line. Sending their husky .fullback hurting through the Panther seldom failad t0 rain. -The Panther resorted to open field d play but the work of Cotton" Wick o on end made left end runs unprofita- ble.
 Once the Jacksonville aggregation had the ball on the Panther zo-yard line and attempted a drop-kick which would have won the game, but the attempt failed.
 Jacksonville kicked off In the first half to the 20-yard line, Candy re- turned 20 yards. Two line bucks netted three yards and Richardson went three more. Howell punted 50 yards.
 On tho first down for Jacksonville Ditto crashed through the line Tor four yards, one more yard was made over the line and Griffin punted 50 wards. Farr went three yards through the line on the Partners first down. Godbee then ran 30 yards only 10 SnmbIe when tackled and Jacksonville recovered.
 line, Buckner went through tackle Tor six more on the next play Jackson, vile, fumbled and Howell recovered for Birmingham Southern. Godbee lost five yards, Richardson went 10 wards around end, Farr went two yards through the line The pail went over when q pass failed.
 Jacksonville lost three on the flrst down, Candy threw runner Tor a fO-yard loss. Griffin punted 45 yards and the first quarter ended.
 Richardson went over tackle TOT +bree. pass was incomplete, Ander- son failed to gain and Howell punted 40 wards Jacksonville took the pail on her 25-yard line. Buckner lost two yards and failed to gain on the next play and Griffin punted " cards. Miller returned 20 yards. Tha Panthers put the ball in play on her Howard line Miller went around eno for II yards. Richardson went two through center a pass was lhc0in pleted and Miller punted 30 yards:
 Jacksonville punted on the Ilrst down on her 15-yard line. Miller re- turned the 4O-yard punt 10 yards. Then Partners were in Jacksonville 40-yard line. Farr went four ,.t oVor tackle but on the next play Philips Caught an attempted Birmingham Southern pass and went 10 yards. Jacksonville took the ball on her 45- yard line. Ditto went five through the line, Buckner duplicated for three. Ditto failed to gain and Grif- fin punted 50 yards over the line when Godbee let the ball roll.
 On the first play from the 2o-yard line Aubrey Miller took the bail and made a beautiful run for 2O yarus around right end. Farr failed to gain through the line, Richardson failed and q pass was incomplete as the half ended.
 < Jacksonville came back Tn the second half lighting even harder than in the first and outclassed the Panthers worse in the later part of the game. on The Partners kicked off to the 20- yard line and it was returned lo wards. Buckner went over tackle Tor S yards, Ditto smashed through the Nine for five yards and Buckner =again went through the line TOT wards and the Normalites' initial zfrst down. Ditto went four througa stackle and a pass failed but second lone, Griffin to Edison netted 2o- ward gain and another first down. aDitto went four yards through the Slime, Buckner went a halt yard around end, Buckner went four yards through tackle and then dropped zback for a try at goal from the 30- -yard line. His drop-kick went wild sand the Panther went unbeaten 7 Yielding made a pretty yard
 
 .for 15 yards around right end. Farr went three through center. Godbee slost three. Farr went through tackle -for yards and came back through sagain for four more and first down. sGodbee lost three. Farr gained fo<r Through line and the third quarter ~epded. Godbee went yards around -6eSht end, Howelfs punt went for 10 yards. Jacksonville took the ball on sthe Panthers 35-yard line. Four 4yards were gained over the line and fDitto went through for ' and first sdown. Buckner failed to gain but sDitto went through for four yards. "A pass failed and Jacksonville was spenalized five yards for o.>Jde. sGriffin punted 40 yards and when -Godbee let the ball roll without pick sing 1t up it stopped on the Panthers' s5-yard line. Miller punted 45 yards son the first down. Candy downed SBuckner in his tracks after receiv- Sing the punt. Buckner failed to gain. S"Little Hoss" Candy broke up a pass sand Griffin punted 40 yards over the goal line. The Panthers brought the sAall to the 20-yard line and Godbee hent II around right end: SRichard- Jacksonville was penalized five yalds 4for offside. Miller broke loose for -2o yards around left end Godbee awent four around right end and Farr scrashed through the line for 10 yards. @Richardson failed to gain and Miller @gained five, placing the ball on @Jacksonville's 12-yard line when the @whistle blew ending the game.
 2 Birmingham-S -Southern-Gandy (cap- stain), left end; Scott left tackle; sLevie. center; Prichett, right guard; ACalhoun. right tackle; Howell, right lend; Anderson. quarter back; Godbee. Fleft halt back; Richardson, right half 4hnoL. fI1l hack