The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02

SEWANEE, Tenn, Oct. 1.-(Spe- cial. )-In the mountains, tradition plays strong part in the general order Of things. It has been tradi = tional that Sewanee should send forth from the mountains her sons who may roam the wide, wide world over, | yet always in the course of their life time, return to the scenes of their college days for just another glimpse of the mountains and their traditions. It was traditional for Harris G. I Cope to put out winning football teams at Sewanee quite few years ago. It was traditional for him to return to the mountains, and-as he was still heading football teams, as he did in the days before he left Sewanee-it was traditional for him tC bring a corking good football team back home" with him.
 That's the first real Sewanee team that's played on the Hardee field in years" was the unanimous verdict of a group of oldtimers who witnessed the Howard college Sewanee game last Saturday. That game marked the re- turn of Harris C.. Cope to the noun tains. and the Howard Bulldogs were his grinders. With Cope was Bob DGbbins, a former football star at the University of the South, and a true son of Sewanee and her tradi- tions himself.
 
 Real Sewanee Team.
 "Yes, sir; that's the first real Sewanee team we've seen since Cope left" was the verdict of the old timers. not inwardly conceived and lnwardly expressed, but outwardly, so the whole mountain world could hear. Lust look at those Howard college fellows play. They're fighters, and real football plaeys. Cope is still inc hap those scrapping, football playing teams"
 As the game progressed, and the first ftful fight of the Bulldogs, when the Tigers penetrated into their territory, resolved itself into con tinuous battle against their heavier toes, the oldtimers marveled at the spirit of the maroon -jersied huskles of Birmingham. They were fighters, were those Bulldogs, and by their very never-say- spirit were they able to stave the Tigers off, only 10 lose by the narrow margin or to z. | It was bitter dose for any team to swallow, but for the Bulldogs to lose as they did. after the battle they fought, 1t was heartbreaking to the Birmingham lads. With the tradi- tional spirit of the mountains, Coaches Cope and Dobbins led their charges off the field smiling. de-
 
 The score, to 2, is nice ind1ca- tion of the bitterness of the battle, but it doesn't really chronicle now nearly the Sewanee Tigers were beaten last Saturday.
 RuIId0gr on FOur-Yard Line.
 At one time, as the first quarter ended. the Bulldogs had carried the ball down the field to Sewanee's six yard line, and had two downs to carry the plgskin over. Untortunate- ly, a tumble occurred-or missed signal that caused a poppieMat any rate, the breakl of the game were against the men of Cope, and they last the ball on downs, with the pur- ple-streaked line of the Tigers scant four yards away.
 Then, just as the fourth quarter was entering its last stages, the bull- dogs had battled their way within strjkine distance again, and Ham Stevens. quarterback, had dropped hack to his 35-yard line to try kick at placement. It is said that Ham rarely misses them rom that distance. and all Sewanee held US breath as the signal was called, and inc Rulldogs crouched, ready for the spring that might sever the Jugular vein of the Tiger. Even as the KICK signal was being called-for stevens confided after the game that such was the play he was caillns-tlme was up, and the play was stopped be- fore the ball could be snapped. 90 .ba pulldogs ended the fracas as they had started 1t, snapping at the throat If the Tiger, ever dangerous. ever tbraatening to bowl their feline foe into defeat.
 It was a great game, and the noun tains relaxed only after the final whistle had blown. For the Tigers eould get no nearer a touchdown than inc Bulldogs 20-yard line, and it sall 10 Pete Boards part to boot the