The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
BULLDOGS HOLD PANTE7ERS TO GO TIE
GREAT BATTLE AGAIN
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Southern Outgains Howard-Neither Threatens
 Seriously sly-Black, Farr And Stevens Star

Breaks that did not come and de lenses which. would not crumble, per mitted no scoring in the annual clash for blood between Birmingham-So South ern and Howard college Saturday aft egnoon and for the second year, success sively, the Bulldogs were able to hold the Panther to tie. The score was 0-O, whereas last year it was G-6, and with earned first downs being parcelled out 13 for Birmingham Southern and five for Howard in both games.
 The two teams slashed at opposing lines and slid off opposing tackles as they hammered each other up and down the field but when the ball crept slowly toward one of the goal lines, the de- fense gradually stiffened. until the drive subsided. The Birmingham-Southern Panthers, with the brilliant Curley Black in the fore, drove the Bulldog back several times into dangerous terri tory only to have the onslaught stopped. The Bulldog then would drive into Bir mingham-Southern ground and Captain Ham Stevens would try for q field goal, when the Bulldog rushes were stopped.
 Stevens Misses Twice.
 Twice Stevens missed field goals. Once he was standing on his 40-yard line and once he kicked from the 333- yard line Black once tried place ment for Birmingham-S Southern from the 30-yard line but it was blocked. Once again the Panthers should have tried for field goal when they had the ball on Towards 1S-yard line but elected to try forward pass, Black to Stevenson, which was completed but gained not a whit of territory. This was the nearest either team ever had the ball to the opposing eleven's goal line.
 The brilliant running of B a brought Howard supporters out of their seat with a gasp and it was his dashes which put the thrills in an otherwise uneventful game. The game was as whole a well-p played contest with few sensational plays, outside of Black S running. The prettiest run of the game was made by the Panther star back when he went around left end for 23 yards The side-stepping, stiff-arming, curly-headed grid star followed beauti- full interference for about five yards anu lUeIt HiS WY down from in front of him he went about IS yards farther, stiff-arming at least six tacklers and twisting free to continue his run after it appeared that he would be stopped. He was almost free with horde of golden Jerseyed men around him when q Howard man cut him down. Black once again went 16 wards off left tackle by breaking free from several tacklers, while on the sec ond play of the game he dashed around left end for 12 yards with several How ard men hitting at him.
 Blacks Punting Great.
 Black was also big factor in the Panthers' defensive game as he did some great bunting, averaging 35 yards to the punt while the opposing punter, Captain Stevens, got 2S yards for an average out of his punts.
 Captain Stevens, of Howard, ended his football career at the Baptist school, with a creditable showing. He was the big ground-gainer for Howard, although he was watched closely and the longest dash he got away on was for 12 wards, but once he ran punt back IS yards. He was off on his bunting but hurling the oval true on several pretty forward passes.
 Second only to Black, for the Panther, was the great work of Captain Farr. Though booked in the role of a'plunging fullback the Panther captain demon strated that he could do some wicked broken field running and stiff arming and was a big ground gainer for the Hilltop clan on off-tackle and end plays.
 Williams made one or two nice runs, one for 13 yards especially good. for the panthers. Casey was second to stevens in ground gained, but his yardage was piled up up mostly on short Jabs at the line.
 Howard Lines Stars
 In the forward defense Claude Brew ster, Toby Stubbs and OK Kelly played we'll for Howard, while Ham Weeks, Hall, Dave Evans and Buddy Cairns. Tn the line, played good ball for the Panthers while Price Howell playihS great hame at end.
 Viewed in the critical light Ot sclen- tific football the contest would be called a extraordinarily good one. The teams, though Birmingham-Southern out played Howard, were so evently matched that efforts at gaining were very often frustrated and drives were only sustain ed by consistent jabs at the line and short dashes off tackle, with an occa- sional gain of eight or ten yards. The Panther line was a tough obstacle as whole and only few times did Howard back fine a hole to slide through. Casey crashed through for eight yards once.
 Both teams used off-tackle plays for most of their gains with the Panthers hitting the middle of the Howard line for short gains-on cross-bucks. A double pass was one of the best ground gain ing plays of the Panthers and Captain Red Farr went on several pretty jaunts around end on this play.
 Panthers Stage Drive
 Two long matches by the Panthers were staged in the first quarter when the Panthers took the ball on their own HO-yard line and marched down the field to Towards 24-yard line and attempted place kick, and in the fourth quarter when they took the ball on the 10-yard inc and made first downs
 Stevens tried drop kick fir the 29-yard line and the Panthers took the ball on their 20-yard line on touch back. Farr went around right end for Is yards on double pass for first down From the 33-yard line Black tried left tackle, but juggled the ball and failed to gain. Black ran the ball out of bounds for no gain. On the third down Black punted 33 yards to Stevens and when Howell tackled the Bulldog captain he fumbled and MallOy recovered for Birmingham-SOuthe on Towards 40 yard line. Black ran off tackle for 16 yards in beautiful sprint On the 24- FH ,I