The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
PHILLIPS LOSES TO DJJVAL, 2l-7 Crimsons Put Up Strong Fight But
 Fall

Special The Crimson eleven of Phi lips high of Birmingham was defeated in the annual Armistice Day football game here this afternoon by the Duval Tiger machine by the score of 21 to z. It broke the z to tie which existed after the initial game between the rivals here last season. The visitors presented a strong team, che of the best to perform here this season, but it failed to function with the precision it has on one or two previous occasions. The Tigers uncorked a surprising brand of open play, in termingling cross bucks, crazy shift plays and a number of forward passes with marked success. Duval outplayed the Crimson in the first, third and fourth quarters, the Phillips team hay ing d decided edge in the second period in which they continually threatened the Duval goal. It was in this period that Coach Stillwell's boys made their score. Duval started its scoring early. A Phillips tumble on their own 20 yard line started Duval on it's productive drive. After an exchange of the ball Guin attempted to punt from his own goal line. Brown, Duyal ] substitute right end, who had entered the game, but a moment before, blocked the kick, the ball rolling across the line and he fell on it for touchdown. Bryan place. kicked for the extra point. With the ball in DuvaPs danger zone until the second period Phillips tried pass after pass. On one Anderson ran out twenty yards and was pocketed by a Duval lineman and the safety man. However, he leaped high in the air, caught the ball, spun around evading both would; be tacklers and sprinted 35 yards for the touchdown. Sanford place-kicked for the extra point tying the score. The half ended in this manner. Phillips On Defensive
 In the third period Duval pushed Phillips righ up against its goal posts and poor 10-yard kick of Phillips gave Duval the ball on the 25-yard line. A nine yard pass and several running plays gave Duval first down. With but two yards to go on fourth down after gain ing on the first three plays, the ball being about yards from the goal Duval pulled a queer shift play which left the center the end man and he caught Perritts pass on the line for the sec ond Tiger touchdown. Garfield place kicked for the extra point. .
 In the last minute of play with Phil lips having the ball within it's own territory Captain Bryan, Duval tackle intercepted a Crimson heave and ran 70 yards for touchdown and then place-kicked for the final point.
 Captain Sandford, played an excel- lent game for the visitors as did Smith | and Piatt at tackles. The shift which the Birmingham coaches started out with, Sanford at quarter and Chap man at end did not last long, Gravlee being called to the general shift posi- tion and the team apparently did much better.
 DuvaIs stellar performer was Mike Houser, the lad who intercepted Phil lips forward pass q year ago and tied the Crimson. He made great many tackles when the Tigers would punt, l despite the fact that he played guard. He was in the thickest of the play at all times. The lineup and summary follow:
 Duval High 21 Position Phillips High z Nancy ................... Anderson Left End Bryan (c) ................... Piatt Left Tackle 1ouSer Reagan
 Left Guard Oechmdh .............. Bartlett Center
 JoHes '''..I. ...'.......... Crdnford -..- Right Guard
 Garfield .................. Smith Right Tackle Nolan .................. Chapman Right End ferrltt ................. Sandford Quarterback
 Right Halfback Right Halfback Fullback
 Score by Period:
 Duval ..............7 0 7-21 1 Phillips ..............O z 0 o. z
 Scoring Duval, touchdowns Brown, Houser and Bryan.
 Points. after touchdown: Bryan | (placement-kicksJ 2; Garfield (place- ment-kicks).
 Phillips, touchdown: Anderson. l Point after touchdown, Sanford | (placement-kick). ...
 Substitutions: Duval-Brown for Nolan, Donahoo for Joel, Bianco for Donahoo, Bryson for Bono, Donahoo for Bryson, Dorsett for Yancy, Berry for | Brown.
 Officials: Arnold (Auburn), referee; 1; Bishop (Mississippi), umpire Marshall | (Virginia), headlinesman; Chapman | (Edinborough), field judge; time of periods, 15 minutes.
 it came Cobbs turn to bat again Man