The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
WOODLAWN DEFEATS
 I PHILLIPSI wv THRILLS
Tolonels Break Three Year Winning Record Of
 Crimsons By Victory, 2o-7

Followings of a bond of gold d-jersied rridiron battlers would not have swap jed them for their weight in gold at Rickwood Saturday morning, when the Crimson wall of Phillips gave away he' fore the onslaughts of Woodlawn in the Magic City's prep classic. The score was 20 to 2 but little does it convey of the terrific battle the sensational runs and the thrilling episodes of a mighty, red-blooded conflict of furiousiy lighting rivals.
 And with woodIawn's well-earned vic tory went Phillips fine record of three years of victories for their Crimson clad grid eleyens. years in which q Crimson combine has never known the pangs nf defeat. But defeat came Satur- day morning, but with 1t came glory, TOO, for,it was an honor to have fought on Phillips team Saturday, even in de feat.
 Crowded into the short space of five breathless in the second quarter minutes cnme all tho thrills of the con- flict, thrills which should suffice prep fandom of the. Magic City for a couple of seasons and then some.
 Thrill AfteR Thrill
 Red Guin started off this period of rapidly following sensations of the grid iron when tho Crimson punter fumhled n bad pass from center, rushed back of lIis goal line ard retrieved the ball. kicking out as gold-jersied horde swarned down upon him. This quick thinking stunt seemed to have saved Phillips a safety, but Pots Levvy had Iambled back toward the Phillips goal line after receiving the punt.
 Then Levvy started blowing, with the coveted goal line within his grasp. He was over-anxious, and on the second plunge the ball slipped away, and John Bartlett, who played magnificent game ali the way through, scooped it up and headed for the opposite end of the field. Bartlett was not to be denied the glory of scoring the first touch , down, and then Red Guin added the extra point. The Phillips stand went wild.
 Then this Levvy person. who really was. the big star of the conflict, made decision, It was to him, And he did it. Receiving the kickoff, the brill ffant Woodlawn back drove down tine field, eluding tacklcrs. running like a mad man, and placed the oval over the goal line, 90 yards from where lie started his jeunt. Allen tied the score with the extra point. Pandemon- ium reigned in the Woodlawn bleachers.
 But StiIl They Come
 But still the thrills were to come, ind unexpectedly, out of clear sky. the ColOnels were riding on the crest of the wave of victory.
 Phillips received. On the second play, Jaffe, another brilliant performer in the great prep, classic, fumbled ag he hit the Coloncls' forward wall, and like q flash Knight poundced upon the ball , and shot away for the goal line, negotiating the 30 yards without q mishap. e
 N And all within five minutes.
 It's true. the Crimson warriors bat tletfa Nike fiends in wonderful and al- most snccessful offensive attempt in the third quarter, but nothing ever shaded the big thrills of the second period. It's also true that WoodIawn drove down the field on two subsequent occasions in tha final period of play, with Burns and Jevvy plunging over the line for two more touchdowns, together with the scoring of a safety in the final minutes by the Colonels, but these were minor performances, The big sensations, the winning of the decision, the deciding of the conflict, had come in the thrill ing and Fapidly-moving drama of the second quarter,
 There were heroes galore, but only two or three win be mentioned, The work of the Crimson flankmen, San ford and Anderson, and the brilliant performances of John Bartlett. the head