The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-03
STAFFORD AND
ALABAMA PLAY
FOR Z 10 I TIE
v-rI,'nsr, ssYftn First Pc
riOd-CrfInson Tide Scores
Near End Of Game

Passdens, Galif4. dan. 3-tR-Aaa-
bama's football team. held in SEEM
ingly hopeless struggle to crack
Stanford's line at the New Years
day intersectionaf feature Saturday,
grabbed break in It's favor with o
few minutes to play when q Stanford
punt was blocked and showed over
the score that made tie game. The
final tally was Alabama Z. STAN
ford Z.
Pearce Of Alabama kicked off to
Poulson, who r1omentarily fumbted
and Stanford started play on its "a
yard line. Hyland, Stanford back,
was downed on the Southerners 26-
yard line after accepting a pass from
Hoffman. The play melted gain Of
40 yards another six yards around
left end, and Hoffman took the pig
skin through center for three more
yards and a first down.
Hoffman passed to Hylapd again
and the ball was placed on Aiabama's
18-yard line. Alabama tools. the BUN
when Bogue's place. kick failed. Then
Taylor kicked to Standards 27-yard
line, where Shiplkey rccbvered on q
double fumbie. Shipiey,s made "a
yards around lett ord, roWhcn the
Stanford .fullbarlc funAaaed Alabama
got the baH5on its 44ayard dine.
Stamford Bceses Z
On an interccptGd pans, Stamford
rot the hall on it's own 4O-yavd line,
HOffuannf sent q b0AutifQ rass "a
Shiplley, Aetting 2li4Hards. Passes
from Hoffmass 46nDogue Und .Shipkcy
nett1a 1e ysxsds Stanford 4cercdps
touchdown when Bogue sRaAsed II
Walker, who carried the hall over
Bogue kicked goal. Scorer Stamford
z: Alabama O.. - ART 4'a
Alabama took the bali On its 40
yard line to start the SECOND period
after Hoffman kicked out offboundl
twice. Barnes punted back 70 by
| land on Stanford's 82-yard line. Hoff,
man punted out Of BOUNDS and thu
ball was put in play in the acette'
Of the field. 80 ~ 90,
Alabama registered first down a
plun0es BY Winslett. WAlker, stan,
ford end; threw Winsletta seten yard.
behind the scrimmage line. Barne.
punted to Hyland on his 2O-yard line
Hyland ran around right end for 1,
yards. Alabama recovered Hyland''
1umble.i NJ Sa3
Ennis missed Winslett's pass by ,
j finger tip. Winslett shot another .ant
it was nabbod by Lewis Of Stanford
Hoffman pSnted and Alabama tool
the ball on its 4O-yard string. Wins
lett passed to Brown for 10 yards
Score end second period: Stanford, 2
Alabama 0. = A~
Reds Force Tide Rack Il
Hoffman passed to Hyland, who nd
vanced it to the 25-yard line. Hylanl
then went around left lend for L
| yards. After an exchange of punts
the Westerners put the ball on Ala
bama's 45-yard line on pass, Hoff
man to Shipkey. w = i.
i Hoffman completed pass to Walk
!. err for seven yards. Line plunge
Melted Stanford first down on Ala
bama's 31-yard line. Two NOR
passes, and two Plunges put the bal
on the Vineyard line. -
Boeue's attempted place kick wen
} wide and Alabama took the ball d
its 20-yard line. After another ex
: change Of punts. Stanford took tn
ball on its 45-yafd line. Hoffman,
j long. pass was intercepted by Barnel
= who was down on his own 24-yar
line when the period ended. s1sF
Alabama tied the score late. IN tn
fourth period when WiltoEss punt VI
blocked by Winslett and the bal
: bounded back to Stanfordss a4-yar
line where Wilton pounceA on it..
: was fourth down, however, and Ala
; hama took the ball. r1"SherlSck
Holmes reentered the game at Ger
ter. johnson replaced Smith. Ala
Z bama advanced through a series q
plunges and Johnson carried the ba
over for a touchdown. Caldwe
E kicked goal and the score was tie
{ with only two inmates to play.