Evening star., 1932-10-09
COL0N|ALS SLUMP
AFTER FIRST HALF
25,OO0 See Brilliant Backs
0verpoWer Capital Team
T. in Absorbing Game.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

x a trio of fierce charging
J and swift running backs,
George Washington took a
28-to-6 beating from Alabama in
the foot ball game yesterday in
Griffith Stadium, but not without
giving the throng of $4,000 on
lockers generous gridiron enter
tainment.
In the first half, the Colonials, fight
touchdown after they had twice been
scored against In this offensive they
gave their all, however, for the Grim
son Tide rolled over them with telling
force in the latter part of the fray.
'Bama put forth in Hurry Cain, Hill
man Holley and Slick Chappell three
ground-gaining gridironers almost i'm
possible to stop, once under way. Their
pathways cleared by battering line,
these three backs gained repeatedly and
averaged something like five yards with
their many tries. The Colonials simply
were overpoWered by the ground-gain-
ing ability of this trio.
Four Touchdowns for Cain.
CAIN, 'Bama's all-American fullback,
~ all-America-ed all over the field
all the time he was in the game
and he was in the greater part of each
half. 1t wss Cain who did such mag
nificent kicking for the Crimson Tide,
sending his left-footed boots booming
down the gridiron for an average of
so yards 1t was Cain who scored each
of 'Bamas touchdoWns, one in each
quarter He was easily the outstanding
figure of the tussle
But it was Holly and Chappell who
did much of the gaining for the Grim
son Tide until it rolled within sWamping
distance of the George Washington goal.
Holley not only galloped over the
Colonial forwards with startling ease,
but also contributed four points to his
teams score by booting from place
ment the extra point after each OF
Gains touchdowns.
Johnny Fenlon and Mig McCarver, a
pair of shifty backs, were the biggest
contributors to George Washingtons
offensive which mostly was OF an aerial
nature. Fenlon heaved passes far and
wide. but most of the heaves missed
the mark Those that connected, how
ever, netted substantial gains. Nc
Carver was sturdy defenSlvely against
the light Alabama air attack and was
the main factor in the little running OF
the ball attempted by the Colonials.
1t was he who climbed over the left
tackle from the 2yard line to get
George Washington its lone touchdown.
What might be expected of Alabama
was revealed before the fray was more
than a minute under way. In the first
scrimmage after the kickoff, Capt.
Cain tore through right tackle for a 15-
yard gain. Thereafter, with Cain and
Chappell alternating as ball toters, play
moved quickly to George Washingtons
3-yard stripe. There the Colonials
made a brief stand, but in the third
play Cain broke through to score.
Breaks of Game Tell Twice.
BREAKS of the game figured largely
- in the second quarter touchdowns.
Alabama got its break when it was
ruled Colonial player had illegally in
terfered with a would-be pass receiver.
The ruling gave 'Bama the ball within
10 yards of goal and Cain crashed to
the final line. George Washington got
its break when it recovered a tumble
made by Dotherow right after inter-
cepting a long pass. Getting the ball
only II yards away from the 'Bama
ROdl, tIl6 COlOIlldS, llelptO NY pcIldlllco
inflicted upon the foe, soon reached the
5-yard line. Three plays later over
went McCarver.
There was nothing fluky about
'Bama's last two touchdowns. In the
third quarter Holley intercepted a pass
to get away fer 43-yard run that
brought the ball to rest on the George
Washington 17-yard stripe. Came a
Cain-H -Holley-Cain series of jabs and a
score Just before the third quarter
ended, 'Bama got the ball when George
Washington fumbled on its 34yard line
and with five plays at the start, of the
fourth quarter paraded to goal.
Only at passing did the Colonials
excel the Crimson Tide. They COM
pleted 8 of 29 heaves for a gain of
nearly 130 yards. 'Bama got but 16
yards through the air. But with run
ming attack, Cain Holley, Chappell and
Co. picked up 284 yards while George
Washington got only 81.