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SPORTS AUTOMOTIVE tt IStmtmaham Netoa upt tainsas- THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD -wmEP Hint i. inz CLASSIFIED AND REAL ESTATE 77-r A ESTABLISHED MARCH 14. ISM PRICE TEN BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1931 ALABAMA NOSES OUT KENTUCKY, 9-7 Auburn Scores Over Spring Hill By Big Margin On Passes, 27 To 7 CRIMSON TIDE SHOWS OLD COMEBACK SPIRIT SHIPWRECK KELLY MAKES SHORT GAIN OVER TIDE LINE PLAINSMEN COUNT IN EVERY PERIOD AFTER FIRS! ONE Parker Steps Off 60 Yards For Tigers Third Tally In Third Period Safety In Fourth Quarter Is Margin Dvr Wildcats In Homecoming Game BY ZIPP NEWMAN Sports Editor, Th Birmingham News DENNY STADIUM. University. Oct.

31 Alabama can come kick Tbc Crimsons flashed their old fighting spirit in taking a 9 to 7 victory awav from the ferocious Wildcats on Denny Field Saturday before I1'. 000 shivering spectators. No Alabama team has ever had to bi de like the Crimsons' did in winning from Kentucky. The Wildcats, battered and torn, refused to yield until Alabama had snatched every daw and tooth out of their steeled bodies. The Crimsons playing, like the Crimsons of 1930, hammered away goal posts, goal lines and human walls of granite in the first half, vet failed to score in Six drives la-into the enemys territory.

promised land In the first two minutes of play. And this came from a punt Cain booted to Kentuckys 35-yard line, hit something and bounced back to the Cats' 45 -yard line. Two plays failed to budge the ball one Inch anal Kelly swung wide to his I' WiMcats throttled the Criming on their 10 -yard line, stopped in attack on their three and time jgvetl them when a pass from Hol-fcv to mlth put the Crimsons on Kentucky's three-yard line on the PASSES SENT ACROSS AT CRUCIAL POINTS Ariail, Dupree And Shackleford Nab Aerials At Important Moments fcsl left, traveling to Alabama's 29-yard -'hipwr, Ketlj guarded Jvy ade- une The rPcelved a 15jard penalty for Illegal use of the hands and It was all Alabama through the rest of the half, with the Crimsons storming a fortress that would not give In. Alabama started out on six marches and all ended In disaster. Seale was stopping everything Inside CORNELL SHUTS OUT VANDE COLUMBIANS, 13 TO 0 OVER TECH, 49-7 I Davidson and Gibson came out of the guards.

He was the greatest man the me ne blocking out the Ala- on the Kentucky line. But it was tenia right end and the other boxing the pounding through the middle of Ir tackle to give Kelly his the linP that made Kentucky draw in or e. and with the Alabama backs her defense and permit Alabama cornu? in slowly, they didn get a later ln the game to skirt the ends. Chip to hands on bun The Crimsons had eight more scoring chances in the last half. Pen- alties twice stopped the drives', Ken- Kehv has run the century dash In tuckys vigorous and battling line Ho ran this 5, -yard sprint in halted four of them and two were flat.

It was a pei feet i halted when passes failed to click, an no redit can be taken Alabama was always on the verge of siv.v from the Cats. Incidentally. completing passes, hut only three hit Kelly's sprint was Kentucky first their targets for keeps. Super-Punting Duel Ralph Kerclieval and Johnny Cain put on a super-punting duel with the Kentuckian averaging two yards hi ore than Cain. But Cains punts were trained to obey a magic touch.

They fell close to the sideline and most of them rolled out. Cain placed six of his punts within Kentucky's 10-yard line. Kercheval takes a football in his right ham and slams it down on his foot and it penalized 29 yards, half the distance shoots Into space like a rocket. Cain tc their goal line. takes a ball very firmly, whispers fain sent an educated punt deep words of magic to It and the receiver into Kentuckys territory, and when finds himself In no position to return Kercheval fumbled the ball over the the ball or keep It from hopping out lice of scrimmage.

Chesty Moseley of bounds. pounced on the ball. And this eighth Cain thumped the ball 12 times Bring chance of the Crimsons ma- and so accurate was his punting and punt coverage that Kentucky got only four to try to return. And out of the four attempts to run them back, they made 1 1 yards. The whole Alabama team was down under Cains punts.

Kercheval slammed the ball down on his right foot 16 times; two were washouts, one was blocked, two were partially blocked and 11 traveled far and handsome. And down under these long ones went Duff, Davidson de of the game in this reproduction of the Battle of the Marne. Kentucky's dream of conquest was Ihort-lived. There flamed In the a new courage born in the bent of drama. The Crimson started buck up the field, following the kickoff, hell-bent for goaldom.

And only a penalty meted out to God-free for Illegal use' of his hands stopped the drive. Godfree was sent from the game and Alabama was Itrialized into a marker for them. Seale Becomes Target Seale, who had been dealing the 'Kama backs misery, was made the target. First Whitworth would knock him to one side and then Huppke would box him out as Cain and Holley drilled off 11 yards ln three plays. The Cats got set to halt Holley and Cain, and Moseley, on a fake ppinner, went five yards on a straight buck.

Cain came back with Famous Mar tinez-Zor ilia Clan Makes Life Miserable For Hewitt BY ALAN GOULD Atsociated Press Sports Editor ITHACA, N. Oct. 31 W-Cornell defeated Columbia, 13 to 0, Saturday in the race for Eastern football championship honors. The victory was due chiefly to the all-around brilliance of Johnny Ferraro, of Buffalo, N. sophomore halfback," and Jose Martinez-Zorilla, of Jalisco, Mexico, spectacular end.

These two combined to furnish driving force to Cornells attack, as well as to fortify its defense in two of the finest individual performances witnessed in many years on historic Schoellkopt Field. They accounted for both Cornell touchdowns and the younger member of the famous Martinez-Zorilla clan made life miserable all afternoon for Columbia's renowned captain, Ralph Hewitt. A crowd of 22,000, the biggest that has journeyed to Ithaca in some time, saw Cornell keep its slate clean by scoring its fifth consecutive victory for the 1931 season, at the same time handing Columbia the latters first setback. Cornell's Firet Score Ferraro scored Cornells first touchdown in the opening quarter on a five-yard dash that ended a 65-i Led by her big plunging fullback yard march. He passed to Jose Mar- Poppelman, the University of Mary three over his left tackle and Ken- and Skinner.

But despite Kentuckys tek-y drew a 2 -yard penalty for vigilance, Hollev returned six for 56 king off side. In two savage bucks yards. Kerchevals longest punt Gain rammed the ball across with traveled 65 yards on the carry from Caut. Sharpe leading the way. the line of scrimmage to Cain's wait ers Whitworth nonchalantly went i ing arms on Alabamas 15 and Cain to tie the score and tie it he did dashed it back to Alabamas 49-yard a perfect placement right be- line.

Cains longest boot traveled 59 tween the middle of the goal posts. I yards. Most of the time Cain was Hurry Cain's hand-set punts drove trying for short, accurate punts. Shipwreck Kelly had only two chances to go somewhere. He was guarded by a detail of three hard- boiled mule skinners, who were on Ing the ball for 50 and yards, tried I him at every move he made Once t-nemi tho Wildcats out of danger, one of Kellys teammates cost him a cammed the ball down on his 24-yard run ami his other brilliant lo t.

an, I as it came up, TomMlupke sprint he traveled 57 yards for a blocks the punt. Kercheval picked touchdown. Molly moved the ball 70 yards and lost 30 of it back to the Crimsons. Up the ball and three Alabama men hit him with a thud that was heard AUBURN, Oct. 31 Failing to stop Auburn's overhead attack at crucial stages of the game, the Spring Hill Badgers proved an easy foe for Chet Wynne's Plainsmen Saturday afternoon in lie feature bill on Alabama Polytechnic Institutes annual mothers and dads day program.

The Tigers scored in every period except the first In routing the Hillians, 27 to 7. The Plainsmen field generals called only four passes and then only when gains could not be made through the Badgers forward wail three of the serial heaves were complete and another was ruled as perfect on account of a Badger interfering with the receiver. Tho passes from Hitchcock to Dupree and Ariail and from Head to Shackleford led directly to markers. The first toss from Hitchcock (o Dupree in the second quarter placed the ball on lie losers' 10-yard lino and in three tries Hitchcock went over his left tackle for six points. The hole opened up by Holdcroft, Chambless and Egge when Hitchcock scored was large enough to place the Woolworth Building.

Hitchcock ia easily standing up when he ended ills eight-yard run. Ariail Makes Gain Ariail was downed on Spring Hill's eight after catching Hitchcocks second shot through the ether. The superb sophomore caught the ball on the run and was downed immedihtely upon receiving the ball. Two plays through the line and a skirt around right end by Hitchcock accounted for Auburn's second counter. Auburn's final six points came In the fourth quurter when Head passed to Shackleford for a 20-yard gain.

Shackleford was nailed on the Badgers 19. Head advanced the ball for a first down and Neal carried it over on a journey around his left flank. Jack Baer did some peerless blocking on Neal's run. Ike Parker returned Altken's kick for 60 yards and an uninterrupted jaunt into the land of honey and flowers to score his team's third tally in the early stages of the second half. Parker made a mad dash down the sidelines for his points.

He outsmarted the two opposing ends who were near him when he caught tho punt and was not touched by another purple and white player. This was the only score made by the Tigers that a pass did not figure. Reserves Open Up Coach Wynne started a team substitutes with the exception of Davidson at quarter and Phipps at left half. The Pat Browne-Mike Donahue machine, which had two more players out with injuries than Auburn, five, made the going tough for the second-stringers until a few of Wynnes regulars entered the tilt and started the fireworks to popping. Spring Hill scored first when Walter Gibbons, end, broke through and blocked Davidsons kick for the second successive time, falling on the bail for a score.

Auburn had halted a drive from their own 25-yard line and Davidson was attempting to punt out of danger when the Badger end crashed through. Spring Hill received the ball on Auburn 25-yard line on Gibbons initial block and Muffulet-tos recovery of the free calfskin. After scoring first, the Badgers were completely outplayed in every department of the game! If Wynns had used his regulars for any length of time the Tigers score would have mounted considerably. Auburn's regulars, with the exception of Jordan. Grant.

McCollum, Molpus and the injured trio, Hatfield, Brown and Kimbrell, played only long enough to smell Badger meat. Others Run Signals All of the Tigers who failed to play a quarter against Spring Hill ran signals after the game was over. About two teams ran signals. Picking the individual stars for Auburn Is Impossible because the linemen clinked on seven cylinders and the backs took advantage of the necessary aid from the men in the front line. Senn.

Egge and Arial looked good on the flanks; Holdcroft, lrim, Bush and Arthur stood out at the tackle posts: Chambless, Cross-land and Woodall performed rredlta-bly at the guard positions; Chrietz-burg and Johnson took care of the duties of the middle of the line In true Harkins style, and Parker, Rogers, Neal, Hitchcock, Phipps and Shackleford occupied stellar roles In the rear works. For Spring Hill Lovell aqd Ait-klns were the offensive luminaries, and Gibbons, Richards and Spafford were in the limelight in the line. I.lneup and summary: Auburn Egge, left end: Holdcroft, left tackle; Jones, left guard; Chrletz-burg, center: Cropland, right guard; Prim, right tackle; Senn, right end; Davidson quarterback; Phipps, left half; Neal, right half; Shackleford, fullback. Spring Mill Blount, left end; Foster, left tackle; Spafford, left guard; Hartley, center; Mufuletto, right guard; Richards, right tackle; Gibbons. right end; Aitklns, quarterback; left half; Lovell, tight half: Hrassell, fullback.

Score by periods: Auburn 0 13 7 7 27 Spring Hill 7 0 0 0 7 Scoring touchdowns: Auburn. Hitchcock 2 (sub for Neal), Parker (sub for Phipps), Neal. Points after touchdown: Hltehcock (place kick), Phipps (drop kick), Shackleford, (place kick i Spring Hill touchdown. Gibbons; point after touchdown, Richards (place kick). Shipwreck Kelly, Kentucky backfield ace, is shown making a short gain over the Alabama line in Saturday's game at Tuecaloosa.

John (Hurri) Cain (11), is just about to stop the wrecekr, Sharpe and Godfree (35 and 41, respectively) are shown going after Kelly, after he had already passed them. Note the fine blocking of the Kentucky man just to the left of Kellys right leg. Photo by Walter Rosser, News staff photographer. DARTMOUTHANDYALE BATTLE TO 33-33 DRAW Morton Dropkicks Goai Near End To Tie Score In Sensational Grid Scrap BY FOSTER HAILEY Associated Press Sports Writer NEW HAVEN, Oct. 31 (ff A courageous band of Dartmouth football players failed Saturday in a quest for a victory over Yale, but gained glory enough in coming back from almost certain defeat to tie the Blue 33 to 33.

Since 1884 the green-clad warriors from New Hampshire have sought in vain for victory over Yale. Saturday they had it within their grasp for a fleeting moment while 35,000 persons stared down from the big gray bowl. BUI McCall, stocky Dartmouth back had just intercepted a forward pass Intended for Capt. Alble Booth, of Yale, and run 60 yards for the touchdown which made the score 30-33. A few minutes later two passes carried the ball to Yale's 15-yard line.

Two attempts at the line failed. Then Morton dropped back to his own 18-yard line, and when the hall came back to McCall, who placed it on the ground, calmly kicked it through ths uprights 28 yards away. If they could not win neither could Yale. And so the game ended. The game started as though to be a Dartmouth romp, with the Green keeping the ball constantly in Yale territory through the first quarter and Morton scoring the first of his two-field goals in the second period.

Then came the deluge. Booth took the next kick-off just inside his own 15-yard line, and ran for a touchdown. Giving the Dartmouth men little time to absorb that blow, Booth led another Yale advance the first time the Blue got the ball. Thf advance ended when Todd, his running mate at right half, tossed Booth a 10-yard pass, and he galloped 10 more for ills second touchdown in five minutes. The Blue midget took a little time out then to get back his breath while Bob Parker, Yale quarter, and Morton exchanged kicks.

But with Yale holding the ball in midfield he apparently decided he had rested long enough, took a pass on a reverse, skirted end and tiptoed his way through the whole Dartmouth team 50 yards to the goal. It was then Dartmouth began to fight. With a substitute Yale team in, Morton tossed a 20-yard pass to McCall from Dartmouths own 15-yard line and Stocky Bill reeled off 65 more to make the score, 10 to 26. as the half ended. Regulars Back Yale came back with its regulars baI1 over for a touchdown.

to the third quarter and in three minutes had marched down the field for a touchdown. Then McCall stole Booths thunder, took the following kickoff on his own seven-yard line and ran 93 yards to score. Still demoralized by that brilliant dash the Yale line let Donner, the Green left end sift through a few moments later to block Parker's attempted punt from Yales 35-yard line, scoop it up and run for a touchdown. Yale tviis still coasting along behind an apparently safe lead of 33-24 as the fourth quarter opened when Todd, about to be tackled, tossed a forward wildly and McCall gathered It In on Yales 35 -yard line and ran for the Green's last touchdown. Morton who had booted two placements after touchdown and one field goal, failed on this one and Dartmouths chance to win was gone.

The lineups: Yale Hawley, left end; Wilbur, left tackle; Nichols, left guard; Ma-lin, center: Rotan, right guard; Hall, right tackle; Barreg, right end: Parker, quarterback; Booth, left halfback: Todd, right halfback; Ingram, fullback. Dartmouth Mackey, left end; Baldwin, left tackle; Pyles, left guard; KItnball, center; Hoffman, right guard; Glazer, right tackle; Trost, right end: Morton, quarterback; Bristcr, left halfback; McCall, right halfback; Wilkin, fullback. Score by periods: Dartmouth 0 10 14 9 33 Yale 0 26 7 033 Scoring Summary Yale, touchdowns, Booth 3, Barreg, Williamson (sub for Todd). Point after touchdowns, Rotan (place kick), Sargent EAST LANSING, Oct. 31 (JP) Syracuse University passed and plunged its way to a 15 to 10 victory over Michigan State College Saturday to retain Its place among the nations undefeated football teams.

The game was played on a rain-soaked gridiron before a capacity crowd of 13,000 persons. Costly fumbles and an inability to cope with the powerful Syracuse aerial attack caused Michigan States defeat after Bob Monnett, its high-scoring halfback, had led a successful offensive which gave the Spartans a 10-to-6 lead at the half. State scored early in the first period when Monnett kicked a placement from the Syracuse 20-yard line. Syracuse opened Its uerial offensive In the second period. Stoneberg receiving a i5-yard pass from Fishel and running another 25 yards for the first Syracuse touchdown.

Fighting the Easterners with their own weapons, State gained 41 yards in two passes, and Monnett broke off left tackle for a touchdown. His kick was good. Fumble Recovered Syracuse came out after the half to recover Eliowltzs fumble anil complete a 43-yard pass from Fishel to Cramer, Fishel later taking the Following an exchange of punts, State took the ball, and Monnett and Ellowitz hit the Syracuse line for more than 40 yards, bringing the play to the Syracuse 10-yard line as the third period ended. Getting the ball on downs, Syracuse cut loose with a series of end runs which brought them within one foot of tlie Michigan State goal where the Spartan line held. The ball went over and on the first play Ellowitz fumbled a high pass from center 10 yards behind the goal, giving Syracuse a safety.

The lineup: Syracuse Ellert. left end; Newton, left tackle; Tindall, left guard; Stark, center; Kennedy, right guard; Lombardi, right tackle; Stoneberg. right end; Cramer, quarterback; Moran, left halfback; Frank, right half buck; Fishel, fullback. Michigan State Fase, loft end; Buss, left tackle; Gross, left guard; Meiers, center; Handy, right guard; Brunnettc, right tackle; Vandermeer, right end; Kowateh. quarterback; i Monnett, left hnlfback: Jones, right halfback; Elovitz, fullback.

Score by periods: Syracuse 0 6 7 215 Michigan State 3 7 0 010 Scoring: Syracuse touchdowns Stoneberg, Fishel. Point after touchdown, Ellert (placement); safety, Ellowitz. Michigan State touchdown Monnett. Placement, -Monnett; point alter touchdown, Monnett (placement). Officials: Referee, (Williams); umpire, Emstviler (Denison); linesman, Maxwell (Ohio State); field judge, Vick (Michigan) REMEMBER? out as far as Bryce Institute.

And this safety gave Alabama a gmae they should have won by a larger core. not Kentucky played des-perate hall and the breaks gone Minst the Crimsons when they were arching. Kentucky was only once beyond midfield on the offense, save on Kellyj, score. The Crimsons threw a wall of granite in front of Kelly, Jehason and Kercheval and the Ala-tea ends were alert and on the job. Us, Kellys 57-yard run was around Alabama flank, but as Gus Mor-w, the Vanderbilt scout said, "gen-tewn.

that was a perfect football P'ay. no team would have stopped It It was executed." Cats Get Glimpse Kentucky had a glimpse of the nLABAMA-KENTUCKY STATISTICS land Saturday defeated Virginia Polytechnic 20 to 0 ln the homecoming game here for the Techmen. Marylands fullback ripped the Tech line repeatedly for long gains in the first three periods. In the final period Virginia Tech took things into her own hands for the first time, the whistle ending a a 60-yard toward the Maryland goal. Knute Rockne, Jr Scores But Mates Lose Grid Contest LAWRENCE, Oct.

31 (JP) Mrs. Knute Rockne saw an unusual sight Saturday the defeat of a Rockne football team. The Pembroke Midgets, captained and quarter-backed by 13-year-old Knute Rockne, lost 6 to 21, to the Bearcat juniors. But young Rockne, son of the late football mentor of Notre Dame, gave a typical Rockne climax to the contest played before and between halves of the Kansas-Oklahoma Aggie varsity game in Memorial Stadium of the University of Kansas. He sprinted 25 yards around end for Pembrokes only touchdown ln the closing minutes while his mother and 6 -year-old Jackie Rockne, sitting ln her lap, exhorted, "Cmon Junior." Mrs.

Rocknes attention was distracted from the blue-clad Junior only long enough to cheer when the Notre Dame-Carnegle Tech score was announced over the loud-speaker system. She motored from South Bend to seo Knute, in action. Butler Outscores 1 Bay Minnette 34-26 GREENVILLE, Oct. 31 But- ler High of Greenville won Its fourth victory of the season on Smythe Field here when Bay Mlnette High was defeated by a score of 34 to 26. Both teams played loose defense at times and It seemed that It was easy for both teams to cross the white marker.

The game was full of sensational long runs. The longest going to Searcy a sub half Tor Butler for 95 yards after he Intercepted a pass. The second was by Smith, of Bay Mlnette, for 80 yards on an end run. Butler displayed at times some of tho best blocking and Interference of the season. In stopping plays Lowe and Law were outstanding.

Robinson, Williams and McGehee gave a good account of themselves and much trouble to tho visitors. Luther Pierce made gain after gain with his peculiar and pretty way of side stepping and fleetness. McBride and Stewart were llg yardage gainers. McKenzie and Smith were the luminaries for the Baldwin County aggregation. tinez-Zorilla in the seedhd period for the other touchdown on a 50-yard play that was beautifully executed.

Only Columbia's magnificent defensive line, in which Bill McDuffee, of Brooklyn, was the outstanding star, at center, kept Cornell from doubling its winning margin in the last period. Four times ln this quarter the Ithacans hammered at Columbias goal but the New Yorkers held for downs thrice inside their five-yard line the last time with Ferraro only six inches from the goal and the other scoring threat vanished on Klines placeklck failure. Columbia did not make a serious scoring threat. The Lions was only once inside Cornells 35-yard line. Columbia registered 11 downs to Cornell's 10 and accumulated 136 yards bu rushing to the Ithacans 120, but the Lions penetrated Cornell's half of the field only four times.

The lineup and summary: Cornell (13) Reiber, left end; Rothstein, left tackle; Tullar, left guard; Penny, center; Shaub, right guard; C. Martinez-Zorilla (C), right tackle; J. Martinez-Zorilla, right end; Ferraro, quarterback; Hedden, left halfback; Viviano, right halfback; Kline, fullback. Columbia (0) Matal, left end; Sherwood, left tackle; Dzamba, left guard; McDuffee, center; Noblletti, right guard; Mlgliori, right tackle; Edling, right end; Hewitt (C), quarterback; Rivero, left halfback; Llne-lian, right halfback; Schwartz, fullback. Score by periods: Cornell 7 0 0 13 Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Cornell Scoring, touchdowns, Ferraro, J.

Martinez-Zorilla. Point after touchdown, Kline (place kick). Officials Referee, Ed Thorp (LaSalle): umpire, W. P. Elcock; linesman fc.

K. Kelthley (Illinois); fieid Judge, C. L. Bolster (Pittsburgh). IFesf Virginia Is 'Defeated, 19 To 9, By Kansas Aggies MORGANTOWN, W.

Oct. 31 (IP) The Kansas Aggies defeated West Virgin! Universitys Mountaineers herq Saturday 19 to 0 in a chilling rain. Not since the Mountaineers vanquished them in November of last season have "Bo" McMillens charges tasted of defeat. Saturday they held the West Virginians well away from tholr goal line, excepting In the final quarter, while Captain Henry Cron-kites too was accounting for two field goals, and two touchdowns were pushed over. The Kansans got their Initial field goal in the first quarter and the other In the second.

They counted their first touchdown In the third period after recovering a West Virginia fumble on West Virginias 33-yaril line. In the final quarter, the Aggies drove 72 yards down the field for their other touchdown. Dur-fee Way hack when every town had at least one blacksmith shop and the smithy made living as well as a Tot of noise and the cries cross and the ends around were two duzzling bits of gridiron strategy? Johnso nand Kercheval might as well have had 10-pound stones tied around their legs. They couldnt get out of their tracks for Crimsonshirt-ed tacklers. Holly Big Gainer Hillman Holley was the Individual ground gainer.

He churned up 85 yards. Cain blasted out' practically all of his 62 yards with little interference in front of him. Bub Walker carried the ball 10 times and averaged 5.1 per cut. He ripped off the first two first downs for Alabama in the first period, getting away for 13 and 19 yards run around the flanks. Capt.

Sharpe was an heroic figure. He was carrying on for the spirit of Jimmy Moore, who was lifted from this vale of wonderment last Summer. And the spirit of fighting Joe Sharpe was catching. It looked like every Alabama player was trying to do or die. Kentucky players complimented Sharpe as the greatest lineman they had faced ln years.

All they could say was they had never met his equal on a field. The Alabama line looked like Itself of 1930. They were sure of themselves, fearless and determined. And outstanding along with Sharpe were Tom Hupke and Carney Lasiie. They deserved to win, said Shipwreck Kelly, "but we have the consolation of knowing we never fought any harder to win a football game.

1 never tried so hard in all my life but they wouldn't let me run." Kentuckians were bitterly disappointed. They came down 200 strong, anticipating finding the team that Tenne ee beat. Instead they found Alabama of yore, tackling viciously, driving hard and playing courageous football. Where is this Alabama team Tennessee asked Line Coach Shively. Xo team in the country could have licked Alabama four touchdowns this afternoon.

Alabama deserved td win. They bottled up our offense. Hank Crisp and Frank Thomas were happy coaches. In unison they shouted "Never saw a harder fought game in all our lives, nor have we ever seen a team that showed any more courage in coming on to win after Kellys brilliant run." "They showed me they were game, they showed me they could come back and that is all I ever ask of a football team, saljl Hank Crisp. "They played footliall like the Alabama teams that used to beat Georgia," said Frank Thomas.

I know they have the heart and team with a heart, may lose, but It gives Its best. "I was particularly Impressed with our line play The buys were able to exert the pressure In at least 53 minutes of the game. There are good Centlsneil os rt 9, flee end Celtimn First Downs Alabama 2-5-2-2-11 Kentucky 0-0-1-0 1 Held For Downs Alabama on Kentuckys 10-13-3. Kentucky on Alabama's 30. Yards From Rushing Alabama 127, Kentucky 14.

Forward Passes Attempted Alabama 11, Kentucky 4. Forward Passes Completed Alabama 3, Kentucky 1. Yards Gained From Passes Alabama 30, Kentucky 0. Passes Intercepted Alabama 0, Kentucky 0. Lateral Passes Kentucky 1 for no gain.

Yards Gained Around Ends Alabama 102. Kentucky 61. Total Yards Gained Alabama 258, Kentucky 75. Number Of Punts Yam 12, Kercheval 16. Average Distance Of Punts cam 38.

Kercheval 40. Punts Returned Alabama 9 for 89, Kentucky 4 tor Fumbles Alabama 1, Kentucky 1. Fumbles Recovered Alabama 2. Penalties Alabama (3) 38 yards; Kentucky 4o, Individual Yardage Alabama Hoi, ey 85, Cain 63, Moseley 7, Chappell 6. I "lucky Kelly gained 70 and I5t 0 for net of 40 in 13 attempts Johnson 6 and Kercheval l0'l a net of 3 yards.

points after touchdown, Henderson 3 (sub for Hawley), (placeklck), Bootii. (dropkicks), F. Johnson dropklck), I (dropklck). Beasley (placeklck). Dartmouth, touchdowns, McCall 3.

Georgia Tech: Touchdown. Hart; i Dofiner. field goals. Morion 2 (place- point aPer touchdown, Williams kicks). Point after touchdown, Mor-(placeklck).

ton 3 (placeklck). 1.

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