Marion at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 9, 1921, page 16

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  Marion Holds the Crimsons AUhile, But Alabama Wins | Tuscaloosa, october S.-(Speclal) The University of Alabama Crimsons easily defeated the cadets from Ma rion institute on Denny field this aft | ernoon. The score was 55 to 0. 1 It was some time before the plung- l ing Crimson backs were able to make | any headway with the surprisingly strong Marion line, and the first | quarter ended scoreless. After that l time, however, the Crimson tide got | in smooth working order and line | plunges, end runs and forward passes i were used to run the score up to the | final 55 to O. | Receiving Samuels’ 30-yard kick 1 off Bartlett returned 20 yards. The ! Crimson backs then advanced the ball | steadily to the Cadets 17-yard, line, where the opposing line stiffened and held them for downs. Marion was | able to return the ball only yards in three downs and was forced to punt. Samuels made miseraoie | kick of eight yards ! Cadets Hold for Downs | Bartlett, Rosenfeld and Whitaker | then returned the oval to the en- ! emy’s 10-yard line, where 1t again went over on downs. A touchdown l was threatened when Rosenfeld sent a forward pass to Clemens, who had | an open field before him. The pass | was incomplete, however, and the ball went over. Two line plays netted Marion only as many yards and Samuels sent an l other skyscraper punt, this one gong straight up into the air. l All the Crimson backs were tried but, with the ball resting on It’s l. ! yard line, the Marion line held for | the third time and the ball went over. First Quarter scoreIess Samuels punted 35 yards and Bart lett received and was thrown back i, 3 yards. The ball remained in Ala 1 bama’s possession for the remainder of the quarter, which ended with the ball on Marion’s 22-yard line. 1 The Crimsons started the second quarter with a forward pass from Ro- | senfeld to Bartlett, which was incom- plete Then, Alabama uncorked | good one when a 20yard forward | pass from Rosenfeld to Clemens was completed and placed the oval on the enemy’s 2-yard line. 1 First Touchdown 1 The Marion line again threatened l to hold the Crimsons for downs, when Little, Bartlett and Whitaker were all tried and each failed to gain. The opposing line held Gibraltar like. 1 Then Rosenfeld carried the ball over l center for the needed yards and the first touchdown. Score, Go. 1 Things went uneventfully for live 1 minutes and Rosenfeld uncorked the | first thriller of the game, when he 1 got loose around right end and raced 30 yards for touchdown. l Blackwood kicked goal Score, l 13–⁠0. The ball see-sawed up and down the field for some minutes. and | finally Alabama worked It to Marion’s 2-yard line. when she was called back on a 15-yard penalty. Rosenfeld then brought the ball 10 yards around right end and depos- | ited 1t on the 7-yard line.< Ala bama used her second forward pass to advantage when Hawkins received 1 one on the goal line. Blackwood kickedr goal, and the score was 200. The game rocked along for the remainder of the half with Ala bama mostly on the offensive, and l the second quarter ended with the ball on Marion’s 20-yard line. and the score 20–⁠0. Second Half Pagett kicked off 50 yards and Samueis returned 25 yards. After three minutes of play, Clemens re- ceived a beautiful forward pass of 15 wards from Rosenfeld, and net ted the Crimson’s fourth counter. Biackwood again kicked goal. Score, 27–⁠0. Rosenfeld received Samuels’ kick off under his own goal and gal loped back for 25 yards Three plays by Rosenfeld, Little and Flaw

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Alabama leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the one since this game.