Birmingham at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 2, 1910, page 10

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  SOUTHERN FOOTBALL ALABAMA BRUSHES BIRMINGHAM BOYS Tuscaloosa, October 1.-(Special.) )-Ala- bama had little trouble In defeating Bir- mingham college this afternoon, the score being 25 to 0. The game was slow and toward the end became sluggish on ac- count of the terrific heat that exhausted the men. In weight the teams were pretty evenly balanced, with the metropolis a shade the heavier. Otherwise, it was all Alabama. The visitors were very slow. Their line played high and had no strength in its charge. while the backs went at the line with but little steam. On the other hand the Crimson forwards dove in low and hard, and the backs tore through the openings and around the ends with a dash that netted consistent gains through out the battle. Only once were the visit tors dangerous and that in the earliest stage of the game. After Alabama had scored two points on a safety: the Methodists got the ball to Alabama’s 25-yard line. but they could go no further Varsity took the ball and rushed it down the field. When the whistle ended the first quarter Alabama was hammer ing at the goal with only yards to go. A few plays in the second quarter put the pigskin over. No goal Five minutes later another Crimson back drove through the line for another touchdown. Moody kicking goal. Two minutes later another touchdown and goal were scored. For good measure Moody added three more points by dropping a goal from the field. The first half ended with the score stand ing 22 to o. Only three more points were made dur ing the game, Moody dropping another goal. Had Alabama kept her full strength in the field the score would have been much larger, but Coach bowman began substituting men before the first half had ended, and before the end he had used almost every man in the squad Alabama was weakened by the absence of Bum gartner from the game. The stars for Alabama were the Van De Graaff broth CTS, Moody and McDowell. The lineup fAl1

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Alabama leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.