Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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f- 'X FOOTBALL The IQ24 football squadwhich assumed the responsibility of upholding the record of the 1923 Champions was indeed an impressive machine. Led by Captain Gordon lVIacDonald, all M. I. A. A. fullback for two years, and coached by Royal Campbell, the prospects for repeating the 1923 performance were considered bright. The injury that beset ex-Captain VVright in the Hillsdale game and the injury to Captain-elect Anderson, the next Saturday in the Albion fray were factors which had not been taken into consideration. The loss of these two stars was the big reason for the two association defeats. On November 4, Alma lost to Hillsdale by the lowest possible margin, 7-6. The failure to kick goal after the touchdown was responsible for the loss of that gruelling struggle. The Alma team entered the Albion game the next Saturday without the services of Wright, but determined to stop the lyfethodist gridders. Then came the injury to Anderson and the Albion game was lost, 3-o. The team was greatly weakened by the loss of these two stars but by showing the Alma fight in the Kazoo game they managed to come out on the long end of a 20-o score. YVhen the All hd. I. A. A. team was announced Captain Gordon NfacDonald was found in his old position as fullback. Captain-elect Percy Anderson was the coaches' choice for a tackle berth. Alma has tasted of the fruits of a football championship and she will not be content until the lVIaroon and Cream smashes through for another one. Perhaps there is no other single factor that will do as much for Alma as a football cham- pionship and we want it in 1925. Captain Anderson has a wonderful squad to lead during the coming campaign and the highest hopes for his success are held by every student on the campus. Q -J. I-I. NISBET, Athletics Editor. fliditors Note-W'hen the football pictures were to be mounted it was found that several pictures were lacking, the plates having been broken bythe photo- grapher. The Athletics Editorvreceived pictures from the players themselves. It wasnot discovered until it was too late that We had no picture of.Gilbert Davis. Davis received his A for playing guard on the I924 team. 'We regret very much that we were unable to place his picture with the other football A men.j A ALMA cottto Smcnzy-eiglzt

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'Q C931 'l nE 1924 l ooT1zA1.1. SQUAD - h THE SEASON 'UNIVERSITY or D1E'FIlOl'F AT DETROIT . SEPTEMBER 27 In putting over two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on the heavy U. of D. team the Alma gridders accomplished a real feat. A few weeks later the Catholics held the powerful West Point eleven to a 20-o score. This indicates the power that the Detroit footballers possessed. Alma should have won 'the game but for an infortnnate break in -the first quarter. Captain lVIacDonald had carried the ball to the U. of D. seven yard line when he was tackled so hard that he fumbled and Detroit recovered. In the fourth period Almais passing attack had the Detroit crew completely baffled. Russ Catherman on the heaving end of the passing combination stood out. After putting over. two touchdowns in six minutes the U. of D. squad tightened and by using the well known stalling methods kept the ball out of danger until the end of the game. Alma was forced to accept the short end ofa IQ-I3 soore but they clearly demonstrated to the Detroit assemblage that they knew football and were not afraid to play the game even though the odds. were against them. VVESTERN STATE NOIKNIAI. AT IQALAMAZOO ' OCTOBER 4 Playing under a hot sun and still suffering from the effects of the U. of D. battle, the men of Campbell were beaten by Coach Martineau's men, 7-o. There is no denying the fact that the Alma warriors were decidedly off form in this game. The Normal scored its lone touchdown in the third quarter of the game when the ball rolled free near the Alma goal and Captain Johnson of the Western' aggrega- tion grabbed the pigskin and crossed the line a few yards away. ' X! -- -e--dk L MA CQLLEGE , Seventy-11.i1zr X el .