But a few moments after the sec
ond half started, the Tidesmen had
the very heart literally taken out of
them by a play that gave the ball to
Syracuse on 'Bama's 17-yard line. A
punt went out of bounds and Sim
mons fell upon it. The play was
either a case of sleepiness on Ala
bama’s part or an on-slde play. From
this point, the Tidesmen began to
falter and the tedlausness of the long
trip began to tell" After Alabama
held,'Barnes fumbled and Captain Mc
Rae came loping along and scooping
the ball up rail 30 yards for a touch
down. * ^
That broke the backbone of the
Alabama defense. Never taking the
offensive, the' Alabamians used
straight football tactics with an oc
cesional pass—none ever completed
for an;- distance—and resorted to the
punting of Gillis, who outdistanced
the Orangeman, Zimmerman. But,
the steady charges of Bowman, Zim
merman and McBride netted the first
downs galore and the Orange clearly
showed their more superiority to the
Tide.
To Captain A1 Clemens, left end,
goes the Crimson honors of the day.
It w-as Captain A1 who kept the fleet
Bowman and Zimmerman from mak
ing very lengthy gains around his
end, and it was Captain A1 who made
most of the tackles on punts. Never
in his grid career has this reliable
’Bamian played as he did Saturday.
AVlthout doubt, he was respected as
the greatest man on the Alabama
team.
