Auburn at Davidson

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 11, 1917, page 14

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  AUBURN SURPRISED !. BY DAVIDSON AND DEFEATED, q 10 ] Preachers Baffle Plains men With Their Forward Passes-Set Pace From the Start Atlanta, November 1O.-Startinr ofj with bewildering array of forward passes, the light Davidson college eleven sprang surprise here today, defeating Auburn a to z, Supplemented by the end running of Flowers, the North Caro- iinians worked the overhead attack sys- tematically and took an early lead which the heavy Plainsmen were unable to overcome. Auburn’s only touchdown was made after the ball had been carried to Da- wilson’s 7-yard line by end runs Rev ington scored on buck through tackle. The lineup: Davidson: King, left end; Shaw, left tackle; Grey, left guard; B. Crouch, cen ter; McMaster, right guard; Elliott, right tackle Richardson, right end Spann, quarterback; Flowers, left hals- back; c. Crouch, right halfback Burns, fullback Auburn: Esslinger left end; Styles, left tackle: Sizemore, left guard; Caton, center; Warren. right guard; Bonner, right tackle: Gibson, right end; Robin son, quarterback; Donahue. left half lack; Ducote, right halfback; Reving- ton, fullback Score by periods: Davidson ...-....,.........o 7-G Auburn ............-..........0 0 z O. Davidson scoring: Touchdewns. Flow CTS. Spann, King; goals from touch downs, Flowers g. Auburn scoring Touchdown, Revington: goal from touch- down, Ducote. Referee, Lewis. Nirginia. Umpire, Alexander, Georgia Tech. Head linesman, Beaver, Georgia Time of pe- riods, 15 minutes each

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 11, 1917, page 29

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  DAVIDSON SPRINGS SURPRISE Opens BewildcrinE Array OF Forward Passes Against Auburn-Flowers Tx StRr-Score II to :. IBy Associated Pressl ATLANTA. G.. November 10 Starting off WITH a bewiiderng array of forward passes, the light Davidson College eleven sprang a surprise here To-day. defeating Auburn. 81 to Z. Sup plcmented by the end running OF Flow crs, the North Carolinians worked the overhead attack Systematically, and took an early lead. which the heavy plainsmep were unable to overcome. Auburn’s only touchdown was made after the ball had been carried TO DavidsonS sevenyard line by end runs Remington scored on buck through tackle. From the opening whistle until the last play, the Prcsbyterians outfought the heavier team. and the victory was we’ll deserved. Davidson, averaging only about 40 pounds per man. ham heaviest in the South, down to it’s own size. and held them there. Davidson kept the ball in Auburn’s territory throughout and. just before the close of the hrst quarter. two sue cessive forward passes netted thirty five yards and touchdown. Flowers then kicked goal. The next score was made in the third quarter. when King twenty-five-yard dash scored a touch down A forty-fouryard run by Ducote, and a series Of lire smashes gave Auburn its touchdown in this period. The final score was registered In the fourth quarter, sixty-yard punt through broken field by Flowers, and line bucks giving the score.

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  Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, Georgia, November 11, 1917, page 1

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  Football Score. Ga. Tech As. Tulane 0. Davidson q, Auburn Z. The Town.ecoster. Mister, I’m stranger in town I’m lost and can’t find my way to tho depot” Better settle right here, M friend, advised the booster “Yo1 auidu’i lee2;e j. batter p.ace

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Davidson leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.