Alabama at Kentucky

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 18, 1917, page 22

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  Crimson Machine Trounces Kentucky State KENTUCKY ELF VEN .SWAMPED BY FAST ALABAMA MACHINE Crimson Master of Kenuckans ThroughoutStoWers Work at Quarter Features-Spangler Makes Sensa tional Run-Crruson Never in Danger struck Spanger and swerved hm from his course, as he crossed the line for the final marker. After this neither goal fine was endan- gered Alabama had all the victory 1t cared for, and Kentucky had played it’s best. and lost The Aiabamians, how ever, had started a new lease on life and apparently a dangerous drive just as the final whistle blew. During the last minutes of play the thin Red Line spread itself across the field like a trench ill the war zone and in half a dozen long runs and bucks went from their own 20-yard line to Kentucky S 25-yard mark. The last play of the game came when Dishman intercepted an Alabama try at forward pass on the 15-yard line and re- turned it 10 yards, then the whistle blew and Kentucky was beaten again This was the first game ever played between the two universities. The Alabamians received a warm welcome here, and al though they were late in arriving, because of a delayed train this morning, had time to make many friends Stowers was by long odds the sensation of the Alabama men. He started both the forward passes which made the touch- downs possible, though he did not score himself. Alabama (27-Lowman, left end; Rowe, left tackle Johnson, lett guard; sessions, center; Brown, right guard; Hovater, right tackle; Hastings, right end; Stow CTS, quarterback; O’Connor, right half back Emmett, left halfback; Stevenson, fullback. Kentucky (U-C. Downing, left end; Murphy, left tackle; Britain, left guard; Dempsey, center; D. Downing, right guard; Bastin, right tackle Heber, right end; Riddeli, quarterback; Walker, right halfback; Shanklin, left halfback; Dish man, fullback. Score by periods: Alabama ........................ 137 ‘ 0–⁠2l kentucky ...,..................- U ‘ Alabama scoring: Touchdowns, Emmett ?, bowman [; Spangler Substitute for EmmetD 1. Goals from touchdown, Elm melt 2, Stevenson 1. Referee, Watkins (Sewanee). Umpire, Harris (Auburn) Head linesinan, Hinton (Yale). Time of periods 15 minutes each.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1917, page 1

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  ALABAMA TRIMS KENTUCKY. Scores Three Touchdowns in First Half of Game, LEXINGTON. KY. November IL Alabama defeated Kentucky here this afternoon by score OF 81 to in the first meeting Of the two foot ball teams. The southerners found the Lexington team easy In the first half and scored three touchdowns. Kentucky stiffened in the second half and kept play in Alabama territory most of the time The only score in this period came when Spangler. a substitute for Emmett, Intercepted a Kentucky for ward pass and raced for a touchdown. Showers. Alabama’s quarter. was the star of the game. displaying unusual speed and gaining almost at will around the Wildcats end. Riddle starred for the home team.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, November 19, 1917, page 8 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. Yale 1921, IA: Harvard, .. Yale Informals. z; Trinity, o. Wesleyan, 6; Columbia, 0. Tufts, 27 Dartmouth, 0. .. St. Johns, 33; Mt. St. Mary’s, 0. w. Maryland George Washington game cancelled. Pennsylvania, Is; Michigan. 0. Heidelberg, 19; West Res., 0. Fordham, 27; Cornell, 6. Camp Dix, 1s; Camp Devens, Q. Williams, 20; Amherst, o. N. Hampshire, 57; Wor. Poly.s o. Stevens, 6: N. Y. U., 6. Army, 50; Lebanon Valley, 0. Newport Res. IA: Harvard Inf, o. Navy, 80; Villa Nova. 8. Princeton Inf, fl; Wissahickor Nav Barracks, 0. Brown, 19; Colby, ‘. 4. Holy Cross, Al; Rensselaer, 1S. Syracuse, 27; Colgate, 2. Gettysburg. 6; Bucknell, (. Lafayette, AZ: Albright, 0. Pittsburgh. 27; Carnegie Tech. Q. Lehigh. 34; Penn. Mil, 6. Exeter, 3; Andover, 0. Rochester, g: Hobart, 0. Georgia Tech, 98; Carlisle, o. Auburn, 31; Vanderbilt, 2. Alabama, 27: Kentucky, 0. w. Virginia, Y Wash. & Jeff. o. Northwestern, 25: Iowa, 14. Minneapolis, 3; Chicago. 0.

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Alabama leads 40–⁠2–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.