Alabama at Tulane

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, December 4, 1921, page 19

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  i. OF ALABAMA DEFEATS TULANE BY 5C0RE,,-14-7 Game Ends in Attack on Ref cree by Spectators Over Decision. NEW ORLEANS. LA, Dec. 3.-The University Of Alabama defeated Tulane by score of IL to : in “A post season game here this afternoon The contest ended in riot attack on Rejoice Finley by spectators and students OF Tulane. when he ruled that fifty-yard forward pass from l.egendre to Maloney. who ran ten yards for the touchdown TO tie the the score. was illegal. as he had blown the whistle for time on the period. All newspaper men at the game agreed that the ball was I’m play when the whistle blew. hut Referee Finley ruled otherwise, and had to be escorted from the field by twelve policemep Stumpy” Bartlett and Roxy Rosenfeidt starred for the winner. together with Captain Al Clemens and shorty” Cooper on the line. l.cgendre and Dizzy” Fits. big Tulane tackle, played the best and most consistent game for Tulane. Tulane Position Alabama Miske. left end Clemens (c) Payne. left tackle. Lanyhorne III. Talbot. .lctt guard. Montgomery Recd co.. center ....... Wesley +. Talbot. right guard. Hunt Fits. right tackle. Cooper Unsworth. -. right end $50. Newton Is. Brown. quarter back. Bartlett Turpin. left half .Rosenfeld Ford ....... right half iurk hardt LeSendre. fun back. Whitaker Scoring by periods: Iulanc ............. o 0 = 7 Alaba ma ............. IL Ola uchdowns-Bartlett and Magic substitute for Ford). Goals from touchdowns- Blackwood (o), Maloney, Finley tNirginial. referee; Strineer tfennSN!vania). umpire; Watkins tSewance). head linesman.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 4, 1921, page 30

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  RIOT At TULANE GAME, WHICH ALABAMA Wins NEW ORLEANS, La. December s. University Of Alabama defeated Tulane by score of IA to ina post season game here this afternoon. The contest ended in a riot attack on Referee Finley by spectators and stu dents of Tulane, when he ruled that a 5O-yard forward pass from Legen- Dire to Maloney. who ran ten yards for the touchdown to tie the score. was illegal as he had blown the whistle ending the game. Finley had to be escorted from the field by twelve policemen. Bartlett. Rosenfeld. Clemens and Cooper starred for the visitors. Legendre and Fits played the most consistent game for Tulane.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., December 4, 1921, page 1

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  TULANE DEFEATED BY ALABAMA UNIVERSITY New orleans, La, Dec. 3.--The University of Alabama defeated Tulane. IA to Z, in a post-season football game today. Referee Fin ley was threatened by spectators and Tulane students after he had ruled a 50-yard forward pass from Legendre to Maloney, of Tulane, who ran ten ycrds for touchdown to tie the score, was Illegal because the whistle, announcing the end OF the period, had been blown. Tulane supporters insisted that the ball was in play when the whistle blew and the touchdown should have been credited to Tulane. Twelve policemen escorted Fin ley as he left the field.

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., December 4, 1921, page 1

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  Referee Is Threatened; alabama Beats Tulane NEW ORLEANS. Dec. tho University Of Alabama defeated Tulane IA 10 in a pOst-season football ga,ae today Referee Finley was threatened by spectators and Tulane students after he had ruled that “a 50-yard forward pass from Lescndre TO Maloney of Tulane. who ran 10 yards for “A touchdown TO tie the score. was illegal because the whistle announcing the end Of the period, had been blown Tulane support ers insisted that the ball was in play when the whistle blew, and that the touchdown should have been granted TO Tulane. u policemen escorted Finley as he left the field.

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Officially, Alabama leads 26–⁠9–⁠3; as played, 27–⁠8–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.