Oglethorpe at Sewanee

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 15, 1922, page 15

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  Sewanee Wins I9-O Victory Ouer the Oglethorpe Petrels Sewanee, Tenn, October 14.-(Spe- cial)-Sewanee defeated Oglethorpe here today, 19 to nothing, with three regulars. Fullback Sanders, Half back Lindamood and End Willard, out of the game on account of in- juries. The backfleld of the Tigers showed to good advantage in advanc- ing the ball, powers and Coughlan being the most consistent ground gathers, with Maurer for Oglethorpe doing the best work for the Allan tians. Powers went around end twice for twenty-five yards and Coughlan and Maurer repeated for twenty. Murray and Powers for the Tigers out punted Varnadoe of Oglethorpe, averaging thirty yards to the latters twenty. sewanee scored once in the second quarter after Powers returned a punt to the middle of the field and then threw forty yard pass to Harris who went across the line. Score two More Two more touchdowns were put across in the fourth quarter Bucks and end runs carried the ball from Sewanee, thirty-five yard line to the one yard line, and Coughlan went across for the second counter. A series of forward passes from Harris and Coughlan to Gibbons and Miller made the last counter possible. Mil Ter finally receiving one being the goal line. Coughlan kicked one goal out of three tries. Sewanee made IT first downs to Oglethorpe’s three, and completed four out of 10 passes for 51 yards, while Oglethorpe made one good for 15 yards out of II attempts. Line-up: t Sewanee-Shook. l. c.; R. Murray, l. t.; D. Murray. l. g.; Stivers, C.; Litton, r. B.; Kent, r. t.; Miller. r. e.; Powers, a.; Gibbons, l. h.; Coughlan, r. h.; Harris, f. Oglethorpe-David, l. e.; Grove, l. t.; Porter, l. g.; Whitehead, C.; Camp bell. r. g.; Wyatt. r, t. Haffle, r. e.; Varnadoe, q. b.; Maurer, l. h.; Bryant, r. h.; Stevens, f. Summary: Fasick (Penn.), umpire Bagley Washington and Lee), ref cree; Bates (Sewanee), head lines man; quarters, Is minutes.

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Sewanee leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.