Centre at Auburn

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  The Washington times, November 19, 1922, page 32

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  AUBURN TAKES TOUGH BATTLE FROM CENTRE Touchdown in Third Quarter Gives Plainsmen 6-to-o VIC tory at Birmingham, Ala. u BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. ls. TX The referees whistle end ~ ed the Auburn-Centre foot ball game on Redwood field here this afternoon with the Plains men leading 6 to 0. II had been one of the most evenly contestsa games of the Southern football season. Superiority in line play and the superb punting OF Capt. John Shirley gave Auburn the game and tumbled the Centre College Colonels from the southern conference race. Only the grim shadow OF Thanks giving and Georgia Tech looms between Auburn and “A perfect South ern record for the season. Auburn scored a touchdown In the third quarter just after John Shirley had kicked a fine spiral fifty yards out of bounds on Gen. tres 5-yard line. Three Centre thrusts at the Auburn line failed. There was nothing to do but kick The ball was snapped and three Auburn stalwarts tossed aside Centre forwards and rushed down on Roberts. The red-haired giant tried to KICK around them, but the ball hit the outstretched arms Of Reagan. 1t bounded far back. Moulton was after 1t like a blood. hound on a warm trail. A Centre halfback, unidentified. dived and missed. Moulton dived fraction of a second later and scooped the leather under him as he fell. 1t was a touchdown. Moulton missed a placement for goal after touchdown and the six points were the game.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, November 21, 1922, page 9

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  Bonadies, the Greek guard of the All-Hartford football team was put out of the game at Weiss Park last Sunday for unnecessary roughness. The Centre college eleven met the first defeat in three years by a Southern rival last Saturday when Auburn turned the trick, 6 to 0. The Musical Five, local basketball quintet, will be back on the court again this season, according to Jim my Sullivan, who used to take a fling at the game. The M. Ffs will have Sammy Gross and John l.. Sullivan, two of the mainstays last year. Mickey Ryan, a royal New Britain rooter. is agitating for band to &C., company the locals. to Poli Field next Sunday, for the New Britain -All- Hartford crash. The new uniforms for the All-New Britain basketballs quintet are being exhibited in Monier Brothers sport ing goods store on Main street. ----A---- A post card for the manager of the Boosters basketball team has been re- ceived at the sporting department of the Herald, Manager Anthony Pillaelli of the Tufts A. c. football team of Middle town would like to arrange a game with the Redlands of this city. One by one. Louis Bogash of Bridgeport is removing contenders for the middleweight championship. Last night at Boston, the Park City boy gained the decision over Bryan powney of Columbus. O., after 12- round bout that failed to produce any fireworks.

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  Evening star, November 20, 1922, page 23

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  FOUR TEAMS IN DIXIE UNBEATEN IN SECTION ATLANTA. Ga. November 20.-For the first time In two years the Centre CoIonels met defeat by southern rival when the Auburn Plainsmen tipped the Danville. KY. eleven from their pinnacle of foot ball fame Saturday, 6 to 0. The days play left four teams with no defeats that would affect their southern standing: Besides Auburn, they are Vanderbilt, North Carolina and Georgia Tech. None Of the triumph, mt four plays again until Thanksgiving day brings the season to q close. On that day Auburn meets Georgia Tech. Wander bilt plays Sewanee and North Carolima goes against Virginia.

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  The Bourbon news, Paris, Ky., November 21, 1922, page 2

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  THE GRIDIRON FIELD SATURDAYS GAMES HH O1SOAI y OAMEO Kentucky g.; Alabama 0. Auburn 6; Centre 0. Earlham >25; Pennsylvania 0. centre Freshmen 10; Keewatin Academy 0. Centenary College 80! Louisville 10. Union University 81; Bethel Col lege 0. - Georgetown 20; Chattanooga 6. Frankfort High So; Danville High 3. Louisville Male High So; Somerset High 8. Owingsville High O; Morganfield High 0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Centre leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.