Furman at Virginia

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  Evening star, September 30, 1923, page 69

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  WeakFoe Virginia Upsetby SERIES OF THREE PASSES HELPS FURMAN WIN, 1910 Trio of Heaves Net 80 Yards and Touchdown After Poor Pass by Old Dominion Center Permits Purple Tornado to Score Early @HARLOTTESVLLE, Va September 20Furmans Purple from Virginia, IS of threeae for total OF 80 yards Dodsons lucky recovery badly Fumbs first downs gained by the home by the visitors indicates that the Orange opponents. Hardly had the first when Virginia to where Arnold could kick field goal Everything Virginia when the head OF Foster who had replaced Gould had picked goal line. Carter failed to kick the point In the third Virginia mixed in, a – Arnold scored these the add kick ~ $1,000 w -‘O”‘ . -‘NN

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 1, 1923, page 9 (results column)

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  Southern Teams Recovering From Shocks Saturday ATLANTA. Ga. Sept. 3o.-Several southern college foootball teams to- day were recovering from either the jar of defeat or the scare they had in almost meeting disaster at the hands of smaller rivals yesterday in the opening games of the football season. Above the din of praise for the little fellows the name of Fur man was on every fans lips. Furman, a small university, located in the Piedmont section of the lower CArClinas. with its team called the Purple Hurricane” has been blow inS speedy zephyrs around southern grids for three years. Yesterday it roared against the huskies of the University of Virginia and when 1t had spent It’s fury its colors were on top of the pile, 13 to 10. Fast and splendid judgment in aerial attack resulted in Furman defeating the Old Dominion team. Georgia Tech. for the purpose of getting limbered up, has In years gone by taken cn the light Ogle- thorpe university team. Yesterday they met. The Golden Tornado” to- day was badly wounded. Fifteen thousand or more Atlanta fans were talking about Oglethorpe and shak- ing their heads at the prospects of Tech againsl the Virginia Military institute here next Saturday Ogle- thorpe lost, 2S to 13, but Tech was not expected to boast Of this victory. The University of Georgia ran against Tartar in Mercer. Georgia crowded in its reserves but the Bap- lists held. It proved a nip and tuck game, ending to in Georgia’s fa- vor. Mercer will continue to play good football. while Georgia will have to take on strength to stand up fe 0bad dt,Ia said. Drifting southward down the Hud- son came echoes of a mighty crash Tennessee met the Army. The south ern team today was journeying home, battered and bruised after defeat of 41 to o. Tennessee might be able to offer Florida some advice, for the schedule calls for the “‘Gators” to meet the Army next at West Point. Auburn held Clemson seoreless or rather Clemson held Auburn score less. Reports have it Auburn needs another Shirey, while Clemson is ready for all corners. The University ports from Tuscaloosa said Union college from Tennessee held the Ala bamians to the low score of 13 to O. Roanoke held North Carolina State, 6 to o, but the latter’s sister college, University of North car0lina, % squeezed out Detter dSdIHSt Wdhe Forrest, scoring 20 points. The University of the South (Se wanee) is apparently having trou- ble getting under way. Coming on the heels of it’s jolt last Saturday Howard college lost to Sewanee yes terday by score of to 2. William and Mary secured 10 points against the Navys 39 and Tulane piled up 20 points against southwestern’s two. Trinity had the only walkaway. de- feating Guilford 6S to o.

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Furman leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.