Sewanee at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 21, 1923, page 11

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  ALABAMA WINS FROM SEWANEE TIGERS BY SCORE TIGERS BATTLE FIERCELY BUT ARE EVENTUALLY SUBDUED Hubert Plunges Through For Lone Touchdown In Annual Clash At Redwood Saturday The growl of the Sewanee Tiger was not hushed by the Crimson Tide of Alabama at Redwood field until the very last minute of play Satur- day afternoon and then the telling effects of consistent plunges through the line was felt and -Pooley Hubert, giant Mississippian playing fullback for the Crimsons, smashed through for a touchdown. Compton added an extra point, giving the game to Alabama by to score. For three long periods and part of the fourth, Sewanee often threatened to score a marker that would win, but it always resulted in the Grim son offense coming into its greatest strength, and causing the ball to change ownership. The Tide used their complete assortment of plays, and were most successful at hit ting the line. But even there the Tidesmen were often halted by the Fighting Tiger. In one end of the game Sewanee showed clearly her superiority to the Crimsons-that was the passing end. Short passes from Barker were often received by Sanders, Miller Baird or some, other Purple-clad player, but these gains, although lengthy at times were mostly short passes. The Tiger was outpunted; they were outcharg ed from scrimmage, and found hard time gaining through the strong Alabama l!ne. i Alnbama’s Offense Opens Up. With a bare two minutes left to play the 11,000 spectators at the game were given their greatest thrill by consistent line plunges by Ala bama backs that carried the oval from the 48-yard line to touchdown. After Harris had intercepted pass from MacCartee, Sewanee attempted a long pass but this was intercepted by Mack Brown, flashy back, on tossed long pass to the sidelines to Brown, that placed the ball on the 30-yard line. Then began the nammering of the tired Sewanee line. Barnes hit right tackle for yards, followed by a shorter gain and one by Hubert. Hubert crashed over left tackle for first down, on Sewanees 19-yard line. Brown gained yards on a delayed left end run. Oliver went in for Barnes. Hubert hit the cen ter of the line for yards, G”.d con- tinued those tactics until he smashed over the touchdown. Compton kicked an extra point. The intense excitement following this was so great that time had to be called to get hundreds of fans off the field, but in few moments the game WAS TeSun6u-d hiChOlI Dy Compton, failure to gain by Sewanee, another play by Alabama and it was over. The Tiger had been crushed but only after one of the most stub bornly fought games ever witnessed at Redwood field. Each team had many chances to score, but the final \ punch was always lacking. Hubert And Barnes Star. For Alabama. the work of Hubert and Barnes In the backfield, and Buckler, Clemens and Camp stood out liant passing of Gibbons, the eff fective work of Baird and Harris, the great defensive play of Blood” Mill Ter and Captain Litton featured. It was Hubert and Barnes that gained the most yardage through the Sewa nee line, these two men ripped off tackles and guards for consistent gains. Powers did very neat work for Sewanee on several circles around end, but 1t was Gibbons that held the threat in his passing so accurately to the Sewanee ends and backs. Saturday night the Magic City was owned by the thousands of Alabama students that were here for the game. The hotels were crowded and echoed noisely with their “Yeah-Alabama.” A purple e-ribboned supporter of the Tiger stood on at different places and watched the antics of the vic-i tory-mad Capstone students. For, the 7–⁠7 tie of last year had been avenged. Sanders kicked off 55 yards at the start of the game to MacCartee, who returned the oval to the 35-yard line. MacCartee, in two plays gained eight yards and Hubert one. Sewanee was penalized five yards for offside, and after failure to gain. Gillis punted over the goal line. Attempts to gain by Sewanee failed, and after an ex- change of punts Camp recovered a Sewanee tumble on the 45-yard line. CTS kicked in. turn. After another exchange of punts, Alabama was in possession of the ball on Alabama’s 45-yard line. N5. V f Hubert Gains. Hubert crashed through left tackle for II yards and first down. He fol- lowed this with 9-yard gain at right guard and MacCartee skirted right end for three yards and. first down. placing the ball on the 22-yard line. Gillis, on delayed line buck, gained nine yards, but ‘Bama was penalized five yards on the play. After Se- vance penalty the quarter ended with Alabama in possession of the ball on the 9-yard line. On the first play or the second quarter, Gillis was thrown for a G. yard loss. Hubert gained three at center and Gillis on sweeping end run failed to make first down and the ball went over. Saunders punted 42 yards to Gillis. Powers intercept ed pass from MacCartes on Sewanees 25-yard lima and made yards. Baty threw Gibbons for 5-yard loss. but on the next play. Barker tossed a pass to Miller on the 45-yard line. A second pass was heaved to Powers that carried the ball to Alabama’s 20- yard line. Tho ‘Bama players seem ed unable to stem the passing of the kewanee eleven and Barnes entered the game. After ono pass was grounded, Hubert intercepted a pas from Barker on the 14-yard line and the drive began. Gillis swept around right for 5 yards and Hubert vaulted over right tackle for ‘ yards and first down. couple of drives. and Sanders re- taliated with a punt that gave Ala bana possession of the ball on her own 25-yard line. Following & se- ries of plays, ar exchange of punts in which Clemens oncs threw Baird, in for Powers, for a. 10-yard loss, Brown went in for Gillis and in three plays gained “A yards. The period ended with Alabama in possession of the ball about midfield. Newton Back In, Newton started at right end for Alabama, the rest of the team re- maining as it was at the end of the period. while Sewanee was strength ened by the return of the men that started al first. Both sides attempt ed for several moments to charge the others line. but were unsuccessful, Sewance obtaining possession of the ball on her own 35-yard line. Pow CTS funnbled on the 33-yard line and Newton recovered. Harris inter cepted a pass end the bal. was again started in the direction of the Ala bama goal. s4i5 s<

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Alabama leads 16–⁠8–⁠3 in 27 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.