Kentucky at Centre

• 

  The Birmingham age-herald, November 4, 1923, page 15

  Read the text

  PRAYIR COLONIES DEFEAT WILDCATS Centre Wins Annual Clash With Kentucky 10 To 0 DANVILLE, Ky, Nov. S.-Centre College Colonels dedicated their new stadium on Cheek field with a 10-to-0 victory over the University of Ken lucky eleven here this afternoon. Shortly after the kick off Centre rushed the ball to Kentucky’s 15-yard line. On the next play Lemon made a kick for Centre. Just before the first period ended Centre carried the ball to Kentucky’s 2-foot line, where Kentucky held for downs. Spurlock tried a kick in the second period, but failed. Kentucky twice succee eded in rushing the ball deep into Centres territory, but could not take it across. A third period was scoreless. At the opening of the fourth period Spurlock caught a pass from Coving ton over the goal line. Lemon kicked goal. The game ended with the ball on Kentucky’s S5-yard line. At the opening of the fourth period Centre, on successive line plunges, carried the ball to Kentucky’s 20-yard line, where Kentucky held. Centre moved the ball up 10 yards. Gov ington then tried pass which Spur lock caught and fell over the goal line. Lemon kicked goal. Centre scored a goal from place. ment after Covington, who had re- ceived the ball from the kickoff, re- turned 70 yards before being stopped on a series of line bucks. The ball then was carried to the 15-yard line, where Lemon kicked goal. Kentucky thereafter frightened up and the game resolved itself into kicking affair, the ball being carried up and down the field by both teams. Final score; Centre 10. University of Kentucky Q. Score by periods hentucKy ‘‘,’.’.’‘.. 0- 1uHtic Q U I-lU Centre scoring, touchdown: Spur lock. Goal after touchdown, Lemon. Field goal, Lemon. Officials, F. A. Lamber of Ohio State, referee. John Henry of Missouri, umpire. Roger Johnson of Michigan, head linesman. Harry Wesling of Kenyon, field judge. Time of periods, 15 minutes each.

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 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.