Kentucky at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 11, 1923, page 15

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  CRIMSONS WIN CAME FROM KENTUCKY STATE, SCORE 16–⁠8 Hubert And GiIIis Score For ‘Bama While Tracy Runs 60 Yards To Score For ‘Tucky UNIVERSITY. Ala. Nov. 1o.-tSpe- clal)-Thc clawings of the Wildcats from Kentucky were drowned out by full tide of Alabama Satur- day by 15-S score. More than 5000 people here for home me-coming wtt- messed the game. Alabama made almost three times as many first offense the first three quarters, In the last quarter the ‘Tucky drive was carried out in full force. After Kickoff and an exchange of punts Alabama received the ball on “‘Tucky’s 32-yard line, pass and couple of line bucks failed, so Compton dropped back to the 40- yard line and place kicked straight between the bars. Kentucky forced Alabama on the defense and Gillis punted from back of his goal line. Propst intercepted pass on ‘Tucky’s 34-yard line. GilHs and Hubert made first down. Gillis circled end for 24 yards to Kentucky’s S5-yard line. Two Ken was penalized 15 yards. for holding. 10 her own 4-yard line. Here Hu- pert crashed in three tries to a touchdown as the quarter ended. Alabama, 9; Kentucky. 0. At the start of the second quarter, MaeCartee fumbled, Stevenson re- to A. Rice. gaining 23 yards. Ham, mering at ‘Bama’s line started but the drive was halted on the i6-yard line. Hughes. after an exchange of punts and a few plays at the beginning of the third quarter, swept around end. criss-crossed for 30 yards. The bali was an ‘Bamas 45-yard limo. On pass. Baty grabbed 1t on his S4-yard line. Gillis circled left end for 37 yards, but Alabama’s effort was stopped when on the fourth blocked a pass. The ball being on kentucky’s S5 yrd line. Swo Ken lucky gains followed, but Propst in- tercepted g. pass on the 29-yard line. running to the 22-yard line before being downed. Compton missed a Hughes Kick went straight up in the air and it was ‘Bama’s ball on the 16-yard line. Kentucky’s for wards stopped Alabama there. Hubert Crashes Through. guard for 15 yards to Kentucky’s s 4S-yard line. Gillis was forced to punt but a moment later intercepted a pass on Kentuckys 31-yard line and returned the ball to the 2-yard line. A sweeping end run gained kicked goal. Alabama, i6; Kentucky, 0. The first play after the next kick off Sam Tracy displaying his speed and ability when he criss-crossed, stiff-armed and galloped along 65 yards to touchdown. Tacklers hit him right and left but he moved on past the white lines. Sanders missed goal. on his own goal line saw his punt blocked and a Kentucky man re- cover on the 9-yard line. Sanders carried it to the 5-yard line. But the over-eagery Tracy fumbled and Captain Clemens recovered, McClin- tock punted. Gregg clrcled end for F yards and Jones then intercepted pass and ran 75 yards to touchdown only to be called back because an Ala bama tackle was offside. The last two points for the Wild cats came when the forwards threw MeClintock back of his goal posts for q safety. Sanders. played brilliantly for Kentucky. It was his unerring tackling that stopped the charges of Alabamas backs and it was hls wonderful work on the offense that made the yardage for ‘Tucky. Tracy uIQ ms O0-ydTu run SLOTeQ out. Martin, another substitute, played a brilliant game at tackle and w. Rice gave the Crimson backs much trouble. Alabama remains today undefeat- cd by A. S. I. c. elevens but her scoreless record was marred. Cap tain Clemens, Gillis, Hubert and Propst stood out for Alabama Line-up: Alabama (16)-Clemen, captain, left end; Buckler, left tackle: Lang horne, left guard; Propst, center; Camp, right guard; Compton, right tackle; Newton. right end; Barnes, left halfback; Baty. right halfback; MarCartee, quarterback: Hubert, fullback. Kentucky (S)--A.- Rice, left end; Stevenson, left tackle; Ramsay. cap- tain, left guard; w. Rice, center; Cammack. right guard; Mcfarland. right tackle; Brewer, right end; Kir- win, left halfback; Hughes right halfback; Gregg, quarterback; San ders, fullback. Touchdowns: Hubert. Gillis, Track points after goal, Compton; place kicks. Compton. bstitutions-Alabama: Gillis for MacCartee, MacCartee for Barnes, Jones for Langhorne, Barnes for Mac

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., November 13, 1923, page 1 (results column)

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  GEORGIA DEFEATS VIRGINIA, IS J; TECH HOLDS PENN STATE University of Georgia s slowly de veloping eleven defeated University of Virginia Saturday by 10 to 0. Neither team scored in the first half and the coaches ordered the Red and Black to cut loose with all their new plays in the latter half. Thew did, scoring two touchdoWns and being near a third when the game ended. Georgia now has defeated Mercer Oglethorpe, Tennessee, Auburn and Virginia, having lost only to Yale. They expect the hardest test of the season Saturday when they play Vanderbilt at Nashville. Vanderbilt overwhelmed University of Tennessee, running wild al! afternoon. Score, 81 to 7. Georgia had beaten Tennessee only II to 0. Georgia Tech journeyed to Penn sylvania and held Penn State to a Z to 0 score, the northerners making a touchdown shortly after the game opened. Tech fought with great courage and won the plaudits of the spectators who expected an easy vic: tory. <AIdDdllld showed us OcNClOplu% power, beating kentucky 16 to 8 but Auburn disappointed its follow ers by only tying Tulane, to 6. Centre walloped Sewanee soundly 20 to 6. Furman defeated South Carolina, % to 8, and Virginia Poly won handily from North Carolina State, 16 to 0, while V. M. 7. defeated North Carolina. to 0. On Friday Clemson outclassed Davidson and won, ~ to 0. In the east, Harvard defeated Princeton to 0. and out west Ne braska surprised the world by trim ming NOtre Dame, II to Z. Other games: Nebraska, IA; Notre Dame, I. Centre, 20: Sewanee, 6. Baylor, 7; Texas. T. Furman, %; Carolina, 3. Final: Navy. 81; st. Xavier, 0. IIino s, 10; Wisconsin,, 0. Army. Al; Arkansas Aggies. 0. Boston college. IA; Centenary. 0. Ohio State, 50; Purdue, 0. United States Marines, G.; Michigan, 26. V. p. /, 16; North Carolina State, 0. Southern Methodist university, 13; Arkansas, 6. Oklahoma, 49, Missouri, 0. Rutgers, So; Richmond, 0. IIehigh, Z; Bucknell, Z. Harvard, 5; Princeton, 0. Yale, 16; Maryland, IA. Cornell, So; Columbia, 0. Lafayette 8; Pennsylvania, 6. SYRIA, use. 49, Boston university, O.. Washington AMI Jefferson, 40; Waynesburg, 0. Detroit, 6; Carnegie Tech, (tie). Illinois, 10; Wisconsin, 0. Chicago,27j Indiana, 0. Mississippi A. and M, 6; Union university, 0. Florida. 27: Stetson, 0. Wake Forest, Is; Trinity S. Pittsburg, 13; Grove City, Z. Missouri, 0; Oklahoma, Is. Mississippi College, g. Ole Miss, O., Tennessee, Z; Vanderbilt, SO. Dartmouth, Is; Brown, IA, Howard, 27; Jacksonville Nor. NAL, 0. Hendryx, %; Millsaps, 0. Vanderbilt Freshmen. 20; Tennessee Freshmen, 0. Alabama, 16; Kentucky, s. William and Mary, IA; Delaware. Lynchhurg College. 0, Randolph Macon, 0. Carson Newman. l6; Fort Ben ming, g. Navy, 81; st. Nairer, 0. Rice. u; Southwestern. 0. Louisville, I; Kentucky Yves. leyan, o.

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Alabama leads 40–⁠2–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 40 since this game.