Sewanee at Vanderbilt

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 30, 1923, page 14

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  Cornell Defeats Vandy Wins Out Penn Quakers In Ouer Sewanee ln Great Game, 14–⁠7 Annual Game 70 | NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2e- | Seventeen thousand people lowered ir | a downpour of rain which had fallen constantly for most “A hours, and saw Vanderbilt retain it’s footing just long enough to beat Sewanee, to 0. After that it was an afternoon of thudding pigskins being punted off through the rain, and punted back again, with only a feature or two to ] break the monotony of play. There was the usual color of the two op- i posing roofing sections, but as for | football, it was mired in the muck of a miserable field. Vanderbilt took advantage of San ders’ poor kicking and before the first quarter had opened had gone twice to the 10-yard line, once to lose the ball on tumble and again on downs. Coming back for third try, however, Captain Doc Kuhn passed to Reese, who went over from | the five-yard line for the game’s only Touchdown. Wakefield dropkicked for 1 the extra point. Vanderbilt was more than once later within comparative striking S. l tance of the mountain Tigers goal | line, but each time the Commodore charge was ended In the mire. Once, | in the second period, Reese was away for gallop of 40 yards, but that was the longest run of the day, and it was halted yards away from anoher 1 touchdown. Ryan’s kicks. although below his average, kept Sewanee back either in their own territory for far from the danger zone. Gene Harris, Nashville boy, made a valiant effort to carry the offensive of the Tiger to vic tory but the aid accorded him was | insufficient. The mutual handicap which Sewanee suffered in the mud, was given a further complex by Bob Rivers and Heck Wakefield in the Vandy line. Rives (eorrecO and Wakefield figured in practically ev- skidding far distances to bring down the Tiger of their objective. | Captain Litton of Sewanee was 1 defensive attraction of the game, notwithstanding the fact that he played in every period with brok- en nose, sustained in the Center game two weeks ago. Today ended the girdiron careers of Capt Doc Kuhn, Afr Sharp and Red Roundtree of the Commodores. The lineup and summary: Vanderbilt cD-Bomar, left end; guard Sharp, center; Kelly, right guard Walker, right tackle; Wake field, right end; Kuhn (captain). quarterback; Reese, left half; Roun- tree right half; Ryan, fulbacl1. Sewanee (0)-Miller, left end; Mil lard. left tackle; Beatty, left guard :, Stivers, center; Litton (captain), right guard A. Kent, right tackle; Perry. right end; II. Powers, quarterback; Barker, left half; Harris, right half; Sanders, fulback. Score by periods: Vanderbilt .............7 0–⁠7 Sewanee ...............0 % Scoring: Touchdowns. Reese. Goal after touchdown, Wakefield. Substitu- tions for Sewanee: Haines for Perry; Bair for Sanders; Mahoney for Baird 1; Allen for Mahoney; Gooch for Miller; Gibbons for Harris. Officials:- Referee, Harry Springer (Pennsylvania). Umpire, Bill Streit (Auburn) Head linesman, Bagley (W and L) Time of quarters, Is minutes. Field muddy and weather rainy | Crowd 17,500.

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Vanderbilt leads 31–⁠4–⁠2 in 37 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.