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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, September 29, 1924, page 7 (results column)

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  GETS OFF TO START Partners Upset Dope By Holding Auburn To ‘ To 0 ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 2S.-With thorns mixed with the roses strewn along the opening path of the foot ball elevens of southern universities and colleges, the autumn sport was off to a flying and slippery start yes terday. The weather was more adapted to ducks than football in many places and after the score or more games many heads were wet but unbowed. The day was not without it’s upsets. The most severe shock of the day, per haps, came to the North Carolina Tar heels who went from Chapel Hill to Wake Forest to be defeated by the Deacons there for the first time since 1907. The score was to 6. Hampden-Sydney showed unexpected strength against the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, scoring nine points at Charlottesville to 13 for the winners. Partners Upset Dope A bit farther south Birmingham Southern drew inspiration from the dedication of it’s new bowl and forced the Auburn Plainsmen to be content with one touchdown to win, to O. The top heavy score of the day fell to Maryyille with victory over Union university, 103 to 0. The Clemon Tigers scored 60 points against Elon college of North Carolina, mud from the Red Hills of South Caro- lima failing to slow up the Jungaleers to any appreciable extent. Carson-Newman ran up three score and three points against Weaver Col lege. The Crimson of Alabama was just short a total of 50 points with 55- too victory over Union. South Caro- lima counted 47 points against Erskine As rule the scores in the real open ing games of the season were reason able. Two Lexington teams scored well in Virginia, Washington and Lee win ming from Roanoke 34 to o and V. M. l. emerging from it’s game with Emory and Henry with a 39-to-0 victory. Georgia Tech downed Oglethorpe 19 to and the University of Georgia stopped Mercer 26 to z. Sewanee Scores Once Sewanee was able to score only one touchdown against Southwestern Pres byterian while Tulane made two against Southwestern Normal. Springhill threw a scare into Louis- jana State, the game being decided by margin of one point, to 6, in favor of the Baton Rouge outfit. The difference between Jacksonville Normal and Chattanooga was also a single point, the Alabama contingent getting the edge, IA to 13. Henderson-Brown, substituting for Howard on the Vandervilt schedule on short notice, lost to the Commodores IS to 0. North Carolina State won a hard fought game from Trinity of North Carolina by 14-to-0 score. Sitadel defeated Southern college of Florida at Chaleston 12 to o, and Furman university won from Newberry college at Greenville IA to o. Davidson college stopped the Pres byterian college of South Carolina at Asheville by score of 15 to 8. V. r. I. defeated Richmond college 26 to 0 in its opening clash at Blacks burg. Millsaps defeated Ciarks Memorial 14 to 0 at Jackson, Miss. t.

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Furman leads 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.