Sewanee at Oglethorpe

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 2, 1924, page 8

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  SEWANEE LOSES TO OGLETHORPE Touchdown In First Pe- riOd Gives Petrels Victory ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 1.-Oglethrope defeated Sewanee here this afternoon, z to 0. the seven point lead acquired by the Petrels in the first period stand ing up for the game. The lone score of the game was made possible by forward pass of 20 yards from Camp bell to Carroll, placing the ball on che Purple Tigers seven-yard line. Maurer plunged three yards. Sewanee was caugh holding and the ball was on the two-yard line. Kilgore failed and Maurer got but yard, Kilgore went over for the touchdown in mass play ever guard. Campbell added a point with lis kick. Sewanee by drives from its hard run ming backs and two successful passes advanced the ball to Oglethorpe’s 2O- yard line on first down in the same period but after making two runing plays good for five yards, the visitors failed to complete two passes, the last falling over the goal line for touch back. At the close, Sewanee was throwing forward passes in desperate effort to get the touchdown that would have tied the score and just before the final whistle sounded, Campbell intercepted an overhead toss and ran the ball 10 wards to midfield. Two plays later tine game was over. THE LINEUP OgletEorpe Sewanee Carroll ......’‘‘‘.’ AeriJ Left End Cooper Heifey Left Tackle CorlisS .....,.......... hehI Left Guard Parrish ...........’.’‘ oea’y Center Mardin .. ... L.. ......,.... 1oung Right Guard Crow beantoH Right Tackle NIX ........t... ..’‘‘.’ Noocn Right End Campbell ................. darrls Quarterback Hambrlck ................ GlDDons Left Half Maurer Maurer Right Half hllgOre ‘.’..’..’‘ .’‘‘‘‘ MdhVheJ Fullback Score by periods: Ogleth”rpe. .......... O-1 Sewanee ............ 0 o 0 GO Oglethorpe scoring: Touchdown, Kill gore. Point from try after touchdown Campbell. .’ Referee, Irwin (Drake), umpire, Whitaker North Carolina State). lines

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Sewanee leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings.