Auburn at Georgia

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 17, 1924, page 7

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  GEORGIA NOW LEADS DIXIE CONFERENCE Crimson Tide Ebbs Before Rush Of Centre Col onels-Auburn Falls In Athens for the Game Cocks in tine last chukker and the Purple Tigers counted ten. V. M. Is Cadets, flying to Kentucky for the week-end’s engagement scored a touchdown to win, after a field goal had been matched by the Wild Cats. North Carolina State held Maryland off and finished all square with the College Park outfit in spite of frequent threats. ChOctaws Battle Mississippi A. and NJ. became in volved in serious disturbance with Mississippi college and was forced to be content with one point margin over the Choctaws. North Carolina could not score a touchdown against Davidson but man aged to arrange for a victory through the medium of two field goals. “Bo” .LcMillin’s Centenary team put on a successful invasion of the east, taking an exciting game from Bos- ton college, 10 to 9. The Petrels of Oglethrope ran into storm at St. Louis university, los ing to the Billikens is to 6 after the Southerners had acquired a lead. l.. s. U. Wins Easily Louisiana State romped home-in a Skirmish with Louisiana Normal, and the Arkansas Razorbacks stopped Phil lips, 2S to z. Wake Forest disposed of Elon without serious difficulty fl to o. King went to Louisville and returned with 16 to o victory over Louisville university. Citadel continued to throw monkey wrenches into South Carolina foot ball, winning from Cmelson 20 to 0, after defeating Thurman at an earlier stage of the program. Wofford gave Trinity battle but was finally compelled to bow to the Blue Devils 12 to 0. Two Tie Games Four Virginia ,elevens were forced to leave their games under the head of unfinished business. Neither Richmond nor Hampden-Sidney could score in either game and William and Mary and Roanoke finished with touchdown a piece. Standing of conference teams includ- ing games won, lost and tied with points scored and points scored by op-

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  Evening star, November 16, 1924, page 88

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  VICTORY OF GEORGIA KEEPS SLATE CLEAN COLUMBUS, Ga. November 10 The Georgia Bull Dogs not onI. srowled hercely. but they fought 50 fur.ously in their gridiron battle Today that the Auburn Tigers, age-olG rivals. were defeated. 6 to 0. Tht victory kept Georgias Southern Con ference slate clean. 1t was a great game, with each team battling every second OF play ing time. To Nelson, Georgia haifback. went the glory of scoring the lone touch down against Auburn. This came il the first quarter. not many minutes after the ball had been in action. After several plays. Green of the Tigers punted from the 4-yard lin 81 yards to Moore. Bull Dog quarter back. who was downed In his tracks This put the ball in play on Auburns S5yard line. from where i was rushed across in short order Nelson going the last IS yards. Georgia frequently was in posItioi to score again. but either could M break through the Tigers defense G. fumbIed or was offside Auburn never threatened to coUr

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Officially, Georgia leads 66–⁠56–⁠8; as played, 64–⁠53–⁠6 in the 123 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 102 since this game.