Mississippi College at Ole Miss

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 23, 1924, page 6

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  0T.E’ MISS WINS. GREAT VICTORY Red And Blue Defeat Mis- sissippi College Team 10 To 6 is inscribed high in the hall of football fame at the University of Mississippi tonight. For it was the Red and Blue fullback who scored all of the univer- sity’s 10 points today in her 10-to-6 victory over the Mississippi College Choctaws. Accounting for a touch- down, point after touchdown, and drop kick, the University eleven over turined all dope in administration sound beating to the Mississippi college team. Ole Miss has never played such game in recent years. Before hundreds of alumni and visitors the University crew developed an offensive that played the collegians off their feet for the first 50 minutes of play. It was home- coming day at Ole Miss. It was not until near the end of the game that the visitors were able to do any gain ing. Ole Miss Rushes Ole Miss received the kickoff and rushed the daZed Choctaws off their feet throughout the first half. The Red and Blue had everything it’s way, keep ing on the offensive during both periods Ole Miss backs through the Choctaw every plunge. Mississippi had amassed half, while Mississippi college had gained only two. FHewes was passing with an amazing accuracy as the Ole Miss eleven completed nearly every at tempt by the overhead route. At the end of the first quarter Ole Miss worked the ball to the Choctaw five-yard line where it was lost on downs. Allen tore through for gain after gain. Muslin and Biles ripped off nice runs around end, while long passes accounted for many yards. Later in the half Ole Miss tried a drop kick wide. Drive Ball Over The mighty line plunging of the Red and Blue was not to be denied, be- ginning in the third quarter the Ole Miss team took the ball for a straight march of 50 yards, and Allen crashed over for the touchdown after making the run that put the ball in scoring posi- ton, running behind the sterling tackle, shed Davis he tore the Gold and Blue line to shreds. Cy Parks, the visitors flash was JO Sdlll WlJH iHy consequence over the Red and Blue At no time did he gain consistently and at times he was thrown for heavy losses. A pass to Berry in the last quarter accounted for the visitors touchdown. The game ended with Mississippi college in pos session of the ball on the Ole Miss 25 yard line. The university line and backfield played a wonderful game. Muslin and Biles aided Allen in the ground gain ing. Gaston Hewes ran the Mississip- pi team prefectly, heaving his passes with deadly accuracy and running punts back nicely. !. He outpunted Parks by a large margin. Ole Miss made IS first downs and the Choctaws eleven. Lineup And Summary Ole Miss (10) Position Mississippi (6) Simmons ........ Bery Left End heatOn Lalru Left Tackle s. Davis ......x.......... Hurghard Left Guard w. Smith ................. Sheffield Center Grain .................. Boykln Right Guard Bob Davis .................. Toler Right Tackle Totten ................ Ratliff Right End | deWes .................. ParKs Quarterback l Muslin ................. White Left Half | BlleS ............... Kendall Right Half | Alleh ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ =, = ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ eaice Fullback Score by quarters: Ole Miss ...........0 o ‘ 3–⁠10 Mississippi College 70 o 0 G. 6 AT;ec fon Al1a,,

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Ole Miss leads 8–⁠4–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the one since this game.