Alabama at Tennessee

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1929, page 1

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  TENNESSEE DOWNS ALABAMA BY 6 TO 0 BY the Associated Press. KNOXVILLE. Tenn, October 1s.- Tennessees lighting volunteers took a big hurdle in their 1929 Southern Conference race today. turning back Ala bama’s Crimson tide, 6 to 0. Opportunity knocked at the doors Of both teams several times, Alabama once failing Of tieing the score by q scant 3 inches. With their backs to the wall the Volunteers put up a rugged defense that even the Tides added weight In the line could not crush. Even Coach Wallace Wade’s strategy of holding Capt. Hicks under wraps for the psychological moment failed in front of the heroic Tennessee line and sterling backf1eld that nipped several promising Alabama drives by spearing forward passes. Tennessee’s scoring break resulted from alert foot ball of two linemen Holm after an unsuccessful attempt to gain, dropped back to punt near his 35-yard line. Fuller, Tennessee guard, crushed through and blocked the kick and Thayer, left guard, recovered on Ala bamas 39-yard line and the volunteer scoring march was on. Prior to that break” the teams had battled on nearly even terms.

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Officially, Alabama leads 60–⁠41–⁠6; as played, 61–⁠40–⁠7 in 108 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.