Auburn at Clemson

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  Evening star, November 27, 1949, page 45

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  Last-Quarter Score Gives Auburn 1910 Tie With Clemson MOBILE. Ala. Nov. 26.-Auburns brilliant Travis Tidwell scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to gain his hard-pressed team a 1920 tie with underdog Clemson today. Rated a slight favorite over the Southern Conference eleven, the Tigers of Auburn had to battle so yards in the last few minutes Of play for the tying touchdown. With the score all even, Quarter back Bill fuckers try for extra point went wide Of the uprights. The South Carolina teams strong line and Fullback Fred Cones powerful plunging gave Clemson the strength it needed. Both teams broke out full bag Of football tricks. Running from a single wing, the Clemson backs threw in laterals, double reverses and fake punts to add to their deceptive ball handling. The game. played in clear, crisp weather, drew $4,000 spectators. Cone, the Clemson battering ram. made the first touchdown and set up the third. Guard Bob Hudson Of Clemson scored q second quarter tally that put the Carolina Tigers out front, 1877. Ray Mathews ran from his own 40 to the Auburn IS. Then, smothered by tacklers, he later aled to Hudson. who raced across the field to score. Although Auburn’s running at tack begged down. Tidwell’s long passing gave his team a potent weapon. He opened the aerial barrage in the first quarter by dropping a 38-yard heave into the hands Of Bobby Weaver to give Auburn its initial score. During a thrill-packed third quarter he was throwing 40 and IS yard aerials that Clemson kept from connecting with brilliant defensive covering,

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Auburn leads 33–⁠15–⁠2 in 50 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.