Clemson at Cumberland (TN)

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 27, 1903, page 1

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  FIERCE STRUGGLE RESULTS IN A TIE THE CUMBERLAND AND CLEMSON ELEvENS MEET ON THE GRID- IRON AT MONTGOMERY AND THE FINAL SCORE Is.11 TO ii. Montgomery. Nov Northumberland and Clemson met in a fierce football contest this afternoon and the result was a tie, Il to II. The Cumberland men outweighed the South Carolina boys and the first fif- teen minutes of the first half scored two touchdowns and kicked a goal. In the second half Bridges kicked off for forty yards. Maxwell the Clemson quarter back, getting the ball and mak- ing a clean run for d touchdown. The try for goal was failure, but Clemson scor- ed from a touchdown and goal, tieing the score The Clemson players stood the hard knocks better than their bukier rivals from Tennessee and would have won the game but for several bad fun- bles. The Clemson team was also penal izad ou eaveral occaefone Tho limo tin.

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  The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, Georgia, November 27, 1903, page 6

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  CLEMSON PLAYED A TIE WITH CUMBERLAND Cumberland Players Heavier Than South CarOIinians. Montgomery, Ala. Nov. 26.-Cumberland and Clemson. met in a fierce football game today and the result was a tie of II to II. The Cumberland team out-weighed the South Car DINA boys, and in the first fifteen min utes of the first half scored two touch downs and kicked goal. In the second half Bridges kicked off for fifty yards. Maxwell, a Clemson half back, getting the ball and making a clean run for a touchdown. The try for goal was a failure, but later Clemson scored a touchdown and goal, tying the score. The Clemson players stood the hard knocks better than their bulkier rivals from Tennessee, and would have won the game, but for several bad fumbles. The Clemson team was also penalized on several occasions.

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Tied 0–⁠0–⁠1 in their only meeting.