Tulane at Marion

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 6, 1904, page 11

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  MARION CADETS ARE DEFEATED BY TULANE Light-Weight Cadets Play Men From Louisiana Hard Game and Are Loudly AppIauded. Marion, November 5.-(Special.)- )-Tu7 lane university won a hard-fought vic- tory over the cadets of Marion Military institute in football this afternoon by the score of 10 to O. The visitors out weighed the cadets twenty-five pounds to the man, and won the game by mass ing their weight in line bucks. Although so heavily outweighed the cadets played a plucky and brilliant game Tulanes gains were only for one. two and three yards, and every inch of ground was hercely contested by the cadets. When the cadets secured the ball they gained by brilliant end runs for seven, ten and fifteen yards, and again and again made their distance by plunges through TuIane’s line. Five costly fumbles in the first half allowed Tulane one touchdown. In the second half the visitors were un- able to score. For Tulane Wood, Kelley, Sternes. Barbe and Martin did especially fine work. For the cadets, Ray, Long, Sturdivant, Thompson, Polk, Eubank and carter carried off the honors. The tack ling of Ray at end and the work of Long in the line were the features of the game. Although the smallest man on the field, Polk, Marion’s plucl1y quarter, played the bravest and most brilliant game seen in years on the athletic field The halves were twenty-five and twenty minutes. Twice Tulane lost the ball on downs and several times were forced to kick. The game was a superb exhibition Of football, and the cadets won high praise from Tulane for their brilliant playing.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 6, 1904, page 12

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  TULANE BEAT MARION. New Orleans College Made Two Touchdowns Against Cadets. New Orleans College Made Two Touchdowns Against Cadets. Marion. Nov. 5.-tspecial )-Tulane Uni versity won a hard-fought victory over the cadets of the Marion Military Institute in a football game this afternoon by the score of 10 to O. The visitors outweighed the cadets 25 pounds to the man, and won the game by massing their weight in line bucks. AL though so heavily outweighed the cadets played a pIucky and brilliant game. Tu. lanes gains were only for one, two and fiercely contested by the cadets. When the brilliant end runs for seven. ten and fif- teen yards ard again and again made their distance by plunges through Tulane’s line Five costly fumbles in the first half al lowed Tulane one touchdown. In the second half the visitors were unable to score, Fol Tulane. Wood. Reilly. Sternes. Barbe and l Martin did especially fine work. For thu cadets Ray. Long. Sturdivant, Thompson Polk. Eubank and Carter carried off th’ | honors. The tackling of Ray at end and the worl of Long in the line the features o the game. Although the smallest man oI the field. Polk. Marion’s plucky quarter played the bravest and most brilliant gam’ seen in years nthe athletic field. The halves were twenty-five and twent, minutes Twice Tulane last the ball oI downs and several times were forced t, kick. The game was a superb exhibition O football. and the cadets won high prais, from Tulane for their brilliant playing.

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Tulane leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.