Sewanee at Vanderbilt

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 25, 1904, page 1

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  VANDERBILT GOES AFTER SEWANEE BOYS FROM THE MOUNTAINS ARE DEFEATED BY THE DECISIVE SCORE OF 25 TO o-65oo PEOPLE WITNESSED THE GAME. Nashville. Tenn, November 24-In stubbornly fought game Vanderbilt uni- vers’ty defeated sewaneS this afternoon in their annual football contest by a score of 26 to 0. The victory was won on merit and was the most decisive since the contests between the institutions were inaugurated. Vanderbilt’s backs ploughed resistlessly through sewanees line, while her own line held like a stonewall on the defensive. Scarborough had to punt repeatedly, as only once during the game did Sewanee by massing her back field make the least headway. The little quarterback was the feature Sewanee’s, game, his tackles and his quarterback runs being equal to his booting. VanderDllts back field was of ell-star variety, though Craig was the pick. Twice during the game his jersey was torn from his back Sixty-five hundred people saw the game. I

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Vanderbilt leads 31–⁠4–⁠2 in 37 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.