Sewanee at Georgia Tech

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 12, 1905, page 11

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  SEWANEE AND TECH EVENLY MATCHED Game Ends in a Tie of 18 to 18 TECHS ARE DISAPPOINTING Critics Regard the Game as a Virtual Victory for the Tennessee Team. Quarterback Butler Was Ragged. ‘ECHS ARE DISAPPOINTING Atlanta, November 1i.-(Special 1.-The victorious sweep of Heisman’s Georgia Tech team received a check this after noon when Sewanee he.- them to tie, the score being IS to IS. Both teams did great work on the of- fence while both were equally weak on defense. Each seemed able to go through the other at will and 1t was simply a question of who had the ball. Tech opened the game with a rush and made touchdown in four minutes. Sewannee soon surprised the admirers or the local squad by sending Stone over. Tech then got the ball from the kickoff and carried it across the field on short gains for touchdown. After this the yellow jackets seemed to let down and Sewannee made two more touchdowns before the half closed. The half ended with the score IS to 12 In favor of Sewanee Tech took a brace in the second half and by magnificent 4O-yard run by Sweet, added the last touchdown of the game. Sewanee gained practically no ground in this half, but Tech was unable to take the ball over again and the game ended in a te The work of the Tech team was @ disappointment to it’s back CTS, the playing of Quarterback Butler being particularly ragged. Sewanee made game fight and as weight and the odds were against them the result was a virtual victory for the mountain team. Stone made all three of Sewanee’s touch- downs and Scarborough kicked all three goals. Brown and Clarke scored for Tech in the first half and Sweet in the second. Brown kicked three goals. The lineup. Tech. Position. Sewanee. Sims, .. .. :. ......C Center .. ..G. Walker J. Brown Vert. .. Left guard. ... .Brong Selman.. .. ....Right guard, ..Lumpkin w. Brown .. Right tackle. M. Walker Luck. .. Left tackle .. :. Store Sweet .. :. .. Right end .... ...Beatty Day .. ........ Left end. .. Payne Niles Butler Quarterback Scarborough Clark. .. $. e. Fullback, ....... .Sawrie Billy Wilson .. Right half. ..... Harris Red Wilson .. Left half .. ..... Barrett

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Tied 5–⁠5–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.