Tennessee at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, December 1, 1905, page 10

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  Defeats Tennessee by Score of 29 to Q. ALABAMA IN CONDITION Burks Again Plays Sensational Foot balI-Large Crowd Witnessed the Thanksgiving Game. Tennessee Is Slow. SeWanee game by defeating another team from Tennessee by a score of 29 to o. The victory was easily Alabamas after the first touchdown was made. and the Ten nessee boys had but little chance to score. The Alabama team showed much better condition than was expected. In fact her condition resembled that when she played Auburn, and that as much as anything else was responsible for the victory. Tennessee was slower than Alabama. The heavier team of the Crimson and White was able to perfect it’s various for nations and get them into motion be- fore the Tennessee team could get to them. The weight of Alabama told, and she carried the ball down the field at will. As usual Burks was the star performer of the team. He never failed but once to make the required gain. and that time he was thrown for a loss of seven yards when one of Tennessee’s ends got through the interference. The formations of the visitors were much more open than those of Alabama, and were easily broken up Frequently the runners were thrown for losses, sometimes for several yards. Often Tennessee was held for downs and on several occasions she only made the required five yards by a narrow margin. Sims and Burlxs did some sensational tackling and several times Moody broke through the Tennessee line and tackled men before the plays were well formed and in motion. Burks made the sensa- tional run of the game when he car ried the ball for thirty-five yards through the entire Tennessee team. For the visitors Joe Caldwell was the star On the offensive he was the best ground gainer, although John Caldwell was but little behind him when carrying the ball. Parker the fullback, made some sensational gains, but was frequently out of the game on account of injuries. He was game, however. and came back each time. Alabama. used a number of players in the second half, putting in substitutes in order to give them a chance. Catchings went in at quarter and he made dis tinct success on this his first good trial. He was in the game only few minutes, but he made the team play faster ball than at any previous time this year. He used excellent head work in handling the team and used the right plays and play CTS at all times. By using a delayed pass in the last two minutes of play he en- abled Alabama to make her fifth touch- down. The gains of Alabama, with the excep- tion of a few end runs, were made by straight buckng. The backs and heavy line men were sent against the line re- 1I- ror n a gains. It sometimes required three downs for Alabama to make her gain, but such cases were rare Generally the required distance was made in one or two downs. The crowd yesterday was the second largest of the season. About 5000 people were present. Alabama rooters were out in large numbers. although Tennessee had goodly following. The Crimson and White was repeatedly cheered After the first ten minutes of play it was realized that Alabama had about two to one chance to win. Her formations were so much more effective and she was playing so much better ball than in the Sewanee game. Game In Detail. Tennessee kicked off to Alabama’s 2o- was no return gain. Alabama carried the ball to her own 45-yard line by re- peated gains of short distances. Burks then made a 10-yard gain around left end. He was sent around end a second time for 15 yards. By repeated bucks Alabama carried the ball to Tennessees 25-yard line In three downs five yards was gained. Sims gained three yards and Sartain two. Sims gained three yards on the third down. With the ball on the twelve yard line Ward gained six yards through tackle. Sartain took the ball three times in succession and carried 1t over. Time, 1915. Smith kicked goal Score: Ala bama, 6; Tennessee, 0. The Crimson and White kicked off to Tennessees goal line and Joe Caldwell brought it back twenty yards. Parker made thirteen yards in two downs, and Ward made a short gain. Parker went with the ball through tackle, and seemed to have a clear field, but Burks made a fiying tackle and stopped him after 8 ten-yard gain. Twice Burks tackled Tennessee runners and prevented gain, and on the third down threw the runner for loss The ball went over near the center of the field. Alabama made thirty-nine yards on nine downs, the longest gain being a ten-yard run around end by Smith. quarter back. Ward, Burks and Sims made the other gains. With the ball the sixteen-yard line, Burks gained four yards and Sims three on line plunges. Sims hit the line again for four yards and then carried the ball over. Smith missed the goal and the score stood II to after twenty-one min- utes of play. It required S:45 seconds to make the second touchdown. After Alabama had kicked off to Leach on the fifteen-yard line and he had brought 1t back ten yards. Sims threw Caldwell for loss and Tennessee had to punt. Smith caught the ball on Ala bama’s fifty-yard line and returned 1t ten wards Tennessee held Alabama for three downs and the ball went over. Warren made the sensational run of the game for Tennessee. He went around right end for thirty-five yards, evading all the Alabama tacklers except Smith. who made a beautiful tackle. Tennessee showed the best form she exhibited dur ing the game and might have scored had not time been called after Whittle made gain of nine yards through the

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Officially, Alabama leads 60–⁠41–⁠6; as played, 61–⁠40–⁠7 in 108 meetings, counting the 105 since this game.