Tennessee at Alabama

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 29, 1907, page 12

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  ALABAMA 5, TENNESSEE 0. Pratt Won the Game for Tuscaloosa. RECEIVED KICK AND SCORED Beth Elevens Forced to Punt Frequently. Pratt Missed Two Attempts at Goal from PIacement-Field Was Wet, Preventing Fast End Birmingham, Nov. 2SE(Special.)- An eagle eye and deers speed gave hard fought football game between University of Tennessee to the Alaba ! ma boys by a score of 5 to Q on mud. dy field and in steady downpour of day Pratt. the swift end of the Ala hama squad. captured the ball on a luke on his own forty yard line and covered the distance to the goal posts. touchdown was made with two and a half minutes to play in the first half. Pratt tried for goal and missed. Tennessee. with the ball. gave the signal for a quarterback kick. Loucks, the plucky quarter of the mountain eers. toed the oall and 1t went right into the arms of Pratt. who had . clear field with the exception d oi Alabama had won the game amid the wild shouts of about one thousand spectators. the remainder of the time being occu- pied in great football playing Throughout. the entire game Alaba- mas. goal line, was never in danger. the greater portion of the time in Ala hsma’s territory. Pratt on two occa- .xons tried for a kick from placement yard line he tried to place the oval between the goal posts and fell short of the mark. Later in the game. how ever he made anether sff1st SsI, from bsf tbe the goal bar squarely in the middle and Both Fought Hard. In both halves of the hard struggle the teams fought like tigers and nei- ther could make any material gains. @ Both lines were practically impregna- ble and when 1t was seen with what a tenacity both teams played, 1t was freely predicted that fiuke play would give a victory to one of the two teams – ation more successfully than any other play, but even this stereotyped form ation didn’t gain the favorites much ground. Pratt was the brilliant star of the game. Both teams played great ball. aSd on a dry field there Is no telling what sights the spectators would have Wits messed. The feature of the g’lme With the great defensive work of the Ten nessee team. It was impossible Tor Alabama to skirt the ends or plough through the lines. for any healtny gains. Aiabarna had the bail the great CT portion of the time and the Ten nessee defense showed up well. At the beginning of the contest both teams were held three straight times and bunting had to De resorteo Lo than Tennessee. but neither team could get along far enough to eliminate the punt. The entire contest was featureo with punts, both teams being com pelled to play the toe game to great extent. In bunting, Leach, the crack punter of the South. worked we’ll Tn the nrst half, but his toe failed him in tEc The game was played In one hour and five minutes. not minute of time being taken out of the first half and only five minutes being taken out or tutes in the second half. Fullback Vert of the Tennessee squad was lad out in the second half and Baker was put in his place. laid out and Sturdivant, right haif. went to full and Jones played right Vert was seriously injured. and was was carried to the dressing room. where strychnine was administered. He wAs injured about the neck. OnIy once in the game was the iorw pass resorted to. ard that time 1t fail- ed Tennessee tried the play and re- ceiyed a penalty on it’s failure. Ala bama received one penalty for an on side play, which two. penalties were the only ones imposed: The lineup was as follows: Alabama–D. Pratt, left end; Burkes, left tackle; Hobbs. left guard: Count ess, center; Lumley. right guard Al len, right tackle; B. Jones, right enc Hannon. quarterback; Reidy. left half back: HowIe, fullback; Sturdivant, F. Jones. right halfback Tennessee–White. left end; Word left tackle; Burdett, left guard; Gody’ center; Dougherty right guard; Wal ters. right tackle; Leach, right end; Loucks, quarterback; Morelock, left fullback; Wert-Bawer. fuilback; MIG” Cullom, right halfback. Referee. Rowbotham of Tufts. Ums pire. Elgin. of University of Nashville Head linesman, Tutwiler of Virginia. Timer. Miles of Birmingham. Length of halves, thirty minutes.

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Officially, Alabama leads 60–⁠41–⁠6; as played, 61–⁠40–⁠7 in 108 meetings, counting the 103 since this game.