Chattanooga at Alabama

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 1, 1908, page 3

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  ALABAMA IS VICTORIOUS Defeats Chattanooga in Slow Scrimmage. THE FINAL SCORE B TO 6 Military Formation Repeatedly Tried With Poor Effect. Burk, Reedy, D. Pratt and W. Pratt Were Out of Game on Ac- count of Academic Trou- bIes--A sub-feam. Tuscaloosa, Oct. 31.-(Special 1-- The University of Alabama put it on to chattanooga here this afternoon In a slow serimmage to the tune of 23 to 6. The boys from eWhiskey Land” re- Alabama goal, and secured their touch- down on peculiar fiuke. Alabama was attempting F kick after receiving the ball on their twenty five yard line when the ball struck visitor and bounded toward Chattanooga’s goal the latter catching u in a clear field. Alabama later scored practically a touchdown on a similar mishap. Burk, Reidy, D. Pratt and W. Pratt were all out of the game on account of academic troubles, making the home aggregation largely a sub team one also which got off slowly and made innnnierable fumbles. The mill with poor effect. Chattanooga was un- able to make any gains on Alabama and contanted itself with bunting and efforts to keep down Alabama’s score. Chattanooga--Gree left end; Rip ley-McGauhey, left tackle; Hall, left guard: Trotter. center; Depew. right guard; Hampton, right tackle; Kieth, CTS. left ha1fback; Morgan fullback Ross. right halfback. Alabana--Watson. left end; Green. left tackle; Mooty, left guard: Count iss. center; Arant, right guard; Gres. ham, right tackle; Hurd. right end; Peebles, quarterback; Palmer-Noogin. left haifback; Austeli, fullback; Mudd. Umpire. Eigin Nashville Ref cree, Watkins (Sewanee.) Time of halves, 25 and 20 minutes. Score, Ala bama. 23;. Chattanooga, s.

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Alabama leads 14–⁠0 in 14 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.