Sewanee at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 15, 1908, page 1

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  GEORGIA TECH A SURPRISE HOLDS SEWANEE TIGERS DOWN TO SIX POINTS. Special Dispatch to The Star. ATLANTA. Ca. November Icon trary to all expectations the Georgia archaeological foot ball team held the Sewanee Tigers to the barest margin this afternoon. the visitors being able to score only one touchdown and goal, winning by the score of 6 to o. The Tigers touch down came as the result of beautifully executed forward pass to Williams, Sc wanee’s left end who carried the ball across the Techs goal line The play came in the first part of the second half and this alone saved the game from being a tie The game was played on heavy field, muddied by rains of~the night before. The weather cleared during the afternoon and bitter wind kept back the crowds. 1t was anybody’s game during the first half and the crowds were surprised by the inability OF the much-touted Sewanee team to score. Both teams played a punting game. breaking even on the long distanced and we’ll played kicks. Techs chance to score came in the first half when they secured the ball on an at tempted fake kick by Sewanee. Tech carried the ball to Sewanee’s D. yard line and Ridley tried a drop kick but failed. The half ended with the ball in the center of the field with Tech having had slightly the advantage of the struGgle that far. In the second half Sewanee kicked off ID yards. Tech brought the ball back II yards. Sewanee got the ball on downs and carried it to the 20-yard line of Tech. On d forward pass for Is yards Williams of Sewanee carried it over for touch Gown. Evans kicked an easy goal. From then on until the close of the game the ball was near the middle of the field. The lineup:

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 15, 1908, page 12

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  FOOTBALL ON MANY FIELDS VICTORIOUS GEORGIA TECH NOT ALLOWED TO SCORE. Every Ineh of Ground Was stabborsiy Contested and at Certain Times Tech Seemed About fo Win. Atlanta, Nov 14--Sewanee defeated Georgia Tech here today by the score of 6 to 0. Every inch of ground was stub bornly contested by both teams. and at times Tech seemed about to win Neither side was able to score in as the result of a forward pass. the Tigers shot Williams across for a touchdown, W Evans kicking goal. Both times the muddy fleld hindered the reaching of the ball by the Tech men.

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