Alabama at Georgia

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 31, 1909, page 10

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  ALABAMA IS TOO MUCH FOR GEORGIA PoIIard’S Men Pip Jp IA With Pratt As Star KICKS FROM 50 YARD LINE Princeton Barely Able to Hold the Navy–Minnesota Defeats Chi cago-Other Games Over the Country. KICKS FROM 50 YARD LINE Atlanta. october S0.--(Speeial. )--rhe Uni versity of Alabama this afternoon won the annual football game from the Uni versity of Georgia by a score of IA to 0. It was the military formation” that wrought havoc with Georgia The for nation was used on practically every play in the second half and it worked successfully on nearly every occasion. Neither eleven could gain through the line, however, and it was on end runs. for ward passes and trick formations that the principal gains were made. Northcutt and Pratt engaged in a punt ing duel throughout the game. both teams resorting to the kicking game on nearly every third down. Captain Pratt of Ala bama was easily the star. This mans work stamps him as of all- southern calibre. He ran well and hard in a broken field, tackled fiercely, plunged Into the line like a battering ram and gave his men beautiful interference. Pratts most spectacular feat was a place goal from the 50-yard line. When 1t was seen that he was going to attempt to kick this goal from the 50-yard line the little mound of earth being piled up right on the white chalk line litter of laugh ter ran through the crowd, but when he sent his trusty toe agalnst the leather 1t was different story. The ball went true as die. It seemed to hesitate just about 15 feet from the goal and then gain added momentum and plunge over the goal posts squarely be- tween them for the most wonderful goal from placement ever seen in Atlanta. In the second half after Georgia fum- bled kick Alabama secured the ball on Georgia’s one-yard line. Austell was sent over on the next play, Pratt missing goal. Alabama secured the next touchdown after the forward pass from the forma- ton was tried and netted 25 yards, Pratt hurling the sphere. Baumgartner, who received the ball. ran the other 15 yards for touchdown. Pratt kicked the goal. From then on the teams fought 1t out nip and tuck, with neither team able to get in reaching distance, both being pen alized heavily on several occasions and resorting to a kicking game mostly. The

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  The Montgomery advertiser, October 31, 1909, page 12

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  g s | q |Alabama’s Leader Star d Both Elevens. GEORGIA TEAM IS BEATEN .0VERWHELmNcLY Big Crowd Callers b Wiiness IL Centest. A Kicking Cane l. Used ana Few Trick Pl.y. Ar ve.s.rsa By HitAsr ss1e yi.s’ sesrs | Fsurfsss. = NstAs.g. Atlanta Ga. Oct. so,- Especial. )--Ths University Of Alabama tffs afternoon won the annual football game from the. University of Georsia by score Of Captain Pratt. of Alabama, was cas-. him z ‘ss ss sr of ali s -soushsrn e % csiibrs. H ran well and hard in . broken neidt tackled flercely. plunged into the linel like batterfng ram and gave his men | Pratt’s most spectacular feat was q goal from placement on the 60-yard. nne. When 1t was seen that he wRss going to atssmpt 1 ts KICK s,t,Is 1sis d,d soai white mark litter of laughter ran through the crowd. but when he sent vas Tne dbanren. baiI nsns ss9ty true as die. Is seemed to hesitate just about nfteen feet from the goal and then gam aea- a, goal post squareiy between them for the most wonderful goal from place. ment ever seen in Atlanta. This, was Aiabama’s only score “ seiD iD second @ half after oeorgia fum- bled a kick. Alabama secured the bal, on. Georgia’s one yard line Arstsil was sent over on tn enext play. Pratt next touchdown after the forward pass from the fake formation was tried and netted twenty-five yards. Pratt hur- ling the sphere. Baumeartner. wno received the ball, ran the other fif- teen yards for a touchdown. Pratt kicked the goal. The line up was: sfs Aiabama--Garrett. [. E.; Finiay and Arant. L. T.; Green. L. C.; Countess C.; Lumley R. G.; Gresham. R. IT Baumgartner. R E.; Moody and Wiikerson, e. B.: Palmer. l. H. Bsi Pratt, R.. H. B.; Austell, F. E. Georgia–Parrish. L. E.. Franklin. L. T.: Cummings and W. Lucas. l. G: L. Lucas, C.; Peacock and Tuck, R. G.; Davis, R. T.; Hatcher. R. B i; Northcutt and Slater @ B. Maddox. l.. H. B.. Napier. R. H. B.; Bost- snmnary-Refsree. Butler, North Carolina. Umpire. Eigin. North Garo- lina Field Judge. Dobson Petty. Hesdiihesfnan. Whiting. yanderbtlts Time of halves.I 90 and 25. Touch. downs AusteH. Baumgarter. Goal from placement, Pratt. Goal from touchdowr, Pratt <, Y X.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1909, page 62

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  Alabama Wins From Georgia. ATLANTA. Ga, October 3O.-Alabama defeated Georgia on the gridiron here today by the score of IA to o. The battle was hard fought from every angle. The most spectacular play of the game was pulled off in the first half when. Capt Derrill Pratt of the University of Ala bama dropped back to the JO-yard line and sent the ball from placement square ~ between the uprights.

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Alabama leads 45–⁠27–⁠3 in 75 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.