Alabama at Tulane

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 21, 1909, page 10

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  ALABAMA TIES Up WITH TULANE TEAM One touchdown Without Goal Is Made BY ca h ALABAMA SCORES FIRST Military Formation and Two-step Puzzles Tulane In First Half, But In Second Half Team Regains Confidence. New Orleans, November 20-(Special.)- University of Alabama and Tulane uni versty of this city tied In the annual football game between the two teams this afternoon on Tulane campus, the score being 5 to 8. Alabama got touchdown in the first half and Tulane one in the second. On both occasions the goals were not kicked. Alabama received the ball on the kickoff in the first half, Cap tain Moore, of Tulane, punting to the 40 yard line, where Baumgarten got it and carried It 20 yards Alabama then started to work its mill tary formation and for while had the Tulane team in the air. By slow prog ress they got the ball to Tulane’s 20 yard line, where 1t was lost on downs. Walmlsey carried it back 10 yards by right end run, but Baumgarten secured 1t again. Again Alabama used the mill tarv formation also the two-step and though stubbornly fought the Alabama men slowly worked the ball to Iulanes line where VandeGraaff was showed over for the first touchdown after minutes of play. During the remainder of the half both teams tussled with the ball, and 1t was carried UP and down the field. Arant tried to kick a goal from the field after Il minutes of play had passed but failed. Outside of the penalization of i’ve yards, which Alabama incurred, nothing trans pired during the half. In the second Tulane came up more confdent than in the first and when Cap tain Moore received the kick he carried It into Alabama territory by long run around right end The ‘Alabamians worked the ball back to Tulane’s 2o-yard line by the two-step and military formaton, but they lost 1t and a few minutes later Moore kicked 1t into the center of the field. Tulane scored her only touchdown when George was showed over after receiving a pretty forward pass from Moore. The greater part of the playing was in the Alabama territory, the local men seeming to have got onto the two-step and mill tary formations. Neither vandeGraaff nor George, who were to have kicked the goals after the touchdowns, succeeded, so that the big crowd which attended the game went away somewhat disappointed The Ala bamians were entertained at a dance tonight by the Tulane men, The lineup in the game was as fol-

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Officially, Alabama leads 26–⁠9–⁠3; as played, 27–⁠8–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.