Sewanee at Vanderbilt

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, December 1, 1911, page 9 (results column)

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  DETAILS OF THE GAMES New Orleans, November so.-With six regulars out of ther line up because of the s. I. I. A. one year rule, Wash lington and Lee played an uphill game with Tulane here today, the final score being a 5 to tie. It was regarded as the fastest and best game of the season played be- fore the largest crowd ever gathered at the stadium for football con- test. The weather was ideal Washington and Lee was more than equal to Tu- lane on the defensive after Walmsley had made the first touchdown and fail ed at goal in the beginning of the sec ond quarter Miller, the visitors big l left guard, tied the score in the third quarter, blowing the eight yards through Tulane’s line for a touchdown with six opponents hanging on him. He barely missed difficult angle goal. The last quarter developed open playing on both sides and bunting was frequently resorted to. Malcolm, Mill | Ter, Miles and Raferty varying the game with eight and ten yard rushes. l Walmsley and Gillis figured in the gains for Tulane, the latter receiving a b yard forward pass from Quarter hack Marks. Tulane later losing the the ball on the visitors 20 yard line in their possession. Little Rock, Ark, November 30.-- 1 University of Arkansas defeated Uni versity of Louisiana II to in their Iannual Thanksgiving football game here today. I The superior physical condition Of l Arkansas was largely responsible for their victory. Both their touchdowns, came in the last half after they had worn down the light but plucky, Louis ianians. Only once was Louisiana with lin striking distance of Arkansas goal l line, that being in the second half when | a fumbled punt gave them the ball on l Arkansas 10 yard line. Here Arkansas Lime stiffened and after Louisiana’s at- l tack had been twice repulsed a tumble l gave the ball to Arkansas The lat ter eleven was three times held for downs on Louisiana’s five yard line. 1 Nashville, November 3O.-Fighting pluckily to the end the Sewanee team fell before the Vanderbilt eleven today by the score of 31 to 0. 1 At no time during the game was | there chance for the losers. Until the last quarter of the game they had not made first down a single time, but in this quarter several skillfully exc cuted forward passes netted about 30 yards and carried them well into Van l derbilt territory. 1 The game marked the close of the l football career of Ray Morrison, prop- ably the greatest gridiron performer in the south, and he put a brilliant 1 finale to his Of l mary: l Touchdowns: Morrison, Hardagc, Collins 2. Thomas Brown. Goals from touchdown: Morrison i. Safety, Vanderbilt l. Richmond, Va, November 30-In the l presence of 12,00O cheering spectators the University of Virginia today defeated the University of North Carolina in their an- nual football contest. by the score of 2s to O. After the first F minutes of play there was no question as to the re- suit for the strong Virginia line plowed through at will. The game was the sixth straight victory over Carolina earned by | Virginia in as many years. College Station, Tex, November 30- Texas Agricultural and Mechanical col lege won from Bailor college p to 10 this afternoon. Agricultural and Mechanical ter when Bailor’s play stiffened and threatened to make it interesting for the collegians. Atlanta, November 30.-Clemson was outclassed at every stage of the football game today and the Georgia Tech team won by a score of 31 to 0. Gore and Cook were the best for Tech, while Captain Bissel Coles and Webb performed the feature work of the visitors. Fumbling marred the play of both teams. Il Philadelphia, November 30.-Pennsylva- mia, as usual, won the Thanksgiving foot ball game from Cornell this afternoon F by a score of 21 to g. The two teams have met on this day for the last 19 years and Pennsylvania has won F games. Ten years ago Cor nell won from the Red and Blue and five years later the teams played tie game. About 25,oO0 persons saw the contest. | St, Louis, November 30.-St. Louis and Syracuse universities played to football tie this afternoon. score was made by the locals in the first quarter and by Syracuse in the second For ward passes were not resorted to by either team to any extent. ! Jackson, Miss, November 30.-Missis- | sippf Agricultural and Mechanical defeat ed the University of Mississippi in the eleventh annual football contest between the teams for state championship today, 6do O. Today’s game made honors even, each with five victories to their credit and the odd game a tie. The collapse of temporary spectators stand resulting in broken bones and bruised bodies to half hundred persons delayed the start of the game. The game proceeded when order was restored. ‘‘Chlcl’‘ McGee, Agricultural and Me- chanical left end, was largely responsi- bN for the scoring. He secured the ball on a tumble in the second quarter and made remarkable run for touchdown. Jennings kicked goal. HI The university team had the advantage in weight but Agricultural and Mechan-

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Vanderbilt leads 31–⁠4–⁠2 in 37 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.