Alabama at Tulane

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 26, 1913, page 15

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  ALABAMA PLAYS RINGS AROUND TULANE ELEVEN Tulane Warriors No Match for Crimson Team-COstly Fumbles Prevent Larger Score New Orleans, October 25.--Playing rings around Tulane from start to finish. Ala bama won an ordinary game from the locals today. score % to 0. Alabama would have probably doubled the score but for costly fumbles within Is or % yards Of Tuane’s goal. Tulane played strictly q defensive contest. Alabama repeatedly pierced Tulanes line and skirted the ends with consistent regularity. Only once during the game did Tulane hold Alabama for downs. Alabamas first touchdown came in the first period, Martin stabbing pass on the 30-yard line On three line bucks by Harsh, Bates and Long Che latter took the ball over, VandeGraaffs 30-yard run around the end and Harsh’s buck through center gave Alabama a second touchdown | in the second period Long began a / series of line bucks and finally took the third over, kicking goal moment later. Another Alabama score occurred In tho | third period. when Long lost the ball on a triple tumble on Alabama’s 10-yard line. but recovered on downs and went down the field like a streak, tearing Tulane’s | line to pieces. The lineup: | Tulane: e. White, left end: Woodward, Kilen, left tackle; Underwood, left guard; Corbin, center; Meyer, Maihles, Johnson. right guard; Hotard, right tackle; Morris, Goodson. right end; Marks, Grehan, | George, quarter; George, Carter, right half; Hndermann, left half. Alabama: Love, Sewal. left end 5. w. VandeGraaff, left tackle; Jones, Ham, ilton, left guard; Riddle, Miller. center; Hicks right guard: Burke, right tackle; Martin, right end; Hagan, Nathan, Joplin. quarter; Harsh, Bates. right half; Fl. Vans | deGraaff, left half.

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 1913, page 7

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  Alabama Triumphs Over Tulane, 26 to 0 NEW ORLEANS, LA, Oct. 25.-- Hitting Tulane’s line and skirting the ends for an average of ten yards at time, Alabama triumphed over the local eleven here to-day, .26 to 0. II. Vandergraff, Long and Harsh recorded all of Alabama’s points. They carried the ball nearly at all stages Of tho game, and usually made the required distance. Tulane’s best chance to score came in the second period, when tumble put the oval on Ala bama’s ten-yard line. The Red and white eleven. however, held the Tocalls for downs. Alabama played straight football and did not attempt a forward pass once during the game Tulane was always on the defensive

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Officially, Alabama leads 26–⁠9–⁠3; as played, 27–⁠8–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.