North Carolina at Vanderbilt

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1914, page 64

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  VANDERBILT IS BEATEN BY NORTH CAROLINA u. Tar Heels Play More Consistently and Win by Score of 10 to 8. NASHVILLE. Tenn. October “a North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt here this afternoon in a closely fought foot ball contest, by 10 to 9. In the third quarter, when Vanderbilt was leading by to 3. the Commodores attempted kick. The ball struck a Vanderbilt man and rolled back over Vanderbilts goal line. a North Carolima man falling on 1t for touchdown Vanderbilts touchdown was made on a long run by Quarterback Currey, followed by forward pass and a short line plunge. Both sides drop-kicked a goal. Capt. Skies of Vanderbilt. who had heretofore been declared ineligible, was ruled eligible today and played in the game. The star for Vanderbilt was Currey and for North Carolina Iayloe played most brilliantly North Carolina outweighed Vanderbilt eight POUNDS to the man. but Vanderbilt’s dash and vigor seemed To make up for this and the two teams appeared about evenly matched. Vanderbilt’s playing on the whole was more brilliant, but North Carolina’s game was steady and more consistent. Vanderbilt fumbled repeatedly and each time a North Car oifna man slipped In and dropped on the ball. Time after time North Carolina drove down the field or gained on forward passes, only to be held by Vanderbilt “hen at critical striking distance The Commodores repeated North Caroinas program when they obtained the oval The teams swayed up and down the neld, Kicking repeatedly. In this destarred, Vanderbilt men several times iailing to stop or fumbling the long, high whirling punts of the Tarheel kicker The game ended in darkness with the pail in North Carolina’s possession on Nanderbilts 22-yard line Carman made VanderbiIt’s touch down and Ramsey for North Carolina recovered the Vanderbilt kick that rolled back over the Commodore goal line for touchdown. The drop kicks were made for Van derbilt by Cody and for North Carolima by Tandy.

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  The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., October 26, 1914, page 4

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  SPECTACULAR CONTESTS ON SOUTHERN GRIDIRON Few tpscts In Form--North Carolina and Vanderbilt StnGe Closest Hattie. Forward Pass Frequent ATLANTA, CA October 25-South ern Er!dirons yesterday furnished a number Of interesting and spectacular contests. although there were few up. sets in form. Possibly the most closely contested battle was that at Nashville between North Carolina and Vanderbilt, from which the North Carolnas EMERGED victorious. 10 TO 9. In view of tho strong showing made by North Caro-. INA week previous against Georgia. IL had been freely predicted that Van herhii wonid lose yesterday by q wider margin. Virginia had little difficulty In dc. fcatins Georgia, IS to 0, ON heavy muddy field. Experts to-day inclined to the lelicf that as North Carolina won from Georgia week ago, Al to G. me annual game between Virginia ana her traditional rivals from Chapel HILL this year would he unusually close, with the result exceedingly doubtful Tennessee defeat OF Alabama, II to . yesterday was not Unexpected despite the fact that Tenncssee’s reported strength had failed to materialize in earlier games. Auburn again showed It’s strength by winning from Mississlppi a. & NJ. 10 TO O. Scwanee had little difficulty in defeating Florida, 20 TO o, while Georgia Tech also had n fairly easy time winning from tho V. NJ l. team, IS TO e. Football Of the so-cailcd “>.ew school” was generally used in yesterdays game, practically all the winning teams employing the forward psss with telling effect. Gridiron experts are busily cngs god IN comparison OF results so far This season, In an effort TO forecast the result OF next Saturdays battle between Vanderbilt and Virginia at Nashville.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 25, 1914, page 14

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  Auburn Defeats A. & M. 19 to 0 VANDERBILT LOSES HARD FOUGHT GAME TO NORTH CAROLINA Nashville, October 24.-North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt here this afternoon in closely fought football contest a score of 10 to 9. ir the third quarter, when Vanderbilt was leading by to ,, the Commodores attempted Kick. The ball struck yan- oeroilt man and rolled back oyer yanaar. oilt’s goal line. North Carolina ma iaiiing on it for d touchdown. yander- pllt touchdown was made on a long run by Quarterback Curry, followed bv forward pass and a short line plunge Both sides drop-kicked a goal. Can tain slkes of Vanderbilt, who had hereto fore been declared ineligible was ruled eligible today and played in the game. The star for Vanderbilt was Curry. and for North Carolina Tayloe played most brilliantly. North Carolina oStweighed Vanderbilt eight pounds to the man, but vanderbilt’s dash and visor seemed to make up for this, and the two teams appeared about evenly matched. vanderbilts playing on the whole was most brilliant, but North Carolina’s game was steady. and more consistent. Vanderbilt fumbled repeated ly, and each time North Carolina man slipped in and dropped-kicked. North Carolina drove down the field

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  The Anderson daily intelligencer, Anderson, S.C., October 25, 1914, page 8

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  Vanderbilt Defeated BY North Carolina NASHVILLE. TENN, Oct. ga. North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt mere today In closely fought foot ball contest By score Of 10 to 0. In the third quarter when Wander Dit was leading by to 3, the COM modores attempted kick. The bali was blocked by Ramsey of North Carolina, and rolled back over Van derbiits goal line. where Ramsey fell on 1t for touchdown. Vanderbilt’s touchdown. was made on a long run by Quarterback Currey followed by a forward pass and a short line plunge. botn sides drop-kicKe1 :. goal. North Carolina outweighed Wander Dit eight pounds to the man, but the teams appeared about evenly match ed. vanderhiit’s pinying was more brilliant but North Carolina’s game was steady and more consistent. The teams swayed up and down the field. kicking repeatedly. In Kicking North Carolina starred. Van. derbilt mon several times failing TO stop or fumbling the long high whirl- Ing punts- of the Tar Heel kicker. The game ended in darkness with the ball In North Carolina’s possession On Vanderbilt’s 22-yard line. Carman made Vanderbilt’s touch down and Ramsey for North Carolina recovered the Vanderbilt kick that

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North Carolina leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.