Clemson at Tennessee

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  Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, South Carolina, October 13, 1915, page 1

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  CLENlSON-TENNESSEE GAME. Clemson Victorious With Score of Three to Nothing Clemson College. Oct. 11.-Special: Pandemonium reigned supreme here Saturday evening after 6 O’Clock, caused by the receipt Of a telegram stating that the Clemson Tigers had defeated the University OF Tennessee foot ball team in Knox Vile by score Of to O. The Dawilson / held the Tigers SO we’ll last Saturday that we were afraid that they couldn’t defeat the Ten nesseeans. but being filed with the comeback” spirit they managed to kick one field goal and win the game in spite Of the fierce opposition they had to overcome. The University of Tennessee team won the Southern intercollegiate championship last year, and naturally would be expect ed to easily beat Clemson. The whole team fought desDerately, but to Harris, full back. belongs the honor Of kicking the goal from the 2G-yard line. Mcmillan was the individual star Of the game, making a 4O-yard and a 6O-yard run with the ball lie received slight injuries during the game, while Gee received rather more serious injuries and was forced to be relieved by new man. Aside from this the entire team played the full game-a remarkable record against as strong a team as Tennessee. When the news OF victory reached here the greatest manifestation of college spirit was witnessed that has occurred here in number Of years Even after going to supper the yell ing was continued, and when President Riggs appeared and reannounc- ID the final score. such a yell went up that it almost deafened him. Before supper was over the cadets were dismissed and they Immediate ~ gathered material in a convenient place just off the athletic field, poured ten gallons of kerosene oil over 1t, set fire to it and as the flames leaped upward began yelling again. The band played, the fire burned, night shirts were seen, and ere the flames died out the largest bonfires and celebration ever pulled OFF here in honor of a Tiger victory was complete. Our victory was the outstanding feature Of the games played Saturday, and the cadets here didn’t fail to show the college

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  The Pickens sentinel, Pickens, S.C., October 14, 1915, page 7

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  Local and Personal | Senator WI O’Dell and Hon. E. p. McCravey were prominent visitors in Pickens Monday. The Pickens Baptist associa. tion began a three days. session at Peters Greek church Wednes. tday, October 13. Federal court is still in session Iin$ Greenville. Several convicted persons have been sent to the Pickens county jail from this court. John B. Jameson of Easley and w. @. Newton left Monday for Brevard, N. O., where they expect to purchase a large number Of mules and horses for sale. Boone Carey, who left Pick ens|‘several weeks ago to accept a position in a drug store in An derson, has quit the drug store and accepted a position as clerk in the ChiquoIa hotel. The Pickens county Sunday school association convention will meet in the Central high school auditorium Friday even ing at 7.3O o’clock. There will also be a Saturday afternoon session. Up to October 4, 1915, there had been ginne6 882 bales of this seasons cotton in Pickens county. At the same time last year there had been ginned l ,912 bales in this county. The Clemson football team went to Knoxville, Tenn, Sat urday and defeated the Uniyersity of Tennessee football team 3 to 0. Last year the Tennesscans claimed the champion foot ball team of the South. People of the county generally will be grieved to learn of the serious illness of H. A. Richey at his home in Pickens. The Sentinel joins With many friends in wishing h’m a speedy and permanent recovery. A house between the Alice mill and Easlev and belonging to John @. Ragsdale was burned Monday night. No one occupied the house at the time and it is not known how the fire origin ated.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1915, page 1

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  Clemson, 8; Tennessee, 0. KNOXVILLE. Tenn. October o. Clemson defeated the University Of Tennessee foot ball team here this aft ernoon by the score of 3 TO 0. Harris of the visiting team having kicked a goal from the field early In the fourth quarter. The game was featured by two long runs by Quarterback McMil- Ian OF Clemson, In the first quarter Mcmillan returned punt forty yards. while in the third period he caught the ball when Tennessee tried a forward pass and ran sixty yards to the Volunteers’ twenty-yard line. Costly fun bies marred the play of the Tennessee team. which was on the defensive much of the time. In the punting duel between Harris OF Clemson and g, Vowel Of Tennessee the former carried OF the honors.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 10, 1915, page 14

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  CLEMSON DEFEATS TENNESSEE ELEVEN Field Goal by Harris Sends the Champions to Defeat Athens, October 9.-(Special)-B consis- -tenT line plunges and straight football the Eighth District Agricultural school defeated the Jones High scnooi of Lynn vile here this afternoon by score of to 0. The home team outclassed the visitors in every department of the game and only in the last quarter did Lynn vile threaten to score Captain John- ston’s playing for Athens and Eliam for the visitors were the distinctive features of the game.

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Tennessee leads 12–⁠6–⁠1 in 19 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.