Virginia at Vanderbilt

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1916, page 50

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  VIRGINIA IS BEATEN Vanderbilt Scores First Victory Since 1912 by ~ to 6. RABBIT” CURRY A FACTOR NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 2s.- Virginia was unable to stop the feet footed rabbit” Curry today. and due largely to that fact, Vanderbilt defeated the foot ball eleven from the Old Dominion on Dudley Field, 81 to 6. It was the first time since 1912 that the Gold and Black triumphed over the Orange and Blue. Floyd scored the first touchdown for Vanderbilt in the opening period on a plunge through tackle after Curry had raced 40 yards through the entire virginia team. The Commodore captain kicked an easy goal. Virginia scored in the Same period. Wagenknight returned a punt 40 yards and Spar add ed IS more around end, bringing the ball to Vanderbilt’s 5-yard line Here Vanderbilt was penalized twice for Off side, and after five unsuccessful plunges at the powerful Vanderbilt line, Spar rammed through tackle for Virginia’s loan touchdown. Thurman missed goal.

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  Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], October 30, 1916, page 5

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  LOUISIANA TEAM OUT OF TIE RACE Vanderbilt’s Victory Over Virginia Makes 1t the Favorite. ATLANTA, Ga, oct 29.-Southern football teams yesterday came through their games with the leading contenders for the championship undefeated. At least one team-Loulslana state--which had been looming up as a stronger aggregation, was eliminated, however, while Auburn, always a championship contender, narrowly escaped defeat by Misslsippi A. & NJ. , Vandcrbilts victory over Virginia 27 to points strongly TO the Nash-c Vile eleven as the possible winner OF the southern title Alabama, Ten nessee and Sewanee are unbeatef’ while Georgia Tech remained undefeated by tying with Washington ana Lee. from the Nirgnia-North carolima territory. Georgia has not yet i0s’ to a southern eleven, hut made rath er weak showing yesterday against NAVY.

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  Pine Bluff daily graphic, Pine Bluff, Ark., October 29, 1916, page 1

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  VANDY BOYS BEAT VIRGINIA, ~ TO 6 Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 2S.-Virgina Rabbits today and due largely to that fact, Vanderbilt defeated the football squad from the Old Dominion station on Dudley field, 27 to 6. 1t was the first time since 1912 that the gold and black has triumphed over the orange and blue. SOoners Defeated. Norman, Okla, Oct. 28.-Missouri today defeated Oklahoma, % to ID, in one of the hardest fought gridron battles ever staged here.

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  Bisbee daily review, October 29, 1916, page 3 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Laramie. Wyo.-Colorado School of Mines 30; University of Wyoming ‘. Salt Lake City-Colorado O; Utah ss. Swarthmore 13; Ursinus 8. Rhode Island State College IS; Con necticut Aggie 3. ,.a Brown 2l: Rutgers 3. Colby 3; University of Maine 0. Yale Freshmen 10; Pennsylvania Freshmen 0. Vanderbilt 27; Virginia 6. St. Louis University 36; Williams and vashti 0. Kentucky 32; Cincinnati University Wesleyan 10; Amherst z. Penn State 4s; Gettysburg 2. Delaware 5; Stevens 0. r Johns Hopkins o; George Washing ton l3. Rhode Island 13; Connecticut 6. New Hampshire 3; Vermont lS. Columbia 0; Williams 0. University of Pittsburg 20; Univer- sity of Pennsylvania o.. University of Nevada’ g; Utah Az gies 2. Missouri University g; Oklahoma U. 13. Occidental College IA; University of California 13. Flagstaff Normal 19; Phoenix High School ‘. Illinois 14; Purdue 2. Washington and Lee ‘; Georgia Tech. 7. University of North Carolina 3S; Virginia Military Institute 13. ‘‘ Sewanne z; Louisiana State Uni versity 0. t.A University of Tennessee “A; Uni versity of Florida 0. S ‘-,’ s,-

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Vanderbilt leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.