Vanderbilt at Auburn

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 19, 1916, page 30

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  AUBURN IS ELIMINATED VANDERBILT TAKES EARLY LEAD AND is NEVER HEADED Victor. Puts Auburn Ont OF Southern chnmpioIshlp Rucc-Struisht Foot bail Used GcneraIly-.0 to 81. BiRMlNGHAM. MIA. November u.s.. Vanderbilt eliminated Auburn from the southern football championship race to-day by defeating them. 20 to .. The game was mainly straight foot ball with briilan, individual play on both sides. Vanderbilt took the lead early in the f’st period when Cody carried the la 4 across Auburn’s line after a successful series OF END runs and line pIunprs IN the second period. Scott, the plajnsmems iull back. core through Wander PIT Tor Twenty-Five yards and a touch uoWn’ nnt failure to Kick goal left the Auburn went 10 the fore in the third period. whei Ducote made Il wonderfui placement Kick from the forty.tiyel yard line. In the fourth period Adnms r r u touchdown by taking Il LONG forward pass from Price In the clos ing minutes Of play, another toucl,down mas ‘‘,aue .! vanderbilt. after Il for ward pass took them to the hub,,ru hftccn- yard line “oh’ u Iaplain Curry, OF Vanderbilt. PLAYED biiiliantly ut the start but had 10 ha var en- “ut because Of An old injury 10 ms ankle. The lina-t -

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  The sun, November 19, 1916, page 16

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  AUBURN ELIMINATED. Falls before Attack of Vanderbilt, 10 to d. ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. Auburn was eliminated from the race for the foot ball championship of the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic Association to-day when it lost to Vanderbilt, 20 to .. Two undcfeated elevcns remain In the run nlng-Tennessee and Georgia Tech with the prospects of n disputed title at the end of the season because OF the fact that the two teams do not meet Tennessee defeated Sewanee to-day II to 2, and Georgia Tech beat Georgia II to a. The Vanderbilt Auburn. the big game of the South. was won by excellent use Of the forward pass, The Auburn team outrushcd its opponents during the greater part of the contest and had . To 7 lead when the third period came. Then two perfectly executed throws resulted in two Vanderbilt touchdowns within u few minutes.

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, November 19, 1916, page 18

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  AUBURN SHUT OuT IN SOUTH DISTRICT ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 1S-Auburn was eliminated from the race for the football championship of the Southern Intercollegiat Athletic association to- day when it lost to Vanderbilt 20 to 9. Two undefeated elevens remain in the running -Tennessee and Georgia Tech. These t~o teams do not meet Tennes- see defeated Sewanee today F to and ‘Seerg!a Tech. beat Georgia 21 to o. Tech. has ore more hard game that with Auburn on Nov. 30. Tennes- see aas passed the trying part of it’s schedule and should have easy sailing for the remainder of the season. The Vanderbilt game, the big game of the south. was won by excellent use of the forward pass.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 21, 1916, page 1

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  Yellow Jackets Not Only Lead Southern Teams, But Entire Country VANDERBILT RANKS NEXT TO GEORGIANS Auburn Drops to Fifth Place, While Alabama Tumbles to Eighth. Sewanee Holds Third Place. All Teams Scored Upon Georgia Tech not only leads the south in points scored, but the country as well, with total of 1888 in eight games. Van derbilt is second and Sewanee third. The Jackets also lead in fewest points scored against them, 10, North Carolina and Washington and Lee registering a touchdown apiece. Tennessee, the only other indicated eleven in the south, is second in points scored against houthern elevens and sixth in points scored Here are the scores:

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Auburn leads 22–⁠20–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.