Davidson at Georgia Tech

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 14, 1917, page 14

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  DAVIDSON SCORES ! ON GEORGIA TECH IN HEATED BATTLE Yellow Jackets Beat Tar Heels g to 0-M0st of Jackets Scoring in the Final Periods Atlanta, October 13.-Georgia Tech tri- unphed over Davidson college of North Carolina. g to 10, in hard fought game here today, in which the Tar Heels scored first against the 1916 Southern champions when Flowers accomplished a field goal from Techs 2S-yard line in the second period. In the fourth period King for the visitors carried the ball across for touchdown on forward pass from Spann. Most of the Jackets scoring was in the third and fourth periods. The line- up: Davidson Q0)-King, left end Shaw, left tackle: Grey, left guard D. Crouch, center; McMaster, right guard; Elliott, right tackle; Richardson, right end; Me. Allister, quarterback; G. Crouch, lett halfback; Flowers, right halfback; Burns, fullback. Tech (39-Guill, left end; WhecheI, left tackle; Higgins, left guard, Cincher. center; Rogers, right guard; Thweatt, right tackle; Carpenter, right end; Hill, quarterback; Strupper, left halfbacl :: Guyon, right halfback; Harlan, fullback. Score by periods: caelusoH ...................... 5 z U-l0 Iech ........................... 0 6 l3 l3–⁠32 Davidson scoring: Touchdown King. Goal rom touchdown, Flowers. Goal from field, Flowers. Tech scoring: Touchdowns, Hill 8, Strupper 1. Harlan l.. Goals from touchdowns, Fincher 9 Ret- cree, Elcocll Dartmouth. Umpire. Woods. Notre Dame. Headlinesman, Pitts, Auburn.

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  Evening star, October 14, 1917, page 50

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  GEORGIA TECH WINS AGAIN. Defeats Davidson College in Hard. Fought Battle, SO to 10. ATLANTA. Ca. October 13.-Georgia Tech triumphed over Davidson College Of North Carolina, 80 to 10. in hard fought game here today. in which the Tarbeels scored first against the 1916 southern champions. when Flowers accomplished a field goal from Techs IS ward line in the second period. In the fourth period King. for the visitors, carried the ball across Tor touchdown on forward pass from Spann. Most Of the Jackets scoring was In the third and fourth periods.

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 14, 1917, page 27

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  GEORGIA TECH TRIUMPHs OVER DAVIDSON COLIEEr ATLANTA. GA. October is.-Georpi. Tech triumphed over Davidson College. OF North Carolina, 80 to 10, In a hard fought game here to-day, In which Davidson scored first against the 1916 Southern champions when Flowers accomplishcd field goal from Techs twenty eight-yard line in the second period. In the fourth period. King, for tho visitors. carried the ball across for a touchdown on forward pass from Spann. Most OF the Jackets scoring was In tho third and fourth periods,

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Georgia Tech leads 12–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the eight since this game.