Tennessee Handily Defeats Georgia Bulldogs 32-0
Tennessee Vols roar to a 32 to 0 victory over Georgia before 15 000 in Knoxville. Tom Harp Babe Cafego and George Cafego scored and passed in a dominant offensive display. Georgia debuted in the conference as Tennessee clinched its second win in the SEC while Georgia opened its league schedule.
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Knoxville
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Tennessee
University of Georgia
Vols
Georgia
Tom Harp
Babe
George Cafego
West Virginia
Leffler Lumpkin
Little Troutman
Mbitéesvsa Hayes
Badgett
Eee
Crawford Gillespie
Avear Hendricks Young
Wood Hunnicutt
Cittans Herring Ars
EO Viccesus
Duncan A
Perkins
Eldred
Hendricks
Harp
Wood
McCarren
Herring
Duncan
Foster
Hampden- Gaea
Perry
Sewanee
Gardner
Ga. Tech
Sae
Streit
Auburn
Rollins Routs Wofford 37 to 0 In Florida Conference Debut
Rollins Tars defeat Wofford College 37 to 0 in Orlando Florida to claim their first SIAA conference win. Sophomore backs Joe Johnson Elmo Miller and Joe Justice star as Rollins flashes strong scoring in all four quarters. Miller nets a 30 yard run and Johnson adds a 64 yard TD to spark the rout.
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Fla
Rollins Tars
SIAA
Wofford College of Spartanburg
Tars
Joe Johnson
Elmo Miller
Joe Justice
Miller
Johnson
Asheboro Kiwanis Sponsor Benefit Basketball Game
Asheboro Kiwanis plans a benefit basketball game between High Point college quint and the McCrary Eagles, tentatively set for December 11, with proceeds aiding underprivileged school children. The club’s meeting featured music by Mrs. P. F. Snyder and announcements of Charlotte Carolinas convention attendees.
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Asheboro Kiwanis Club
Hurley
Fayetteville Street
High Point College Quint
McCrary Eagles
E. W. Downum
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P. F. Snyder
Cedar Falls
Gerald Ford
John Neely
Snyder
Charlotte
Walter Craven
Lee Kearns
George Salisbury
R. F. Sykes
Rufus Routh
Henry, Loman
Clyde Lucas
Jerusalem Surrendered to Allenby in 1917 Military Push
Jerusalem fell to General Allenby on December 9, 1917, with entry into the city following two days later as British forces completed the capture in the Middle East theater.
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Jerusalem
Allenby
Historic Collegiate Football Scores From Early Season Slates
A compiled list shows Fordham shut out North Carolina 14 0 while Georgia Tech edged Vanderbilt 14 0 and Alabama dominated Kentucky 44 0. Tennessee beat Georgia 32 0 and Tulane beat Mississippi 14 7 with many more results across conferences.
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Fordham
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Tulane
Mississippi
Maryland
Florida
Duke
Washington and Lee
Clemson
Wake Forest
Mississippi State
Centenary
Davidson
Furman
Virginia
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Hampden- Sydney
Southwestern
Memphis
Chattanooga
Emory and Henry
Presbyterian
Morehead
West Kentucky
Union College
Transylvania
Catawba
West Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Guilford
High Point
Appalachian
Tennessee Tech
Sewanee
Georgetown
Quakers Upset Navy 14 to 7 Before 63000 in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, led by a stifling defense, halted Navy three times in the first quarter and surged to a 14-0 lead. Navy finished with 18 first downs to Penns 5 as the Midshipmen scored late to avoid the shutout in the third period.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Navy
Quakers
Midshipment
Penn
Mars Hill and Campbell Battle to 6-6 Tie
Mars Hill and Campbell played to a 6 to 6 draw before a homecoming crowd at Busb''s Creek. Mars Hill scored on a second period pass from Manley to Therrell, Campbell tied it in the third on a pass from Wilkie to Weir.
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BUSB
College Football Scores In Several Midwest and Nearby Matches
A long list of college football results shows Santa Clara, Michigan State, and Missouri posting shutouts. Multiple Ohio schools, Indiana, and Minnesota region teams posted wins and ties, with notable scores including Toledo 39 Wayne 19 and California 64 Colorado Mines 0 in the West.
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East Albright
Bucknell
Amherst
Massachusetts State
Army
Virginia Military
North Carolina State
Boston College
Bowdoin
Bates
Brown
Tufts
Buffalo
Defiance
City College of New York
Providence
Clarkson
Hartwick
Maine
Colby
Connecticut State
Middlebury
Delaware
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Drexel
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Harvard
Hobart
Rochester
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Lehigh
St. Ansiem
New Hampshire
Balwin-Wallace
Springfield
Wesleyan
Trinity
Alleghany
Washington and Jefferson
Maryland
West Virginia
Western Wesleyan
Waynesburg
West Virginia Williams
Union
Worcester Poly
Iowa
Ohio State
Chicago
Nebraska
Indiana
Santa Clara
Marquette
Michigan State
Kansas
Villanova
Detroit
Missouri
Iowa State
Boston
Washington U
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Detroit Tech
Kenyon
Ohio Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Ohio Northern
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Otterbein
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Wooster
Muskingum
Bowling Green
Kent State
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John Caroll
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Ohio
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Adrian
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Olivet
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Fort Hays
Lawrence Tech
Holbrook
Indiana State
Evansville
Luther
Valparaiso
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Manchester
Earlham
Rose Poly
Concordia
Moorhead
Macalester
Mankato
Winona
Elmhurst
Carthage
Northern Illinois
Eastern Illinois
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Wheaton
Cornell
Kansas School For Deaf
Iowa School For Deaf
Augustant
Tll
Western Illinois Teachers
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Lawrence
Kemper Military
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Shurtleff
Eureka
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Texas Christian
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West Texas State
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Colorado Mines
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Duke Plans to Block Punts Suceeds Twice to Defeat Colgate
Duke University uses two blocked punt plays to gain a decisive lead and defeat Colgate. The strategy stuns Colgate as Duke capitalizes on special teams to secure the victory.
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ColGate
Yale Rallies to Tie Dartmouth in Thriller
Yale, led by Clint Frank and Al Hessberg, tied Dartmouth 9–9 with three seconds left as Gil Humphrey converted the extra point. Dartmouth, boosted by a 90-yard dash from Bob MacLeod and a 20-yard field goal by Phil Dostal, appeared poised to win. The capacity crowd of 72,000 at New Haven watched a dramatic finish.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Dartmouth
Elis
Bob MacLeod
Phil Dostal
al Hessberg
Clint Frank
Eli
Heselberg
Gil Humphrey
Frank
Weno
Bcc Cseeuen
Nebraska Beats Indiana Hoosiers 7 to 0 in Dizzy Victory
Nebraska Cornhuskers win 7 to 0 over Indiana Hoosiers in Lincoln. Biff Jones' team scores on the opening scrimmage play, posts two successful plays against Minnesota and Missouri, but fails to gain first downs until late, finishing with 25 rushing yards and 88 passing yards from two attempts.
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Neb
Biff Jones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Hoosiers
Indiana
Huskers
Minnesota
Missouri
M'Afee 88 Yard TD Sparks Blue Devils Rally
George M'Afee ran 88 yards for a touchdown as Duke defeated Washington and Lee 120 to 9 in a three year series ending with the Blue Devils dominating the Generals. Smith and Carpenter scored repeatedly with Hackney Tipton and Rogers delivering strong performances for Duke and Spangler of Newport News clearing the way on the line.
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Petersburg
Petersburgh High School
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Tipton
Wademen
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Blue Devils
Generals
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Richmond
Harrison Hogan
Horton Howard
Ray Craft
Frank Ribar
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Bob Spangler
Newport News
Carpenter
Harper
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Msavetones Craft UD
White
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H. Hogan
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Fisher
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Devalentine
Clark
Yorke
Brunansky
Lenox
Davis
Lipscomb
Badgett
Hill
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Spangler
O'Mara
Robinson
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Washington
Lee
Luria
Dickinson
Littoral
Segrue
Parrish
Sykes
Dunlap
Howard
Humphries
R. Hogan
Carrington
Virginia
Heath North Carolina
Scholar
Presbyterian
Proctor
Northwestern Beats Badgers 14 to 6 in Big Ten Victory
Northwestern defeated Wisconsin 14 to 6 at Madison before about 30 000 fans. Captain Don Heap scored the first half touchdown from the five yard line after driving from his own 38. Nick Contens added the extra point. Ed Hartman connected a late second quarter pass to Bill Schmitz for Wisconsin’s only score.
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Wis
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Don Heap
Nick Contens
Badgers
Ed Hartman
Bill Schmitz
Bears March to Rose Bowl Beat UCLA 27 to 14
California's Golden Bears paraded through Los Angeles on their road to the Rose Bowl defeating UCLA 27 to 14. The Bears maintained the march with a decisive victory over the Bruins in a regional showdown.
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BEARS
Los Angeles
California
Golden Bears
University of California At
Wolverines Edge Illinois In Tarnishing Silver Jubilee
Michigan rallied from behind with a sharp third quarter push to beat Illinois 7 to 6 before 30 000 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Illinois on Oct 30. The win spoiled coach Bob Zupke's celebration and extended Michigan's early season to a strong finish.
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Michigan
Champaign
Ill
Wolverines
Bob Zupke
Illinois
Memorial Stadium
Santa Clara Broncos crush Marquette at Soldier Field
Santa Clara's Broncos defeated Marquette 38 to 0 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The win kept Santa Clara undefeated and untied as about 40,000 watched the game.
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Santa Clara
Chicago
Broncos
Marquette
Milwaukee
Soldier Field
Guilford Harriers Beat Randolph Macon in Match
Guilford College cross country defeated Randolph Macon Harriers 25 to 83 in Guilford. The article notes private minting of copper coins in New Haven in 1787 as a historical aside.
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Guilford
Guilford College
Harriers
Randolph Macon
Alabama Dominates Kentucky 41 0 in Homecoming shutout
Alabama Crimson Tide overwhelmed Kentucky 41 to 0 on Homecoming Day as Joe Kilgrew sparked the offense with a 13 yard punt return and 12 yard dash. Charley Holm added a 22 yard TD run and reserves added two scores in the second half. The win advances Alabama toward a Rose Bowl bid with 13 000 in attendance.
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Paul Duncan
Tuscalous
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Kentucky
Joe Kilgrew
Crimson
Simpson
Charley Holm
Tides
Slemons
Asheboro Perches Mayodan 20 to 0 on Homecoming
Asheboro defeated Madison Mayodan 20-0 on Lindley field in a homecoming game. Jarrell opened scoring with a first quarter touchdown and Cameron added the extra point. Hamilton scored later with Cameron again converting. Hal Smith suffered an arm injury in the second quarter and was taken to the hospital for observation.
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Asheboro
Madison-Mayodan
Lindley Field
Jarrell
Cameron
Hamilton
Hal Smith
Razorbacks Triumph Over Texas A and M 26 13 on Homecoming
Arkansas Razorbacks regain their passing strength to beat Texas A and M College 26 to 13 before 8 000 Homecoming Day fans in Fayetteville.
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Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas A
M. College
End Zone Kick Fails as Conteas Adds Extra Point
Final moments saw a march from midfield by Halfback in the end zone. Fullback Howard Weiss missed the extra point kick, then Fullback Jay Laskay carried in for the touchdown and Conteas added the extra point.
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Howard Weiss
Jay Laskay
Conteas
Pitt Panthers Rout Carnegie Tech in 25 14 Homecoming win
Pittsburgh fans watched Pitt overwhelm Carnegie Tech 25 to 14 in the 24th annual home clash. Stars Marshall Goldberg and Bill Daddio rested as Johnny Urban connected with Ed Spotovich for a late touchdown after Carnegie Tech twice crossed Pitt’s goal line.
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Judson Bailey
Pittsburgh
The
Panthers
Pitt
Ming
Carnegie Tech
Honey
Marshall Goldberg
Star Hi Back
Bill Daddie
Jock Sutherland
Johnny Urban
Ed Spotovich
Baylor Wins Wild And Wooly Contest From TC U
Baylor remains unbeaten by defeating Texas Christian 6 to 0 in a stormy Southwest Conference game at Waco before 18 000 fans. Bill Patterson sparked Baylor with early scoring and aerial exchanges to Gernand and Sam Boydlor, while Carl Brazell anchored a stout defense.
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Tc.u
Waco
Tex
Texas Chii
Bill Patterson
Tng
Texas Tian
Patt
Gernand
Sam Boydlor
Carl Brazell
Virginia Triumphs Over William and Mary In 6 0 Victory
Virginia beat William and Mary 6 to 0 in the fourth quarter at Scott Stadium drawing a large crowd in Charlottesville Virginia.
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Virginia
Charlottesville
University of Finia
William and Mary
Scott Stadium
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