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2 NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1927. Commodores and Tornado in Deadlock; Georgia Licks Florida TECH AND VANDY BATTLE TO KNOT IN DIXIE CLASSIC Conference Championship Aspirants In Scoreless Tie at Nashville SPEARS' DROPKICK TRY LATE IN CONTEST FAILS Commodores Match Spears and Armistead A gain st Tech's Brilliant Sophomore, Thomason, and Game Is Played On Even Terms Throughout Nashville, Nov. 5--(AP)Twenty thousand fans this afternoon Ba 17 Vanderbilt claw the air and Georgia. Tech dig into the line in quest of.

football victory but efforts of both elevens proved unavailing and they finished in a scoreless deadlock. It left both undefeated in the Southern Conference although each now carries a tie to sear its record. Dropkick Try Fails. Bill Spears, the Commodores' backfield ace, almost furnished his mates with the necessary margin for vietory in the final period but his ef. forts failed with a fruitless attempt for a field goal from placement from Georgia Tech's five-yard line as the game ended.

The game resolved early into an attempt to score on the part of the Golden Tornado through line smashes and end runs and be over head maneuver by Vanderbii? result lies in the fact that the lantans could not make their yardage stick together consistently enough to penetrate Vanderbilt's goal line while most of Spears' tosses were incomplete. Both teams punted freely during the first two periods but as the game wore on each took every opportunity to score. Thomason Well Covered. Stumpy Thomason, Georgia Tech's triple-threat sophomore halfback, gave the Commodores a constant dread but they managed to stop him most of the time, although once or twice he reeled off a first down around end. Mizell's punting removed the Tornado from danger several times.

Vanderbilt, by Armistead and Spears, marched within scoring territory several times but always the Tornado secondary were on the alert enough to break up their passes while the line was smothering plays. The Commodore forwards also proved effective, knifing through often to stop Randolph, Mizell and Thomas for lost ground. The line-up and summary: Vanderbilt (0) Georgia Tech (0) Position: 'Abernathy Crowley End Hawkins. Thrash Left Tackle Kelly Drennon Left Guard Sharp Pund Center Cecil Martin Right Guard Lusky Hood Right Tackle Cresop Waddey Right End Spears Durant Quarterback Owen Mizell Left Half McIlwaine Thomason Right Halt Armistead Randolph Fuilback Score by periods: P. Vanderbilt 0 0 0-0 Tech 0 8 Officials: Gardner (Illinois), referee: Powell (Syracuse), umpire; Bagley (Washington and Lee), headlinesman; Tichner (Auburn), time keeper.

Pack Wins Over 1926 Champions By Wide Margin (Continued From Page One) failed to drop-kick for extra point State's third touchdown came at the beginning of the fourth quarter after a run by Warren and two passes had put State well upfield The first pass, MeDowall to Goodwin, netted ten yards, and the second, McDowall to Hunsucker, was good for 18. Hunsucker fumbled but Vaughan recovered. Warren snagged a 30-yard pass from MeDowall and was downed on his fivevard line. Warren dived over, but McDowall missed his placement try for extra point. Warren Et Al Busy Again.

The team of Warren, Hunsucker et als started another drive in the waning moments of the game, but Davidson took the ball in their own territory. With two yards to gain on his own 25-yard line mark, Grey elected to attempt a pass and the ball went over on downs. MeDowall passed 25 yards to Goodwin on the first play for the touchdown. State got the extra point on a pass, MeDowall to Hunsucker, from a fake placement formation. State kicked off to Black on his own 35- yard line, and the game ended with Grey gaining ten yards.

State played the entire game without a substitution. Davidson, on the other hand, resorted to frequent changes in its lineup. AUBURN HOLDS TULANE TO SIX-ALL DEADLOCK New Orleans, Nov. University and Auburn battled to a six to six tie in their annual football crowd of several thousand. here this afternoon before," touchdowns were made in the second quarter: Callahan saved the day for when he caught Menville's kick-off on his own 18 yard line and raced for a touchdown.

Tulane's made by Menville after Banker had carried the ball 42 yards to Auburn's three vard line. Banker gained two more yards and Menville went across, TWO OF TECH'S BIG OFFENSIVE STARS While Jack McDowall was up to old tricks yesterday in Greensboro as State won from Davidson, 25-6, he had two great allies in Frank Goodwin, left above, and Bob Warren, right. Warren's off-tackle thrusts featured State's offensive, while Goodwin was on the end of several passes and often back to carry the ball for He receiving, counted three of State's four touchdowns, scoring the markers on passes from McDowall, Generals Go Down Before Cavaliers in Dope Upset Virginia Outscraps Washington and Lee, 13-6, at Lexington TOUCHDOWN FROM PASS IN FINAL PERIOD WINS University's Line Proves Stonewall When Goal Is Threatened and But One General Drive Finds Mark; Fumble Leads To First Tally kick. Pass Wins Tilt. Lexington, Nov.

University of Virginia brought a flighting eleven to Lexington today to defeat Washington and Lee 13 to 7 in what was considered the biggest upset Virginia football has experienced this season. The Cavaliers showed a complete reversal of form and their line was like the proverbial stone wall when their goal was threatened. The entire team battled for break forced the Generals every, the defensive during a large part of the game. Lott, Howe, and White led the Washington and Lee attack and, while the trio ripped off many long gains, they were nevez able to man the 'offense necessary to penetrate the 10-yard line with the exception of the lone march in the third period. Washington and Lee had made eleven first downs before touchdown came, White bucking over after 8 pass and plunge by Howe had placed the ball on the mark.

Lott kicked goal. Virginia scored in the first and final periods. Lott fumbled and Virginia recovered on Washington and Lee's 10-yard line in the first quarter. to pave the way for the initial touchdown, Two plunges by placed the ball two yards from the goal and Hushion wiggled through line for a touchdown. Cardwell added the extra point with a drop- Sloan passed yards to Hushion who ran ten more for the second Virginia touchdown late in the fourth period.

Cardwell's drop-kick for the extra point was short. Washington and Lee took to the air after the Virginians had forged into the lead. Lott passed to White for first down on Virginia's 49-yard line but the Generals were forced to punt. After Virginia's punt the Generals again started through the air, completing several passes for good gains. The threat ended, however when Sloan intercepted 8 pass from Lott on Virginia's 12-yard line and the Cavaliers punted out of dan- Turner Dorsey Left End Luke Fitzpatrick Left Tackle Daniel Groop Left Guard Taylor Latham Center Symington Tips Right Guard Cardwell Fisher Right Tackle Hothelmer Spotts Right End Hushion Stearns Quarterback Close Howe Left Half Sloan Lott Right Half Hutter White Fullback Score by periods: Virginia W.

and La Virginia scoring: Touchdowns, Hushion, 2. Point after touchdown: Cardwell, dropkick. Washington and Lee scoring: Touchdown, Point after touchdown, Lott, dropkick. ger. Virginia W.

and L. Position QUAKERS LOSE TO A. C. COLLEGE, 7-0 Riggon Intercepts Pass and Races For Touchdown To Beat Guilford By. ED DAVIS.

Wilson, Nov. 5. -Snatching Quaker pass out of the air on Guilford's 35-yard line Riggan, flashy Christian back, raced down the field at breakneck speed in the fourth quarter of today's contest between the "Little Christians" and the Quakers to fracture a scoreless deadlock and give the Christians a 7 to 0 victory. Riggan kicked the extra point from after touchdown. The the field with the placement, Quakers "doped" to win, but Coach his "Little Christian" griders with Edward Tweddale, had.

rejuvenated the return of Riggan, Merritt and Meekins to the lineup and with the addition of a couple of new baffling plays the Christians repulsed enemy advances. And Tweddales hard labors of the past two weeks were rewarded with victory! Three Big Stars. Raney Munn, Bob Hawkins and C. Riggan were the outstanding Christian stars. The defensive play of these three Christians was perb.

It was mainly through their work that the Quakers rushes were repulsed -before the goal line was reached. On two occasions Munn and Riggan intercepted Quaker passes near their own 10- yard line. The punting of Merritt for the Christians was another big factor in the victory, his punts, long and accurate, saved the day time and again. Quakers Start Fast. During the first three periods the two teams battled on almost even terms.

The Quakers making A steady march down the field at the outset, scoring seven first pelled by the Christians. The before their on drive WAS redowns against for the Christians Quakers made, ten first downs during the game. Late in the third quarter the Christians, were A halted fumble on a drive punt was retrieved by Munn who later lost the ball in the scuffle and a Quaker back pounded on it on the 80-yard line, as the quarter ended. As the final period opened Riggan leaped into the air and snatched down the Quaker made his successful dash pass, towards the goal line where he was tackled 88 he stepped over the last white line. The Quakers attempted bravely to overcome the Christians lead with an aerial attack but failed.

They completed but four of 17 passes for gains aggregating 20 yards. The -up: Guilford (0) A. C. c. (7) Position.

Cheek Merritt Left End. Murphy HIll Left Tackle. Hoyle Reel Left Guard. Trivette. Hawkins Center.

Beaman Hardison Right Guard. Moon Brookbanks Right Tacklo. Marshall Fulghum Right End. Robertson Munn Quarterback. Newlan Gillett Left Halfback Moore Riggon Right Halfback.

Wyman Meekins Fullback. Score by periods: Guilford ............0 0. A. C. C.

Scoring--Touchdowns: 0 0 A. C. Riggon. Riggon. Place Point after, touchdown, Officials: Referee, Rawlings (W.

and Wodard (Carolina); Headlinesman, Barclay (Bethany). OLE MISS TAKES TIGERS TO RIDE ON 12-7 COUNT University, Nov. The University of Mississippi outfought and out-generaled the Louisiana State Tigers here today the annual classic 12 to 7 and administer to the Tigers their first conference defeat of the season. Ole Miss opened the second quarter with a charge against the Tiger line that ended in a touchdown. Their second touchdown came in the fourth quarter after another steady march to the goal.

The Tigers scored in the third quarter after Tinsley had scooped a fumble by Wilcox and gained 65 yards. The ball went over after an off side penalty had given first down on Mississippi's first yard line, HORNETS GET TWO. Charlotte. Nov. Hunter, one of the Sally League's heaviest hitters last season, was purabased from the Macon club by Charlotta today.

The purchase was outright and involved cash only. Hunter is an infalder. Freddie Noon, Hornet catcher for the past three seaSOMA, was traded to Macon for Pat Stamey. ICO-ED'S CHAMPION RELAY TEAM Members of the co-ed swimming relay team of Temple University which broke all intercollegiate relay records for women swimmers last year. They now are practicing for the 1927-1928 season.

Left to right, Kathryn Rankin, Jule Custer, Dorothy Hucknell and Prudence Gunson. GOBBLERS ROUT LIGHTSEY TEAM 'Pony Express' Runs Wild to Chalk Up 35-0 Win South Carolina Richmond, Nov. vaunted "Pony Express" of Virginia Poly ran wild here today and the Gobblers crushed South Carolina 35 to 0 in one of the most thrilling games played in the Old Dominion this season. Mattox, Peake, Rule and McEver formed the sensational backfield that galloped around the Carolina ends and plunged through the weakened line to register five touchdowns, four of them in the second half. South Carolina battled hard and for the first two periods held the Gobblers to seven points.

Zobel was defensive star and frequently brought don the fleet V. P. I. backs after they Had wriggled through the forward wall. He was injured when he made a sensational tackle to down Peake in the third quarter on South had made 48-yard gallop.

Zobel Carolina's seven yard line after he was taken from the game after the play, though not seriously injured. Mattox scored the first touchdown early in the game when he four yards over right tackle after plunges had brought the ball within scoring distance. Peake added the point from placement. The V. P.

I. offense began to function in the third period, Peake, Tompko, and McEver taking turns at driving against the Carolina line, Three touchdowns were added in the period, two by Peake and one by Tompko. Peake booted two goals after touchdown from placement and the third was allowed when South Carolina was offside. The Tech team rushed over the final marker soon after the opening the final period when Rule and Tompko took the ball down the feld by line rushes until Rule shot through tackle from the 15-yard line for the touchdown. South Carolina again was -side and the extra point was added.

V. P. 1. (35) Sonth Carolina (0) Position: Nutter R. Stoddard Left End Gray Wolfe Left Tackle Myles Guarino Left Guard Brown Fulmer Center Hotchkiss Price Right Guard Balley Thomas Right Tackle Petty Kells Right End McEver Wingfeld Quarterback Peake Hiza Right Half Mattox Pita Left Half Hudgins Swink Fullback Score by periods: P.

I. 7 8 21 7-35 South Carolina 0 0- V. P. I. scoring: Touchdowns, Peake (2), Mattox, Tompo (sub for Peake), Rule (sub for Peake).

Points after touchdown: Peake, 4 (placement); McArthur (sub for McEver), Witt, (placement). Officials: Referee, (Virginia); umpires, Glass. (LeHigh); headlinesman, Evans (Virginia). PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE. Frankford Yellow Jackets, 10; Pottaville, 0.

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Tax (GEORGIA MOVES UP ANOTHER PEG McCrary, Dixie's Leading Scorer, Features 28-0 Win Over Florida HEELS PLAY 'CATS IN NEW STADIUM Contest Saturday In Kenan Plant Renews Rivalry Dating Back To '98 Chapel Hill, Nov. Arst game to be played in the Kenan Memorial Stadium recently completed at the University of North Carolina, with a seating capacity of 24,000, will be the twenty annual gridiron encounter between the University and Davidson College football which meet here next Saturday. The stadium will not be formally opened until the classic North lina-Virginia game Thanksgiving, when the big athletic plant will be dedicated in the presence of what seems sure to be the biggest football gathering in the history of the State. Prominent State and. tional officials of both States, Ineluding both governors, have promised to attend, and William Rand Kenan, of New York, the donor of the $300,000 structure, will be on hand.

The Carolina-Davidson game here next Saturday, however, will serve a sort of house -warming, and will give the University athletic officials in better idea of how to handle the record crowd expected here Thanksgiving--a crowd that, according to present indications, will virtually fill he big ampitheatre. Carolina-Davidson football games have always been colorful spectacles, with the winner emerging by a narrow margin, and the fact that this year's contest is to be played in the new stadium lends additional interest. Rivalry Goes Back To 1898. Rivalry between Tar Heels and Wildeats dates as far back as 1898, covering a period of 29 years The Tar Heels have a big edge on the series, having won sixteen games, lost three, and tied four. These figures, however, do not indicate the intensity of the rivalry, for the margin of victory has always been pretty narrow, as is illustrated fact that only three times during the twenty more years than has two either touchdowns.

team The four tied scores were scoreless ties. CAVALIERS AND LINERS WILL CLASH SATURDAY Contest With Maryland Is Virginia's Final Game Before Thanksgiving University, Nov. fourth game with Maryland is to be played on Lambeth Field next Saturday afternoon. It will be the last home game of the Cavaliers, for the season is to' be closed with the North Carolina game in Chapel Hill on Thanksgiving. Maryland won the first gridiron meeting with Virginia in 1919 by a 13 to 0 score.

The next game played in 1905 went to the Virginians, 6 to 0. Last year the two teams battled to a six -point draw in College Park. Scores of the season indicate an even game next Saturday on Lambeth Field. Scores of both teams against V. M.

I. and V. P. I. show similarity, but Maryland must be given the edge when it is remembered that the Old Liners who, by a 26 to 0 score from the South Carolina team that defeated Virginia 13 to 12 the next week.

Governor Harry Flood Byrd, of Virginia, is to be the guest of honor: for this contest and an invitation has been extended to Governor Albert C. Richie, of Maryland. It will be the first football contest that Governor Byrd has attended on Lambeth Field since he became executive head of the State. ELON CAGERS WILL GET LONG TRIP INTO OHIO Elon College, Nov. trip into Ohio has been arranged for the Elon College basketball team this coming season, the graduate manager of athleties announced today.

will be the longest and extended trip any Elon College team has ever taken. The trip will begin at HampdenSidney College in Virginia and go to Defiance College, at Defiance, in the northwestern corner of Ohio, and return by Muskingum College, at New Concord in the eastern part of Ohio. The team will leave Elon College on January 18th, and will be away ten days on this trip before reaching home again, playing six ments. The trip in detail as follows: January Hampden-Sidney Hampden Sidney, January Roanoke College at Salem, Jan-, uary 20: No game; January 21: Morris Harvey College, Barboursville, W. 23: Defiance January 22: Sunday; January College, Defiance, Ohio; January.

24: State Normal, Bowling Ohio, and January 25: Muskingumi, New Concord, Ohio. PENN STATE WINS OVER GEORGE WASHINGTON U. State defeated Googre State College, Nov. University 13 to here today. State Washington did not score until the third period when touchdowns were made by Hamas and Roepke.

The latier made an extra point after touchdown. State used its second team in the first half and sent in the varsity regulars at the beginning of the! third period. STATE AND DUKE GAME CYNOSURE Clash In Durham Friday Tops Week's Slate In Interest For Fans Eyes of football fandom of North Carolina this week will be focused toward Durham where Friday the elevens of Duke and N. C. State clash in what is being looked upon as the, championship game of the year Tar Heelia.

State, with its victory list including triumphs over all members of the Big Five save Duke, will invade the Blue Devils' stronghold in the hope of adding Duke to its string and thus setting up undis. puted right to bringing beak to West Raleigh the 1927 championship of the State. On the other hand the strong Duke eleven is figuring on taking the measure of State as one of the steps in what it hopes will be its championship march. After the State game Duke must play Carolina and Davidson within the "Big Five." While the Armistice Day clash of Duke and State will draw a record crowd, a good turnout of fans is expected for the Carolina-Davidson game Saturday at Chapel Hill, the first collegiate contest to be played in the new Kenan Memorial Stadium. Wake Forest, another member of the Big Five, will invade Virginia to do battle at Richmond Armistice Day with the Quantico Marines, A strong eleven.

Other Games. Elon will play Lynchburg College at Lynchburg Armistice Day, while Jacksonville, Nor. Georgia's potential southern champions today advanced another step in the Conference realm when they held Florida's Alligators helplessly at bay to win 28 to 0. Obtaining a strangle hold upon the "Gators early in the second period, the Bull Dogs tore through the Crocdile line repeatedly and occasionally bewildered the Floridians with long overhead passes, three of which resulted in touchdowns. McCrary Scores Thrice.

McCrary, stellar Georgia back. played a sensational game throughout until injured at the the third period. Going in after the first period, he scored three of the touchdowns and, with the assistance of Hook and Johnson. consistently crashed through the 'Gator line for continuous frat downs. A pass, Hook to Dudley, Georgia's fourth touchdown.

Johnson kicked from placement for, Florida's extra backs point. were helpless most of the time and only twice during the game was the Georgia goal, in danger. During the close the final period, the 'Gators carried ball to less than a foot of the Bull Dogs' line, but was unable to gain the needed inches on the fourth play. The Floridians flashed three consecutive passes to advance within period scoring tercepted but and distance a fourth advanced during pass to the was midfield. second Bowyer, star quarterback was lost to the Florida squad for the rest of the year when his left leg was broken during the fourth quarter.

Georgia (28) Florida (0) Position: Nash Dehoff Left End Morris Bryan Left Tackle Jacobson Allen Left Guard Boland Kirschner Center Smith Reeves Right Tackle Lautzenhiser Clemons Right Tackle Shiver Stanley Right End Browdnax Bowyer Quarterback Estes Brumbaugh Left Halfback MoTigue Bishop Right Halfback Rothstein Middlekauft Fullback Score by periods: P. Georgia 0 14 1--28 Florida 0 0 0 0- 0 Georgia scoring Touchdowns: McCrary (substitute for Rothstein), Dudley (substitute for McTigue). Points after touchdown: Johnson (placement), 4. Officials: Referee, Strupper( Georgia Tech); umpire, Moriarity (St. Marys); headlinesman, Black (Davidson); feld judge, Foster (Hamden-Sidney).

INDIANS BEATEN BY 'NOOGA, 12-7 Chattanooga's casins Invade Virginia To Add To Victory String Norfolk, Nov. 5-(AP)Showing a superior drive on the offensive, with a telling aerial shift at opportune moments, the University of Chattanooga this afternoon ran true to advance dope to defeat William and Mary 12 to 7, in one of the prettiest games witnessed here this season. But for an -side tendency that repeatedly cost them that had been earned with considerable effort, the probability is that Chattanooga's superiority would have been even more clearly demonstrated, elevens were well enough balanced to leave the final results in doubt to the latter part of the third quarter, and the squads were every inch of the way. Bbth frequently resorted to the overhead method of attack, increasing the spectacular features of the game. Not a break occurred that in any way aided eithe rteam in thy scores regard.

All three touchdowns were earned. Chattanooga was repeatedly offside, both on the offensive and defensive, and this fault came nearly costing them the game in two or three critical moments. Moccasins Score First. The Moccasins were the first to score, Coach Frank Thomas sending in his first string backfield men after Chattanooga had gotten within striking distance of the William and Mary goal by gaining on an change of punts. Captain Lautenheiser, substituting for A.

Smith, took the ball over. At the opening of the second quarter the Indians showed their best work of the game, taking the ball 60 yards down the field on straight football to a point from which Captain Ned Davis looped 8 forward pass to Mesiter who ran 20 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter the Moccasins by milling well executed forward passes with line plunges went over for their second and final touchdown. Neither side was able to count in the final period, though both threatened several times. 65-YARD RUN WINS FOR PETRELS OVER CLINTON Taliaferro Returns Opening Kickoff To Score To Trim Presbyterians Atlanta, Nov.

Oglethorpe halfback, raced 95 yards for a touchdown from the opening kick-off against Presbyterian College of South Carolina and gave his team a lead that was never overcome. The Petrels' final count was 14 to 6. Stamps, quarterback of the Presbyterian eleven scored his team's counter in the second period when he ran 65 yards on a fake punt formation but Moore missed goal for the extra point. The Petrels added another touchdown in the third quarter when Garlington, substitute back, broke through guard for 17 yards to go over. He place-kicked for the extra point.

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