The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
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Birmingham. Oct. 19.-(Special)-In the presence of fairly good crowd. in which were quite number of ladies, the Uni versitv of Nashville foot ball team this afternoon defeated the team of the Ala bama Polytechnical Institute of Auburn, Ala. on a score of g to 5. The Nashville players made four touch-downs and three goals, while their opponents made one touchdown and failed on the kick. It was warmly contested game and the audience was enthusiastic. 1t was the first game of foot ball for the season here, and there was much said about the two teams before hand. so that when play was announced, there was keen seemed to have the best of the odds right from the start and they went to work on their opponents with determi- nation that they meant to put forth ev- cry piece of strength and strategy was apparent in the commencement, and the stubborn resistance of their Alabama op- ponents was feature. Three of Nash .ville's touch-downs were made in the first half, kuykendall. Majors and White mak- ing these scores. Kuykendall made the fourth touchdown in the second half after a long series of bucks in close proximity of the goal, J. Guin gaining that honor The features of the game were two remarkable runs of Kuyken- da1l. one of them being for eighty yards for touchdown. while the bucking by Reeves and Kellers. for Nashville and the strong work of J. & H. Guin at the tackle and Parks work at left end for Auburn sport presented and the Nashville players gained friends among the audience. The colors of the two teams were about equal ly divided in the audience and the shout ing was generous to both sides. The Nashville team goes to Tuscaloosa to- morrow where the University of Alabama team will be played Monday afternoon.
 Following is line up of teams:
 Auburn-Elmer. center. TayIOr right guard; Webb. left guard; Gwin, l., right tackle; Gwin H.. left tackle; Park Gap tan9 left end; McAdory; right end: Fea gin. full back: Davis, right half.
 University of Nashville-Hophns. cen- ter; Majors. right guard; Peake, left guard; Keller, right tackle; Carl Black burn. left tackle; Kuykendall. right end; Choate, left end; White (Captain), right half; Reeves W. G., left half: Riddle, full back; Pollard. quarter back.
 OTHER GAMES.
 West Point, October 19.-The football contest this afternoon between Harvard and West Point was the most hotly contested and evenly matched game ever played on the West Point oal. It was by a mere scratch that Harvard scored. their only touch down being made forty seconds before time was called. After
 through the West Point line and ran forty-five yards for a touchdown, aided
 by the first good interference Harvard
 had shown. Cutts then kicked the goal
 Score, to 0.
 Annapolis, Md, Oct. 19.-The Naval Ca- det football eleven defeated the team of Lehigh University by the score of IS to | 0. Nichols was showed over the line for the first touchdown in the first half | after about ten minutes play. In the sec | ond half Adams and Strassburgher each made a touchdown. Strassburgher kick ed all three goals.
 Princeton, N. J.-Princeton defeated Brown here today by a score of 35 to O.. Brown was unable to stop Princeton s backs who repeatedly went through her | line for big gains. Princeton showed up stronger than in any previous game | in her general team work. Her backs | fumbled less frequently and followed
 their interference well.
 Iadelphia-University of Pennsylva- nia football eleven defeated Bucknell team this afternoon by the narrow. mar | gin of 6 to 2. The boys from Lewisburg | played hard football, and only the call of time in the first half prevented them from scoring a touchdown.
 Washington, Oct. 19-Georgetown, 6; l Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B. Buffalo-Final score, Coornell F, Car | lisle o.
 Ann Arbor. Mich.-Michigan, % | Northwestern, o.