The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
VANDY WINS FROM
THE INDIAN SQUAD
Puts SouthernerS in New Foot
ball Company
CARLISLE is OUTPLAYED
Bob Blake, the Punter, Puts One BE.
tween the Posts From the 17-Yard
Llne-Mt. Pleasant Fails
Four Times.
CARLISLE is OUTPLAYED

Nashville, November 22.-(Speeial)-
Minnesota and Michigan having lost the
prestige OF the western football teams to
Carlisle and Pennsylvania in the great
intersectional battles last Saturday, en-
thusiasts of the sport had given up and
conceded the east superior to the west.
Little did they realize that there was
one other squad this side of the Allie
ghenies that remained to be considered.
This was Vanderbilt, southerners in
every sense of the word, but a squad
coached on western methods. And it was
this eleven that won back the lost laurels
for this afternoon on Dudley field in
one of the fercest gridiron struggles ever
waged between man, the Commodores
downed the Indians. The score was
to 0.
Bob Blake, the great punter, and whom
many consider the best end in the coun-
try, dropped a goal from the seventeen
yard line just as time was up in the first
half. Mount Pleasant made four attempts
to drop a goal from field, but failed in
each. The only other time that Carlisle
threatened to score was in the first two
minutes of play, when by rushing the
ball over the tackles they carried it to
Vandys three yard line. They made
three attempts to go over, and despite
the pile driving charges on the line, the
Indians could not bulge the goal and
black wall, the locals holding firmly.
Both Sides Punt.
Vanderbilt then took the ball and punted
to center field and Mount Pleasant re-
turned it on the next play to the locals
ten yard line. From here Vanderbilt, by
beautiful plays and Manners wonderful
line plunging, the oval was steadily car
ried to the Indians five yard line, where
they held Vandy for downs. From this
time on the play was all in Carlisle's ter
ritory and more than once the locals
threatened to go over for a touchdown.
The Indians made first down on
Vanderbilt only six times, while the
locals carried 1t the required distance
many times on beautiful plays on the
line and around the end The runner
was at all times afforded beautiful inter-
ference, and their work was reeled off
with such a dash and vim that the In
dams We're carried clear off their feet.
They were startled and during most of
the struggle were playing on the defen-
sive.
Carlisle Improves In Second Half.
Carlsles best work was done in the
second half. At the outset they charged
hard and low and were able to carry the
oval into Vandy's territory several times.
They worked double forward pass,
which gained forty-fve yards for them.
Captain Exendine caught the ball. but
was downed before he could advance it
five yards Vanderbilt tried two for
ward passes. making fifty yards on one.
Although not nearly as heavy, Wander
bilt proved to be a superior eleven in
every respect. Their taclling and get
ting down the field on punts was es-
pecally brilliant. Chorn. at guard, was
very aggressive and often stopped the
Indians backs for a big loss. Carlisle
could not run the ends at ALL The field
was very fast and the crowd the largest
that ever witnessed a game on Dudley
field. 1t numbered 10000 The best team
won. This was conceded by such an au-
thority as Yost of Michigan.
The victory places Vandy in the same
class as Yale, Princeton and Harvard,
which teams the Commodores hope to
play next year. Both sides were penalized
several times, but the Indians suffered
most, because of holding the line and off
side plays.