The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
VANDERBILT'S DEFEAT WAS AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME
Important Games Are PIayed' True To Form In Dixie With Few Exceptions Saturday


 bilt's unexpected defeat by Texas in one of Saturdays two intersectional games constituted the only important deviation from the dope sheet on the weekend gridiron contests in the south The Commodores, after hold Ing Michig gan last week to three scan5 points, we've regarded as certain to surpass the Texans. They failed, however, 16-O, and only in the open Ing quarter did they threaten the Texans goal.
 The Auburn Plainsmen from Ala bama tackled the Army Mule with a light team and came off second best. While the Plainsmen lost, 28 to 6. they scared the Mule in the first quarter with a touchdown. The Cadets, however, rode rough-shod ocver the visitors in the succeeding chapters.
 Performances of eight southern teams were watched with added in terest yesterday as places were being won and lost in the race for su- premack in the intercollegiate con- ference. At Knoxville, in their first conference game, Tennessee battled Georgia through two periods without score, but the Bulldogs, accelera ted by the insertion of Fletcher in the ~ baekfield, tore open the Volunteer defense and put over two touch downs in the third quarter. Fletcher, who carried the ball nearly all the time, took it over the line once, and Fitzpatrick carried it over once. In the final period Bennett kicked the ball over the bar for three more markers. The final score was ITO.
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 The Mississippi Aggies, with a more impressive record thus far than Mississippi university, won it's first conference game by defeating Ole Miss 13 to z. The Aggies scored in the first two periods. while Univer- sity was held back until the third quarter. With it's defeat, University is set back considerably in the con- ference race, having been over w.elmed in its first game by Ala bama.
 Two sturdy elevens from Virginia, Polytechnic and Military institutes, enjoyed success against Maryland and Virginia, respectively. The Ca dets easily took old Dominion's scalp. 35 to o, while Polytechnic, though given a struggle by Maryland. won 16 to 2. Rutherford of V. P. l. dis heartened Maryland in the first quar- ter with his facile toe. booting three field goals and netting enough points to win without the added touchdown later in the game.
 Thus V. M. |. stands one lost and won in the conference race, and Poly technic has one victory and no losses. The Cadets lost their first conference game to Georgia Tech,
 Tech, playing in Atlanta. again pulled out of a hole in the last half of the game and defeated George town of Washington. The Hill Top pers scored a touchdown and field goal in the first half, but Tech. play ing less raggedly in the last half, marked up 20 points. Center Swnmps Petrels.
 Center. playing Oglethorpe. and more powerful than the Petrels, scored 29 points and held the visitors scoreless. Mercer university at Ma con turned on University of Chatta- nooga and won, IS to 3.
 Alabama, which rolled up more than 50 points in it's first scheduled game, was held to one touchdown and seven points by Sewanee at Bir- mingham. The Tigers gave the Grim son a much stiffer battle than eX- pected.
 Tulane defeated Louisiana Tech 13 to ', while Louisiana State univer- sity was losing 2S to to Texas A. X M. Florida had little trouble beat ing Rollins college, 2S to O..
 Baylor, champions of the south- west conference last year, won from Arkansas, but only after a rugged conflict.
 Closeness of scores and hard fight ing marked the three contests served beat Davidson GO, Elon defeated Hampden-S Sydney. 12-7, and Thurman bested Citadel 20 to IA. University of Richmond, after a hard struggle, emerged victorious over Lynchburg college by one point, to 6.