Game story from The Blue and Gray, Oct. 15,1923 edition.
(All spelling and grammar are as appears in the article)
L.M.U. Braves Hold Cumberland College to Close Score In First Game
Playing a brand of football pleasing to
Coach and students, the L.M.U. Braves were defeated Saturday in their first game
of the season. No one finds fault with the team for losing. They are a great
team and everyone who sees them in action predicts a different outcome of the
next fracas.
That L.M.U. outclassed Cumberland in the second half of
the game, was clearly seen by everyone and was admitted by Coach Jackson of
Cumberland after the contest.
A large crowd saw the game, the first at L.M.U. and
were clearly surprised at the wonderful showing made by the team.
Perhaps no one was more surprised than the Cumberland
team, whom, it seems, had expected an easy defeat of the Braves.
L.M.U. although out fought, put up a brave fight and in
the final minutes of play pushed their opponents back nearly to the goal line.
The outstanding stars of the game were Turner, Albright and Brown,
[seen at left in picture -- from left to right -- Niles Brown, Tex Turner and
Philip Albright at top -- Wade Garrett at the bottom] of the backfield and Hudson
of the line. Turner, in the first quarter broke through the line and ran sixty
yards for a touchdown.
"Supersix" Hudson, on a fake run, ran forty
yards for a touchdown.
The backfield men were up to standard, playing the game
to the letter and never failed to gain when called upon.
As a general, Captain Turner can be depended upon to
bringing [sic] home the bacon in future games, when his men have become more
experienced.
The game was called at 3:38. L.M.U. kicks off -- Turner
kicks. Cumberland receives ball on 20 yard line and brings it to the 40 yard
line; 1st down, 10 to go; Cumberland makes 1st down, 10 to go; 2nd down, no
gain; 3rd down, 3 to go; 4th down, 1 yard to go. Ball goes over to L.M.U.
Garrett over left tackle; 1st down, ten to go; 2nd down, 10 to go. 4th down made
and ball toes over to Cumberland; 1st down, 10 to go. 2nd down, 8 to go.
Cumberland makes end run for a touchdown and kicks goal. [This is what was
written, actually they failed to kick the extra point] Cumberland 7. L.M.U. 0.
Cumberland kicks to L.M.U. Turner carries ball to 40 yard line; 1st down, 10 to
go. Ball goes over to Cumberland on fumble; 1st down 10 to go. Incomplete
forward pass; 2nd down, 10 to go; 3rd down, 6 to go. End of first quarter.
L.M.U.'s ball Turner runs 60 yds. for a touchdown.
Turner fails to kick goal; Cumberland 7, L.M.U. 6. L.M.U. kicks to Cumberland;
ball is brought to the 40 yard line; 1st down, 10 to go. Incomplete forward
pass; 2nd down, 10 to go; ball goes over on downs; Turner brings ball to 50 yd.
line. Brown through tackle for 3 yds.; Albright through center for 1 yd.; 3rd
down, and 6 to go. Brown goes for 4 yds.; Turner punts 40 yds. to Cumberland;
Cumberland passes and brings ball to 50 yd. line; 1st down, 10 to go. Cumberland
penalized 5 yds.; 2nd down 15 to go. Touchdown for Cumberland; fail to kick
goal. Cumberland kicks off to L.M.U. Ball brought to 50 yd. line. End of first
half. Score, Cumberland 7, L.M.U. 6. [Score actually Cumberland 12, L.M.U. 6.
Written story is incorrect]
Turner brings ball to 20 yd. line; 1st down, 10 to go.
Brown makes 3 yds. through tackle. Garrett makes 4 yds. through tackle; 3rd
down, 3 to go. Hale substitutes for Cureton. L.M.U. makes 1st down; 2nd down, no
gain; Turner punts for 60 yds.; Holsberry for Wilson; Turner receives
Cumberland's pass on 30 yd. line. Cumberland penalized for foul tackling.
L.M.U., first down; 2nd down, 5 to go. 3rd down, and 4 yds. to go. L.M.U.
penalized five yds. End of quarter.
Fourth down; Hudson goes for 30 yds.; 1st down, 10 to
go. 2nd down, 1- to go. 3rd down, no gain. Cumberland receives ball behind the
goal line -- touchback. No score. Brown intercepts pass; L.M.U. penalized 5 yds.
2nd down, 10 to go. 3rd down, 10 to go. Turner passes to Holsberry for 20 yds.
1st down, 10 to go; 2nd down, 10 to go; Hudson runs for touchdown, for L.M.U. No
more scores or penalties. Final score; Cumberland 18, L.M.U. 13.
Game story in Tex Turner's scrapbook, a clipping from The Knoxville
Sentinel newspaper. (Article dated Oct. 15,1923)
(All spelling is as appears in the article)
LMU Holds Cumberland To 18 to 13 Score
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Special to The Knoxville Sentinel
HARROGATE, Oct. 15.--Although defeated by Cumberland college to
the tune of 18 to 13, the Lincoln Memorial University Braves put up a stiff
fight and showed that they were in line for some real games this season. This is
the first time in the history of the university that it has had a football team
and the first game against a strong eleven has served to show the team its
weak places.
Cumberland scored on an end run in the middle of the
first quarter, but did not kick goal. L. M. U. received the ball in the second
quarter and Turner made a spectacular run of 60 yards for a touchdown, but
failed to kick goal.
Cumberland received the ball on a fumble in the middle
of the second quarter and made a touchdown, but again failed to kick goal.
Cumberland scored again in the third quarter, and a third time failed at goal.
In the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, Hudson
made a touchdown for L. M. U. and kicked goal. The final score stood 18 to 13.