LMU AIREDALES
AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE
OCT. 26, 1923

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Article from The Blue and Gray, November 1, 1923 edition.
(All spelling is as appears in the article)

L.M.U. Airedales Lose to More Experienced Highlanders
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     L.M.U. went down in defeat before the fast and experienced Highlanders of Maryville College, Friday October 26 at Maryville.
     Although the Airedales put up a clean hard fight, and bitterly contested every inch of ground gained by the Highlanders, the heavier team and more consistent team work counted for long gains through our lighter and less experienced line.
     At times L.M.U. showed real football ability on offense and defense. In the third quarter the Airedales took the ball on their 10 yard line and advanced it by an assortment of plays to Maryville's ten yard line. Here we lost the ball by an unsuccessful drop kick, the ball going over.
     Captain Turner again distinguished himself by his broken field running and terrific line plunges, breaking through the Highlanders' line upon several occasions for long gains.
     The brilliant work of the L.M.U. back field as a whole was a feature of the game.
     Early in the quarter, Albright, the Airedales' fullback, fighting gamely, was injured in the foot and a substitute was necessary. Too much cannot be said of Albright's excellent work in the game both as a defensive and offensive man.
     The fighting spirit of the L.M.U. line can be praised very much. Every line man fought like his namesake, the Airedale.
     In the last half, facing great odds and sure defeat, they came back stronger and fought like demons, stronger than ever.
     Maryville scored in the first few minutes of play, kicking off to L.M.U., gaining the football on a fumble and bucking it across L.M.U.'s goal.
     Maryville has one of the strongest teams in Tennessee. Only a few days ago they they held the Vols of U.T. to a 14-14 tie. [Oct. 6 at U.T.] They also played the University of Kentucky to a close game. [Oct. 20 in Lexington]
     A crowd of about sixty L.M.U. boosters accompanied the team, or went in cars to Maryville to witness the game and offered considerable encouragement from the side lines.
     It was a great game and the score does not tell the story of the fine fight our lads put up.

The Line Up

Substitutions

Williamson for Brown; Pettigrew for Brown; Brown for Albright; Ausmus for Hudson; Lipscomb, tackle to center; Hale for Lipscomb; Ellis for Ausmus; Holsberry for Wilson; Grizzell for Long.