1909

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1909 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1909:

  • March 25: Frank Howard born in Barlow Bend, Alabama.
  • June: Clemson College was reported to be considering building an electric railway from Calhoun, the location of the Southern Railway depot, through Clemson to Cherry Station on the Blue Ridge Railroad in a June 1909 newsbrief appearing in the Electric Railway Journal. Walter Merritt Riggs wrote a rebuttal for the next issue which declared that the trustees had considered the idea, but had agreed that it was not practical. Considering the size of the town involved (Cherry Station, at best, had four nearby families), the line would have seen reasonable use only when the college semesters began and ended. (Source: Palmetto Traction - Electric Railways of South Carolina by Thomas Fetters, 1978, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, no ISBN. - Fetters is Class of 1961, with a BS in Chemical Engineering.)
  • Fall: Bob Williams returns to head the Clemson football team.
  • September 27: The Tigers defeat Gordon Institute for third year in a row in game played on Bowman Field, 26-0. Clemson owns series, 3-0.
  • October 2: In road game, Clemson falls to Virginia Tech, 0-6. Tech leads series, 1-3-1.
  • October 9: Clemson defeats Davidson in match played in Charlotte, North Carolina, 17-5. Tigers lead series, 4-2-1.
  • October 16: Alabama defeats the Tigers for the first time in game played in Birmingham, 0-3. Clemson leads series, 3-1.
  • October 23: In sole meeting with Port Royal, the Tigers win, 19-0, on Bowman Field, for all-time series record of 1-0.
  • November 4: The Clemson-South Carolina game resumes after a six-year absence. Clemson wins, 6-0, in Columbia at the State Fair. Tigers lead series, 5-2.
  • November 10: Clemson defeats Georgia, 5-0, in game played in Augusta. Clemson leads series, 8-5, and Georgia will suffer a 1-4-2 season.
  • November 13: The Tigers shuts out The Citadel in Clemson, 17-0, in first meeting between the two teams.
  • November 25: Georgia Tech beats Clemson in Atlanta, 3-29, although Tigers still lead series, 6-3-1. Tigers end season with 6-3 record.



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