Carl Sitton

1. Georgia awarded Clemson 44 bushels of apples, one for each point over the total posted over the Bulldogs the week previous. This game led to Tech's later job offer to Heisman. ^[10]
2. The one run was scored with the bases loaded, Sitton on second. Ed Hurlburt scored from third and Sitton was thrown out. ^[22]

References

1. Simpson 2007 , p. 54
2. "Football All-Time Lineups". ClemsonTigers.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
3. "Vetter Sitton Clemson Coach". The Anderson Daily-Intelligencer. January 21, 1915.
4. Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 33.
5. "Amateur Sport". The Olympian Magazine. 2: 383–384. 1903.
6. e. g. see Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football 1890-1928
7. J. W. Heisman (March 3, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". Atlanta Georgian.
8. "Clemson Wins From Georgia Team Heisman Game Again Successful". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved May 5, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
9. "John Heisman Bio - RamblinWreck.com". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
10. Mandle Parrish (October 31, 2000). "Clemson-Georgia Tech Series". Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
11. "Clemson Defeats Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
12. Lou Sahadi (October 2014). "24. 1903 Game With Cumberland". 100 Things Clemson Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. ISBN   9781623689490.
13. Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 67. ISBN   9780313284045.
14. NEA News Service (March 17, 1923). "College Star In Great Debut". Iowa City Press-Citizen. p. 11. Retrieved August 14, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Amateur Sport". The Olympian: 502. 1903.
16. "Crackers Lose Pitcher Sitton". The Atlanta Constitution. January 31, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved August 14, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Tiger-Tech Tales". Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
18. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
19. Simpson 2007 , p. 164
20. "What Experts Say of Season's Wind Up". Atlanta Georgian. September 21, 1908.
21. Simpson 2007 , p. 172
22. John A. Simpson. Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound. p. 62.
23. Simpson 2007 , pp. 25, 174
24. Hamilton Love (October 10, 1908). "South Sayings" (PDF). Sporting Life: 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
25. "Nashville Vols Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2015 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. Nashville Sounds. 2015. p. 201. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
26. Blackman, Sam; Bradley, Bob; Kriese, Chuck (2001). Clemson: Where the Tigers Play (Updated ed.). Champaign, IL: Sports Pub. pp. 117–118. ISBN   1582613699 . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
27. Simpson 2007 , p. 206
28. "Vedder Sitton Will Be Let Out By Cleveland". Atlanta Georgian. January 26, 1910.
29. "Baseball Outlook For Present Season". The Tiger. Vol. 10, no. 19. March 10, 1915.
30. Hennessy, Brian. "2011 Clemson Baseball Media Guide". Clemson University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
31. "Sitton Likely To Coach Clemson". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. January 24, 1915.
32. Simpson 2007 , p. 207
33. "Last Rites For Vedder Sitton". The Index-Journal. September 16, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2016– via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

Simpson, John A. (July 23, 2007). The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie. McFarland. ISBN   9780786430505.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Carl Sitton at Find a Grave

Carl Sitton
Pitcher
Born:(1881-09-22)September 22, 1881 Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: September 11, 1931(1931-09-11) (aged 49) Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24,  1909, for the  Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
September 2,  1909, for the  Cleveland Naps

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