The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-24
VANDERBILT-AUBURN
FOOTBALL TEAMS ON EDGE FOR
 SATURDAYS GAME.
The Members of the Two College Teams Will Reach Montgomery
 Friday Night-Standing of
 College Elevens.

When the Vanderbilt team reaches Montgomery tomorrow night it will he with a clean slate, an unbroken string or victories of which they have just cause to be proud. The Commodores" have played three games so far this sea- son. running up total of 95 points with out score being made against them.
 While 1t :s the first visit of the Vanderbilt team to Montgomery in many years the members of the team will by no means lack friends. and the indications are that in the blaze of color on the ffeld Saturday afternoon the black and gold of Vanderbilt will be as much Tn evidence as the orange and black of Auburn. The last time the Vanderbilt team was in Montgomery was in 1894 when Auburn had that famous team in Glenn played such a great game. That was game long to be remembered With the assistance of the fine interference of Glenn, either Billy Williams or Harry Smith. l forget which, got through the Vanderbilt line for a touchdown in three minutes after play was called for the first half. The Auburn men were sue cessful in kicking the goal, but they never scored after that and Vanderbilt won by a score of 20 to 6.
 When everything Is taken into consid- !eration. the score of last Saturday g aliderbilt-Georgia game loses much of its effect, for Georgia this year seems to have one of the weakest teams ever turned out at Athens.
 On the Monday following the Wander bilt game Sewanee beat Georgia 3S to O. and Sewanee has a much weaker team this year than for several years past.
 One of the surprises In Southern foot the University of Nashville Beginning the season this team played the strong Texas team 5-5 game and then went on and beat Auburn B to O.. Now last sea Y1h f%u fAI he Int versfty of Nashville by a score of 27 to and Vanderbilt beat the Nashville boys IS to }. the game, however, breaking up In fight led on by the University of
 The lightning rapidity of the plays that Coach Filly Williams has made second nature with the Auburn team the heavy team that Vanderbilt has this year. Vanderbilt does not meet the Uni Nersity of Nashville this season until the 18th of November So there is a chance of seeing hcw they compare with Auburn against that team.
 The game Saturday at the ball park will undoubtedly be the star event in Southern foot ball circles for the season of 1901, and the, two teams will no doubt be given a tremendous reception. Both teams will reach Montgomery tomorrow night. Messrs. Williams and Watkins be- ing determined to have their charges on edge and in the pink of condition Satur- day by good nights rest Friday night.
 The officials will be Messrs. Eli Abbott of Tuscaloosa-one of the faculty there and c. Harry Miles of the Birmingham Athletic Club. MT. Abbott will be remem- bered by Montgomerians as being mem Der of the famous Tuscaloosa team back in the '9Gs that defeated Auburn and Se- vance both that season.
 A tabulated statement of the games played so far this season will prove of general interest to Montgomerians just now, though not many of the big games have been played Of the Southern col leges the Technologicai School of Geor- gia has made the best showing. running up total of 46 points in the two games played without a score against them.
 In the East Princeton has made decid- edly the best showing. having in the four games played run up a score of 140 with out being scored against. Harvard. Yale and the University of Pennsylvania have all been scored against but Yale and Pennsylvania have made better showings than Harvard.
 Of the smaller teams in the East West Point and Bucknell seem to be the best, Bucknell having held both the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell down to to O each while West Point team has de- feated Franklin 20 to 1, Trinity, 17 to 0, and held Harvard down to scores.
 The scores in full are: