The age-herald., 1901-10-20
HOW AUBURN LOST
 TO NASHVILLE MEN
Interference of the Tennessee Players Too Much for the Mill
 tary Lads.

Auburn lost yesterdays game by fail- ing to smash the well-formed interference of the Nashville eleven by high tackling, very weak line.
 The work of the Auburn team was dis appointing in the extreme to the support CTS of the college here in Birmingham, and the small band of rooters which came over to see the contest
 Auburn was outclassed in every point. except in fast work; but this feature seemed to have no effect on the Nashville men, as they stopped the masses on tackle by the Auburn men with ease. and usually when the Auburn halfbacks at- tempted end runs, they were thrown for big losses. Auburn was completely demor- alized at some stages of the game, and time after time the Nashville ends and backs would plough through the line for big gains. Captain Parke of Auburn was very weak on left end. as most of the long runs by the Tennessee men were around Rim.
 In fact, two touchdowns were made on fake plays over Parke's end Gwinn, H.. Auburn's big tackle, was unable to con- trol his temper. and when the Nash Vile boys found this out they sent play after play into him, each time making five and ten yards. Nashville's interfer- ence was superb, every man working like machine. The Auburn men were pocketed by 1t nearly every play, and the result was the ball was forced down the field without much trouble
 Auburn's tackles and guards plaved 1hgh in the line and this fact alone aI- lowed the Nashville boys to carry the ball on several yards after they were tackled When Auburn had the ball the plays were not we'll judged, the masses on tackle being entirely out of place. stiil It was impossible to make end runs, as probably 800 people were on the grid iron. The police were evidently power less, as only two could be seen When the next game is played here there ought to be more officers on hand to keep the spectators from the side mes.
 People in the grand stand could not see what was taking place on the field, and even the fair sponsors were unable to get view of the work their favorites were doing. Appeals to the crowd by Coach Billy Williams of Auburn were without avail.
 Both teams were exceedingly rough There was all sorts of slugging. throttling and piling on. Then there was a delay at nearly every down. The referee and
 
 cause the men to do faster work and could not stop the incessant "jabbering" of the players. The two minute rule was not enforced; only one "off-side play was called, when there were dozens.
 The game was more on the order of two high schools rather than two we'll known colleges. Auburn went down be- cause the Nashville men were the su- perior players and that's all.
 Coach Williams of Auburn says the de- feat is due to the fact that Auburn has only three old men. He stated he was well pleased with the work of his men, and believes they will be in great shape for the game with Vanderbilt Saturday.
 Moran, coach for Nashville, declined to make a statement further than to say he was well pleased with the outcome of the struggle.
 The Auburn men took their defeat hard, and many of them were weeping when they left the field. It is the first severe drubbing Auburn ever received, as here- tofore the boys from the Polytechnic In- stitute had been regarded invincible. The defeat seems harder than any other would because last year Auburn won from Nashville by score of 2s to O.