The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-19
FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY
TWO CONTESTS OF INTEREST TO
 MONTGOMERY.
The Vanderbilt Team Claims to Be in Good Condition to Meet Au- burn-Entries in Alt
 lanta Race.

A couple of football games will be played today that have a decided interest for Montgomeriaps. In Birmingham this afternoon Auburn and the University of Nashville will meet and in Nashville the University of Georgia and Vanderbilt will meet. The interest to Montgomerians lies in the fact that next Saturday Auburn and Vanderbilt will meet at CiQFerdsle in this city and on the 9th of November the University of Georgia will meet Tusca- loosa here.
 A critical watch will be kept on the Auburn. Vanderbilt and Georgia-and a pretty fair line can be had on next Satur- A letter. from Nashville received last night says the following of the Wander
 "The Vanderbilt University foot ball team which is to meet Auburn in Mont g0mey on ar. October 2S has payedK and lucky State College 22-0 and Central Uni versity 2-0. The work of the team is becoming more uniform daily. but there ened up before the Auburn games on oc- tober 26 These two teams have not met since 1896 when on a muddy field Van derbilt overcame the Auburn team by the "The staunchest supporters of the gold | and black expect a quelling contest when l the whistle starts the contest next Sat urday and both teams are going into the much the advantage in weight. In this respect they are very evenly matched Beth teams will play fast football and 'The probable line up and statistics of | the Vanderbilt team is as follows: Percy. center, weight 165 height feet | 2 inches
 Hughes. left guard. weight TO. height feet 10 inches.
 Crutchfield: right guard. weight 2i5.
 Lawler, left tackle, weight 175. height 6 feet.
 Booth. right tackle. weight !so. height
 simmons right end. weight l55. height
 Tigert left end. weight TO. height feet
 Davis. left half-back. weight 155. height
 Kyle. right half-back, weight 1so. height
 Edgerton (Captain). full-back, weight | 175, height 5 feet inches.
 Hume. auarter-back. weight 135. height 5 feet inches"
 The Atlanta Races.
 This afternoon in Atlanta Sunshine and Annie Caffey will start in 2:20 pace Alabama was also entered but of course her sale to MT: Plant annuis all of hel engagements It is possible that Butt kohn will also start today. Being st much out of his class in the 2:4e pact Thursday it was thought wiser to scratcf him. That race was won in 2:is and { 2:15 pace in only a second faster-2:17 ant fraction. Things seem to be mixed ovei there Senator Vance. the Thomasviil' horse who was to have gone agains Butts Kohn in Macon, Is also in this 2:2 pace this afternoon and it promises to bt a horse race from start to finish.
 The entries in full for this race are:
 2:20 class, pacing purse $4oo-Harry, b I ey hxy Dayton Ohio Lidel. br. m. by Trevellian, Wilco1 Luxon. Richmond. Ky. Sunshine, blk g. by Brown Hal, W. s. Webber, Annie Caffey, bay mare by Lord Vara, F. c Newell, Montgomery. Ala., Blanche Wilkes. b. m. by York Wilkes, ". M Henderson, Savannah Ga. George Starr br. E. by Son of Almont Boy, J. T Hughes, Nashville, Tenn. Senator Vance br g. by Earlmont, A. M. Watson, Thom asville. Ga. Countess Cecil. b. m. by Gambetta Wilkes, J. c. Cecil, Danville Ky. Frank Keenon. gr. g. by Nettie Nee nan. c. D. Carter, Meridian, Miss. Squire Brown.