The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-25
CAPITAL IS AGOG
 OVER FOOTBALL
Great Interest Taken in Auburn
 SeWanee Game
A STRUGGLE IS PROMISED
Auburn Alumni Working Hard to Get Team in condition-sponsors for Both Colleges Named-Sewanee
 Favorite in the Betting.

Montgomery, October 24-6Special)- The unexpected result of the football game here yesterday, when the Univer- sity of Alabama took an easy fall out of Auburn, has set all the local enthusiasts guessing as to the game between Se- vance and Auburn to be played here next Saturday. It is quite possible that more interest will center in this latter game than in the one played yesterday, since there is closer rivalry between Auburn ana Sewanee, and the Alabama Tigers had rather win from Sewanee than all of the other southern teams combined.
 Auburn is not any the less determined to take the game from Sewanee because of their defeat yesterday. As a matter of fact two things combined to make the victory for Tuscaloosa easer-Auburn did not have three of her strongest men in the game, including Allison the famous full back, and they also suffered from over confidence. The betting odds freely offered at five to one with few takers naturally made the Tigers confident of success, and Coach Bates did not thiuk it necessary to put all of his best rlen in the game during the first half. Alllsen was not even brought to Montgomery, and Moon, who went in the seeond half was soon put out because of his foul of Oates.
 Bates Gains Information.
 Coach Bates says that he has gained valuable information by yesterdays con- test He discovered the weak points of his team, and he is now taking steps to frl, oNI- lege spirit at Auburn as at any southern school. and to demonstrate this, during the coming week there will be about a dozen of the famous old Auburn players who will go back to assist the coach in working. with the team Among these are Tichenor of Atlanta, Mike Harvey, Patterson and Finch of Montgomery and others. In other words. it is proposed to get the star of each of former positions to train his man during the coming week Local Auburn enthusiasts say this is bound to strengthen the team. making it something like twice as swift as on yes- terday.
 There have been five games between Au- burn and Sewanee, Sewanee winning three to Auburns one, with one tie score of to 0. The first game was played in Atlanta in 1893, Sewanee winning on a fuke hy a score of 16 to IA In 1895 Auburn won in the game played in Montgomery by score of IS to B. The next game was played on the Sewanee campus in 1897. the fierce struggle ending without a score by either team Sewanee won the game in 1899 played in Montgomery by probably the fiercest struggle known on southern gridiron, the score being Il to 10, and last year in Birmingham they again were vic- torious by score of GO.
 A Social Event.
 The game here next Saturday will be the social event of the season. Both sides have appointed their sponsors. and al- ready arrangements are being made for the gaily bedecked traps that will orna- ment the Highland park field The rail- roads have all granted reduced rates of one and one-half fare for the occasion, and many visitors from Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Selma. Opelka Auburn. Tuskegee, Troy, Union Springs and other points are expected to help swell the crowd in excess of that yesterday. when the attendance exceeded 1900 paid ad- missions.
 Sewanee's sponsors will be Miss Flor ence Dawson of Birmingham and Miss Caroline Hannon of Montgomery, and Auburn's sponsors will be Miss Camilla Webber and Miss Maude Burke of Mont gomery.
 The officials who gave such perfect sat isfaction yesterday will again act, Robo than as referee and Walker as umpire. The former is from Tufts and the latter from Virginia. So far as known the Sewanee lineup will be as follows:
 Watkins, center; Phillips, right guard: Harper left guard; Brong, right tackle; Kirby smith (captain), left tackle Vince less, right end; Jones. left end Scarbor- ough, quarter back; Colmore. right half: E. Kirby Smith. left half; Stewart, full back.
 Auburn has not announced a full line up but 1t will differ from that of the game here yesterday in. at least three po- sitions.
 The bettings odds here favor Sewanee sliphtIv