The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
READY FOR CONTEST;
 FOOTBALL TEAMS ARRIVE
Sewanee and Auburn Squads Reached Montgomery Last Night and Will Measure Strength This Afternoon. Girdiron Giants in Good Condition and
 Expect Close Game.

train which was due at 7:sS p. m.-the arrived at 9:30 o'clock. As was the case when the Auburn team came in two hours before a number of Sewanee champions were at the station to give the Tigers warm reception, and the royal purple was as conspicuous as the orange and blue had been earlier in the evening. Coach Whitney had the Sewanee team a light supper they too were sent of to bed. Both teams looked to be in mag nificent condition-as fit as the proverbial fiddle-and the significant fact that either team is doing any talking presages that both sides realize that they have the fight of their lives in this afternoon, and the game promises to be battle royal.
 About the different hotels last night the scene was a curiosity, knots of boys and men holding earnest conversation in different corners of the lobby was g familiar picture at both the Auburn and Sewanee headquarters while every now and then bursts of color would break over the heads of the groups and the making up the college yell. would shatter the defenceless atmosphere. =
 Everything Is in readiness for the big game today. and with anything like an even break from the weather man, the in- tiications are that the attendance at the game will eclipse anything of the kind ever seen at a football game in the South not excepting the record-breaking crowd day yesterday a steady stream of ribbon left the doors of the different dry goods stores and by this morning ribbon vii not only be at a premium, but as scarce as hens teenth. A big run has been made on the different livery stables ot the city, and by this afternoon 1t will be an ex- tremely difficult matter to secure a rig of any description for love or money. The fn anti n< the unusual rush, will have every avail able car in service. the double track being used both going out and coming in, so that there will not be the east friction or delay. . -- Other Auburn-Sewanee Games. The game this afternoon will make the sixth battle between these fierce rivals. l Sewanee winning three, Auburn winning and one beig tie n Tae first | ard Wood, who at that time was stationed at Fort McPherson, being referee. Harry Smith and Jule Durham of Montgomery were members of the Aubur nteam; Tenn fple Seibels being a member of the Se- vance team. Alex Shepard of New York was captain of that team. With only forty-seven seconds playing time lert and the game standing IA to 10, in Auburn $ favor, Sewanee got over for a touch down, tieing the score, and, by kicking the goal-two points then-they won by a score of IS to IA.
 Two years afterward--in 'e5--Auburn had an easy time, the game being played here in Montgomery and the final score being 17 to in favor of the orange and blue.
 In 's7 Auburn had possibly the fastest team ever turned out. Penton and the other famous men being members, and Tn the fiercest kind of battle-the game played at Sewanee-the final score was 0 and Q. the game breaking up in arrow.
 In 99 Auburn was the first team in the South to get over Sewanee's goal line, the game being played here in Montgom- cry with the uncomfortable score of Il to 10 in favor of Sewanee.
 Last year the game was played in Bir- mingham and Auburn was unable to score, the final score being to in favor of Sewanee.
 The game today-well, may the best team win, that's all.
 Allison Playing With Auburn.
 The Auburn squad, numbering twenty three. including coach, manager and ruD- bers. arrived Tin Montgomery at 6;3O lowing of some score of rooters followed in the wake of the team. The football ists from the Polytechnic Institute were greeted at the depot by a number of alumni and Montgomery enthusiasts. It was a different looking set of men who passed through the Union Depot to the Glenmore Hotel last night that went through the same action little more than week ago. At that time confidence, en- thusiasm and gayety was predominant. Last night the throng of footballists were quiet. The gay expression of countenauce had changed to a stern. determined. bull dogged appearance. It cannot be said that confidence was displayed but there was a do or die look in the eyes of the cavaliers of the nose guard from the A. P. I. The footballists looked hard. too, and while none of them would talk much of the prospects for today's game, they occasionally let drop a tip that the Sewanee men would know that Auburn is on the map before the sun of today finally sinks in the West.
 The Auburn men were straightaway hustled off to their hotel; where after d light supper and a short walk over the streets for exercise, they retired for d strengthening nights rest.
 Coach Bates gave out no official lineup but on paper practically the same team will face the brawny Tennesseeans to- day that went down before Alabama last paper. The Auburnians have gone through a gruelling weeks practice. be- sides having freed themselves from that self-contidence which proved so destruct- i've on the previous occasion. Then. too, Allison, who tore big holes in Sewanee's s defense last year will be in the full back s position for Auburn today. He will ma- terially strengthen the team.
 The lineup of Auburn will probably be: Merkle, center; Venable, right guard; Paterson. tCaptain). right tackle: Ward. right end; Pierce. left guard; Scales. left tackle; Camp, left end, Smith or McEn- iry, quarterback; Boyd, left half back Lacey. right half back; Allison, full back.
 The Sewanee Squad.
 Coach Whitney and nineteen men made up the Sewanee party, the probable line up being:
 Watkins, center. TO pounds.