The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
TEAMS POOR SHOWING
AUBURN 4 DISAPPOINTMENT IT
 FRIENDS OF INSTITUTE.
Football Game With Montgomery Athletics at Highland Oval Gave Experts a Line on its
 Standing.

To Auburn alumni, who saw the foot bah game yesterday afternoon at High land Oval between Auburn and the Montgomery Athletic Club. the showing made by the college team. was a dis tinct disappointment. The score was 5s-0 in favor of the Polytechnic students. but to careful critics of foot ball. Auburn was far from playing the game
 Time and again the visitors allowed the light Montgomery team to hold them for downs and time and again the light Montgomery team pierced the heavy Auburn line for telling gains. Had 1t been said before the game that the Montgomery team could make first down four successive times. through the Auburn formation, the speaker would have received the laugh. and like treat ment would have been accorded him if he dared to presume that Auburn could be held for downs on Montgomery's five yard line. Both of these things were done.
 But in justice to Auburn let 1t be said that they tried every varsity man and scrub that were on the field and the varsity men. Much of Auburn's scoring may be attributed to the too eager defense of Montgomery. On no fewer than a dozen occasions, Mont EOn61y WAS peHaltZGQ TUT DeInR OII side. This years penalty is 10 yards, and 120 yards in a footabll game Is a big amount of distance.
 Auburn's weakness is undoubtedly in her backfield. The line is heavy and fairly fast, the ends appeared heady and capable. Perkins. the quarter back, is a good man. But the backfield! When the ball was put in play, the line would charge and be so much faster in getting of than the backfield that the Mont gomery defense often slipped in be- tween the two offensive lines and threw back the play with loss.
 Of course they did this with nothing like regularity, but if an athletic club team can occasionally work in behind the line what is to be expected of Au- burn when they meet trained col legians2
 The team should be a winner There Is Brassel. giant, there Is Butler, a young Goliah. there is Streit. a well built youngster. there is Haygood Paterson of the famous Montgomery family of feotbailists. who also shows promise, and there's big Jones. who once starred in St. Albans and who may be looked to do things this year; but unless the players develop a knowledge of football as well as their long hair. Auburn is doomed for another year of defeat.
 Donahue of Yale Is said to be a capa- ble coach. He has instilled the rudi- ments of the Yale style in his team. The members know that they should follow play through, but they are lacking in the knowledge of how to execute the plays. The entire machi- nery of the team Is slow. The signals are dragged out and the quarter uses up unnecessary time in looking to see that his men are In place. The inter ference is slow in forming and is ap- parently easily broken up. The line and backfield charge entirely too high, though the tackling Is smooth.
 Auburn men say that If Coach Dona- hue had been present they would have piled up a much bigger score. This is not improbable. The members of the team were thoroughly disgusted with their playing To their credit, be 1t with the big head. They recognize their weakness and are determined to
 Captain RaAdolph Reynolds, in speaking of tke game last night said !: "Of course the showing was disap- pointing. have seen the team when the members played football. They didn't do it this afternoon. I don't remember a play where every one of the eleven men were busy But we are working hard; we have a good coach and I think good material. I look to see Auburn give good account of her self"
 The Auburn team arrived yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and proceeded immediately to the Glenmore Hotel. where the members held a levee. Mum bers of enthusiastic supporters visited the headquarters, of the team to se- result for the first time this year, even money offered by Alabama supporters was taken by the Auburn enthusiasts. After the game. the betting market asked for by Auburn.
 At o'clock the teams proceeded to the Highland Oval the scene of many of Dlxie's most thrilling football bat ties. Auburn held a signal practice and the team was the object of much admiration on account of the weight of the men and their good condition. The weather was too warm for fast football and the captains decided to play twenty and fifteen minute halves
 Auburn kicked off. Montgomery re- turned the ball. fifteen yards, Billing making a brilliant down-leid dash. Montgomery on mass plays gained twenty yards. when the ball went over on downs.
 Auburn had gained distance only once. Montgomery recaptured the bail and brought 1t back near the center of the field, where Auburn took advantage of
 Auburn. by mass plays. in which Jones and Streit were the predominant figures. reached the coveted goal line
 Throughout the really earnest play ing the Paterson brothers were stars The captain of last years Auburn team broke through repeatedly and blocked plays. while Will Paterson did a num- Der of his old time performances of line smashing. Big Armstrong. who played center on the offense and braced the line on the defense. also contributed largely to Montgomery's good showing while Tombstone. who has played only a few high School games, was at all times effective and more than once made the collegians appear as black