The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-14
AUBURN IS JUBILANT
ALTERNATE OF SATURDAYS GREAT
 FOOTBALL CONTEST.
Tech Boys Pass Through Monseo"s Eu Route Home After Defeat i, iug Eleven of the state
 University.


 The team of the Alabama Poiy'ecnn.o Institute that wrested the state Loo.. ball Championship from the uhiVes ,,, of AIabar,a team Saturday in Birm- ingham reached Montgomery morning en route to Auburn'
 The team and the large crowd oi coi- Iege boys. accompanying them spent two hours in Montgomery and were cordially greeted by many Mohtsoh- cry admirers. l..
 All the players appeared to De Tn good shape and with the exception U. few scratches and "a charley morse now and then, 1t was not apparent that the members of the team had been through football game. Yer too'- ball game they had been through anu one which will live long In the history of Alabama football. The neld was desperately fought by both teams, ana while after the first ten minutes or play the result was never in doubt still the University boys continued to con- test every inch of ground with despera- tion and in the second half of the con. test played the victors to standstiii.
 Auburn men may well ascribe the victory to the magnificent defense that Coach Mike Donahue has developed at Auburn. It may be said with truth that rarely has team been seen in the South that has SO thoroughly mas tered the art of keeping their oppo- nents way from their own goal line. Alabama has a great offensive team. an offensive team that compares well with that of Auburn or any other Southern college. Alabama has one of the greatest offensive halfbacks that ever donned pad and jersey in the Southern Inter- Collegiate Athletic Association. And yet this great offensive team with this great half back, Burks, was able only once In fifty minutes of play, to cross the Auburn goal line.
 Alabama's defense on the other hand, was 1amentably weak. The forwards invariably charged high and several times, after runners were tackled. they were allowed to slip from the embrace of their opponent and go on for distance Foy, Auburn's star half back. was espe- cially effective in this. Time and again. he was tackled by at least three Alabama players. but he was often able to break away from the entire line.
 One man alone on the Alabama team shone brilliantly as a defensive player Wyatt, captain and quarter back. He never missed a tackle in the backfield and on one occasion dived through a complete interference and brought down Captain Reynolds of Auburn, who had the coveted ball.
 There were several features of hu- man interest in the game One of these which should not pass unmentioned was the gentlemanly conduct of both teams. Throughout the bitter fight there was not a penalty inflicted for sIuBging and there was no kicking on decisions. The game was credit to the State. Moon. the Auburn man who was put out of the game in MontRom- cry last fall for slugging, was in Sat urday's contest. and he played clean football and good football He played emectively and he played like a man.
 Perhaps the most dramatic feature of the game was the last grand effort of Burks. He had been called on during the game more than any two men and had never been found wanting. On offensive and defensive. he played like fend incarnate. until he was fairly worn out It was Burks who was called on to take the ball down the neld Tor touchdown. Whenever a gain was needed 1t was Burks who made the attempt.
 A few minutes before the close of the game Burks was called on to re- ceive Auburn's last kick-off. He re- ceived 1t on the ten-yard line. His AoSS was d Stuuy. DeIeTmlnatlOn was written on every feature. Summoning his last strength, he dashed toward the Auburn goal. Tackler after tackler was eluded and for a second 1t seemed that he would make the entire dist ance. He was entirely without inter- ference and depended solely on his own prowess. After advancing over forty yards he was finally downed.
 He was called on no more. His last effort had been made He was taken to the sidelines and a man was sub stituted.
 Every critic agreed that no faster men could be selected for all Southern halfbacks than Burks and Foy. There were three ex-Yale players on the grid iron and they agreed that should these youngsters go East a brilliant football career awaited them.
 Auburn is justly jubilant. and a game with Vanderbilt alone will decide the championship of the Southern Inter- collegiate Athletic Assoication. This contest seems as far off as ever, but for the good of the sport 1t should be played