The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-18

his mistake had cost the Varsity ten or fifteen yards.
 Auburn's game as remarkably clean. The men were swift and sudden, but they were never offside.
 Alabama won the toss and took the south goal from hich a strong wind was bloing. whitner for Auburn pun ted long and clean. Hannon, Ala bama's quarter, got the ball
 And, by the way this Montgomery lad was one of the game and heady stars of the evening. Next to Burks, he got the praise of the day. Ala-s bama. taking the ball. went forward with steady, straight football. The fa- vorite place of attack was on right end or right tackle. The heart of the Au- burn men sank The orange and the blue line could not hold. The Varsity seemed to plunge through at win for ten or thirteen or fifteen yards. Now 1t was Sims or Franklin, great beefy fellows, going over the line, or again 1t was Burks or Jones. the plunging half backs. going over in the long tandem places.
 University IAne Too Strong.
 But Burks missed a low pass which was intended an end run, and Auburn's uufckness got the ball. Auburn tried Alabama's line. It was too strong. Whitner had to punt on the third down. and he sent the leather thirty-hre yards.
 Tn the bunting Auburn had alto gether the best of it. Alabama soon found this out. and wouldn't play that way. Having the ball from the punt, Alabama tried the forward passs Au- burns quickness again won the ball. but Alabama held. Burka and Jones l.~f & 4<~- Iv.fr. yards. Burks had clear field for the goal. but the striped-legged Mcclure caught him at 4he side lines, and threw him so heavily that Alabama's star was temporarily put out of business.
 Twice in succession Alabama was penalized fifteen yards for holding. Again the red legs set to work on the blue line, and was going through it, when Alabama was caught holding and for the third time penalized. She lost the advantage she had gained, and to make bad matters worse, lost the ball on downs.
 Being in some danger. whitner punt cd for Auburn, and Auburn's quick ends got the s0-yard punt Auburn tried a double pass and Sparkman made fifteen yards on the trick. Alabama held for downs and got the ball The half ended with the ball in the middle of the field.
 The Auburn rooters were jubiiant. Their band struck up "Bonnie Blue Flag. and 2B0 moro students followed It, cheering and singing around the field and around the grandstand. The Ala bama cohorts were still confident, and they met the rnarchers with counter cheers. Coach Pollard rushed over to the Alabama crowd and fired them up with hot talk. It was "brealx the line; tear the line to pieces."
 AKabama Goes Te work.
 The beginning of the second half, Burks punted 10 the fffteen-yard line, and the Auburn back vas downed In hIs tracks. Auburn tried Alabama's strong line twice, and then punted { Then Alabama went Go work. Her heavy men began trampling on the Au- burn line. Lacy, Auburns big half, seemed to be the only man that knew how to tackle the red legs, and he al- ways goth there, too late Tn the midst Of the Inc bucking, Jones slipped through Auburnte end and tackle, and won twenty yards Alabama then tried the double pass, but Auburn was 50 quick that Hannon was cought In the act, and thrown back for a loss
 Alabama began to work agnin on the ltne.and by straigt football car ried the bali down the field 4 forward pass by Alabama gained fifteen yards. It was the only time Alabama succeed- cd out of three trials Auburn got of with the forward pass three times out of four. On It's ten-yard line Auburn desperately held Alabama. A try for goal was necessary. A perfect pass was made to Harmon and he held the ball perfectly as Burks sent it over the goal posts.
 In the middle of the field tho fight
 
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 Burke Great Run.
 Auburn g0t the ball Whitner made 8 long. beautiful punt on the forty five-yard line. Burks caught it. and with bare knees flashing and elbows working. the powerful half back ran through the broken field, skillfully lodging every Auburn man with out stretched arm until he had put the ball between the post. This great run was the climax of a great football carer. As the crowd was deliriously cheering. BuB2ks kicked an easy goal There were three minutes more of play. hut was done, and nobody expected anything to be done. The line up fol- lows:
 Alabama Donald, center; Burks, left guard; Sims. left tackle; Foster. left guard; Moody, right guard: Franklin. right tackle; Garrett. right end; Burks, A., left half back; Curtis, full back; Jones. right half back; Harmon, quarter back,
 Auburn--Dav,s, center; Pickett. left guard; Gaunt. leftt acsIle; Whitner, left and; Haley. right guard; Penton, right tackle; Hughes, righC end: Ware, left half back; Lecey, full back; Sparkman,