The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-26
.SENANEE FAVORED BY
THREE TO TWO ODDS
Local Sports to Watch Workings OF
New RuIes-Big Attendance Prom
ised-Banquet Tonight BY
Sewanee Alumni.

Fresh from their mountain lalf, the
Tigers of sewanee are ready to spring
upon the stout plainsmen of Auburn.
The grldiron battle will occur this after
noon in Birmingham, the scene being
West End park. The referees whistle
will announce the beginning of hostlities
at 80 O'Clock
Both aggregations arrived in Blrmng
ham last night Both teams are deter
mined to win The result will be a mag
nifcent struggle, in which the flower Of
Tennessees college men will endeavor to
burl defiance and defeat into the teeth
of the Alabamans.
The day will be a great one for the
college men of the city. The alumni of
Auburn are numerous in Birmingham,
there being some three hundred in the
district. Sewanee is also well represented
here. In addition, there are hundreds OF
other former college men in Birming-
ham, and these will take much of the
honor to themselves. Already the colors
of the two rival institutions have been
thrown to the breezes in the city, and this
morning the streets will be lined with
faithful alumni and young ladies friendly
to the two institutions, all waving pen
nants and bearing bunting gay
Straight Football.
From a discussion with the captains of
the two institutions, it is learned that
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ployed this afternoon. Sewanee depends
upon its speed to circle the ends of the
the Alabamians, and the Auburn backs
and tackles will be sent crashing through
the Tennesseans' line.
The changes and innovations in the rules
governing the game have caused the
adoption of many tricks by all coaches,
and it is believed that the struggle this
afternoon will be one of the most spectac-
ular ever witnessed in Birmingham.
While the two captains declare that
! straight football will be employed, it is
safe to predict that neither team will be
free of tricks, and skilful inside work.
The ten-yard rule has brought the end
run into greater use, and the legislation
| against the switching of the tackles and
| guards, will obviate much of the pres
| sure and dangerous hand to hand Crap
| ping. The game will be open, and a
| greater boon than ever to the spectator.
Both teams expect to win the game.
Both will put forward their greatest eff
| fort to land the trophy. The spectators
will be numerous because they are as
| sured run for their money" and a rat
Ting good game
odds Favor SeWanee.
| While there is considerable doubt as to
| the outcome of the annual game between
the two the sports of the city are wag-
ing their money with Sewanee as the
favorite The odds have never reached
| the two to one stage, and are averaged
as low as three to two. The reason the
odds are placed on Sewanee is that the
| mountaineers recently drubbed the Heis-
| maintained aggregation at the Georgia
| school of Technology by the decisive
score of 16 to o. Auburn has played few
| games this season. Against Maryville, the
team that went down before the univer-
| sity of Alabama by a score of to .,
| Auburn was unable to cross the goal.
| Auburn showed up considerably better in
| the game against Gordon, defeating that
aggregation by a luscious margin.
| ON the other hand, while, with the eX-
ception of Tech, Sewanee has played no
college with sterling reputation In the
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic assocla-
| ton. its goal has not been crossed this
/ season, and this argues much towards
| the strength and aggressiveness of the Sc
| vance team. If Sewanee is strong on
| the defensive it can always be considered
| certain that the team is there" with
| snap and rapidty when aggressive work
is necessary The mountainers has so far
encountered Mooney, Southern Presby-
| terrain university and the Georgia Techs.
The New Rules.
| The lovers of the gridiron game in Bir-
| mingham will have their first opportunity
| to see football as played under the rules
adopted for the purpose of decreasing
the injuries believed to be sustained at
the sport every season
| II Is predicted, however, that the spec
| tators this afternoon will see football in
the same old style, although slightly dit
| ferently dressed. One boon, as stated, Is
| that the open tactics employed will make
| the game more entertaining for those
| seated and standing about the field.
| The rule requiring the team with the
| hall TO make ten instead of five yards in
| three downs, and the rule requiring six
/ men ON the line will cause the more gen.
eral use of end runs, and similar de-
| crease in line bucklng and heavy tackle
hack formations The lengths of the
halves will be twenty minutes each, ac-
| cording to the new rules, 1t now being
prohibited to prolong the game to thirty
and even thirty-fve minute halves. One
other feature which will work to the ad-
vantage of the spectator is that the game
cannot now be delayed by taking GU,
/ time for injured men. When time Is
| called for more than twice, there will
| occur a forfeit of ground, or else the
| man alleged to have been injured will be
| removed from the field. The prohibition
against the use of hands graphing legs
| in the line and the new declaration that
| tackling Is foul when executed below the
knee, are features that will be interesting
| to watch and compare with the old styles
| All in all, however, it is not believed that
i the new rules will make the game less
manly than formerly, and 1t is certainty