The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-16
SPECTACULAR GAME
 CONSIDERED CERTAINTY
Auburn Favorite-AIabama Confident. The Officials and the Line-Up-A
 Great Throng Comes
 to the City.

| JOudy IS lOOlDdll udy III
 Today the great eye of the state will be centered on the Magic City, where the football chivalry of this commonwealth breaks an hundred lances in brilliant tilt
 From all sides people have arrived, the young, the old, all with a story to tell of other days, when this man was a star and this man renowned. Ten thou sand football scrimmages of the long ago were waged in voice loud and artful gesture The Hobbies of all the hotels were filled with argument. song and story. This morning the crowd already arrived | will be augmented by additional hundreds. From all sections of the state alumni of the two rival institutions will come. | Special trains will arrive from Tuscaloosa and Auburn, and these will bring 1000 all ! told. When the men gather for the clash this afternono it is expected that fully 5u00 spectators will be grouped about the field. The city is thrown wide open to the visitors. The merchants will cause a halt in the shop chatter while d college yell is ringing true from the highway. College men, with letters on their arms, and gaudy bands on their hats, with banner and walking cane and a campus swagger will have transformed the little l old town into a burg of Latin roots and hieroglyphics.
 In Fine Condition. 1 Alabama meets Auburn today at the | fair grounds.
 In prepar ration for this game both az
 
 earnest They are in first-rate shape. as | a whole. On account of illness, F'ullback Mccoy of Auburn will not participate, but Hughes is filling his position in splendid style. It is just probable that Reidy. Ala bamas halfback, will not get in the game on account of bruises, but P. Jones, as everyone can attest, is a splendid sub- stitute. Burkes, Alabama's left tackle, will get in the game, in spite of a sadly torn arm. But these slight injuries are incident to all hard practice seasons, and both teams considering everything, might be announced in first-rate shape A magnificent game is anticipated. It would be folly to predict a winner with a degree of certainty, and greater folly to prophecy the score. As has been pointed out. Auburn. judging from comparative scores, had shade the better of the gument. But Alabama is full of pluck and determination, and that ability is an asset of the club Auburn Is ever ready to admit.
 Alabama and Auburn have been great rivals for eleven years In each of these years Alabama has planned to win from Auburn at the sacrifice, if necessary, of the remainder of the sea- son. And Auburn counts a splendid season as nothing if the greatest event of that season goes to Alabama. And against each other the teams play like tigers let loose upon an arena. There is no quarter given, and none expected. No Predictions Made. The rival teams arrived in the city last night. Alabama came from Tus- calsooa at GAS o'clock, and took head quarters at the New Florence hotel. At 935 o'clock Auburn arrived over the Louisville and Nashville from Opelika by the way of Montgomery. The men of the orange and blue located at the Hillman.
 The coaches of neither team were in a talkative humor. Neither was pleased to answer questions. and neith- CT made predictions. The Auburn con- tingent Is hopeful of victory, and states that its chances, when the season is reviewed, are the better. Alabama is confident of making great fight, and confident of snatching victory if in Au- burns defense tn ere appears one pen etrable point. Coach Pollard of Ala bama who has never given an inter- view as vet, was full of smiles, but of few words. The Auburn team is under the direction of Coaches Kienholz and 1 Donaho
 The people, however, are expecting a battle royal between the rivals. They expect to see a game full of the spec tacular. and with the brilliant in the ascendency. They are aware of the fact that if Coach Pollard had con- sidered his team too weak to cope against Auburn on stright forward tactics. he would have filled the brain of each individual man with trick and strategy. The teams are In good con dition, and both have the proper spirit. Both aggregations are fast and clear cut. The two arc about of the sams weight On account of the presence of Hobbs. Alabama will probably out weigh Auburn by a trihe. With Hobbs substituted by man of average weight, the teams would balance the scales.
 The College Spirit. The citizens of Birmingham are en- tering into the spirit of the game with willingness and pleasure The stores of the city are decorated in the coiors of the rivals. me peopie arc tdiNi't' football on the streets. Banners are waving from every establishment.
 This morning the streets Will Dc crowded throughout the day. Men. women and children will flock to town to join the procession. The day is holiday, vertically. It IS time Tor the coming togther of the old students long since separated, and time Tor the retelling of old stories and fan- cies. m
 In the afternoon the throng will re- nair to the State Fair grounds. Long before the game begins. the great grand stand will be filled to the brim With neople. Later, the grounds will be thick with spectators, and these increased by every arriving car. will crowd against the fence, ropes and wiring. From this crowd will emanate a continual cheer, a continual yell. q continual huzzah. buzz of continual chatter. impatiently sputter- ing.
 Still later the carriages and automobiles. and men and women on horseback, Will surge to the opposite portion of the field. The Alabama sponsors, wearing Alabama sweaters. and the Auburn sponsors, in gay attire, will be the center of attrac- ton.
 Then on the field will trot the rivals. to later rush together in combat. the center of an inspiring scene, the like unto which, was never before presented