The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-24

with what was perhaps the lightest eleven of her history. It really seemed useless to stack up against a foe of rub-that undying and undaunted spir- 1t of Orange and Blue should come to the fore and defy physical law.
 Georgia outweighed the Orange and Blue coterie twelve pounds to the man." continued the alumnus who was "a witness of the battle. "The old grandstand and bleachers near the with a multitude whose like is seen but few times on a Southern field. The side-lines were a cordon Of excited. showing fanatics; jumbling a blen6 Of nants waved all through the grand stand and bleacheFs. A blatant band sounded proud Georgia notes across the gridiron. Thrilled adherents of the Athens eleven echoed back the spirit of the occasion with hefty yells.
 "Moans were first from the Auburn sympathizers. Straight old football craze team-but Auburn was not, av- erage when looked at from the stand point of brawn and muscle. Heisman' s knew their only chance. The Georgia line was like an adamant wall. The first half dashed the hopes of Orange and Blue. Tearing and ripping down with Red and Black went hammering to the Auburn goal. They rushed the ball across-zonce, twice and three times Pandemonium infected the Georgia hosts who seemed wonderfully to rally in one spot of the sideltnes and send forth their triumphant yells. Auburn athletes Dit their teeth but the best they could do was a single touch down before shrilly the referees whis- tie sounded the first halfs end. Score; Georgia, IT; Auburn 6.
 Talk in InteFmiAslOn.
 "But what beauty is there in inters mission. If there Is anything Coach Heisman can do it is talk right after a spell of intense action. Here was an possible a stemming. of Georgia's en- rushes But not only that: Auburn must stop that scoring machine and then hurry with an aggressive duty. grandly. So. l say, what value is there to the privilege of withdrawing from the dust of battle to survey the com ing clash and the last one
 "There seemed to be but one man in the Auburn lineup to give the ball to for rush. This was a big young ath- lete with a glinting. eye. determined but never mad beyond judgment. Could he alone come to the rescue in that re- maining half when such odds stared the Orange and Blue in the face. when bets were ranging over the grounds Jeered because few were the takers?
 Time proved the man. It was c. N Mitcham. man-now the Auburn the greatest hero of a half he has known in the South. Mitcham accept ed the responsible task of pulling a | beaten eleven out of the hole and to | victory. He did it. too and l will say | that for a single mans work l have 1 never seen Captain Mitcham's equalled l With the opponents two touchdowns to l the good. with team of superior | weight when massed plays were the i style this leader called for the ball at every plunge. He lost no time at the | ful and often failing interference he l wheeled from the line time after time | and by sheer grit ploughed through the | opponents for steady gains. Down tFS, deid. the Auburn captain plunged 1 dragging with him three four and 1 i've men of Red and Black never lay | ing out for time but with the goal of i the opponents ever drawing near-un- u at last his own stlhed digits ran