The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-21
OFFERS To CANCEL GAME
TO MAKE AN OPENING
Auburn Proposes That an Umpire Be
Chosen BY Committee Designated
BY the Arrangements ot.the
Two Institutions.

The sky is now clearing up offers to
compromise differences have been made.
and there is apparently no reason why
Auburn and Alabama should mot meet
on the gridiron this year. Hubert
bremen. a member of the committee
appointed by the Birmingham alumni
to represent Auburn in the matter or
settling the extended difference with
Alabama, received letter yesterday
from Graduate Manager Tom Bragg oil
Auburn in which the Auburn man Of
fers much.
There have been three poinNs of con-
tention which have kept the two col
lege teams from coming to Birming-
ham for their annual game:
1. Auburn wanted to bring more men
TO Birmingham than Alabama thought
necessary.
?. Auburn wants to have more lib
eral expense account per man per day
than Alabama thought just.
2. Auburn contends that the man UNI
piring this game should come from the
east whereas Alabama declares south
ern men are capable and less expensive
by some $500.
In order to settle these points
meeting of the Birmingham Auburn
and Alabama alumni was held a few
days ago at which committees were
appointed to take up the matter. H. A.
Bremen, Kinds Peevey and Robert H.
Hood to represent Auburn, and Sterling
A. Wood, J. Nation Smith and Hill
Ferguson to represent Alabama.
Mr.. bremen has taken up the diff
ferences with Manager Tom Bragg Of
Auburn and has received reply
Alabama has conceded the conten-
tons of Auburn with regard to the
hotel rate and the number of men al
lowed each team,
Auburn is willing to recede from its
contention on the only other question
at issue, that of the selection of an
umpire.
Auburn proposes that the umpire be
chosen by committee named by the
managers of the two institutions and
= suggests that the committee be COM
posed of two or three southern college
coaches or athletic directors.
Auburn would play Alabama on No
vember IA, the date on which the an
nual game has been played heretofore,
in preference to any other date, but in
case Alabama cannot meet them on
that date will transfer or cancel
game already scheduled on either Octo-
her 10, October II or October 81, if
the team concerned is willing to accede.
Manager Bragg states his desire to
meet Alabama this year.
With this attitude on the part of
Manager Bragg, there is apparently no
reason why the teams should not meet
this year.
The only point remaining where
there is any possibility of the PROPOSE
ton hanging fire is Auburns sugges-
ton with reference to the manner of
selecting the umpire, and there is lit
tie probability of any difficulty there.
Bragg's Letter
Following is Manager Braggs letter
to Mr.. Drennen:
Auburn Ala, September 10, 1908.
Mr.. Hubert Drennen, Birmingham Ala.
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 18th
inst, with enclosure of minutes of the
alumni on the 18th, was only received
last night and was given immediate
attention by our athletic authorities.
have not written you earlier with re-
gard to the matter, as we had no Of
fetal communication from your COM
mittee prior to last night.
With regard to the matter of the
proposed Alabama Auburn game, I will
state our position as concisely as pos
sible.
Since it appears from the press re-
ports that the representative of the
Alabama management at the meeting
referred to expressed & willingness to
concede the contention of Auburn with
regard to the hotel rate and the num-
! Der of men allowed each team, our
| management is willing to recede from
It's contention on the only other ques-
ton at issue, viz the selection of an
umpire.
In the selection of this official our
management proposes that he be chosen
by committee named by the manage
ments of the two institutions, and we