The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-21

Auburn. November (Special)-Mon-
day afternoons practice probably VIII De
the last of the season for Auburn's foot
hall SQUAD. The team will leave Auburn
Tuesday for Savannah, there to play the
University of Georgia Thanksgiving day
IN the final game of the 1910 season.
Practices during last week have been
exhibitions of marvellous football mech
anism. The orange and blue team, de-
veloned from the first of the season to
IFS nreseut climax of form, is as near a
perfect, steady football team as any that
has ever worn Auburn uniform. In the
present stage of development there Is
not another team of the south It's su-
perior; maybe none its equal The sea
sons history at Auburn Is similar TO
that of the Yale team-slowness, poor
form at first, then Improvement, gradual
Mt first. then rapid. The team is better
todav than when it played Tech; inf
nitely nearer perfect form than when 1t
played Clemson.
The scrubs. holding varsity to short
gains during the first part of the season.
have been almost impotent against the
regulars during the last fortnights prac-
tice. Every offensive play is a gain,
big gain. for the first team; to describe
The defense one must bark back to the
old word 'impregnable.' II Georgia
wins from Auburn Thursday then Au-
burn men will foreswear all future faith
In things mortal.
When the sport writer's make up their
post-mortem sheets, and with the eyes
of critics select their all-southern teams
thew will consider very seriously about
seven or eight Auburn players; or, IL they
do not. they will overlook some impor-
+ant bets It is considered unfortunate
so far as Auburn's all-southern mention
is concerned. that the Thanksgiving game
Is not played in Nashville or Birmingham
or Atlanta, in the centers of football
"dope" manufacture.
When 1t is considered that during the
season not single long gain of 10 or ~
yards has been made against Auburn;
that the number of forward passes
worked successfully by Auburns oppo-
nents can be counted on the fingers oil
one hand; when it is considered that the
only scores made against Auburn were
those Of Texas on a field goal from the
4O-yard line and on a touchdown from
a recovered punt, the virtue of Auburn
claims OF much all-southern material will
be granted.
Few writer's will deny the claim OF
Capt. John Davis and Bradley STREET. to
nlI-southern honors. The two have been
Auburn's consistent ground gamers. John
Davis, never a brilliant player, developed
this year as probably the steadiest, surest
football player of the south. Running
with the ball, he picks hole with I'M
failing accuracy, and runs with VIDE,
high knee stride that makes him hard
To tackle On the defensive he is every
where. and not a runner this season has
pierced his secondary defense to go to
the quarterback.
Out in Texas the men who watch
sports went into ecstacies over the work
Of Bradley STREET at fullback for Auburn.
They dubbed him the greatest ever in
Texas and in his games nearer home
he has maintained sufficient of that repu-
tation to place him among the best of
Nthis seasons fullbacks of the south. AS
r-a line plunger and a hard runner he has
Extracted attention in every game of the
season in which he figured
b In the line Hartman at tackle and Allen
Nat guard are two likely aspirants for all
uEouthern honors. Allen was tried out at
tackle, a new position, the first of the